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Simple Ways to Have a Good Life with James Scott Henson

Simple Ways to Have a Good Life with James Scott Henson

By James Scott Henson

A podcast about cultivating a good life through mindfulness, compassion, equanimity, and gratitude.
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Goodbye Dying Daily: Time and How We Waste It

Simple Ways to Have a Good Life with James Scott Henson Apr 30, 2019

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How to Stop Being the Main Character

How to Stop Being the Main Character

Okay, time to wrap up the series on being the main character by talking about three ways we can chip away at the idea of our own importance:

1. Learn to meditate

2. Invest in other people

3. Understand that you will die

I know that a lot of this might seem disempowering or morbid, but there is freedom in recognizing that nothing revolves around you. I promise. 

Nov 15, 202213:19
Realistic Gratitude

Realistic Gratitude

This is an audio version of an old video that I created specifically for an issue of my newsletter.

It’s about 4 things we can always be grateful for:

1) There is something instead of nothing.

2) This something is stable.

3) We have a consciousness with which to experience this stable something.

4) We have a say in how this consciousness relates to the stable something.

I was sick when I recorded it, please excuse the difficulty breathing you hear from time to time.

Oct 31, 202207:38
The Problems with Being the Main Character

The Problems with Being the Main Character

If we pay attention, we can see that life is constantly giving us feedback about our behavior. We cannot hear this feedback if we are too busy being the main character, and this will bring us constant trouble.

Sep 25, 202216:03
Are You the Main Character?

Are You the Main Character?

Simple ways to tell if you are the main character. 


Quick spoiler: you're not. 

Aug 28, 202212:27
Confessions of a Recovering Main Character

Confessions of a Recovering Main Character

I used to think I was the main character. Now I know I’m not. 

There’s freedom in ordinariness.

Aug 08, 202214:10
Have a Morning Routine

Have a Morning Routine

Having a morning routine is one of the simplest ways we can improve our lives. I really found that how I start the morning is how my day goes. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I’m doing a class called Surviving Social Media for ClassRT on Tuesday, June 28th at 7pm CST. You can check it out here.

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Jun 20, 202209:29
What are YOU working on, James?

What are YOU working on, James?

People ask me often enough what kinds of things I'm working on personally and what kinds of things I struggle with that I figured I'd just do an episode about it.

The first two things I'm working on were pretty easy for me to identify: I'm always working on being more gentle and on being more social. I'm not really good at either of these things, but I know they are good for me so I'm doing my best.

I think we all have things we need to be working on. It's scary to me that there's this narrative in the world that you are fine the way you are.

I get it, a lot of the things we need to work on are not necessarily our fault. The things I like least about myself make a lot of sense when you look at my life, but that doesn't mean that I'm OK with them and that doesn't mean that I don’t have to sort them out.

A lot of the things that happen to you are probably not your fault, but what you do with them is your responsibility. It's not compassionate to tell somebody that behaviors and choices that are bringing them harm or are harming other people are OK. It’s not everyone else’s responsibility to get on board with your bullshit behavior.

So, in that spirit, this is a podcast talking about me and my bullshit behavior.

Jun 13, 202211:34
Turn Off the News
Jun 06, 202213:09
Care Less

Care Less

Here's a more accurate title: 

“Care less about all the things that you don't have control over or that you aren’t really interested in so that you can put your time and energy into the things you can control and the things you do care about.”⁠ 

It's a little clunky.

Everybody expects us to care about what they care about. They expect their passions and interests to be our passions and interests. It's OK to say that you don't really care about something. It's OK not to put your time and energy into things that don't matter to you or where you cannot make a difference.⁠

May 30, 202209:49
Say "Thanks for Sharing"
May 23, 202210:08
Remember, You are Human
May 16, 202213:28
Toxic People and Self-Sabotage
May 02, 202209:55
Self-Image and Self-Sabotage
Apr 18, 202210:52
Self-Sabotage Part 2
Apr 04, 202209:17
Self-Sabotage
Mar 21, 202214:55
Thoughts are Random, Don't Take Them So Seriously
Mar 07, 202209:39
Our Thoughts Determine the Quality of Our Lives
Feb 21, 202217:00
Three Degrees of Control

Three Degrees of Control

We have three degrees of control in life: none, conditional, and total. Knowing which is which and focusing our time and energy accordingly is everything.
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Feb 08, 202216:30
Practice Gratitude

Practice Gratitude

What does a realistic gratitude practice look like - one rooted in reality, acknowledging the difficulties of life, and not suppressing our emotions? We talk about this and more in this episode of the Simple Ways to Have a Good Life Podcast.

