Mark Manson

can call it whatever you want right it's just it's the explanation that drives me crazy you know it's like yeah it's when i hear the the flighty woo woo oh the universe is your energy is aligned with this and that i'm like i'm yeah i'm like whatever man yeah it works okay great you know you call it confirmation bias it's comfort it is like in psychology we've known it for 50 years that's a confirmation bias it's a thing you can totally leverage it in your favor i love it

can call it whatever you want right it's just it's the explanation that drives me crazy you know it's like yeah it's when i hear the the flighty woo woo oh the universe is your energy is aligned with this and that i'm like i'm yeah i'm like whatever man yeah it works okay great you know you call it confirmation bias it's comfort it is like in psychology we've known it for 50 years that's a confirmation bias it's a thing you can totally leverage it in your favor i love it

And the explanation does matter because... Bad explanations, people can start making poor assumptions based on bad explanations. Let's say you set an intention for a certain goal and it doesn't work out. It ends up being harder than you expected or maybe you achieve it and it doesn't make you happy.

And the explanation does matter because... Bad explanations, people can start making poor assumptions based on bad explanations. Let's say you set an intention for a certain goal and it doesn't work out. It ends up being harder than you expected or maybe you achieve it and it doesn't make you happy.

Well, now you've got this cosmological conundrum of like, well, maybe the universe doesn't want me to be happy. No. No, it's just you thought you wanted a thing and you got it and now you actually realize it doesn't make you happy. Very human experience. Completely normal. Wow. That's good. I just have a natural allergy to the...

Well, now you've got this cosmological conundrum of like, well, maybe the universe doesn't want me to be happy. No. No, it's just you thought you wanted a thing and you got it and now you actually realize it doesn't make you happy. Very human experience. Completely normal. Wow. That's good. I just have a natural allergy to the...

The cosmological woo-woo explanations because I think it can get people into trouble down the road.

The cosmological woo-woo explanations because I think it can get people into trouble down the road.

I don't know. It's... I don't know. Maybe you're in the same spot. But, like, it's actually... I was talking to a friend about this just a couple days ago. How early in my career, you know, I was messed up. I was still working through a lot of shit, right? And so... there was a certain like energy and fire to my work because it was also my therapy.

I don't know. It's... I don't know. Maybe you're in the same spot. But, like, it's actually... I was talking to a friend about this just a couple days ago. How early in my career, you know, I was messed up. I was still working through a lot of shit, right? And so... there was a certain like energy and fire to my work because it was also my therapy.

Like, you know, it's like I, like my relationships are falling apart and I've got all this self-doubt and insecurity in these areas of my life. And it just, it like fueled a very passionate output. And I really do feel like I've reached a point in my life where Most areas of my life I'm pretty satisfied with.

Like, you know, it's like I, like my relationships are falling apart and I've got all this self-doubt and insecurity in these areas of my life. And it just, it like fueled a very passionate output. And I really do feel like I've reached a point in my life where Most areas of my life I'm pretty satisfied with.

Like there's obviously always things I could do better and there's some areas that I think I could get better at. But ultimately, all in all, I'm like, I'm in a really good place and I feel like I've figured out a lot of my crap. And it's interesting being in this industry now because it's like some of that fire's gone or that edge has been taken off, you know?

Like there's obviously always things I could do better and there's some areas that I think I could get better at. But ultimately, all in all, I'm like, I'm in a really good place and I feel like I've figured out a lot of my crap. And it's interesting being in this industry now because it's like some of that fire's gone or that edge has been taken off, you know?

I'm peaceful. Like, I'm good, man. I don't need to get angry about stuff. Interesting.

I'm peaceful. Like, I'm good, man. I don't need to get angry about stuff. Interesting.

Yeah. And also it's... You're just enjoying it all now?

Yeah. And also it's... You're just enjoying it all now?

Is, is not like being, just being, being, you know, like not feeling like I need to go conquer more stuff. And, uh, And I feel like I really, especially in the last year or two, like I really feel like I'm kind of arriving at that place where it's like I've got a bunch of business goals, but it's just fun. Like I'm just doing it because it's awesome and fun.

Is, is not like being, just being, being, you know, like not feeling like I need to go conquer more stuff. And, uh, And I feel like I really, especially in the last year or two, like I really feel like I'm kind of arriving at that place where it's like I've got a bunch of business goals, but it's just fun. Like I'm just doing it because it's awesome and fun.