Brad Stulberg
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The other way is to just be where you freaking are and to even enjoy the view from the side, to have fun as you're climbing.
The other way is to just be where you freaking are and to even enjoy the view from the side, to have fun as you're climbing.
And what I argue in the book and what the science supports is not only do you obviously feel better if you're having fun and you're grounded as you're climbing, but you also perform better.
And what I argue in the book and what the science supports is not only do you obviously feel better if you're having fun and you're grounded as you're climbing, but you also perform better.
Because carrying the weight of that anxiety to need to get somewhere is never, never, never, ever helpful.
Because carrying the weight of that anxiety to need to get somewhere is never, never, never, ever helpful.
Whereas if you can be free and you can be both good enough now and truly have self-confidence and believe that you're good enough now and want to get better because you're curious and it's fun, that kind of energy and drive is so much more sustainable.
Whereas if you can be free and you can be both good enough now and truly have self-confidence and believe that you're good enough now and want to get better because you're curious and it's fun, that kind of energy and drive is so much more sustainable.
The last thing I'll say, because I think that it is such a ripe topic for listeners of this podcast, is it's not all or nothing.
The last thing I'll say, because I think that it is such a ripe topic for listeners of this podcast, is it's not all or nothing.
We're all on a continuum between heroic individualism and groundedness.
We're all on a continuum between heroic individualism and groundedness.
The point of this book is just to help people shift a little bit more towards groundedness.
The point of this book is just to help people shift a little bit more towards groundedness.
I know this myself.
I know this myself.
The week that my book comes out, I am spending more time than I want to admit in heroic individual mode.
The week that my book comes out, I am spending more time than I want to admit in heroic individual mode.
I'm checking my sales rank.
I'm checking my sales rank.