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Now tell me, how do you feel when you see an inspirational quote? Let me guess. Uninspired. Yeah, but that wasn't always the case. Think back to a decade ago. How did you feel when you saw an inspirational quote? I can tell you how you felt. You felt inspired. Yeah, you did. You felt inspired. A decade ago, we loved inspirational quotes. We slapped them on our T shirts, on our notebooks. We got tattoos of them all over our bodies. We loved inspirational quotes. And then all of a sudden, one day, we all collectively woke up and decided we don't like inspirational quotes anymore. They're cringe, they're overplayed, they're pretentious, they're cliche. And it became this sort of guilty pleasure. If you liked inspirational quotes, you shouldn't tell people about that. You know, it used to be posting an inspirational quote on your Instagram was cool, was, well, inspirational, and then it became cringe and cheugy and out of touch. But for fuck's sake, I think we need inspirational quotes. I think the fact that we've written off inspirational quotes as cringe and pretentious and cliche is, to me, a sign of a declining society. Like, if we can find something negative about inspirational quotes, that is a bad sign. Because from what I can remember of inspirational quotes, I haven't paid any attention to an inspirational quote in years. From what I can remember, they were delightful. They inspired, thought there was nothing remotely bad about them. We've all become far too judgmental, cynical, and, like, cool. Can we all just stop being fucking cool for a second and be nice again? Or like, I. We need to get back into inspirational quotes. Like, I think it's about time that we get back into inspirational quotes. And honestly, there's a chance that inspirational quotes might become trendy again, just considering that 2010s are going to start coming back soon. And we all know how we felt about an inspirational quote in 2010. We loved it. So, I don't know, like, maybe. Maybe I'm just right on time and maybe inspirational quotes are going to come back into style, but they're definitely not yet. I briefly paused this episode to let you know that. This episode is presented by Westin Hotels and Resorts. Westin Hotels is designed with your wellbeing in mind. With more than 200 destinations around the world, Westin Hotels makes it possible to keep up with your wellness routine while traveling with signature amenities and offerings that help you move well, eat well, and sleep well. And with their iconic next generation heavenly bed, you can look forward to the rest. The worst Part about traveling is how it impacts your sleep. Whether you're dealing with jet lag or not having slept on a flight, it can ruin a trip. Find wellness at Weston, One of the 30 extraordinary hotel brands in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. Now back to the episode. Here's what I want to do today. Okay? I want to go on Pinterest, AKA the home of the inspirational quote, and I want to analyze the inspirational quotes that come up with fresh eyes. Okay? For the last few years, whenever an inspirational quote has come up on my Pinterest, I've, for the most part ignored it because I like the rest of us, the that they were cringe and overplayed, which is, like, ironic because I'm like, the queen of inspirational speeches. Like, half of this podcast is just me on some sort of inspirational rant that sometimes gets turned into, like, a TikTok sound. And then people like later are like, emma, is that your voice in that TikTok of you, like, giving an inspirational speech? And I'm like, don't bring that up. Maybe I'm just as cringe as the inspirational quote. Maybe I am just one walking inspirational quote. But anyway, let's venture onto Pinterest, read some inspirational quotes and see what we discover about the art of the inspirational quote. Dare I say the lost art of the inspirational quote. What I learn about myself through the process, what I learn about society as a whole and ultimately come to a conclusion about whether or not inspirational quotes are worth our attention. Let's go onto Pinterest. Let's just go onto Pinterest. Okay, let's start with no matter how unrealistic it seems, it's going to happen. I'm not going to lie. We're starting out not very strong because I don't necessarily agree with this. The reality of life is, is that sometimes we have dreams and they don't ever come true. And this quote is saying, no, no, no, it's going to happen. And I can't agree with that. Unfortunately, reality is harsh and unfair, and sometimes things don't go your way. On the other hand, sometimes they do. But to me, this quote is a bit dishonest. If I had to rewrite this quote, I would say, no matter how unrealistic it seems, it's worth a try, because that's absolutely true. You'll never know unless you try. Whether you succeed or not, the attempt will teach you something. And that is beautiful and incredible and empowering. But this quote sucks to me. I'm sorry. I don't like it. So If I had to rate this quote on a scale of one to ten, okay, one being this quote fucking sucks. Ten being this is the best quote I've ever read in my life. This quote, I'm not even gonna lie. Two out of ten. It's not great. Let's move on. Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. I would say for the most part, yes, sometimes there are days when quite literally nothing good happens. I guess. Even on the worst of days, can you maybe find something? Probably, like, even on the worst day of your life, there was probably something good that happened, whether it was Community coming together or it was, you know, an epiphany that you had, or you could probably find something. But I also think, again, I'm finding a hole. Wow. I really thought that this whole episode was going to be me defending inspirational quotes, and I am ripping them apart. I, um. It's okay if you just have a bad fucking day and there's nothing good about it. And sometimes a day is so fucking bad, it's not even beneficial to try to find something good about it. It's actually more effective and productive to just accept the fact that that was a horrible day and tomorrow will hopefully be better. Like, it's okay to not be able to figure out, like, where the positive element is, where the silver lining is. There isn't always one, I don't think. But I would say, in general, this quote is true. Like, when it comes down to, like, a mundane, ordinary, meh sort of day, right? That's how most of our days are. Just sort of ordinary. Ordinary days might not be good, right? Like, we might not look back at those days in our lives, the ordinary ones, and say, oh, those are good days. But I do agree, even though those days aren't necessarily good, there's definitely something good in every ordinary day. So I guess I, like, 50% agree with this quote. So if I had to rate it, I'm going to go ahead and give this one a four and a half out of ten, because I do think, in general, it actually does apply. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. Have you ever been shopping online and the website just gave you the ick? Let me tell you, that wouldn't happen if they used Squarespace. Squarespace Design Intelligence empowers anyone to build beautiful, more personalized websites tailored to your unique needs. And with Squarespace Payments, it's super easy to manage payments with just a few clicks. Plus, with Squarespace's integrated and optimized SEO tools, there's all the help you need to get people to your site. Head to squarespace.com emma for a free trial and use code EMMA to save 10% on your first purchase. 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Like you're no longer a creative person because you're not actively using that muscle. But in my opinion, it never goes away. You either have it or you don't. And that's not a bad thing at all. I think it just is the way that you are. And if you're not naturally a creative person, if you're again more of like a mathematical, logistical, who knows, like scientific, like type A sort of person, you probably don't even want to be creative. That doesn't even sound inspiring or fulfilling to you. You are wired differently, perhaps. Or maybe everyone's creative. I don't know. I'm not in everyone else's brain. Okay? But most people that I know are creative in one way or another. Even like the people in my life who are really mathematical and logistical in type A. Like my mom, for example. My mom is one of the most like organized. Like she is just everything is perfect. Everything is like done exactly right. You know, she doesn't like using her creative mind. She likes doing things logistically and in an organized manner. You know what I mean? Not in like a creative thinking outside the box sort of way. Like she doesn't like doing that for the most part. However, I still think she's a very creative woman. There are times when she problem solves in a way that's incredibly creative. And I couldn't Even, like, I couldn't even fathom how she, like, came up with that. I don't know. I think creativity looks different for everyone. And I actually, as I'm discussing it, think probably everyone's creative in one way or another, but maybe not everyone's creative in, like, an art sort of way. And so back to the fucking quote. Because I love to go off on a tangent. I agree with this quote. I relate to the feeling of, you know, maybe not feeling inspired or being busy with other things that are preventing me from being creative and creating some form of art. And it fucks with my head and makes me feel like I've lost it. And I agree that that's not true, even though I know that it's still helpful to see a quote like this. So, you know what? Thank you, Pinterest. I'm feeling inspired. Honestly, I'm giving this quote a nine and a half out of ten. I want to give it a ten out of ten, but I'm giving it a nine and a half because I felt cringe when I was talking about it. Like, it definitely felt a bit pretentious. It definitely made me cringe. So because of that, it's. It's getting a nine and a half. But, I mean, it is damn close to a 10 out of 10. What else? All right, next. When you choose yourself, everything around you will choose you, too. Again, this is a little bit unrealistic, and I have a problem with that, because, again, like, even when you choose yourself with. Which is. Well, I don't even know if I agree. We need to break this down. When you choose yourself, which I'm assuming means, like, to love yourself, to be connected to yourself, everything around you will. Will. Will love you, will be connected to you. You know, whatever. This is not true to me. It's unrealistic. It's not how the world works. You might be in an incredible place with yourself, and you might go on a date, and that person will reject you. You know, you might apply for a job and not get it. Does it help? Sure. Absolutely. And it makes rejection much easier as well, because if you're truly choosing yourself, you know your worth, and you know that you are not defined by, you know, rejection in life and stuff. Right? And again, maybe I'm, like, missing the nuance, but I don't love it. I. I just don't love it. And so I'm gonna go ahead and give this quote. I'm gonna give it a three and a half out of 10 because I do think that the sentiment is good. Like, I do think when you choose yourself, like, I think choosing yourself is ultimately a good thing, but it's not always true. So it's getting three and a half, which is really low, but that's just how I feel about it. All right, next. Better to admit you walked through the wrong door, then spend your life in the wrong room. Okay, let's break this the F down. Better to admit you walked through the wrong door and then ultimately leave that room and try another one, then spend your life in the wrong room because you're too afraid to leave and admit, oh, God, I went into the wrong room. Okay, I understand this now. I kind of love this quote. Ooh, I kind of love this quote. Okay, am I going to get this tramp stamped onto me? I kind of love this. I completely agree. This really, like, taps into sort of the stubbornness of humans. Like, it is really hard for some of us to admit when we've made a mistake and maybe we've started on Avenger, that actually isn't working. And this can apply to so many different things. This can apply to a romantic relationship, to a job prospect, to a creative passion. Like, there have been things that I've started. Like, a good example would be, like, the interviews on this show. Anything goes. Okay, I. I did. I really tried to make interviews work, and I just ended up being like, this doesn't feel like me for some reason. This doesn't feel like anything goes. I just don't like it. I don't enjoy doing it. I'm not passionate about it. I don't like it. It doesn't work for me. And in a way, like, that's sort of a failure. And I ended up doing interviews for, like, months and months and months longer than I wanted to, maybe, because I was like, no. Like, I need to find a way to. Like, this. I need. I want to like this. I want to like this. But the truth is, I walked through the wrong door. And eventually I was like, all right, I walked through the wrong fucking door. I. I gotta get outta here. And I did. And now I'm at a place where I'm. I'm fucking loving it, and I am doing it alone every episode, and I absolutely love it. And it's. It's incredible. And I'm having so much fun. And the only reason why I'm here now is because I walked into the wrong room and then realized it was wrong and then walked out. And now I'm here. You know what I'm saying? I walked into a new Room. And that's the room I've been in relationships where I've known it wasn't working, but I had told myself in the beginning of the relationship, like, I. I want to marry this person. And so I have fought for this thing that wasn't really working because I was stubborn. I was like. When I walked into this room, I decided I was going to stay in this room. And it takes courage in, like, in ego death to say, I'm wrong. I'm fucking wrong. I failed. This whole thing failed. I'm in the wrong room. I got to get out and try another one. But it can be so joyful, and it is so joyful. I absolutely love this quote. This quote, to me, it might be a 10 out of 10. Damn, I love it. I love this fucking quote. That is beautiful. I love it. All right, moving on. To risk is better than regret. Hmm. You know what? To a certain extent, I will agree. I do think it's better to take a risk. A risk that is ultimately not dangerous. Right. Like, a risk that's, like, not gonna actually hurt you. Right. It's better to risk than to regret. In that case, yes. I've actually never regretted a risk like that. I think back to, like, times when it's been sort of a risk to, say, confront somebody or tell them how I feel about them or even, like, starting my YouTube channel or, you know, all these things were risks that ended up being incredibly rewarding, even if they failed at first, even if they failed altogether. Like, I've always come out the other side either wiser or with an incredible something incredible in front of me. You know what I mean? Like, something really, I. I really reaped the benefit of the risk. So I agree. I will say, though, like, when it comes to things that actually do have physical risk to your, like, health and safety, for example, like skydiving, okay? Things can go wrong when you skydive. Another example, reaching out to an ex that was abusive. These are risks that may be tempting in one way or another, but, like, even if you regret not doing those things, you're better off. Like, if you don't feel right about it, you're better off not doing it. I wouldn't promote, like, learning how to do flips on a dirt bike. Like, if you genuinely see the risk in that and you're uncomfortable by it, I would never say, well, you should do it anyway, because, you know, risk is better than regret. No, I don't think that that applies there. But when it comes to, like, emotional things or, you Know, things that are ultimately harmless. Like, the worst thing that's going to happen is, like, maybe people make fun of you, which can be really harmful, but, like, you're not going to die from that. In fact, sometimes, like, that's a normal part of life, or, you know, you might get rejected. Like, this is risk that I believe in. Like, that is risk that will help you grow. I'm going to rate risk is better than regret, honestly, a 6 out of 10. I'm gonna rate it a 6 out of 10 because I think for, like, harmless risk. I absolutely agree, and I like to believe that the nuance is there. Okay, moving on. What you're looking for is not out there. It's in you. Yeah, I agree somewhat. Like, what does this quote mean? The sentiment that accomplishing something in your career did dating, you know, your dream significant other, looking the way you've always wanted to look, like, those types of things, those are not gonna fulfill you in the way that you think that they are. Ultimately, the fulfillment comes from within. What do I mean by this? Like, accomplishing what you want to accomplish, dating the person you want to date, looking the way you want to look, that only goes so far. Like, that's never going to fully. Like, it's never going to fully satisfy you. It's never going to fully fulfill you unless you have a good relationship with yourself, unless you are happy with who you are as a person, unless you have your morals and values sorted out and in line. Like, unless all of that is intact, the stuff out there, it's not going to. It's not going to fulfill you. At the end of the day, it is in you. I agree. But I also think it isn't all in you. We as humans get fulfillment from helping others, from experiencing the world, from witnessing beauty, from treating others with kindness, from making art, from creating things that make the world a better place. Like, there are things that we do that are outside of ourselves. There are things outside of ourselves that do provide us a lot of value. You know, community, camaraderie. Like, I don't know. There are so many things outside of ourselves that do provide value. And that is my one issue with this, is that it isn't all in you. You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't know, maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm misreading this quote. But saying what you're looking for is not out there. It's in you. To me, like, I take it to an extreme. I imagine, like, if I was locked in a room this Quote is telling me the stuff out there in the world that doesn't matter. All you need is yourself. That's not fucking true. Humans are social animals. We need other people. We need the sun, we need plants, we need trees. We need to jump around. We need to swing on the branches sometimes. Do you know what I'm saying? Like, and that is not in us. That is in the world. Do you know what I'm saying? So I don't know. That is, to me, the flaw in this quote. That kind of negates the value that the world around us brings. In fact, I think focusing too much on ourselves can be a horrible thing. And I think a lot of times we need to look now more than ever in the age of the Internet, where we're all becoming more and more narcissistic, because that's the impact that social media and the Internet has on us. Like, if anything, we need to focus our energy outward on, you know, the exploring the world in, you know, treating other people with