Dr. Tiffany Moon
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not knowing any English, she could not imagine that this was the life she would live, that she would be at a professor at a medical school, have people coming up to her, telling them that they're inspired by her, having this big, beautiful house that she lives in. Like I never had grandiose dreams like this.
not knowing any English, she could not imagine that this was the life she would live, that she would be at a professor at a medical school, have people coming up to her, telling them that they're inspired by her, having this big, beautiful house that she lives in. Like I never had grandiose dreams like this.
But the fact of the matter was, and they talk about this hedonistic treadmill, you get used to having nice things. And I don't mean that I'm not grateful. It's like you hit an achievement or a goal or an object. And then it's always what's next? What's next? It's a lot of what's next. And I've been chasing what's next basically my entire life.
But the fact of the matter was, and they talk about this hedonistic treadmill, you get used to having nice things. And I don't mean that I'm not grateful. It's like you hit an achievement or a goal or an object. And then it's always what's next? What's next? It's a lot of what's next. And I've been chasing what's next basically my entire life.
But the fact of the matter was, and they talk about this hedonistic treadmill, you get used to having nice things. And I don't mean that I'm not grateful. It's like you hit an achievement or a goal or an object. And then it's always what's next? What's next? It's a lot of what's next. And I've been chasing what's next basically my entire life.
And through writing joy prescriptions is when I figured out that the joy has to be in the journey because it's not in the destination.
And through writing joy prescriptions is when I figured out that the joy has to be in the journey because it's not in the destination.
And through writing joy prescriptions is when I figured out that the joy has to be in the journey because it's not in the destination.
It feels amazing. I can't wait for people to read it and to give me some feedback. I really hope that it resonates with people and that they relate to it because growing up as an immigrant to this country, like academic achievement was the be all end all of success to my parents, right?
It feels amazing. I can't wait for people to read it and to give me some feedback. I really hope that it resonates with people and that they relate to it because growing up as an immigrant to this country, like academic achievement was the be all end all of success to my parents, right?
It feels amazing. I can't wait for people to read it and to give me some feedback. I really hope that it resonates with people and that they relate to it because growing up as an immigrant to this country, like academic achievement was the be all end all of success to my parents, right?
And I think a lot of people also grew up like that, like having to do extra homework on the weekends, go to Chinese school, get a good SAT score. It's that chasing of the goal that I was always doing as a child. And even though that brought me a lot of success as it would appear inside, I felt quite empty. And like, I didn't really know who I was.
And I think a lot of people also grew up like that, like having to do extra homework on the weekends, go to Chinese school, get a good SAT score. It's that chasing of the goal that I was always doing as a child. And even though that brought me a lot of success as it would appear inside, I felt quite empty. And like, I didn't really know who I was.
And I think a lot of people also grew up like that, like having to do extra homework on the weekends, go to Chinese school, get a good SAT score. It's that chasing of the goal that I was always doing as a child. And even though that brought me a lot of success as it would appear inside, I felt quite empty. And like, I didn't really know who I was.
The problem is when you measure yourself and your worth by your achievements and accolades, when those things stop coming in, you lose your identity a little bit. I didn't know who I was. So I had to figure that all out from the inside out.
The problem is when you measure yourself and your worth by your achievements and accolades, when those things stop coming in, you lose your identity a little bit. I didn't know who I was. So I had to figure that all out from the inside out.
The problem is when you measure yourself and your worth by your achievements and accolades, when those things stop coming in, you lose your identity a little bit. I didn't know who I was. So I had to figure that all out from the inside out.
I think it's a lot of societal conditioning. I think we're led to believe as kids, like if you do a, B and C, you'll stay on the right track and you'll get to the finish line and everything will be unicorns, rainbows and puppies. And it's just not. And what I did for so long is I had my head down focused on the finish line that I didn't get to look around and stop and smell the roses.
I think it's a lot of societal conditioning. I think we're led to believe as kids, like if you do a, B and C, you'll stay on the right track and you'll get to the finish line and everything will be unicorns, rainbows and puppies. And it's just not. And what I did for so long is I had my head down focused on the finish line that I didn't get to look around and stop and smell the roses.
I think it's a lot of societal conditioning. I think we're led to believe as kids, like if you do a, B and C, you'll stay on the right track and you'll get to the finish line and everything will be unicorns, rainbows and puppies. And it's just not. And what I did for so long is I had my head down focused on the finish line that I didn't get to look around and stop and smell the roses.