Simon Sinek
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And so I started making lists of who the people I would call for the insanely good things. And it's a smaller number.
And so I started making lists of who the people I would call for the insanely good things. And it's a smaller number.
I think people sometimes treat. And not be afraid of being judged. I think people sometimes treat friendships like bad food. Right? So... I don't get that. But here's what I mean. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine just very recently. She's in a relationship and she's afraid of being alone. She knows the relationship is imperfect.
I think people sometimes treat. And not be afraid of being judged. I think people sometimes treat friendships like bad food. Right? So... I don't get that. But here's what I mean. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine just very recently. She's in a relationship and she's afraid of being alone. She knows the relationship is imperfect.
I think people sometimes treat. And not be afraid of being judged. I think people sometimes treat friendships like bad food. Right? So... I don't get that. But here's what I mean. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine just very recently. She's in a relationship and she's afraid of being alone. She knows the relationship is imperfect.
She knows that if she were in a different place in her life, she wouldn't be with this person.
She knows that if she were in a different place in her life, she wouldn't be with this person.
She knows that if she were in a different place in her life, she wouldn't be with this person.
but that partner fills a space for her for where she's at she's more afraid of the loneliness than being in an imperfect relationship and I don't know how healthy that is and she can rationalize it like they go on adventures together and they laugh a lot together which is all true but then now as I'm talking to you it kind of sounds like cake which is I know I shouldn't eat this
but that partner fills a space for her for where she's at she's more afraid of the loneliness than being in an imperfect relationship and I don't know how healthy that is and she can rationalize it like they go on adventures together and they laugh a lot together which is all true but then now as I'm talking to you it kind of sounds like cake which is I know I shouldn't eat this
but that partner fills a space for her for where she's at she's more afraid of the loneliness than being in an imperfect relationship and I don't know how healthy that is and she can rationalize it like they go on adventures together and they laugh a lot together which is all true but then now as I'm talking to you it kind of sounds like cake which is I know I shouldn't eat this
but it's so tasty and so chocolatey and just so good. And I'll worry about it later. What's another little piece? I'm just having a little piece of cake. I enjoy the goodness so much that I can ignore the badness. And... We tolerate a lot. We tolerate a lot. And this is one of the downsides of human beings, which is we're incredibly adaptable people. We're incredibly adaptable species.
but it's so tasty and so chocolatey and just so good. And I'll worry about it later. What's another little piece? I'm just having a little piece of cake. I enjoy the goodness so much that I can ignore the badness. And... We tolerate a lot. We tolerate a lot. And this is one of the downsides of human beings, which is we're incredibly adaptable people. We're incredibly adaptable species.
but it's so tasty and so chocolatey and just so good. And I'll worry about it later. What's another little piece? I'm just having a little piece of cake. I enjoy the goodness so much that I can ignore the badness. And... We tolerate a lot. We tolerate a lot. And this is one of the downsides of human beings, which is we're incredibly adaptable people. We're incredibly adaptable species.
So how do we... Okay, you're a doctor. One of the things that I'm exploring in this friendship book is how to make friends, how to foster friendship. That's the thing I think most of us fall down on. How to navigate tension in friendships. And how to end friendships.
So how do we... Okay, you're a doctor. One of the things that I'm exploring in this friendship book is how to make friends, how to foster friendship. That's the thing I think most of us fall down on. How to navigate tension in friendships. And how to end friendships.
So how do we... Okay, you're a doctor. One of the things that I'm exploring in this friendship book is how to make friends, how to foster friendship. That's the thing I think most of us fall down on. How to navigate tension in friendships. And how to end friendships.
How to recognize that I really like this chocolate cake, but I think I need to not be in friendship or in relationship with this chocolate cake. And maybe we'll just hang out now and then. Because I do have fun with you and I do like you. But this is not healthy. At a certain dose. There's a certain dosage.
How to recognize that I really like this chocolate cake, but I think I need to not be in friendship or in relationship with this chocolate cake. And maybe we'll just hang out now and then. Because I do have fun with you and I do like you. But this is not healthy. At a certain dose. There's a certain dosage.
How to recognize that I really like this chocolate cake, but I think I need to not be in friendship or in relationship with this chocolate cake. And maybe we'll just hang out now and then. Because I do have fun with you and I do like you. But this is not healthy. At a certain dose. There's a certain dosage.