Last night, two storms swept over Brisbane in the late afternoon and early evening. Neither of the storms went directly over our house. We caught the fringes of the first storm, but nothing of the second storm. The first went to the west of us, and the second to the east.
Why was I paying so much attention to this detail? Continue reading “Why doesn’t it rain on me?”
I missed Fridays posting deadline as I watched the Brexit vote come in. I couldn’t focus enough to write. The change in the status quo, in what I know, and in the unexpected result left me anxious. I couldn’t get into the right state of mind to write.
The next few weeks, months, and possibly years will be plagued with a degree of uncertainty because of this outcome. Mostly as a result of the size of the economy, its relevance in the western world, and whether it triggers similar movements elsewhere in Europe. Sentiment drives markets more than fact, so fun times ahead.
However, the Brexit vote is a real-time, at scale, live example of a topic that interests me, decision making.
What do you do when you feel offended by a comment or resist a point of view?
Have you ever paid attention to that feeling and asked why?
In her interview with Tim Ferriss on his podcast, Tim asks Whitney Cummings what question she would ask of his audience.
Her first response is ‘Watch Comedy. It’s good for you.” (2:29:26)
Tim then says he will dig on that for a second. He asks what some new to comedy should pay attention to or asks themselves if they want to see another layer.
Whitney says “Look at what Offends you.” (2:30:00)
She continues “If something offends you; Watch Richard Pryor, watch Daniel Tosh, watch the most incendiary comedians, Bill Burr, maybe Louis CK …”.
“If something offends you, look inward. That’s a sign that there is something there. What offends someone says a lot about them.”
That question has stuck with me ever since.
Pay attention to that feeling of offence. That feeling is telling you something about yourself. About your own views and values.
Similarly, someone else’s offence, or resistance, tells you something about them and what they value.
Continue reading “Can You Learn from Your Own and Others Resistance?”
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