Simple happiness
Drivers of happiness
... See moreMost people see circumstances as fixed; high-agency people see them as variables. When Depression-era customers couldn’t afford shotguns, Rose didn’t complain about the economy; she created a rental program overnight. The line stretched around the block the next morning. High agency isn’t magical thinking; it’s the refusal to accept artificial
From lessons learned about Rose Blumkin; my bold
Unpacking is easy and free, but almost no one ever does it because it feels weird and unnatural. It’s uncomfortable to confront your own illusion of explanatory depth, to admit that you really have no idea what’s going on, and to keep asking stupid questions until that changes.
Adam Mastroianni • Face It: You're a Crazy Person
Ask those questions!
from Tim Ferriss and Hugh Jackman in The Tim Ferriss Show podcast #444
