Episodes

  • maximum human potential?
    Jul 17 2020

    1:00 What do you think are the limits of a regular person?

    “It seems like the potential is limitless. You might have physical limitations, but you can work at things and get better as long as you are willing to do it.”

    “I work with an autistic kid - Chris. Things are really hard for him. When I first started working there I saw how much he struggled. Now he is doing lunges. If I struggled doing lunges I can imagine how hard it is for him.”

    5:30 Potential can come from anyone

    “What would you say genius is?

    “What is a normal person versus a genius?”

    “People tend to be highly functional in one specific domain.”

    “You tend to be good at one thing and not good at other things.”

    “I think people that are brilliant are brilliant in one specific domain.”

    “Girls fall in love with potential.”

    “What makes someone a loser?”

    “Men don’t go back home to live with their mom.”

    “Diego, seriously?” 

    “He doesn’t show any form of assertiveness for life.”

    13:00 “Diego by your definition you are a loser.” 

    “I’ll say I’ve shown potential, but I haven’t accomplished anything.” 

    “Potentially you can always do something tomorrow.”

    “That’s what separates do-ers from none do-ers.”

    14:31 “I’ve been working on this t-shirt thing for a couple years now.”

    “On the early steps of getting it done.”

    “I got figure out the baby steps.”

    “Figuring out the steps is the overwhelming part.”

    20:00 “My mom is an extreme control freak”

    “Do you things in your life because you want to do them or because your parents forced you to do?”

    “Whatever I wanted to do I was told I couldn’t because I was disabled. They never gave me responsibility of failure.”

    “A lot of immigrant families are brought up like that.”

    “You have to give credit where credit is due.”

    “I had a lot of anxiety and I was awkward as a child. I struggled and didn’t want to be around people.”

    “Taking agency over your own life back.”

    28:00 “I like art bro”

    “You would never be able to do those things under the dictatorship of your mom.”

    “My mom thinks I am a supreme dick.”

    “You never grow up in your parents eyes. And I have to push her back.”

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