An ENTIRE life of weighted risk-taking, professionally, geographically, educationally, and relationally - now in my mid-50s with nothing to show for it. The wild ride has been positive and negative. Perhaps it's a lack of "luck" in the equation. Also, flux of opportunity is a thing even in America for those dedicating a life to escape the working poor status. Having said that, the podcast always drops a few nuggets so thanks.
Sounds like people need to manage expectations. Work isn't supposed to be fun. Being happy isn't what being alive is all about, despite what marketers will try and tell us.
Well, I recently took a huge (for me personally) career risk of participating in some national exams for job in the public sector. Though I tried really hard , preparing for it for eight consecutive months and did the best that I could, I didn't actually land the job. I am kinda deep in the ''grieving'' process, so to speak, so this podcast certaintly shed a light. It is as my therapist said, that the champions don't ever ponder about ''failures'' or ''wins'' as much, but they seek out their next challenge. I loved the statement '' it could be worse'', maybe I'll try it as a journaling prompt and I'll try to navigate through the (natural) sadness.
Great episode! When you mentioned the inevitability of really bad things happening if you live long enough, I was reminded of how much it irks me to see that bumper sticker everywhere showing an idyllic setting with a palm tree and beach with the caption "NO BAD DAYS!". It's those bad days thar give texture and meaning to the good days. If you aren't experiencing any bad days, you ain't Living!.
Well said! Friday afternoon would be meaningless without Monday morning. "No rain, no rainbows!" is a much better bumper sticker I think people with those toxic positive attitudes are suffering through life the hardest. They've lost the plot chasing happiness. It's a massive cope (as the kids would say!)
The modern world has traded the opiate of religion for the algorithmic allure of comfort. Our fears are no longer of the unknown but of losing the delicate equilibrium of convenience we’ve come to mistake for contentment. Risks are rebranded as threats, and the pursuit of meaning is sidelined by the pursuit of safety. In this brave new world, the greatest heresy is not dissent… it is daring to disturb the ease that so many mistake for happiness.
For the segment of Brilliant or Bulls**t, I find that with how tight the economy is, financial risk is tough to do because too many people live paycheck to paycheck.
I wonder if it's when society is more stable, and people are therefore bored, that they are willing to take more risk because the stability makes them feel that even if they fail, they will be safe.
The Model X weighs 5200lbs, which is about the same weight as Mercedes GL or BMW X5. And Yukon’s/Tahoes weigh even more than a Model X. It isn’t the weight, you likely have the performance 20” wheels with low profile tires and that’s what caused the flat. Love the rest of the content, just hate misplaced EV qualms when pretty much every new SUV weighs 5k+ lbs
I keep hearing a lot about complacency and how if you just put in effort (showing up on time, doing what you say) you'll be ahead of 90% of people. Why is this? What are 90% of people doing, and why is there so much complacency? -- Could we get a podcast episode about that?
When I think of luck, I invariably think about all the fiction writers I know. I think that to make a living as a fiction writer you need to, first, put in a shitload of work to actually become a decent writer. But that's not enough by itself--after that, you also need to be lucky. This is different from a lot of other careers. Corollary is that if you don't put in the work, you're unlikely to get lucky (though sometimes it happens).
Intuition= pattern recognition. You notice something you've seen before but don't quite know where you know the pattern from, yet you trust yourself and your pattern recognition enough to either run with the pattern or turn away from it because it didn't end well the last time. You don't get your evidence that the pattern you're seeing is good or bad until AFTER you have made the decision to avoid or accept its presence
Wow, for me this is one of the best pods from your guys! It's coming at the right time, too. By the way, Drew dropped another "nugget" -- You meant what I know, Mark! -- right next to "Why good things happen to bad people" 😂 Thank you for being and doing You! 🙏
Intuition won’t work for traumatised people. I’m a risk taker and always followed my intuition to realise recently I was actually messing everything up bc I was broken. Now that I’ve been working on myself things are getting better but past actions I thought were good really damaged my career :(
Good people enjoy good things. Bad people enjoy good things + bad things. Scammers enjoy their favourite sports team win as well as scamming someone, So the surface area for the amount of things they do to enjoy is much larger. That's why good things happen to bad people. But that's just a theory, a psychology theory.
