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Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Brianna Wiest

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

Society & Culture, Arts, Philosophy

4.6908 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Brianna Wiest is a bestselling author, speaker, and advocate for self-reflection and personal growth. Known for transformative works including 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, and her latest release, The Pivot Year, she has sold over 2 million copies of her books which frequently top global bestseller lists. Now based in Northern California, Wiest continues to inspire as a speaker at businesses, conferences, and bookstores worldwide, and as a partner at Thought Catalog, where she publishes her books and shares deeply personal, thoughtful content. Her work resonates with readers worldwide, offering insight into emotional intelligence, mental health, and discovering inner potential. Her upcoming release, The Life That’s Waiting, is available for pre-order now.  ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: Squarespace https://squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Vivo Barefoot http://vivobarefoot.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA25' ------ LMNT Electrolytes https://drinklmnt.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Athletic Nicotine https://www.athleticnicotine.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter

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0:00.0

Tetrogrammaton.

0:03.0

Tetragrammaton.

0:06.0

Tetrackermat.

0:09.0

I remember when I was really young, I had two kind of feelings that were strong.

0:30.5

And one was that I wanted to do something in the arts, like I wanted to do music or act or something.

0:37.4

And I also had this very, maybe not strange,

0:41.9

but I think to me at the time, it was strange, feeling that I needed to help people. My mom tells

0:47.1

a story a lot that I was like in elementary school and I would tell her over and over again,

0:50.7

mom, I'm supposed to help people. She'd be like, what is this kid talking about?

0:54.5

She'd be like, right, come relax, you know?

0:56.3

She said I would be down in the den

0:57.9

on my old Microsoft desktop computer

1:00.3

and looking up like college courses.

1:02.7

And I was trying to figure out how you help people

1:05.4

and I couldn't quite place it.

1:07.3

And so there was a time, I think like by middle school,

1:09.7

I used to say I either wanted to be a singer or an emergency room doctor.

1:15.4

That's right.

1:17.9

So, you know, not maybe talented enough for the first one and maybe not academically gifted enough for the second.

1:26.0

All along, I loved reading. This is independent of

1:29.1

those two feelings. Love, loved, loved reading. And I remember in high school, do you remember

1:34.6

this book? It was called, I think, the purpose-driven life. I think it's like a daily devotional.

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