loving kindness and learning about other people and learning about, you know, and learning about the world around us. Like, if anything, that's what we need more than ever. So I am not sure that this quote is almost saying, like, look inward, it's in you. It's like, yeah, but we need to look around. I don't know. But then at the same time, there is a lot of personal work that we have to do with ourselves that is in us, that is crucial for us to be able to, you know, enjoy the world around us and stuff like that. I don't know. I'm gonna give this one probably a four out of ten. I. I don't love it. Wow, I really hate inspirational quotes. What is happening? I thought we were all gonna get inspired today. I guess I was wrong. Okay, next. Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself. I agree. Oh, my God. Wait, I just saw in this. Baby girl. Wait, this is actually the full quote. Excuse me. Can't believe I missed the small text on this. This is the full quote. Excuse me. Baby girl, just remember, life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself. Find the power in that. Now that I've been called baby girl, I actually. Totally agree. It's actually, like, a better version of the last quote that we just read, which was, what you're looking for is not out there. It's in you. This is a better version of that. Life isn't about, you know, finding yourself in things. It's not about, like, finding yourself. It's about creating your unique being as like a beautiful sort of combination of all of the things that you've experienced and all the things that you love, like creating yourself, yourself. It's kind of hurting my brain. I'm gonna give it a 7 out of 10, or maybe even a 7 and a half out of 10. I actually quite like it. Again, I can't explain it or put it into words, but yeah, like seven and a half out of ten, it's pretty good. Moving on. The universe sends us exactly what we are ready for at the exact time we need it in our lives. Again, this one's a little bit too good to be true for me. Sometimes the universe sends us shit that really is just fucking unfair, painful, horrible. And, and, but, but you know what? Majority of the time, this is true. Majority of the time. I, I, I do agree with this. And I actually think even if it isn't true, believing it is a net positive, in my opinion, because I think we all know that inevitably bad shit's gonna happen to us in our life, unfortunate shit is gonna happen to us in our lives. And there is something really comforting about believing that some sort of higher power doesn't matter what religion you believe in, it doesn't matter if, matter the, I mean, if you're an atheist, this one might not work for you, but other than that, if you're even a remotely spiritual person, there is value in being like, you know what? I'm going to trust that the universe is giving me exactly what I need when I need it, Even if it's the fucking worst possible thing that could happen if I'm not dead for some reason, this is what's meant to happen right now. There is like, beauty in that. There is, there is like, I think, believing that even though it's a bit too good to be true, and sometimes the universe will hit you when you're down over and over and over again, and it will feel unfair, and it is unfair and it doesn't make sense, and sometimes it's not exactly what you need. You know what I'm saying? Like, like that is like a little bit blissful, blissfully ignorant to reality, right? But at the same time, I'm, I have a soft spot for this because I do think that believing it is like a net positive in life. If you can find a way to believe this, I think you should. And I try to believe this. It brings me a lot of peace when I do. And so with that, I'm gonna give this quote in is a seven and A half out of ten as well. This Maybe a seven. Maybe a seven. Cause it's a little bit too, like, unrealistic, but so seven, seven out of ten. Okay, next. Change is scary, but so is staying the same. You know, it's funny. This is like the least deep one we've read thus far. Arguably. No, I would say Risk is better than regret was probably less. No, honestly, no. That one's weirdly more deep than this. This is probably the most surface level one that we've read. Change is scary, but so is staying the same. This is the first one that I think I have no complaints about. It's simple, it's to the point, and it's absolutely true. Change is absolutely scary and it's often met with, with criticism, discomfort, blah, blah, blah. But staying the same, I'd argue, is even scarier. It's way scarier. It's definitely more comfortable. But it, it, it is not good. Okay, this one's great. Can I be honest? 