#863 - Matthew McConaughey - The Hidden Art Of Reinventing Yourself

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Key Takeaways

• Don’t Half-Ass It: Think and try it out beforehand, but when it’s time to go, dive in and finish it
• You should be able to laugh at the crisis; there is not always tribute in solemnity
• “Be very serious about your sense of humor.” – McConaughey
• Analyze the habits and behavior that engineer less pain in your life; you can’t guarantee happiness, but there is a science to satisfaction
• When things are going well, take time to reflect on why they may be going well so you can learn from your success and hopefully repeat those behaviors in the future
• In many ways, the things that you don’t get help you find satisfaction in life more than the things that you do get
• Turn negativity into fuel: Rage, anger, and a thirst for revenge are mighty powerful emotions that can be used as activation energy in pursuit of a goal
• You have to pay a price to become a person that other people admire; while we all want to be relevant, we should consider what it is that we want to be relevant for
• Every decision has opportunity costs; choose pursuits that are worthy of the sacrifices that you will inevitably have to make
• “Life has to be lived forward, but it only makes sense in reverse.” – Søren Kierkegaard

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Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award winning actor, a producer and an author.
Expect to learn what “Don’t half-ass it” means, the story of how Matthew got his iconic starting role in Dazed & Confused, how to see the upside during any crisis, why having a sense of humour should be your default emotion, McConaughey’s own version of his Lonely Chapter, when you should listen to your gut versus your head, why McConaughey turned down $14.5M to pursue something great, Matthew's reflections on the 10 year anniversary of Interstellar, lesson on finding the perfect partner, and much more…

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