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Now before our episode begins, here's a quick word from our sponsors.

Hey there, and welcome to wake me up.

I'm your host Tyler, as always,

and I'm so thrilled that you're here today.

This week, we're covering a really important topic,

controlling the ego. And the ego is that part of us that identifies the self as something different and separate from the outside world.

In many ways, the ego is extremely useful.

For example, it protects us from danger.

But the ego has a thousand ways of preventing us from living a better life.

So today and this week, preventing us from living a better life.

So today and this week, we're going to be diving into one of these ways

that the ego so often can hold us back.

And that is fear of being wrong.

Let's be honest, we don't like to be wrong.

There's a certain sting that comes with having something you believe,

no matter how big or small, be proven incorrect.

But what if you're wrong about being wrong?

What if, instead of st find joy in being wrong,

what if you were able to find joy in being wrong?

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