John R. Miles

I completely agree with you.

So in the book, Diana, you describe genius as our unique life force, something that everyone has, not just the gifted few.

But for so many of us, we lose that energy due to distraction or other noise of life that we experience or burnout.

What do you recommend to listeners to help them rediscover that energy?

Diana, thank you for answering that.

And what you just described in your five aspects were personality, talents, interests, character, strengths, and emotional intelligence.

Out of those five, which one do you see most people out of touch with the most?

Thank you for sharing that.

And in the book, you write that every field, whether it's physics, biology, neuroscience, ultimately studies energy.

And you frame energy as something that we can regenerate, not just conserve.

How does your research in acceptance and commitment therapy support that idea?

I'm going to come back to two things we talked about at the beginning of the episode.

One is Jordan Feingold and the other is metaphors.

So in the book, you use a Zen metaphor about the five cups, empty, full, cracked, dirty, and overflowing.

And I wanted to ask, how does that image help us, as Jordan would say, choose growth with more humility and less judgment?

And I wanted to follow that up with, you've worked with parents, leaders, high achievers, many who feel constantly drained.

What do you think is common as you look at all the people you work with in the way that they misuse their energy?

Is there one common thing?

Is it multiple common things?

I think what you were just talking about is a great segue to where I wanted to go next, which is