Chapter
The Danger of Wrapping Your Identity Up in Your Work
1:30:05 - 1:34:16 (04:10)
When we wrap our identity up in our work or material things, we become possessive and controlling, and our sense of self-worth becomes tied to things beyond our control. It's important to cultivate the practice of gratitude to keep our identity small and remain flexible and adaptive in the face of disruption.
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The speaker stresses the importance of journaling, practicing gratitude by writing down small achievements and cultivating clarity as a daily habit for effective personal growth.
1:30:05 - 1:32:14 (02:08)
Summary
The speaker stresses the importance of journaling, practicing gratitude by writing down small achievements and cultivating clarity as a daily habit for effective personal growth.
ChapterThe Danger of Wrapping Your Identity Up in Your Work
Episode#169: Useful Lessons from Workaholics Anonymous, Corporate Implosions, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Wrapping our identity up in our work and material things get us in trouble as we tend to react emotionally and negatively when things don't go as planned.
1:32:14 - 1:34:16 (02:01)
Summary
Wrapping our identity up in our work and material things get us in trouble as we tend to react emotionally and negatively when things don't go as planned. To cultivate resilience and flexibility, we need to keep our identity small and not let external factors define who we are.