3858: Allow Space to Screw It Up by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Learning Through Failure

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🗓️ 28 December 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3858: Anthony Ongaro reflects on how even joyful disruptions can derail our best habits, yet offer powerful reminders about flexibility and perspective. By allowing space for things to go wrong, we reduce guilt, embrace imperfection, and reconnect more easily with what matters most. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/allow-space-to-screw-it-up/ Quotes to ponder: "We must allow space in our lives to screw things up." "We can try as hard as possible to get our daily action to look like our long-term vision, but some days we won’t be successful. Life happens." "The last thing we should do is create a guilt-spiral that makes us miserable and makes it even harder to get back on track." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we start, I want to share a super powerful practice I use called NSDR, or non-sleep, deep rest.
0:06.6	In just about 10 minutes or so, this yoga-needra practice leaves you feeling as refreshed as after a nap without actually sleeping.
0:15.0	Experience it for yourself on our guided podcast.
0:18.2	Search NSDR and look for the one from Optimal Living Daily. This is Optimal Living
0:25.6	Daily. Allow space to screw it up by Anthony Ungaro of break the twitch.com. And I'm Justa
0:31.9	your very own personal narrator where I read to you every day of the year with permission from
0:36.4	the authors to help start
0:38.0	or end your day on the right foot. So with that, let's get right to this next one as we optimize
0:43.4	your life. Allow space to screw up by Anthony Ungero of break the twitch.com.
0:54.2	Last week, Amy and I flew out to Los Angeles to attend an event while visiting family and
0:59.2	friends. It was a wonderful experience and we particularly enjoyed the 75-degree days leading
1:04.1	into the weekend. It was a welcome change from the brutal Minnesota winter. For the most
1:08.8	part, everything went smoothly and we couldn't have planned a better
1:11.4	trip. On the other hand, I really did not expect this to happen. Almost immediately, my 30-day strong
1:17.6	daily habits completely fell apart. Outside of my normal environment, I found incredibly difficult to
1:23.8	keep up with my six daily habits. The one thing that made it was simply making the bed
1:28.2	every morning. With beautiful weather, a part of me ached to just be outside as much as possible.
1:34.0	I found myself taking any excuse to not be on a computer or phone and just sit. I read outside,
1:40.7	but those opportunities were somewhat limited as well. Between visiting friends and family,
1:44.8	then attending a full two-day event, the days seem packed, yet full of wonderful things.
1:50.4	This experience has me reflecting on the fact that I've always dreamed of being a digital
1:54.5	nomad. I imagine myself working from coffee shops and Airbnbs around the world, my location
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