What a great podcast! You're really a fantastic interviewer. I was really interested in the closing section related to ultridian rythms and the limits to how long we can focus on activities. Definitely something I'll be reading up on!
Finally got around to listening to this and I dont know why I was procrastinating. Probably because I was in a bad place and enjoying things was hard for me. It's different now and I gained quite a bit of tools for my tool belt in this one. Keep at it my man.
I feel so called out about keeping options open, but I get so paralyzed by decisions and I honestly don't know how to change that. I don't want to anchor myself to a circumstance just because it's where I happen to be now; I want to have room for progress. But I guess what he's saying is that people are happier committing to the thing that feels ok rather than holding out for something better? Like settling actually makes you happier?
damn dude you're a fantastic interviewer? podcaster? both? anyway, the conversation felt so dense yet casual and digestible.... sort of how you described Oliver Burkeman's writing actually!
My question of frustration is why? Most "experts" talk about how best to be productive and efficient in achieving certain personal goals. My thing has been _Why_ are these personal goals important in the first place? Getting all these things-in-life done? For what? 99% of task on peoples list-to-get-done typically are contrived by society. And at the end of the day, really do not benefit the individual or even society as a whole. From the outside looking in, it can be argued that it's all just 'busy work'. @20:24 your guest says " ...just to start by seeing the absurdity of the situation..." From my current POV, why would anyone need - actually need, 10 things-to-do a day, every day? Why do people maintain this bazaar Work culture mental addiction? This collection of attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that make up the regular atmosphere in the way a _particular culture_ ascribes value to a life? In visiting other Countries, it becomes immediately clear that most people don't need (or want) some KanBan or other organizational tool. They would rather actually enjoy their lives fully, and interact with real humans socially. These societies are far happier and exponentially more content than societies that focus on productivity for productivities sake. The cultures that cares about how many rocks and how much sand one can put in a container, are the cultures crammed with unhappy, frustrated, lonely people. I submit as a balancer, find some guest that is a SME on simplifying ones life, and not over complexifying it.
@@RolandMcGruner Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)? This is what I found when searching the "A.C.T. + goals + values" phrase. If so, Seems very interesting on initial inspection, I will delve into it further. Thanks for the tip!
Travis, you are an admirable dude. You play a poor hand very well. It's been a year since you published this podcast. I hope that there will be more. BTW, make your bed. Blessings. Be safe. Be well. May all your ups and downs have only soft landings. ☮🕊☯💙💛💙💛💙💛💙🙏4 Ukraine.
Love his material on the Waking Up app! Hope Silicon Valley (where I work) gets the memo on this, as they've played such an outsized role in the overcommitment epidemic.
