Task, Time, Energy: The Purpose-Filled Productivity Podcast - Why Not Be Awesome? Featuring Kate Cooper-Jensen

Why Not Be Awesome? Featuring Kate Cooper-Jensen

05/04/23 • 45 min

Task, Time, Energy: The Purpose-Filled Productivity Podcast

Imagine sitting down with a skydiver who has made 16,000 jumps, holds multiple world records, and has been inducted into the Skydiving Hall of Fame.
Imagine that she talks you through a world record formation skydiving attempt, from the careful planning on the ground, through the ride up in the airplane, through the jump itself, opening a parachute, landing, and then excitedly gathering with your teammates to find out if you set a new record.
Imagine her sharing her story and firsthand experiences, and also sharing lessons from that experience which you can apply in your everyday life.
You don't have to imagine. That's exactly what Kate Cooper-Jensen does in this episode.
In addition to holding multiple world records, Kate is an entrepreneur who helped found Square One, a successful skydiving equipment store. Kate is also one of the founders of Jump for the Cause, a nonprofit which organized women's world record attempts and raised $1.9 million for breast cancer charities and treatment centers.
Kate talks about maintaining focus in extreme situations; how to stay in great shape through your 60s and beyond; and flipping the switch from a "what if?" mindset to a "why not?" mindset.
Bonus links:
"Jump for the Cause Celebrates 10 Years Unbeaten"
https://www.fai.org/news/jump-cause-celebrates-10-years-unbeaten
"The 400-way Story"
https://www.skydivemag.com/new/the-400-way-story/
The skydive photo in the graphic for this episode is by Brian Festi.

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How to Trust Confusion: Life Lessons from the LSAT with Graham Downey

Graham Downey is a graduate of Yale Law School who scored a 180—the highest score possible—on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). After law school, Graham taught LSAT prep courses and tutored students for a test prep company, sharing his knowledge with other people striving to master the test.
The LSAT is one of the most challenging graduate-level entrance exams. It can be frustrating and stress-inducing. It's frequently confusing and occasionally infuriating.
It's also an elegantly crafted exam designed to test the limits of a person's reasoning skills and their ability to think clearly under pressure. It's a test that can teach us valuable lessons about time management.
In this episode, Graham shares tips for the LSAT that can also be useful in our everyday lives. We talk about learning to trust confusion, why slowing down is as important as going fast, and the value of having clear intentions.
We talk about limits, how to push past them, and how the quest for perfection can get in the way.
Graham's Lightweight LSAT guide is at https://lightweightlsat.com/.
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During this episode we mentioned:

The Imperfectionist newsletter published by Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky.
How Buildings Learn by Steward Brand

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Seeing the Benefits with Geshe Gelek Choda

Geshe Gelek Choda became a Buddhist monk when he was seven years old. He traveled from his home in Sikkim in northeastern India to Bylakuppe in the south, where monks who had escaped from Tibet were rebuilding the Sera Je Monastery.
When Geshe Gelek arrived to join Sera Je, the beautiful buildings that stand today were not built yet. The monks were living in crude tents. Geshe Gelek immediately missed his family and his home in Sikkim. But home was thousands of miles away.
In this episode, Geshe Gelek describes the monks’ rigorous daily routine: waking early in the morning to spend the day attending classes and debate sessions, studying, meditating, praying, and studying more until late at night.
He explains how we can all learn to think in ways that help us face difficulties and challenges, and how thinking can help us reduce anxiety, stress, and fear.
Geshe Gelek is the resident teacher at Kadampa Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Learn about Kadampa Center here: https://kadampa-center.org/
Learn about Sera Je Monastery here: https://www.serajeymonastery.org/

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