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PNTV: 10-Minute Toughness by Jason Selk (#173) May 13, 2021

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Mental Toughness. If we want to optimize our lives and actualize our potentials, we MUST get our minds strong! This book is a *great* look at how to go about doing that. It's a quick-reading, engaging look at Jason Selk's practical, 10-minute plan to mental toughness. Big Ideas range from learning how to control our arousal state, replace negative thoughts, being solution-focused and the #1 rule for crushing it.

PNTV: Falling Upward by Richard Rohr (#420) May 11, 2021

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Optimize: https://optimize.me/ (← Get Free Stuff + Free 2-Week Trial!) Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach (← Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!) Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from Falling Upward by Richard Rohr. Hope you enjoy! Alexandra got this book for me after I told her how much I loved David Brooks' The Second Mountain. Apparently it is recommended alongside that book on Amazon. With 1,400+ reviews, Alexandra thought I might like it. Not only did I like the book, I loved it. And, I fell in love with Richard Rohr. Father Rohr is a Franciscan priest who beautifully integrates his faith with wisdom from various perspectives. Big Ideas we explore include our main Job in life (remembering that we're light bulbs and staying screwed in!), life's two major tasks, the fact that the way UP is DOWN (hence, the title of the book: Falling Upward), the hero and the heroine and their journeys, the paradox of the ego ("You ironically need a very strong ego structure to let go of your ego"), and how to become a Serene Disciple (let God drive). Get Falling Upward on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Upward-Spirituality-Halves-Life/dp/0470907754 Learn more about Richard Rohr: https://www.optimize.me/authors/richard-rohr-ofm/ ► RELATED RESOURCES: Big Idea 1: LIGHT BULBS - +1: We're Only the Light Bulbs | Our Job Is to Remain Screwed In! (#1090) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/were-only-the-light-bulbs/ - +1: Optimize = Optimus | = The Best Version of You (#367) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/optimize-optimus/ - +1: Lightbulbs in the Temple of God | Less Graffiti, More Shining (#887) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/lightbulbs-in-the-temple-of-god/ Big Idea 2: 2 TASKS - PN: The Second Mountain by David Brooks → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/the-second-mountain-david-brooks/ - +1: The Paradox of the Ego | Ironically: We Need a Strong Ego to Let Go of Our Ego (#1092) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-paradox-of-the-ego/ - +1: The Mountain-Races of Life | And How to Win Them (#1066) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-mountain-races-of-life/ Big Idea 3: TURNAROUND - +1: Jesus Said: Who Shall Inherit the Earth? | Was It the "Meek" or the "Disciplined"/"Tamed"? (#438) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/jesus-said-who-shall-inherit-the-earth/ - PNTV: Fearless by Eric Blehm → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46dJ0c_JRY - +1: Legitimate Suffering | Let's Allow It and Stop Multiplying It (#1097) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/legitimate-suffering/ Big Idea 4: HEROS - PN: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-joseph-campbell/ - Finding Joe documentary → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nFACrLxr0 - Pilot + Co-Pilot + Autopilot | The Art and Science of Installing Good Habit-Algorithms (#865) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/pilot-copilot-autopilot/ Big Idea 5: CHOICELESS - +1: The Illusion of Choice | Want Greatness? There Is No Choice (#1263) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-illusion-of-choice/ - PNTV: It Takes What it Takes by Trevor Moawad → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-88d6BM8Fb0

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PNTV: Waking Up by Sam Harris (#260) May 10, 2021

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Sam Harris is part philosopher, part neuroscientist (with a Ph.D. from UCLA) and part contemplative seeker. His writing is smart, incredibly clear, and unapologetically direct. In Waking Up, he applies his intellect to the subject of discussing spirituality rationally—devoid of the baggage of both religious superstition/dogma and New Age woo woo-ness. Big Ideas: Mindfulness + meditation, stages of spiritual development, cultivating choice, and accepting while striving.

PNTV: Die Empty by Todd Henry (#234) May 06, 2021

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