8 out of 10, you have to admit you're a little bit inspired by that one. That makes you inspired to change and not say the same. Admit it, you're feeling inspired. Next. Motivated by the fear of being average. I fucking hate this quote. Sorry. I don't like it and I'll tell you why. What's wrong with being average? Tell me what's wrong with being average? Majority of people on this planet are average at things. Okay. Majority of people are. Are average at school and then they play sports and they're average at those. They're not the best on the team. And then they go and work their job and they're average at their job. Does that make them in average? Are they defined by that majority of people on this planet are average at things? My entire life I was arguably average at things. I was average at sports, I was average at. At school. I was good at school. I got good grades, but I wasn't the best. I wasn't the valedictorian. I wasn't in all honors classes. I was in a lot of that. But like, always, still average. There is nothing wrong with being average. I don't like this at all. To me, it's it. This is degrading to majority of society. Not everyone on this planet is meant to be an Olympic gold medalist. Not everyone on this planet is meant to be the most beautiful supermodel on the planet. Not everyone is supposed to be like a super successful entrepreneur billionaire. And by the way, like, that's totally fine. Life is probably more fulfilling for those who are average than it is for those who are above average. I'm not kidding. And you can fight with me all you want. And you will. You might. You can fight with me all you want. I stand by that. I think people who are Olympic gold medalists, billionaires, these are. This. That is a nightmare. I don't envy that position at all. Being the best. No, sorry. I don't envy that at all. There is beauty in. In having like somewhat of a simple life. Having maybe even an average life. I don't know. To like, discount that. It is just wrong to me. It is wrong to me. This is to me. I'm not even kidding. A zero out of ten. No, that. I hate that. That, like, pisses me off. I'm not even kidding. I'm mad. I'm mad. I think it's so toxic. I think it's absolutely toxic. And it's. And it's degrading to human beings. If I could rewrite this quote, I would say motivated by the fear of being unfulfilled. That's what I'd change this quote to. 0 out of 10. Moving on. I briefly paused this episode to let you know that this episode is brought to you by Walmart. The rumors are true, girls. 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No. With mischief, like causing trouble. Like, I'm all about goofing around. But like, I would replace mischief with humor. I don't like mischief. I don't think we necessarily need to ever be causing trouble. I really don't like. Personally, I don't like being pranked. I don't like That I don't think that's very funny. It pisses me off. Like, if somebody's like, hiding behind, behind a corner and I come around and they jump out at me, that's not funny to me. That's stupid. What are we, three years old? Grow the fuck up. Come up with a funny, witty joke in the moment. Let's grow up. Let's go ahead and grow up. All right, So I don't know about mischief. Humor, love, even when it misses the mark, you know, which happens sometimes if you, especially if you're somebody who's like, particularly silly, sometimes you'll take a joke too far. Sometimes you'll hurt someone's feelings. It's the name of the game. But I think humor is rooted in laugh, in good, and there's no trouble involved for the most part. No aging with mischief. No audacity. I have to Google audacity too. Sorry. Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions. Again, it's like trying to be. This quote is trying to be edgy. You know, like the fact that the word arrogant is coming up for this. I'm not loving. I'm not loving. I do think, like, confidence, though, is good. So, okay, perhaps we change this quote to, your time on earth is limited. Don't try to age with grace. Age with humor, confidence, and a good story to tell. I love that. I think that's great. Mischief and audacity, I think, to me has a bit too negative of a connotation. It's like too edgy in a way that's not charming. You know, like, in theory, as we grow older, we're less mischievous. We realize that being mischievous is. Has a net negative impact on other people. Sometimes like to be humorous is good, but mischievous less so. Audacity. Sometimes audacity is disrespectful. Sometimes it's. I don't know, like, I don't like that word either. Yeah, I'm gonna give this one a four and a half out of ten because I do think that it. I. I get where. What it was going for, but to me, it missed the mark a bit. Okay, next. The only failure is not to try. I absolutely agree. This is, this is great. This is absolutely great. I absolutely agree. And again, this one's very simple, but I think it's. I think it's. Simplicity is. It's strong suit. Okay. I think it's great. I don't even know what to say about this. It explains itself. That's what's so