You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

We Made It Weird #141

Jun 23, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Breathalyzer Party Game

  • Val and Pete bought a breathalyzer and competed to hit the highest numbers for fun at home.
  • They tested DUI thresholds without driving and treated it like a party game in their twenties.
INSIGHT

Hoarding Skills Like Cellular Resources

  • Pete observes people hoard specialized skills like cells hoard resources, shaping social roles.
  • That hyperfocus makes you excellent at one thing but can cost other parts of life like community.
INSIGHT

Production Culture Erodes Relational Soul

  • Building a life around output values people by production and fosters judginess toward the wounded.
  • Cultivating communal ties restores relational soul lost to hyper-productivity.
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