Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Despite living in abundance, people are more thin-skinned than ever before
  • “Because life is so ‘easy’ right now and we’re living in an era of infinite abundance, we actually haven’t developed the internal musculature to handle failure or even perceived failure. We are turning into an army of porcelain dolls. We are soft… We’re thin-skinned.” – Neil Pasricha
• Every morning, journal on these three prompts:
  • “I will let go of…”
  • “I am grateful for…”
  • “I will focus on…” 
• Advice for creators:
  • “Ironically, the way to find your audience again, and again, and again, is to ignore your audience and just focus on having fun and being selfish” – Neil Pasricha
• Pick up a reading habit – books are the greatest form of compressed knowledge that we have
• Whenever you’re contemplating a big decision in life, ask yourself:
  • “Which of these options would I regret not doing more on my deathbed?”
  • “What will I do if I fail? What’s my plan B?”
• Incorporate intermittent smartphone/social media fasts into your routine

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Neil Pasricha is a bestselling author and podcaster whose work focuses on topics core to all of our lives: gratitude, happiness, failure, resilience, and trust. He's the author of six books including The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Awesome Is Everywhere, and his latest book: You Are Awesome.    In this episode:

• We are too thin skinned. No matter how great our achievements, we're crushed by the simplest things. Neil shares some practical advice to navigate through pain and build resiliency
• Always do something you're learning... Or as I like to say, how to give yourself permission to suck
• There's a reason why they call something a "practice". We get into how to let go and allow yourself to be human.
• and much more

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