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Takeaways from Podcast: First text with Phil Stutz

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Key Takeaways from https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gPwo9WxbqrbVd1cp422La
1. Perfectionism comes in the way when there is no higher goal than the result.
2. When charge into the fear, it gets smaller. When we avoid the fear, it gets bigger.
When unsure on how to make a decision, try dynamic evaluation of your weaknesses and work to minimize them.
Dynamic evaluation: work on your weaknesses to keep moving forward. It will signal you to the person you want to become. 
Two paths to success:
Meritorious: traveled by many, gives the illusion of certainty, mediocrity, highly competitive
Power system: undefined path that pushes you to work outside the lines. When we're young, sometimes we can get the intuition that an unlikely path would lead to our personal success. That is the path we should undertake. Driven by instincts, taking risks.
Get in the habit of systematically taking risks. Don't seek permission. 
Try to interview different types of people to expand your horizon. This information is alive. Older people are more willing to help younger people. Present your problems in life to ask about their answers & thoughts. Try to implement their advice and report their reflection.
Spend time each day just for yourself
Action breeds wisdom. Once we start to act in a way that scares us, we get more ideas.
We will fail at some point of life. But we can make failing meaningful. We can do that through redefining winning. Winning is the ability to make a quick recovery after you fail. Highest achievement is recovering from failure.
Our breaks should be rejuvenating. Young people should differentiate between what seems exciting vs. what is pleasurable. 
Our partners should be willing to sacrifice for us, be empathetic towards our feelings and they should take initiative to let us know they understand us. 
All of us have our own individuality. We can work through it to enter a state of collective creation to unleash our creativity. 

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