Effort and Ease

<p class="p1">Everything we do requires some effort. We wake up in the morning, and from that point forward, we exert effort, starting with getting out of bed and brushing our teeth.</p> <p class="p1">In our society, it is easy to think of effort as synonymous with drudgery, exhaustion, and an attitude of "never enough." Because of this, we also have a complicated relationship with ease: we struggle to rest, and to trust ease. We often stumble from overexertion into numbing out.</p> <p class="p1">Humans seem to be happiest when we find a flow between effort and ease, a satisfactory relationship with trying and allowing, practicing and surrendering. How do we come to cultivate that symbiotic relationship in our lives? How do we find that flow?</p> <p class="p1">This is what we explore in today’s episode.</p> <p class="p1">References:</p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/neuroscience/growth-mindset?adw=true&amp;utm_term=carol%20dweck%20growth%20mindset&amp;utm_campaign=2022+-+Thinkers&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;hsa_mt=b&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ad=594890531659&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_cam=17008083795&amp;hsa_kw=carol%20dweck%20growth%20mindset&amp;hsa_grp=135891146356&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-329662833484&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_acc=8441935193&amp;gad=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjww7KmBhAyEiwA5-PUSjP4Kj_vm-fY9cYw6e8-tEvK9cGgXhvJ-stUXB6tvzM-ESxPayR-FBoCMQAQAvD_BwE'>Mindset, by Carol Dweck</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBG50aoUwlI'>Taylor Swift commencement speech at NYU</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaM1bCuG4xo'>Taylor Swift's "Mirrorball"</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://thenapministry.com/'>Tricia Hersey’s The Nap Ministry</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/@hannahmorrisbouldering'>Hannah Morris Bouldering YouTube channel</a></p>