Two Quick Links:

Your Anxiety Toolbox class

My friend Meredith Hooke

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Jan 24, 202217:07
Emotions as Energy

Emotions as Energy

We experience a lot of different energies in the body. The mind takes these sensations and tells us a story about them, creating our emotions. When we learn how to recognize and deconstruct this process, our life gets better. 

Jan 10, 202215:22
What We Have to Do
Dec 21, 202110:25
You are Not Your Thoughts
Dec 13, 202113:40
The End Of Season 3: Answering Your Questions
Nov 29, 202119:33
Stay In Your Lane
Nov 22, 202115:32
Dethrone Your Phone

Dethrone Your Phone

This is another simple one. I'll talk about the things that concern me with the primary role our phones play in our lives, and I tell you about a few things that have helped me change my relationship with my phone for the better.

Thank you for taking the time to listen, take care.

Nov 15, 202128:18
Ditch Social Media

Ditch Social Media

This one is fairly self-explanatory. Taking a break or permanent vacation from social media can improve your life. There are a bunch of studies that document the harmful effects of social media, especially on young people, not to mention the time suck and fragmentation of awareness that comes with the territory. 

I don't think you have to be militant about it and you can choose how and when you do it, but introducing some intentionality into your relationship with social media will not hurt you. That's what this episode is about.

Nov 08, 202126:42
Cold Showers

Cold Showers

This episode is pretty simple. I mentioned that I think taking cold showers has been really good for me, a lot of people asked me questions, so I did a bunch of research and I talk about it on here. I wanted to keep it short and concise, so it's not exhaustive but it should get you started.

Nov 01, 202112:30
No Pedestals
Oct 25, 202108:57
Finding a Good Therapist

Finding a Good Therapist

This episode was inspired by one of the questions I got most frequently over on Instagram: “What should I look for in a counselor?”

This isn't an exhaustive exploration of this question, but we touch on things like the relationship, scope of practice, and professionalism in the counseling field and I think it will at least point people in the right direction in finding a good therapist.

If you're looking for a counselor right now, Psychology Today and Better Help seem to be really good online resources, and a quick Google search will probably point you towards different agencies or people in private practice in your area.

Oct 18, 202125:08
10 Actually Simple Things That Can Change Your Life

10 Actually Simple Things That Can Change Your Life

This episode is in response to a valid criticism someone recently shared with me: this podcast claims to be about simple ways to have a good life, but I spend a lot of time talking about things like awareness and the ego. Not everyone knows how to take those concepts and turn them into actual change. I realized the person who told me this was right, so I took some time and thought about the 10 most concrete and actionable things that made a difference in my life.

They are:

1) Meditate

2) Take Cold Showers

3) Ditch Social Media

4) Put Your Phone Away

5) Drink Water

6) Prioritize Sleep

7) Get Out of Bed

8) Limit or Avoid Alcohol

9) Stay in Your Lane

10) Help Others

None of these is a one-size-fits-all answer. Some people will have an easier time incorporating them than others, but even one or two might make a difference.

Thanks for taking the time to listen, take care.

Oct 11, 202122:35
Thin Your Bubble

Thin Your Bubble

It is strange to me that this generated some pushback when I posted about it on Instagram a few months back. We only know what we know, and if we surround ourselves with people that are familiar, it's impossible for us to know more than we already know.

Thick bubbles used to be the privilege of the wealthy, but the Internet has allowed us all to cultivate echo chambers that feed our own ideas back to us in the guise of likes and comments, making us think we are more right than we really are. This also creates a world where people who are different than us are faceless enemies, making our lives more fearful and anxiety-ridden than they need to be.

In this episode of Simple Ways To Have A Good Life we talk about thinning our bubble by being open to knowing and understanding the stories of people who live differently than us, come from different places, then believe things we might not believe.

Oct 04, 202124:06
Take Responsibility for Your Mood

Take Responsibility for Your Mood

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl

It is sad that we are not taught this, but there is a difference between the things that arise in our internal experience without being invited and our response to those things. If someone wrongs us, we will feel anger, this is normal. Our power lies in what we do with that anger, and what kind of hold we allow it to have on us going forward.

This episode of Simple Ways to Have a Good Life is all about recognizing that space between stimulus and response, and using it to make our lives better.

