People who have a lot of awe in their lives tend to feel that they are part of something larger than themselves. And when you feel that you're part of something larger than yourself, the petty concerns, the minor humiliations, the day to day frustrations — they recede into the background.
People who have a lot of awe in their lives tend to feel that they are part of something larger than themselves. And when you feel like you're part of something larger than yourself, your own personal problems and worries seem smaller and more manageable.
The whole goal I think of just like being in the water is just like for me has always been stay alive. And then I see other people that are like having fun and I'm like oh that's like a whole another level of interaction with this thing that I have never even considered.
What he, if you read his speeches, he didn't want to tell people exactly how they should live their lives, but he wanted to help them realize that they had options that they were not even considering.
I didn't really have that why me thing. Maybe it's because I'm Jewish. I'm just sort of always waiting for the other shoe to drop. So in this case, it was three shoes.
Professionally my cancellation was the best thing that has ever happened to me. I I feel like I need to send my critics a fruit basket sometime. They they were they made my my career.
The stoics believe that there was really no such thing as obstacles. There was only opportunities. Right? This thing is presenting you an opportunity to do something.
Our minds are black boxes to each other. I think if we actually switched consciousnesses, if we had like a Freaky Friday situation, initially we'd be totally lost in the wilderness.
There is something about realizing there is an entire world right underneath you. different animals, different rock, different landscape entirely that has been there the entire time and you never knew about it.
Our minds are black boxes to each other. I think if we actually switched consciousnesses, if we had, like, a Freaky Friday situation, initially we'd be totally lost in the wilderness.
And if you're an otter, being an otter is pretty cool in Singapore because, you know, you wake up, you fish, you roll around in the dirt, you play and then you go back to sleep. And it's it's it's it's kind of awesome.
And if you're an otter, being an otter is pretty cool in Singapore because you wake up, you fish, you roll around in the dirt, you play, and then you go back to sleep. And it's kind of awesome.
One of the things John talks about is cultivating the best seat in your industry – the seat with the best perspective, the most information, the best systems.
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Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
