Picture this. You interrupt the characters in a movie to ask them what their story is about. “We’re living it,” I can imagine them saying, annoyed. “How can you expect us to know?” Yet if you’re anything like me you’re forever asking yourself what you’re playing at. Now what? Start with this edition of Doing What Works! Katie inspired me to experiment with my life, and to save the postgame for later.

Here are your show notes…

Steve Jobs said you can only connect the dots looking backward [https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/].

Eudaimonia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia] was the term for “the highest human good in older Greek tradition.”

Life, liberty, and…property? [https://didyouknow.org/life-liberty-and-property/]

Success isn’t a talent contest. It’s a story contest. That’s from Daniel Coyle [https://gretchenrubin.com/2022/05/author-interview-daniel-coyle].

Reality+ [https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Virtual-Worlds-Problems-Philosophy/dp/0393635805] changed Katie’s perception of the word “real.”

The Power of Myth [https://www.amazon.com/Power-Myth-Joseph-Campbell/dp/0385418868] is based on “one of the most popular series in the history of American public television.”

“Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it most are the people I now hire to work for my company.” That’s Taylor Swift, in a commencement address at Yankee Stadium to the NYU Class of 2022 [https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-nyu-speech-commencement-yankee-stadium-graduation-doctorate-1235270824/].