The Stress of Giving Up Diving

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The cross-impact of one project on others is extremely consequential and often invisible to us. It's a big part of why I ended up walking away from diving. Because I realized that the project was a net negative in my life even though it had been one of the most positive forces. We have a matrix that allows you to plot your projects against those of your loved ones, say, or in marital counseling Or against your coach or against your boss In organizational setting. These kind of insights come from doing this.

Award-winning researcher and pioneering psychologist Brian Little has plenty of accomplishments under his belt. He’s the author of the bestselling books “Me, Myself, and Us” and “Who Are You, Really?” His TED Talk on the science of personality has tens of millions of views and he’s been elected a Favorite Professor multiple times at Harvard. And he’s also Adam’s favorite psychologist – and personal mentor. Brian and Adam talk about how our personal projects shape our well-being, the nuances of introversion and extraversion, when it makes sense to act out of character, and what our daily pursuits reveal about us. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts