547: Social Drag by Steve Pavlina

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🗓️ 10 June 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. Episode 547: Social Drag by Steve Pavlina (Mindfulness & Happiness). The original post is located here: https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/03/social-drag Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 547, Social Drag by Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com
0:07.2	and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:08.2	As a going old friend, happy Saturday.
0:10.6	Welcome to the podcast where I simply narrate blogs for you so you don't have to find time
0:14.4	looking for them or sitting down and staring at a screen for more hours every day.
0:18.4	And I'm back with a post from Steve Pavlina.
0:20.8	I'm going to keep this intro nice and short for you because I've got a pretty busy weekend,
0:24.8	so let's get right to it.
0:25.8	And start optimizing your life.
0:31.0	Social Drag by Steve Pavlina of StevePavlina.com
0:36.0	Social Drag is what happens when you undergo a significant personal shift, yet everyone around
0:42.4	you still treats you the same.
0:44.7	Suppose you've decided to switch careers.
0:47.2	Even though you're still working in your old career, mentally you've already made the
0:50.4	leap to the new one.
0:51.4	It's only a matter of time before your external reality reflects that.
0:55.1	But the people around you haven't yet internalized your shift.
0:58.5	It isn't real to them yet, so they keep interacting with you as if you haven't made
1:02.0	the shift at all.
1:03.6	Has this ever happened to you?
1:05.6	Every significant shift I've experienced has had a corresponding level of social drag.
1:10.7	Whenever a person makes a significant change in their lives, they can take the rest of
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