Dr. Adaira Landry

And then the converse is JOMO, the joy of missing out. And I think a lot of us fear that if we say no, oh boy, we lost our chance. It'll never come again. And that's hardly ever true, especially if you have real ambition, real talent. JOMO is freedom. It's relief. It's space. It's mental health protection.

And then the converse is JOMO, the joy of missing out. And I think a lot of us fear that if we say no, oh boy, we lost our chance. It'll never come again. And that's hardly ever true, especially if you have real ambition, real talent. JOMO is freedom. It's relief. It's space. It's mental health protection.

It's this idea of finding the blue ocean and saying, I really want to go this way because I've thought about what makes sense to me versus just reflexively saying yes to everything. And so that was an important micro skill for me because for many years I packed my plate. All of those things I was saying yes to were just horizontal. It was flat. It was just like all those things were just...

It's this idea of finding the blue ocean and saying, I really want to go this way because I've thought about what makes sense to me versus just reflexively saying yes to everything. And so that was an important micro skill for me because for many years I packed my plate. All of those things I was saying yes to were just horizontal. It was flat. It was just like all those things were just...

Flat additions, add-ons versus actual vertical climb.

Flat additions, add-ons versus actual vertical climb.

You asked a wonderful question, so this is not a critique. But I will say that we wanted a book that was fast impact and people could actually detect their change immediately. And the promise of the book is that if you buy this book on a Friday, you'll be better at your job by Monday, assuming you read the book over the weekend.

You asked a wonderful question, so this is not a critique. But I will say that we wanted a book that was fast impact and people could actually detect their change immediately. And the promise of the book is that if you buy this book on a Friday, you'll be better at your job by Monday, assuming you read the book over the weekend.

But the idea is that we don't want people to feel like they have to wait forever. for change. And, you know, we don't ask people in this book to go get a PhD or to go move across the country and start a new job. That's not what we're preaching or asking. We try to find suggestions here that are easily implementable, that are accessible to all, that also normalize that change is hard.

But the idea is that we don't want people to feel like they have to wait forever. for change. And, you know, we don't ask people in this book to go get a PhD or to go move across the country and start a new job. That's not what we're preaching or asking. We try to find suggestions here that are easily implementable, that are accessible to all, that also normalize that change is hard.

We talk a lot about why the stuff we're recommending for you to do won't be easy and wasn't easy for us as well. So we understand that change is challenging. But the idea is that we don't want you to feel like you have to wait for life to be better.

We talk a lot about why the stuff we're recommending for you to do won't be easy and wasn't easy for us as well. So we understand that change is challenging. But the idea is that we don't want you to feel like you have to wait for life to be better.

Oh, I'm glad I met you too. And thank you so much for this really amazing conversation, Vince.

Oh, I'm glad I met you too. And thank you so much for this really amazing conversation, Vince.