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109 - Improvise
Full transcript here đź‘‹ Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen.
The word for today is improvisation. I think I’ve never felt as unfunny as when we were required to perform some improvisational exercises in high school drama class. Every time I tried to add something to the scene, I could feel the whole class groan [group groan]. Maybe it was just my 15-year-old hypersensitivity, but I’ve never tried it again because of that experience. On-stage improv is not the only situation where you need to be able to create responses on-the-fly, though. Barry Schwartz, in his book Practical Wisdom, writes that wisdom is really just the ability to choose well in the moment. Wisdom doesn’t grow by going through the same motions every single day, though. As I mentioned in “94 - Stretch,” we need to be challenged in order to grow. This means learning and adopting new ideas and methods of interacting with the world and people around you. With a wider base of experience, you’ll be able to improwise. [explosion + choral singing + thunderous laughter]
[clears throat] Excuse me. Today’s concrete challenge is to try something that’s a little uncomfortable. It could be inviting your neighbors that you hardly see to an outdoor bar-be-cue; it could be attending a religious meeting of a religion you’re unfamiliar with. You could even come back to improv comedy after a 24 year sabbatical.Â
If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will add something that’s a little uncomfortable to my calendar.”
I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.
Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who tries new things.”
Let me know if this made a difference in your day by leaving a comment in your podcast app or at concrete.win/today.
Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.
References:
Practical Wisdom: The Right Way To Do the Right Thing
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/today/donations
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Full transcript here đź‘‹ Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen.
The word for today is improvisation. I think I’ve never felt as unfunny as when we were required to perform some improvisational exercises in high school drama class. Every time I tried to add something to the scene, I could feel the whole class groan [group groan]. Maybe it was just my 15-year-old hypersensitivity, but I’ve never tried it again because of that experience. On-stage improv is not the only situation where you need to be able to create responses on-the-fly, though. Barry Schwartz, in his book Practical Wisdom, writes that wisdom is really just the ability to choose well in the moment. Wisdom doesn’t grow by going through the same motions every single day, though. As I mentioned in “94 - Stretch,” we need to be challenged in order to grow. This means learning and adopting new ideas and methods of interacting with the world and people around you. With a wider base of experience, you’ll be able to improwise. [explosion + choral singing + thunderous laughter]
[clears throat] Excuse me. Today’s concrete challenge is to try something that’s a little uncomfortable. It could be inviting your neighbors that you hardly see to an outdoor bar-be-cue; it could be attending a religious meeting of a religion you’re unfamiliar with. You could even come back to improv comedy after a 24 year sabbatical.Â
If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will add something that’s a little uncomfortable to my calendar.”
I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.
Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who tries new things.”
Let me know if this made a difference in your day by leaving a comment in your podcast app or at concrete.win/today.
Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.
References:
Practical Wisdom: The Right Way To Do the Right Thing
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/today/donations