This is the Gary V. Audio Experience.

What was really interesting about COVID for all the challenges that it had for a lot of us,

you know, it allowed us to slow down and ponder.

And for me especially, it allowed me to tap into some things that I haven't historically talked about.

And I'm grateful for that.

For all the things I talk about around self-awareness or gratitude or things of that nature,

what's incredibly clear to me, what's incredibly clear to me at this point in my career is that

from a business standpoint and clearly from a life standpoint, I think we grossly underestimate perspective.

I really genuinely believe that life is exactly as you see it.

I believe that there are inherently people who are cynical.

And because of that, they're just going to believe things are not good or stacked against them.

I think there are people who are optimistic. I think there are people who are practical,

and delusional, and all those things that I think many of you have heard about.

But there are a couple things that really stood out for me during this last 18 months.

And it really is interesting that one of the categories I'm spending a lot of time on right now

that a lot of you know is NFT land.

And the way I got there is what's most interesting to me.

What do I want to talk about tonight? What can actually bring some value?

What's something that somebody can build off of?

I really think it's time we start talking about curiosity a little bit more.

So I've become incredibly passionate about curiosity.

I think that in self-reflection mode, so much of what works for me,

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