Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
One of the biggest mistakes people make is believing every decision has to be forever — instead, treat the next chapter as an experiment, not a permanent verdict.
Where this was said
At 19:25 · chapter starts 16:40
The episode pauses for a sponsored segment in German for WISO Steuer, a tax filing software. The ad leads with endorsements from multiple German consumer-testing and financial publications — Stiftung Warentest, Computerbild, Focus Money, Chip, and Finanztipp — before addressing the common objection that filing taxes is complicated. The resolution offered is simple: photograph your wage tax certificate and the software handles the rest. The call to action is a deadline-driven prompt to file by 31 July. The segment is brief, tonally upbeat, and clearly out of place for non-German listeners.
Psychological flexibility is the ability to stay present with discomfort while taking action aligned with your values, even when you feel uncertain or afraid.
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