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 316 - We Are More Often Frightened Than Hurt
TAP 315 - Daily Dose - Money Worries
TAP 314 - Only Handle It Once
TAP 313 - Daily Dose - Random Acts of Travel Kindness
TAP 312 - Daily Dose - How To Make Steady Progress
TAP 311 - Daily Dose - Put Yourself First
TAP 310 - Daily Dose - Taking A Day Off
TAP 309 - Choosing Your Future
TAP 308 - Daily Dose - How To Make Grocery Shopping Easier
TAP 307 - Daily Dose - Are You Addicted To Your Phone?
TAP 306 - Daily Dose - Batching Social Media
TAP 305 - Daily Dose - Self Care Tips
TAP 304 - Feeling Out of Place
TAP 303 - Daily Dose - Knowledge Without Action is Useless
TAP 302 - Daily Dose - Why Focus Is Important
TAP 301 - How To Get Your Question Answered on The Show
TAP 300 - How Anxiety Changes Over Time
TAP 299 - Giving Thanks
TAP 298 - Overcome The Fear of Success
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