Jonathan Fields

The five ritual elements he walked us through, welcoming, setting stakes, showing empathy, creating meaning, and closing with hope.

You can build something real with those five moves in an evening, sometimes even in a few minutes as we just saw, with people you already know using things already available to you.

And one final thing.

The most powerful words in the English language, according to Bruce, are not necessarily I love you.

They're you're not alone.

Whatever transition you're moving through right now,

Find the people who can say that to you in person and build something small enough to actually do specific enough to mean something together.

And hey, before you go next week, I'm sitting down with Stanford professor Tina Seelig to talk about something most of us have completely backwards, how luck actually works, the science behind it.

and why most of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions hiding in plain sight.

So if you've ever wondered why some people just seem to catch every break while others keep missing them, this is going to change the way you see that.

Be sure to follow Good Life Project wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss that or any upcoming episodes.

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This episode of Good Life Project was produced by executive producers Lindsay Fox and me, Jonathan Fields.

Editing help by Troy Young.

Chris Carter crafted our theme music.

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Until next time, I'm Jonathan Fields, signing off for Good Life Project.

It turns out when looking for love, most people filter potential partners through a list of wants that's all wrong for them.