Chapter

16

Leave Comfort Zone & Recover Wisely

Adaptation is the endgame.

Our ability to adapt is why you’re reading this book. Humans are hardwired as the most adaptable species on the planet—which is why we’re winning. We’re not the fastest1 (hey, cheetah), the strongest2 (damn you, elephants), or the most elusive3 (snow leopards).

But goddamn, we can adapt like no one’s business.

Our lives are the same: what stands between where you are today and the gripping life you want isn’t about talent. It’s not about luck. It’s not about being “discovered” by a stranger who hands you the keys to the castle nor pinning your career hopes on a tweet from Oprah.

It’s about adaptation.

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