Sep 23, 202117:37
Don’t Try to Be Everywhere
Sep 18, 202114:59
Learn to Meditate
May 03, 202115:24
Recognizing Our Negativity Bias
Apr 26, 202112:37
Justified or Free
Apr 19, 202113:23
The Problem with the Things We “Know”.
Feb 28, 202119:13
Identification with Suffering
Feb 14, 202121:49
Simple Ways to Have a Good Life: The Problem with Identity
Dec 17, 202012:50
Attachment to Nonattachment
Dec 07, 202024:14
Kurtis Vanderpool: Deconstruction is Not Destruction
Aug 24, 202047:55
Opening Up
Aug 20, 202009:29
What Does It Mean to Let Go?
Jun 29, 202012:56
Awareness and the Need for Approval

Awareness and the Need for Approval

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

The need for approval is a tough one. We are wired to care about what other members of our species think, especially when it comes to our family and close friends. In this episode, we talk about this need for approval, how getting approval often creates a false sense of security that can be dangerous for us, and how awareness can help us reconcile ourselves to all of this.

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Jun 20, 202015:10
Defining Awareness

Defining Awareness

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

The practice of simple awareness is powerful, but it's also simple enough to become complicated as our mind tries to get a grasp on it. In this episode, we talk about what awareness is, what it can do for us, and how to cultivate it. 

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Jun 15, 202019:19
Gaming Skills, Life Skills with Yash Anand

Gaming Skills, Life Skills with Yash Anand

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is a cool one.

My friend Yash lives in New Bombay, India, and has written a book on how gamers can take the skills they’ve developed from their hobby and apply them to life. It’s a good idea and I think it’s going to be a good book.

Join us for the conversation - we were off on a few population statistics, the sound is not perfect, and we stepped on each other a few times due to the lag time on Skype, but it was a good conversation and Yash has some really cool ideas about how video games can help us with concentration, resilience, and problem-solving. 

Find Yash on IG @thequotedquill, online at www.thequotedquill.com, or email him at yashanand@thequotedquill.com.

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Jun 12, 202027:43
Guided Meditation: Counting the Breath

Guided Meditation: Counting the Breath

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is probably the most requested video/audio: an introductory guided meditation. It's also been the most difficult for me to get done because I don't know much about sound editing and it's really hard to record one without background noise.

I don't think this one is perfect, but it's good enough that I feel comfortable putting it out – you can watch it on Instagram with some video of calming waves but I wanted to upload it as a podcast episode for anyone who just wants the audio.

Thanks for listening, take care. 

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May 27, 202013:28
The Best Habits

The Best Habits

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This episode is in response to a question I got on Instagram: What are the best habits? I discuss the habits I am most grateful for and share a framework I use to keep my habits in check by remembering what I want to stop, decrease, maintain, increase, and start.

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

May 15, 202010:20
Learning During Difficult Times

Learning During Difficult Times

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is the first episode under the new name, and serves to catch everyone up on where I've been and the things I've learned from a difficult last year.  Thanks for listening!

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Nov 03, 201916:19
Goodbye Dying Daily: Time and How We Waste It

Goodbye Dying Daily: Time and How We Waste It

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

In what is the final episode of this podcast under the name Dying Daily, we explore why I am moving away from it and what led me to it in the first place. Over the course of this podcast we’ll talk about Seneca and his essay “On the Shortness of Life”, the ways we waste our time, the suddenness of death, and things like regret, selfishness, and destructive behavior. I promise it’s a lot more fun than it sounds. 

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Apr 30, 201919:27
Mindfulness Isn't Magic

Mindfulness Isn't Magic

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

In this episode of the Dying Daily podcast we take a quick look at one of the most problematic expectations many people have of a mindfulness practice. 

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Mar 04, 201933:04
Who I Am

Who I Am

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

In this episode of the Dying Daily Podcast I tell a little bit of my story and how I found freedom from much of the suffering in my life through things like mindfulness, meditation, compassion, and gratitude.  

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Jan 22, 201928:59
Never Being Bothered

Never Being Bothered

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

In this episode we explore how being bothered by things is human, and how our response to being bothered is what really matters.

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Sep 06, 201811:31
What It Means to Sit with Anxiety

What It Means to Sit with Anxiety

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

What does it mean when somebody tells us to sit with our emotions? This episode of The Dying Daily Podcast explores this question and give some examples of how to do this.

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Aug 24, 201815:42
Mindfulness and Being Human

Mindfulness and Being Human

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

A quick look at being human and dealing with difficult emotions.

