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🗓️ 9 March 2020
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0:00.0 | I'm Gretchen Rubin and this is a little happier. |
0:03.8 | As I have mentioned many times, I love proverbs, coons, secrets of adulthood, paradoxes, |
0:09.3 | parables, fables, and teaching stories of all kinds. |
0:13.2 | And as part of this I've collected aphorisms for years, and I've started writing my own |
0:17.9 | aphorisms. |
0:18.9 | I've noticed that occasionally I'll write an aphorism that strikes me as very powerful, |
0:24.8 | but I realize that without an illustration, it might not make much of an impression |
0:29.4 | on other people. |
0:30.4 | I'll give you an example. |
0:33.3 | Here's my aphorism. |
0:36.0 | Modesty and good manners can save us from a lot of embarrassment. |
0:40.6 | Take a second to decide what you think that means. |
0:43.1 | Now I'll tell you a story to illustrate it. |
0:47.0 | This is a story about Dick Bass. |
0:49.2 | Dick Bass was the son of a Texas oil baron. |
0:52.0 | He was a ski resort entrepreneur and he often went on ambitious mountain climbing expeditions. |
0:57.6 | His achievements included being the first person to climb the highest peak on each of |
1:01.8 | the seven continents, as well as being the oldest person to climb Mount Everest at the age |
1:07.1 | of 55. |
1:08.6 | He was a guy with a big life and a big personality. |
1:13.3 | One time Dick Bass was on a cross-country flight and he spent the time regaling his very |
1:18.1 | nice seatmate with details from his adventures on all seven continents. |
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