Episode 412: The price of living your own life (lack of understanding is a test of your character)

Mar 18, 2024

Explore the challenges of building a custom-tailored life rather than following conventional paths. Learn about the cost of living authentically and the importance of facing social disapproval. Discover the struggle of loneliness when pursuing personal growth outside societal norms.

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INSIGHT

Culture's Runway Often Doesn't Fit

Cultural roadmaps prescribe a one-size-fits-all life that often fails many people.
Building a custom life requires resisting cultural expectations and tailoring your path to your temperament.

ADVICE

Design Your Life Like Tailored Clothes

Build a life that fits your preferences instead of buying an off-the-rack path from culture.
Treat your life like custom-tailored clothing: design it to match your temperament and interests.

INSIGHT

Approval Is The Price Of Difference

The core cost of living your own life is losing others' approval.
Foregoing social approval is unavoidable when you deviate significantly from norms.

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The fact of the matter is that the conventional roadmap provided by culture isn't going to work for a lot of people. If you want a custom-tailored life, you have to be prepared to build it for yourself. The issue is that the more you deviate from the well-trodden path, the less you will be comprehensible to those around you. This means that the cost of living your own life is the approval of others. I discuss more in this episode.

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Presented by Orion Taraban, Psy.D. PsycHacks provides viewers with a brief, thought-provoking video several days a week on a variety of psychological topics, inspired by his clinical practice. The intention is for the core idea contained within each video to inspire viewers to see something about themselves or their world in a slightly different light. The ultimate mission of the channel is to reduce the amount of unnecessary suffering in the world.

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