Jordan Harbinger

I could be in the Olympics for that because it sucks.

It sucks to sometimes be in a real relationship with your goals and with yourself because then you have to be in touch with all this stuff and your excitement, your confidence, your inspiration and your shame, your anger, your boredom, all of it.

And I think for most people, that's just really hard.

Super interesting.

Yeah.

So the question is, what are we withdrawing from or what are we protesting against?

Well, to be fair, he is saying, I've always loved learning.

I get this huge rush.

And then I get to a point where the high wears off and I don't want to put in the effort to unlock the next step.

And then I seek out that rush again.

That's true.

So that would be a great next step for him.

He loves journaling and reflecting.

I would journal and talk about these layers, what's underneath the boredom, the monotony, what specific thoughts and feelings come up when you complete that first cycle of excitement.

And then you're looking at the next phase and going like, oh, shit.

Yeah, fascinating.

So if your theory is correct, what you're saying is the rush he gets from new things might be a defense against these difficult feelings.

Partly a defense, yeah.

partly a defense against these difficult feelings.

And when the honeymoon period wears off, that defense starts to crumble or like the lifeblood of that defense dries up.