39. The Joy Comes from the Effort
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It feels good to get a reward and to feel acknowledged, but rewards alone are poor payment for the work it often takes to receive them. If we cannot derive joy from the actual work, we are robbing ourselves. Influences: Andrew Huberman, Olympic Swimmers, Validation Website: Email:
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38. We are All Just a Little Delusional
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Maybe it isn’t always a bad thing that we can be a little crazy at times. Straddling reality and fantasy is where people can make amazing things happen. Influences: Taylor Swift, Time Travel, and Malcolm Gladwell Website: Email:
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37. People are like Onions
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The people we think we know usually have much more to them than we may ever realize. We like to hide behind walls that conceal who we are from others, but those same walls can become a prison. Influences: Shrek, Fortresses, and Friendship Website: Email:
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36. Good Not Perfect
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It is better to do a good job than to strive to do a perfect job. Reaching for perfection is like flying too close to the sun. Influences: Icarus, Mother Teresa, and Pottery Website: Email:
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35. Your Legacy is Now
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Are our efforts to leave a mark on this planet in vain? Is it even possible to leave a lasting legacy? If we want to make a lasting impact on the world, where will our efforts make the biggest impact? Influences: Presidents of the United States, Industrial Tycoons, and Big Fancy Buildings Website: Email:
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34. Let it Go
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At what point does it become the right decision to let something go? Is there a person, belief, idea, dream or fear that we need to let go of? Sometimes, in order to hang on to these we stop ourselves from growing in a healthier way. Influences: Frozen, Weightlifting, and Pretzels Website: Email:
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33. Journaling
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Journaling is possibly the best pathway we have to truly understand ourselves, as well as our own thoughts. It is so much more than simply recording the details of your day. Influences: Podcasting, Anxiety, and Depression Website: Email:
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32. I Used to Dream of Giant Elephants
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How do we want to be admired, and what things do we do in pursuit of that admiration? It is easy to rely on symbols and associations to promote our individuality and worth, but the best strategy has always been, and always will be, to actually be admirable, independent of those things. Influences: Elephants, Rap Music, Ambition Website: Email:
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31. Unanchored People
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Standards, apathy, joy, happiness, freedom, religion, and nautical metaphors. What would we be willing to die for and why should we even bother caring about anything? Influences: Star Wars, Ukraine, Trees, Boat Anchors, and Unanchored People Website: Email:
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30. Hollywood Tricks Us into Thinking Crazy People are Normal
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How can a person stay connected to reality when they have no one around them but worshippers and opportunists? Are these the right people for us to be placing on pedestals? Influences: The “Me Too” Movement, Tabloids Website: Email:
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Our successes in life depend on so many more people than ourselves. No one is as independent as they think. We stand on the shoulders of giants.
Influences: Alone (TV Series), Vulnerability, Jordan Peterson, and Friendship
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