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Wee Bit Wiser by Jordan Harbinger Get wiser A few weeks ago, I talked to Michael Easter about how important it is to get deliberately uncomfortable in this modern world. He’s absolutely right: We’ve engineered challenges out of our lives, and we’re suffering massively from a modern comfort crisis as a result. Discomfort as medicine — physical, emotional, spiritual — is real. Our conversation also got me thinking about when creating discomfort goes too far — when the impulse to be challenged...
Wee Bit Wiser by Jordan Harbinger Something wise(-ish) For all our talk about radical candor, let’s be real: Being honest is risky business. Speaking your mind — while important and admirable — often comes at a cost. Hurt feelings. Compromised relationships. A reputation for being confrontational. The judgments of other people. Straight-up retaliation. And honesty is especially tricky at work, where complicated politics can make the cost of speaking your mind — even if you’re 100% right —...
Wee Bit Wiser by Jordan Harbinger Something wise(-ish) Here’s something people don’t talk about much. All growth comes with some degree of shame. We usually think about growth as an antidote to shame. We believe that learning and evolving are good ways to avoid feeling embarrassed. And in one way, they are. But over the years I’ve come to appreciate that shame is an essential part of the growth process. It’s not something you necessarily need to avoid. Shame can actually be a sign that you’re...