It seems that Dr. Peck defines "our finest moments" as the times when we "are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." The first question then is whether that is the right definition. If we say yes, then the question becomes whether it is true that those moments "are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled." Regarding the first, I would say that stepping out of our ruts and searching for different ways or truer answers is sometimes a very fine thing, but it is not so by definition. Sometimes our ruts are the very best place to be and our current ways and guides to life are just what they should be. Change is not always a good thing. Further, I would agree that psychological discomfort very often leads to efforts toward change, but again, this is not necessarily always a good thing. For example, many people are driven to drug addiction and other kinds of self-destructive behavior by such pressures. I think that Dr. Peck's advice is applicable to only a certain kind of person, perhaps the kind that buys books like his.
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