An Exploration of Effort, Polymaths and Super Powers with John Mark Seelig
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01/11/21 • 65 min
John Mark Seelig is the captain of the US Men’s Whitewater Rafting team who have attempted breaking the speed record in the Grand Canyon twice. In this episode we explore the merits of failure and why it’s worth doing more often, we unpack the idea of effort for the day and why choosing the hard thing is always a good idea. And we dive into finding your purpose and super powers in life, something we all need to be focused on.
The Time Travelers by Forest Woodward
Book Recommendation: Range by David Epstein
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Show Notes:
5:43 JM’s background
15:00 “The knowing”
17:20 Failing on the Grand Canyon speed attempts
20:15 Why be on a team?
21:35 The hard thing is the best thing for you
24:45 Forrest Woodward film The Time Travelers
26:00 Choosing failure & struggle
28:47 The philosophy of going to the gym
29:30 An exploration of effort: find the appropriate effort for the day
34:12 Hiding from pain & proving
36:48 Pick what you need
38:38 Strengths vs weaknesses
41:30 Why you actually can’t “do anything you want” in life
44:05 Super powers & how to find yours
52:50 The danger in things “going back to the way they were”
57:15 Being a polymath, what the heck is that?
1:06:55 Really great example of a self-privilege check by JM
1:08:12 Last question!
1:10:02 end of this
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John Mark Seelig is the captain of the US Men’s Whitewater Rafting team who have attempted breaking the speed record in the Grand Canyon twice. In this episode we explore the merits of failure and why it’s worth doing more often, we unpack the idea of effort for the day and why choosing the hard thing is always a good idea. And we dive into finding your purpose and super powers in life, something we all need to be focused on.
The Time Travelers by Forest Woodward
Book Recommendation: Range by David Epstein
Follow @makeonedayhappen | https://makeonedayhappen.com
Visit Lost Range CBD: www.lostrangecbd.com & Use code “makeonedayhappen” for 2 free gifts + 10% donated to Last Prisoner Project | www.lastprisonerproject.org
Show Notes:
5:43 JM’s background
15:00 “The knowing”
17:20 Failing on the Grand Canyon speed attempts
20:15 Why be on a team?
21:35 The hard thing is the best thing for you
24:45 Forrest Woodward film The Time Travelers
26:00 Choosing failure & struggle
28:47 The philosophy of going to the gym
29:30 An exploration of effort: find the appropriate effort for the day
34:12 Hiding from pain & proving
36:48 Pick what you need
38:38 Strengths vs weaknesses
41:30 Why you actually can’t “do anything you want” in life
44:05 Super powers & how to find yours
52:50 The danger in things “going back to the way they were”
57:15 Being a polymath, what the heck is that?
1:06:55 Really great example of a self-privilege check by JM
1:08:12 Last question!
1:10:02 end of this
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56:10 Book recommendations from Ellen
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14:15 Solo dance parties
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