great about it. I'm giving this quote a nine and a half out of ten. It's absolutely true and it's inspiring. It empowers us to try things and not be afraid of failure. It gets us off our ass. Like, I'm into it. I'm all about it. I love this quote. Nine and a half out of ten. The only reason why I'm not giving it a ten out of ten is because it's not hitting me hard enough to be 10 out of 10. But it's hitting pretty hard. So nine and a half out of 10. Next. Consistency is key. Another short and sweet fucking Sabrina Carpenter banger. Short and sweet. The Sabrina Carpenter album, of course. Go stream it. As though she needs any more streams. She has enough streams. No, she doesn't. She deserves infinite streams. Sabrina Carpenter to me, deserves whatever the most amount of streams in the world is. She deserves double that. I absolutely love sabcarp. Anyway, this quote is short, it's sweet, and it's good. Consistency is key. I agree. I absolutely agree. In my life, I actually, within the last year, I've really realized this. This has become a truth to me because there's been multiple instances over the last few years where things have started out really challenging and then as I've stuck with them, they've gotten easier and really become rewarding. And actually a great example would be this podcast. I've always been, okay, this is like breaking the fourth wall for you as a podcast listener. But I've always been pretty behind on my podcast episodes. Like, to the week I make an episode and it goes live that week. Like, that's always sort of how I've been. I've rarely been ahead. And this season of the podcast, I was like, I really don't like living in that state of like constant feeling like a bit behind. I need to be more consistent with, like recording on a weekly basis, not like getting sort of ahead and then taking a week and a half off and then being behind again. And like, not doing that. I want to start being more consistent. And at first it was incredibly challenging because, and this sounds fucking ridiculous, but like I, I was sort of feeling exhausted. Like when I record an episode, I'll sometimes get exhausted from it, which sounds literally ridiculous, but it's sort of an expenditure of energy or whatever. Anyway. But I really challenged myself to be consistent and to record at least, you know, at least two a week. Because technically, you know, I post to a week. So my goal was like, Emma, at least two a week. If more Great. If you have stuff on your mind, great. More, do more, get ahead. But like, two a week, and not only am I enjoying making the podcast now more than ever, but, like, my energy is up, the ideas are flowing. I have infinite ideas. Like, it's just. It's making it all easier and. And it's beautiful. Another thing, like, I talk about my fucking yoga class all the time. At my yoga class, when I first started going, I was really frustrated by the fact that I had to park on the top floor. I, like, was really exhausted by the whole sort of routine of, like, going into this class and, like, sweating a lot and then getting out of the class and then having to, like, take off my clothes and put them into, like, a plastic bag so that they're not, like, getting my stuff all wet and then showering in the shower there. And then I have, like, soap, and I need to, like, bring my own soap because I have, like, sensitive skin, so I need my own soap. And this whole, like, routine was, like, so clunky to me, but I was consistent with it for, like, a month, and now it's easy. It's autopilot. Consistency is key. It really is. And I know that the two examples I just gave are really random and kind of cringe, but I continue to be reminded how true this is to me. 10 out of 10. Consistency is key in a lot of things in life. Next. The universe will never give you peace in something you were never meant to settle in. I kind of love this. It's sort of the idea like the universe is gonna sort of let you know when something's not right for you. The universe. If you're not finding peace in something, it's because you weren't supposed to like. It's happening for a reason. I like this. I feel absolutely warm and fuzzy. I literally. I've never felt warmer or fuzzier. I feel just absolutely warm and fuzzy. I'm gonna give this in a nine and a half out of ten. I really like it. It does make sense to me, and it does feel good in it, and I like it. And this is something. I feel inspired by it. I'm going to give this a 10 out of 10. Honestly, I think it's great and I like it and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Okay, so fudge it. 10 out of 10. Or maybe 9 and a half, but whatever. 