1KHO 257: Being Bored is the Catalyst for Imagination, Fun, and Adventure | Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., Your Big Leap Year

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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A favorite guest Gay Hendricks returns!! In this captivating episode of the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, host Ginny Yurich welcomes back the insightful Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. for a profound exploration of "Your Big Leap Year." Delve into the power of Einstein Time, a concept that revolutionizes productivity and eases the perpetual anxiety surrounding time. Hendricks shares his personal journey from viewing time as an enemy to making it a cherished ally, offering practical tips for listeners to foster a harmonious relationship with time. As the conversation unfolds, discover the profound link between creativity and psychological growth, with Hendricks emphasizing the importance of continuous learning and the joy of the journey. Reflecting on his own childhood, Hendricks highlights the role of boredom as a catalyst for imagination, fun, and adventure—a stark contrast to today's screen-dominated world. The episode addresses the challenges of modern parenting, unveiling eye-opening insights from a unique experiment involving recording how adults tend to interact with children. Hendricks advocates for fostering positivity and emotional intelligence in kids, emphasizing the role of parents as coaches who guide, uplift, and provide alternatives. Join Ginny and Gay on a journey that offers listeners a roadmap to a fulfilling life through creativity, presence, and the art of feeling good every step of the way. ** Learn more about Gay Hendricks here >> https://hendricks.com/ Get Your Copy of The Big Leap here >> https://amzn.to/4a1XiBn ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Jenny Erich and I am so excited that Gay Hendricks is back with us today.
0:08.0	Welcome! Thank you very much. It's great to see you again.
0:12.0	It's good to see you and you just came out with a new book called your Big Leap year.
0:17.0	Huge Congrats to you.
0:19.0	Thank you.
0:20.0	I would imagine this one would be tricky to write.
0:22.0	So this is the concept of the big leap
0:23.5	that you and I talked about already,
0:25.3	but you took it into bite-sized chunks.
0:27.6	So I read it in a way that is probably not
0:29.8	the way that you're supposed to read it,
0:30.8	but to prepare for this podcast, I did read the whole thing in less than a year but I love
0:35.8	you were able to take it day by day and it spirals down and these ideas come around with different
0:41.5	stories and it's a lot to think about and I thought
0:44.8	what a tool what a tool for you to use with your family for you to use with your kids
0:49.0	just one day at a time and I do love that it came out in the leap year. Was that on purpose?
0:55.3	Yes it was actually. When I first started the book it didn't occur to me but then
1:01.5	suddenly I realized oh my gosh if I can get this finished so it can come out in
1:06.6	2024 so that's how we did it a lot of people have asked me over the years to write such a book a you know day book with 365 or in this case,
1:15.0	with 365 or in this case, 366 days in it.
1:19.5	And I'd always kind of put it off and said,
1:21.8	okay, I'll do that eventually eventually but this past year I decided to
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