The Peculiar Longevity of Things Not So Bad — Why Tolerable Is More Dangerous Than Terrible

A truly terrible job might save your life — but a tolerable one can steal it. Jonathan Doyle on Harvard professor Dan Gilbert's research into "the peculiar longevity of things not so bad": we escape awful situations fast, but stay stuck in mildly bad ones for decades, because they never hurt enough to trigger change. From a Qantas crew member who refused to settle, to the tolerable marriage, the okay job, the suboptimal health nobody addresses — and the audit question that cuts through all of it: where is your life mildly bad?"The danger you face in life is actually not rock bottom. The real danger is comfortable enough." — Subscribe to The Daily Podcast with Jonathan Doyle for a new episode every day. Corporate speaking and executive coaching enquiries: jonathandoyle.co. Follow @jdoylespeaks on Instagram and Jonathan Doyle Speaks on YouTube.Enquire about booking Jonathan to speak:https://jonathandoyle.co/Connect with Jonathan on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jdoylespeaks/Jonathan is on Youtube here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCYnW4yVdd93N1OTbsxgyw