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Simone Stolzoff

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1847 total appearances

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The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And the sort of rationale is those first 37 will give you a sense of what you care about, what you're looking for, what you value.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And then once you know that, you should be able to have enough conviction to make the choice that you want to make.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And so that same could be said from a dating perspective or from a job perspective.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

When you're 20s, you want to take some time to figure out what is your rubric, what matters to you.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

But once you know what matters to you, you should be able to commit.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And actually continuing to optimize for optionality is not good for you in the long term.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

It's amazing because you knew what mattered to you.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And the only way that you're going to learn whether she's the right nanny is through the experience of her watching your kids.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

There's limited information that you can gather through an interview.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And the quicker you're able to transact, the quicker you can make that decision.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And ultimately, it's a two-way door decision.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

If it doesn't work out, you can probably go back to the drawing board.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

That's what we said.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And you don't understand the other trade-offs.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

The most popular New York Times op-ed in the last 20 years had a kind of click-baity title, but it said, Why You'll Marry the Wrong Person.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

It was by this guy named Alain de Botton.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And the argument he was making is basically,

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

When we think about potential suitors or potential mates, we just think about their upsides and the great things about them.

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

But it would be more beneficial to ask also, in what ways are they crazy?

The Jordan Harbinger Show
1326: Simone Stolzoff | How to Make the Most of Uncertainty

And the same thing is true with jobs.