In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

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This compact formula is widely credited to Einstein, though its earliest printed appearances date from the 1940s. Its staying power comes from its precision: the opportunity is not after the difficulty, nor instead of it. It is inside it.

That placement is the whole point. Problems concentrate attention, expose weak assumptions and force invention — which is exactly the environment in which useful ideas appear. The advice is not to enjoy hardship, but to look for the opening while you are still in it.