Steven

It's going to come towards you.

It's going to come towards you.

As you've become more popular and you've got millions and millions of views across the internet, your TED talk, I think from one of the links that I saw had some 20 million views and it probably has tens of more millions of views all over the internet. There's going to be more and more people

As you've become more popular and you've got millions and millions of views across the internet, your TED talk, I think from one of the links that I saw had some 20 million views and it probably has tens of more millions of views all over the internet. There's going to be more and more people

sending you messages interacting with you and saying amazing things saying not so amazing things we experience this obviously as a podcaster you just you get you receive all kinds of feedback from everybody when you think about how you manage that and you manage other people's opinion of you does this tie into ill will and i guess the ultimate question is do you care what people think about you

sending you messages interacting with you and saying amazing things saying not so amazing things we experience this obviously as a podcaster you just you get you receive all kinds of feedback from everybody when you think about how you manage that and you manage other people's opinion of you does this tie into ill will and i guess the ultimate question is do you care what people think about you

Have empathy for their lack of understanding. Yes.

Have empathy for their lack of understanding. Yes.

One of the things that I've noticed in your work is that you have this huge emphasis on being able to focus oneself. And when I talked to you about this brick, I think just before we started recording, you said to me that the average person on the street might not be able to break it. But if someone was really, really strong, they might be able to break it.

One of the things that I've noticed in your work is that you have this huge emphasis on being able to focus oneself. And when I talked to you about this brick, I think just before we started recording, you said to me that the average person on the street might not be able to break it. But if someone was really, really strong, they might be able to break it.

However, the key to breaking this brick isn't strength necessarily. It's the ability to really, really focus. And when we talked about the five hindrances, they will sway us from focus. It will distract us from that ability to focus. So you've cultivated that ability to focus, which culminates in you being able to smash this brick with your hand.

However, the key to breaking this brick isn't strength necessarily. It's the ability to really, really focus. And when we talked about the five hindrances, they will sway us from focus. It will distract us from that ability to focus. So you've cultivated that ability to focus, which culminates in you being able to smash this brick with your hand.

And it's not necessarily a strength thing you're saying. It is this connection between mind and body focused at a particular moment. So can you show me you smashing this brick? Absolutely. Do you put the brick in the middle of the blocks or do you just put it there? Probably like this. Oh, okay.

And it's not necessarily a strength thing you're saying. It is this connection between mind and body focused at a particular moment. So can you show me you smashing this brick? Absolutely. Do you put the brick in the middle of the blocks or do you just put it there? Probably like this. Oh, okay.

You're going to pick your brick.

You're going to pick your brick.

So what were you doing then in the lead up to that? Just have your hands like this to the front.

So what were you doing then in the lead up to that? Just have your hands like this to the front.

And how does that translate to life generally? Yeah. Good question. Because, you know, it's not a problem I have day to day. But that ability to understand the energy of something and the structure of something and then really understand, be able to cultivate your own focused energy when you need it.

And how does that translate to life generally? Yeah. Good question. Because, you know, it's not a problem I have day to day. But that ability to understand the energy of something and the structure of something and then really understand, be able to cultivate your own focused energy when you need it.