Brian JohnsonChairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic

Connecting with loved ones.

3 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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Short spoken excerpt by Brian Johnson describing how challenges (‘glitches’ or ‘turds’) can fertilize personal growth and deepen connection with loved ones. He emphasizes mindset, vulnerability, and using everyday conflicts as opportunities to notice cause-and-effect in behavior and invite reconnection. The clip frames difficulties as fuel for courage and honest sharing in relationships.

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It's the turds that create the opportunities for growth. It's what fertilizes our growth. When we have the right mindset on them, then we want a speed through which we move from the glitch to the reconnection. But they literally become the very things that fuel our growth. If I do this, then I'm more likely to do that. It's never, oh, you need to do that. It's like, hey, when I do that, this happens to me, and I'm noticing this happening to you. Do you think there's a connection? The point being, these glitches become the very thing that allow us to connect to our loved ones and to have that courage and the vulnerability to share our challenges.