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Jul 26, 201810:24
Health, Humanity, and Holistic Healing

Health, Humanity, and Holistic Healing

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

I have a guest for the first time on this episode of the Dying Daily Podcast: Health Coach, Health Advocate, Experienced Yoga Teacher, and all-around cool human being Lindsay Kerr. We talk about everything from the bioindividuality of our diets and the stigma of shame associated with food in our culture to what kind of advocacy is needed for us and our children so that we can all live healthy lives (healthy, not socially-constructed-notions-of-beauty-fad-diets). It was a cool conversation, I think you will enjoy hearing it. To learn more about Lindsay look her up at www.byitsowndesign.com or find her on Instagram @byitsowndesign and @mamalinz13. Two documentaries you might want to check out after listening to this episode: In Search of Balance documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5022626/ Feel Rich: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6285404/

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Jun 09, 201833:20
Boundaries and Compassion

Boundaries and Compassion

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

People who are suffering will often harm others whether they mean to or not. This episode of the Dying Daily Podcast explores how we can have boundaries and protect ourselves and those we love and still offer compassion to those who are suffering.

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May 17, 201808:50
Opinions and Why They Don't Matter

Opinions and Why They Don't Matter

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

We are driven by what we like and what we don't like and what we want and what we don't want, but when we really examine this we find that these things are driven by emotion and conditioning and don't really matter at all. This episode of the Dying Daily Podcast explores this idea and its implications.

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Apr 14, 201816:40
Mindfulness and What We Can Control

Mindfulness and What We Can Control

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is an audio version of a YouTube video talking about what we can and what we cannot control.

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Mar 31, 201812:22
Mindfulness and Illness

Mindfulness and Illness

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is an audio version of a YouTube video talking about mindfulness and how it can help when we aren't feeling well.

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Mar 28, 201812:32
Gratitude is Everything

Gratitude is Everything

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This is an audio version of my first YouTube video discussing why gratitude is not only important but is the only rational response to the world.

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Mar 26, 201809:34
Mindfulness and Why It Matters

Mindfulness and Why It Matters

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

Mindfulness is something of a fad these days, and this has it's positive and its negative implications. In this episode of the Dying Daily Podcast, we talk about what mindfulness is and look at some concrete ways to incorporate it into our lives.

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Mar 04, 201816:54
Why Passion and Motivation are Overrated

Why Passion and Motivation are Overrated

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

We hear a lot about being passionate and motivated these days, but neither of these is sustainable or useful in the long run. This episode of The Dying Daily Podcast explores the idea that discipline and perseverance are worth cultivating because they will serve you when passion and motivation have drifted away.

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Sep 06, 201711:42
Getting What We Want

Getting What We Want

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

Getting what we want is not always the best thing. It may even end up being harmful to us, while many of the best things in life emerge from things we would not have chosen for ourselves. This episode explores these ideas and makes suggestions for how to work with the mind's tendency to focus on what we want to the exclusion of everything else.

Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Aug 15, 201708:04
Controlling Your Control

Controlling Your Control

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

A lot of our suffering comes from trying to control what is not ours to control, while releasing control of the things that should get our attention. In this episode we explore these ideas, and look at some solutions to the human problem of control. 

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Jul 01, 201712:56
Situations are Neutral

Situations are Neutral

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This episode looks at the peace we can find in recognizing that many of the things we label as good or bad or right or wrong are really just neutral. Thank you for listening.

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Apr 27, 201713:39
We are All Doing the Best We Can with What We Have

We are All Doing the Best We Can with What We Have

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

This episode explores the idea that people do what makes sense to them, even if it looks irrational or unskillful from the outside.  It asks how our judgments might affect our relationships with other people, and our relationship with ourselves.

This was a tough one to get right, and I do not think I did, but my recent soapbox about the perfect as the enemy of the good didn’t leave me a lot of room to shelve it. I worked on making the cuts and edits flow better, and I tried to adjust the volume as per a suggestion I received. I would appreciate any feedback you might have about anything on this episode.

Thanks for listening and helping me get this podcast off the ground.

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Apr 12, 201711:38
The Perfect and the Good

The Perfect and the Good

Quick note: I recorded this episode a long time ago and I've made a lot of changes in my life since then. What I do for a living, the name of the podcast, the website, and the contact information (among other things) are all different. The best place to find updated information about what I'm doing is here.

If you try to do anything at all, people will find reasons to criticize you.If you try to avoid criticism by not doing anything at all, people will criticize you.

If you try to shoot for the middle and think you can hide in mediocrity, people will criticize you for that. 

The only way to avoid criticism is to be perfect, which isn’t possible. If you aim for bulletproof, then you’ll wind up with nothing at all.

This episode is all about not letting perfectionism rob us of our creativity, purpose, and happiness.

Thanks for listening.

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Looking for more? I write a lot - if you found this episode interesting you might enjoy my blog or the mini-blogs I post on Instagram. I also have a free resource library with a bunch of cool things you can have with no obligation. Check it out here.

Apr 02, 201711:58