Summary:
In this episode I discuss how being flexible can help us be less anxious. When we optimize and set up routines this keeps us confined and doesn’t allow us to change plans and adapt.
This episode was inspired in part by this article from zenhabits.net
"If your life is optimized, it’s easy to break. To give you another example … let’s say you have an optimized sleep routine. It’s amazing, and you get great sleep this way! But then you have to fumigate your house, so you have to sleep at a relative’s house. Your entire optimized routine is thrown off, so you get horrible sleep for a few days. Then you try to optimize your sleep for travel, getting a great setup for sleeping on the plane and trains. Then your favorite sleep mask, ear plugs (or noise-canceling headphones) and travel pillow get stolen. No sleep! The most optimized thing to do, then, is to not optimize — get good at dealing with everything, from sleeping on trains without any kind of setup to sleeping on the ground. Unoptimize your life by getting good at dealing with unoptimal situations. Throw randomized craziness into your life. Forget about optimizing, and learn flexibility, learn to deal, learn to let go, learn to adapt."
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TAP 337 - Changing It Up
TAP 336 - Bring It Along For The Ride
TAP 335 - How Much Is Too Much
TAP 334 - Derek Sivers: Subtract
TAP 333 - Don't Be Too Quick To Judge Yourself
TAP 332 - How To Stop Using a Crutch
TAP 331 - Tips & Tricks For Public Speaking Success
TAP 330 - Don't Try
TAP 329 - Ending Toxic Relationships
TAP 328 - Anxiety Does Not Discriminate
TAP 327 - What Would Your One Last Talk Be?
TAP 326 - Tim Get's Interviewed on The Craft of Charisma
TAP 325 - Hanging Out In The Discomfort
TAP 324 - How To Be Mighty, Not Small
TAP 323 - Be Patient And Tough; Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You
TAP 322 - Quantity Over Quality
TAP 321 - Understanding Where You Are On Your Path
TAP 320 - It's Not Your Fault
TAP 319 - How To Avoid Being Overwhelmed
TAP 318 - Anxiety After a Job Interview
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