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The Hidden Art Of Reinventing Yourself - Matthew McConaughey - #863
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Nov 11, 2024
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Deconstruct Your Successes
At 28:47 · chapter starts 28:00
Deconstruct Your Successes, Not Just Your Failures
Everyone reflexively dissects what went wrong. Almost nobody studies what went right. McConaughey found that going back through his journals during happy periods revealed repeatable patterns — who he was with, how he was sleeping, whether he was going to church, whether he was grateful. There's a science to satisfaction if you bother to look for it.