It must be an awesome incredible car that can do the laundry and shit but you cant drive it like a Car. You have no idea how ridiculous this sounds for the rest of the world - or just outside of California.
@rajarshiroy2267 hey man , glad to let me know. So how is it going your relationship experiences in indian dating environment ? Do you find it fulfilling or just bulshit ?
@@Gary_Reid_Backing_Tracks plenty of peers have resented my success because they didn't see the effort that goes into it. My friends see what it takes and so they don't resent it
I used to learn more from you, maybe I have become wiser or maybe the content you are providing is not as interesting as before ( monotonous ). The latter one is tempting
"The more you practice, the luckier you become"
An ENTIRE life of weighted risk-taking, professionally, geographically, educationally, and relationally - now in my mid-50s with nothing to show for it. The wild ride has been positive and negative. Perhaps it's a lack of "luck" in the equation. Also, flux of opportunity is a thing even in America for those dedicating a life to escape the working poor status. Having said that, the podcast always drops a few nuggets so thanks.
70% of people hate their jobs? Sounds like we need a podcast episode about that!
Yes and an episode about bullshit jobs or jobs that just create busy work
Sounds like people need to manage expectations. Work isn't supposed to be fun. Being happy isn't what being alive is all about, despite what marketers will try and tell us.
"You hate your job? Oh I'm sorry! There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY. We meet at the bar."
- Drew Carey Show
Well, I recently took a huge (for me personally) career risk of participating in some national exams for job in the public sector. Though I tried really hard , preparing for it for eight consecutive months and did the best that I could, I didn't actually land the job. I am kinda deep in the ''grieving'' process, so to speak, so this podcast certaintly shed a light. It is as my therapist said, that the champions don't ever ponder about ''failures'' or ''wins'' as much, but they seek out their next challenge. I loved the statement '' it could be worse'', maybe I'll try it as a journaling prompt and I'll try to navigate through the (natural) sadness.
Great episode! When you mentioned the inevitability of really bad things happening if you live long enough, I was reminded of how much it irks me to see that bumper sticker everywhere showing an idyllic setting with a palm tree and beach with the caption "NO BAD DAYS!". It's those bad days thar give texture and meaning to the good days. If you aren't experiencing any bad days, you ain't Living!.
Well said! Friday afternoon would be meaningless without Monday morning.
"No rain, no rainbows!" is a much better bumper sticker
I think people with those toxic positive attitudes are suffering through life the hardest. They've lost the plot chasing happiness.
It's a massive cope (as the kids would say!)
Yep. Toxic positivity
The modern world has traded the opiate of religion for the algorithmic allure of comfort. Our fears are no longer of the unknown but of losing the delicate equilibrium of convenience we’ve come to mistake for contentment. Risks are rebranded as threats, and the pursuit of meaning is sidelined by the pursuit of safety. In this brave new world, the greatest heresy is not dissent… it is daring to disturb the ease that so many mistake for happiness.
how do you find meaning and purpose in your work if you have a boring, mundane or trivial job?
I just tried doing an exercise where I type up 100 ways in which my life could be worse, and I'm feeling a lot better...
Thanks for the great podcast!
For the segment of Brilliant or Bulls**t, I find that with how tight the economy is, financial risk is tough to do because too many people live paycheck to paycheck.
I wonder if it's when society is more stable, and people are therefore bored, that they are willing to take more risk because the stability makes them feel that even if they fail, they will be safe.
