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The Flynn Skidmore Podcast

How to Never Be Defensive Again

Apr 17, 2024
This podcast explores the pursuit of perfection, avoiding defensiveness, and embracing imperfections as growth opportunities. It discusses the 'Four Horsemen of the Personal Apocalypse,' the transformative potential of feedback, and the value of earned opinions. Listeners are encouraged to confront challenging information and use discomfort as a catalyst for self-awareness and personal evolution.
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Quick takeaways

  • Embrace imperfections for growth, as perfection is a continual journey of balance.
  • Earn opinions through outcomes, avoiding external validation and using discomfort for self-awareness.

Deep dives

Creating a Sense of Perfection

The pursuit of perfection involves a beautiful understanding of the impossibility of achieving complete balance or symmetry, as it may lead to the cessation of existence. Striving for perfection with the acceptance of never reaching it can be a process of engaging in life with curiosity and appreciation for imperfection.

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