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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! I just returned from a family reunion where I played 18 holes of golf, led a gratitude ceremony for my grandma, and tolerated a lot of overdrinking. I didn’t facilitate a dance party… shameful…
LISTEN TO LEARN TO 👇🏽
Get people to endlessly share stories with you.
Lead a gratitude ceremony for someone you care about.
Overcome the illusory self through eye-gazing.
Moderate a discussion.
⚠ This is the public version of my Lab from last week.
KICKOFF QUOTE
True freedom comes with realizing what the mind is like when you stop pretending you’re in control of your experience.
— Sam Harris (The quote I shared at a birthday party last night)
The essence of the quote is that there’s freedom in coming to terms with the fact that humans don't control their feelings, thoughts, or behaviors. Sometimes they just come out of thin air.
IMPLEMENTATION
Every week, I introduce one practical behavior I have added to my life.
Start your conversation by complimenting someone, even if it’s about something shallow.
In two of my podcasts, I started by complimenting their background or appearance on Zoom.
BODY POSITIVITY PEP TALK
As you know, my new e-commerce product is PeeSport. Of course, I wouldn’t keep it shallow. The new motto is Embrace the sweat, the pee, & all the biology.
WHERE IS JACQUES?
Throwing bike raves… and dancing in fountains with zero alcohol.
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