Brad Stulberg
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1,230 appearances
3 recordings
3 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 31 Mar
Brad Stulberg’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Without getting too philosophical, I think that one of the biggest challenges or problems of modern life is alienation.
Alienation is just a fancy way of saying we feel a disconnect from each other, we feel a disconnect from ourselves, and sometimes we feel a disconnect from our own lives.
We're going through the motions.
We're constantly distracted.
I think that when you pursue excellence, you get really close to a craft.
You get intimate with it.
It requires deep focus.
You get competence.
You get mastery.
And not only do you get to learn that craft in a deep way, but you also get to learn about yourself.
And I think that that intrinsic reward is really the whole point of the entire endeavor.
Yeah, that's right, and it's totally okay to quit.
There's a lot of talk about grit, and grit is really important.
It's passion, it's perseverance, it's stick-to-it-ness, and you absolutely need grit.
But you also need fit, and fit means that the activity that you're doing is one that you have some natural ability for, that your temperament is suited towards, and that you enjoy.
And if you don't have fit, then it makes no sense to lean into grit.
What you need to do is quit.
So all these words rhyme, which is nice, but it's not just soft and fluffy.
This is a real important concept.
It makes sense to try a bunch of things, to quit early and often until you find an activity where the fit is there, where you like it.
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