The Journey Inward: Reflections on Self-Awareness

Lawrence Yeo — writer, illustrator and author of “The Inner Compass” — joins the show to discuss the power of intuition in an uncertain world.

We explore why embracing uncertainty leads to greater curiosity, how social conditioning pulls us away from our true north, why doing things for their own sake builds authentic conviction and how journaling the "whys" rather than the "whats" can transform your self-awareness.

This conversation flowed so naturally we jumped right in without a formal introduction! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!," check out our Substack.

Important Links:

• Lawrence's Website
• Twitter
• The Inner Compass

Show Notes:

• The Co-Creator Mentality
• Writing a Letter to Your Child
• The Root of All Suffering
• The Proximity of Envy
• The Inevitability of Social Conditioning
• How to Hone Your Intuition
• Escaping the Illusion of Certainty
• What Looks Like a Leap is Actually a Series of Small Steps
• Mistakes Are Portals of Discovery
• Can You Learn Self-Confidence?
• If Everyone Says Your Book is Great, Something is Wrong
• Journals > Diaries
• Lawrence as World Emperor

Books & Articles Mentioned:

• The Inner Compass: Cultivating the Courage to Trust Yourself; by Lawrence Yeo
• Two Thoughts: a Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom; by Jim O’Shaughnessy and Vatsal Kaushik
• A Letter to my Newborn Daughter; by Lawrence Yeo
• Mistakes were Made. (And, Yes, by Me.); by Jim O’Shaughnessy
• Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing); by Lao Tzu
• Death; by Thomas Nagel