I agree.

Every time I look at Venezuela or Argentina, I think about how people can live there, and they have been living there for decades of horrible economic policies with inflation at more than 100%.

Yet, still people live there, go to a restaurant, meet with friends, etc.

Same with the war in Ukraine. People still try to maintain a normal life, going out for a movie, etc.

Humans really are incredibly resilient.

That reminded me of the stoics. It's a good idea to practice hardship from time to time, say get a smaller place to live instead of the one you can afford, or don't eat one day, or go out in the cold with not enough clothes.

By putting yourself in those situations you prepare your mind for the times you might actually have to be doing those things not for choice.

It is great because you will be at peace. You know you can deal with anything, because you have been there before and you survived.