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The Unstoppable Power Of Reframing Your Experiences - Derek Sivers - #847
About this episode
Derek Sivers is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker.
Things are not what they are, things are what we think they are. The power of reframing and changing your perspective is a kind of alchemy, and today we get to hear some of Derek's best principles for altering the way you see everything.
Expect to learn how you can reframe your perspective for the better, what the term ‘Useful Not True’ means, why your thoughts cannot be trusted, why people don’t bond over facts but rather perspectives, how to not become discouraged if you are thrown off course, how to make better decisions and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Useful But Not True
(06:41) Why is Reframing Important?
(13:08) Derek’s Car Accident
(23:11) We Bond Over Our Perspectives
(28:29) Is it Right to Sometimes Break the Rules?
(36:35) Your Own Thoughts Are Untrue
(47:28) Evaluating Beliefs Fuelled By Emotion
(55:39) Judge the Content & Not the Box
(01:06:05) The Value of Diverse Worldviews
(01:17:30) How to Better Reframe Your Experiences
(01:32:22) Are These Tools Universally Useful?
(01:41:46) Our Desire to Be Perfect Immediately
(01:48:25) You Are What You Pretend to Be
(02:01:37) Where to Find Derek
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