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Getting Out of the Nesquik Sand

I was watching a Minute with Maxwell where he talks about getting Unstuck. He says to get unstuck, you have to go back to where you are stuck. In other words, too many people try to run away. The irony is that the more you run, the more stuck you end up becoming. 
One of the ways to get unstuck is to recognize the environment that you are in. For example, in Wreck-It Ralph when Felix and Calhoun were stuck in the Nesquik sand, instead of trying to jump out - which only accelerated their descent - they recognized that the Laffy Taffy could save them and worked the system, no matter how painful it was.
From experience, there is nothing to be gained from fighting the system. In the words of one of my favorite people / characters, The Rock, 


Don't do what I didn't do. Recognize the environment. Work within that structure. Don't try and fight it. Find experiences that improve your reputation or brand. If any of that feels wrong, then it's probably time to make that Laffy Taffy start laughing no matter how painful that may be. 

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