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The Greg McKeown Podcast

272. The Invincible Power of Choosing to Choose

Feb 13, 2024
24:00
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Explore the power of choice and inner solitude. Learn about cultivating a personal rhythm in life and finding a peaceful inner space. Discover actionable strategies for mindfulness and making deliberate choices. Reflect on the concept of freedom and growth through the ability to make choices. Emphasize the importance of recognizing our agency and the power to choose. Reflect on what inspires you and take action.
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Quick takeaways

  • Creating a personal rhythm with creative pauses helps navigate the chaos of modern existence and nurture vibrant relationships.
  • Developing an awareness of the gap between stimulus and response empowers us to make deliberate choices and regain control of our lives.

Deep dives

The Importance of Creating Space in a Digital World

In this podcast episode, the host discusses the need to create space and cultivate a sense of agency in our lives amidst the chaos and distractions of the digital world. By referencing the book 'Gift from the Sea' by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the host highlights the importance of evolving a rhythm with creative pauses and adjusting to our individual needs. The episode explores how smartphones and social media have diminished our freedom, connection, and control, urging listeners to awaken their sense of choice and make deliberate decisions. The host suggests practical strategies like maintaining a choice journal, implementing a pause button ritual, engaging in role reversal decision making, setting up intention anchors, practicing choice visualization, and using the decision delay technique to reclaim agency in our lives.

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