The Power of Persistence in the Face of Criticism

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered why the most productive people catch the most flak? Open your mind to fresh perspectives as we navigate through last week's headlines about controversial public figures like Elon Musk and Doug Wilson. We'll be dissecting the power of persistence, focus, and dedication towards work, shedding light on the types of people who orbit around effective doers - the posers, haters, and the fearful.

We'll provide insights on the complex relationship between the mainstream world and the outcasts; the ongoing tensions between the "experts" and the people doing the actual work. So, buckle up, and let's stride forward in productive action, undeterred by mainstream opinions or critics... even if they do have a fun new insult to use.

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0:00.0	So what do Moscow, Idaho, Elon Musk, and the Kansas City Chiefs all have in common?
0:13.8	Welcome back to another T-Rex top episode. This one is kind of topical because all of these things have been in the news over the last
0:22.2	week, but it's also an excuse to talk about something that I've been thinking about for some
0:26.4	time. I think these are really good analogies for a really important point that hopefully is
0:32.7	helpful to all of us. So quick recap, for those of you who have not been following the news in all these
0:39.1	different spheres, you probably did see the Elon Musk interview or clips of it, or people
0:46.2	who were shocked that when interviewed about Disney and various other large corporate advertisers
0:53.0	pulling out of Twitter.
0:56.0	Elon Musk was very blunt and direct in telling them to go get lost.
1:01.9	Not exactly the words that he used.
1:03.7	He used extremely strong language and people pushed back against that.
1:09.0	Meanwhile, however, there was also something that was going on in the church space.
1:14.8	A whole lot of modern evangelical writers are criticizing a Presbyterian pastor named Doug Wilson,
1:20.6	who lives in Moscow, Idaho for his tone and mood.
1:26.2	And then there was a sports writer over at Deadspin who was attacking a small
1:30.3	child for wearing blackface at a Kansas City Chiefs game. That one's kind of interesting because
1:36.5	it shows just an incredible desire to just double down on things. So the sports writer posted
1:43.0	a picture of this kid, and you could see
1:45.4	that his face was painted black, and he was wearing ceremonial headdress of a plains Indian tribe.
1:51.9	And then when people pointed out that this was an extremely misleading photograph, because
1:55.7	half of his face was painted black and half of his face was painted red, not because of cultural appropriation,
2:03.5	but because those are literally the Kansas City Chief's colors. They actually double down and said,
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