Consumerism, Guilty Consciences, and Crippling Anxiety | ASK ME ANYTHING

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Ryan Michler

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4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Ask Me Anything, Ryan Michler and Kipp Sorensen dive into a candid discussion about the relentless cycle of consumerism, exploring how modern holiday traditions have strayed from their meaningful roots. They share insights on battling guilt when taking personal time and the importance of setting boundaries to balance self-care and family commitments.

Tackling anxiety in relationships, they offer practical advice for fostering mutual growth and understanding. The duo also discusses the profound impact of teaching responsibility to children and how intentional goal-setting can transform personal and professional lives.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 - Intro and Thanksgiving Reflections
02:10 - The Problem with Modern Consumerism
06:15 - Knowledge vs. Application
19:07 - Teaching Kids Responsibility
27:15 - Extreme Ownership: When Is It Too Much?
42:44 - Navigating Anxiety in Relationships
52:15 - Goals That Move the Needle
58:19 - Dealing with Guilt Over Self-Care
1:04:33 - Staying Patient During Chaos
1:19:26 - Closing Thoughts

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0:00.0	The brain is incredible and can consume all sorts of information, can learn and develop and grow.
0:07.0	And obviously we know a lot about neuroplasticity.
0:10.0	My biggest concern with acquiring new information is at what expense.
0:15.0	So if I spend a bunch of time consuming more information at the expense of doing something with the information I currently have,
0:23.5	that's the problem for me. And it's very easy to fool ourselves into thinking that as we acquire
0:29.4	information, we're actually making our lives better. I don't think we are until we apply it.
0:35.6	You're a man of action.
0:38.6	You live life to the fullest.
0:41.6	Embrace your fears and boldly charge your own path.
0:45.9	When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, every time.
0:50.8	You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged, resilient, strong.
0:52.2	This is your life.
0:53.5	This is who you are.
0:56.5	This is who you will become. At the end of the day,
1:04.3	and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. Kip, what's up, man? Great to see you on the back of our Thanksgiving weekend here in the United States. I hope you had a good one.
1:08.4	Yeah, I had a great time. We follow a tradition of
1:12.0	boycotting Black Friday, go to a small town up in Idaho, and go to hot springs and just chill.
1:18.8	So it was a really relaxed weekend and you know how it is. You're cut from the same cloth.
1:25.5	Once you take some time off and you relax, you're like, okay, let's get back to work and get some things.
1:30.8	So I'm excited to be at your office and be on the podcast and get busy.
1:35.5	Yeah.
1:36.1	Yeah, this morning I was getting in here because I was out of town for the weekend too and I got in.
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