Great as always! Thanks a lot! Love you so much!❤❤
The Model X weighs 5200lbs, which is about the same weight as Mercedes GL or BMW X5. And Yukon’s/Tahoes weigh even more than a Model X. It isn’t the weight, you likely have the performance 20” wheels with low profile tires and that’s what caused the flat. Love the rest of the content, just hate misplaced EV qualms when pretty much every new SUV weighs 5k+ lbs
I keep hearing a lot about complacency and how if you just put in effort (showing up on time, doing what you say) you'll be ahead of 90% of people. Why is this? What are 90% of people doing, and why is there so much complacency? -- Could we get a podcast episode about that?
When I think of luck, I invariably think about all the fiction writers I know. I think that to make a living as a fiction writer you need to, first, put in a shitload of work to actually become a decent writer. But that's not enough by itself--after that, you also need to be lucky. This is different from a lot of other careers. Corollary is that if you don't put in the work, you're unlikely to get lucky (though sometimes it happens).
Intuition= pattern recognition. You notice something you've seen before but don't quite know where you know the pattern from, yet you trust yourself and your pattern recognition enough to either run with the pattern or turn away from it because it didn't end well the last time. You don't get your evidence that the pattern you're seeing is good or bad until AFTER you have made the decision to avoid or accept its presence
You know that opening story is another good reason for “right to repair”
Mark **triggered** by intuition 6:20😂
Wow, for me this is one of the best pods from your guys! It's coming at the right time, too. By the way, Drew dropped another "nugget" -- You meant what I know, Mark! -- right next to "Why good things happen to bad people" 😂 Thank you for being and doing You! 🙏
Luck is when you receive something that you considered good or bad, unprepared
44:12 "you meant what I know"
Sounds like Brody mining town. Really Bad bumpy roads that go on forever. Not Tesla’s fault.
Intuition won’t work for traumatised people. I’m a risk taker and always followed my intuition to realise recently I was actually messing everything up bc I was broken. Now that I’ve been working on myself things are getting better but past actions I thought were good really damaged my career :(
I like the podcast better when you don't have guests.👍
what's the song in the intro called ?
You guys need to make an individual okay on that chess board each episode until we finally see a winner!
Luck favors the prepared.
Does Drew ever get annoyed by Mark’s know it all approach? Or is that just a given for projecting confidence?
Good people enjoy good things. Bad people enjoy good things + bad things. Scammers enjoy their favourite sports team win as well as scamming someone, So the surface area for the amount of things they do to enjoy is much larger. That's why good things happen to bad people.
But that's just a theory, a psychology theory.
1:44 so I'm here I'm alive 🤣🤣🤣
Do they not have spare tires?
It must be an awesome incredible car that can do the laundry and shit but you cant drive it like a Car. You have no idea how ridiculous this sounds for the rest of the world - or just outside of California.
Is there anyone from India🇮🇳 ? Is i am the only one who watches this type of content ?
If you go anywhere in the world both online or offline you'll find atleast one indian lol, and Hi from Kolkata
@rajarshiroy2267 hey man , glad to let me know. So how is it going your relationship experiences in indian dating environment ? Do you find it fulfilling or just bulshit ?
23:32
I create my own success and my peers have always thought of me as being lucky because I attack attack attack
...you said "peers" and not "friends."
@@Gary_Reid_Backing_Tracks plenty of peers have resented my success because they didn't see the effort that goes into it. My friends see what it takes and so they don't resent it
The intuition part is not that out there. You can think of it as listening to your unconscious mind.
I used to learn more from you, maybe I have become wiser or maybe the content you are providing is not as interesting as before ( monotonous ). The latter one is tempting
I'd sell Tesla stock now.
im scared to talk to woman and im so tired of it
Another tale of Tesla woe ;)
Sorry!
trusting this over the ebook Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki? no wonder the same cycles keep happening
nobody talks about the ebook Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, but it’ll flip how you see everything
not saying this is bad, but ebook Magnetic Aura makes it look basic
you’re missing out if you ain’t read the ebook Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, it breaks it all down
why stick to surface-level stuff when the ebook Magnetic Aura hits you with the real truth