David Goggins confirms that the best way to deal with negative desires is to starve them without response

Beyond Words: “Leave your desires to starve without satisfying them; that is how you learn to control them.” David Goggins, the American coach, asserts that the best way to deal with negative desires is to let them wither and fade by not responding to them. “You cannot remove pain from life, but you can only learn to endure it.” Keanu Reeves, the Canadian actor, advises patience in the face of pain rather than expecting it to disappear, having personally endured the pain of losing his daughter and the death of his life partner. “Your excessive concern for certain matters gives them more significance than they deserve.” Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist, emphasizes that when we focus on minor issues, we inflate their value beyond what they are worth.