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Fighting Apathy

Episode: 28 November 2010, Question 5

How do I fight apathy? How should one go about controlling their emotional response to things better? I have found that a lot of things in life have made me far more apathetic towards life; how should I go about turning this around?

My Answer, In Brief: Overcoming any unwanted emotion requires introspection, thought, and action – over and over again.

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