9 and a half or 10 out of 10. Okay, 9.75. Fudge it. Next. Don't tell people your plans. Show them your results. You know what we really started out this episode, like, with some fudgeing, horrible quotes. We're picking it up. This is a great quote. I completely, completely agree. And I'm all about this. And I've been doing this for a long time. Sort of just zipping my lip about things that I'm working on, things that I'm planning until they're done, because I don't know, I think that the process of doing things, accomplishing goals, etcetera, it's not a linear process. And it's also something that doesn't always work out. And sometimes it not working out is exactly what needed to happen for you to figure out what to work on next. It's almost better to just go on that journey silently on your own and not have other people's opinions or, you know, their knowing of your plans to, like, put pressure on you. Like, it's better to just go on the journey on your own and having the freedom to sort of pivot and change your plans and fail a trillion times. And there's no timeline because you're the only one that knows about your plans. It just. It's better psychologically. I almost feel like we can give ourselves a mental block when we talk about our plans to people. And it also. I don't believe in, like, jinxing things, or at least I try not to because it, like, really triggers my perfectionist perfectionism and my, like, OCD sort of brain. Like, I. I really have a hard time with that. Like, then I'm, like, knocking on wood and I'm, like, not sleeping because I'm thinking about the fact. The fact that I jinxed something, and that's me having perhaps some undiagnosed mental illness. But, yeah, like, I'm all about this. This is a 10 out of 10 for me. I just think it's. It's simple and it's fudgeing True. And it sounds like this one definitely sounds pretentious, but it is to me. It's not. It is just fully fucking true. Next. My life became so much simpler when I decided to just let people misunderstand me. Sorry, another banger. Sorry, another banger. See, this is realistic. I like this because it's realistic, right? It's saying, like, you know what? It's okay that some people are not going to like me, Some people are not going to get me. And life is so much simpler when that is accepted. See, this is positive to me because it's like, an empowering sentiment that also is paired with, like, accepting an unfair part of reality. It's equally realistic and empowering. You know, I love this. I'm gonna give it. I'm gonna give it an 8 out of 10. No, honestly, a 9 out of 10. Like, I quite like it. I think it's great. Next. Be kind. Life is a mirror. This is. Is true. Life can be a mirror. I wouldn't say life is always a mirror, because, again, like, you can be kind. You can be an absolutely perfect human being, and bad things will still happen to you. Unfair things will still happen to you. People will still treat you badly. This is the reality of life, okay? This is how the world works. This is how the planet. It's. I don't. It's not great. It's not. Listen, it would be great if, like, you being a good person immediately reflected to, like, everyone loves you, everything's great, all fortune is good, you know, like. But that, again, that's a little bit unrealistic. And life isn't a perfect mirror, you know? But I will say that the, you know, we should always strive to be kind because it is true that the more good that we put out into the world, the more good that we get back. Does that mean that, you know, the reason why I don't like the quote is because saying life is a mirror is like saying life perfectly reflects you. You know what I mean? So if you're nice, life is nice. That's not true. You can be nice and your life can suck and bad things can happen to you, and you can go through really rough patches. You see what I'm saying? I would maybe change the quote to, like, I don't know, like, be kind. The more good you put out into the world, the more good you'll get back. Because I do think that that's true. But I will say, though, that it is fascinating because I look at my life and there have been moments where I've felt like there was just complete injustice. Like, I'm like, what the fuck? Like, I'm being so nice. I'm handling things so well. I'm doing the right things. And yet people who are not are. Are getting rewarded. Like, how is this fair? You know? Like, life does not feel like a mirror now because, like, I feel like I'm doing the right thing and my life is harder than people who are not. And that doesn't make sense to me. But it all evens out in the end. It really does. It all evens out in the end. And there is almost something weirdly spiritual about that that I almost can't explain or put a Finger on. But it is sort of true. I'm going to give that six and a half out of 10 because again, the life is a mirror thing I think is not quite right. Next. Who would you be if you weren't afraid? I can answer that. A sociopath. A psychopath. Like to be, to be human, to be like a normal human with like a normal brain. You're afraid of things, to be afraid, that's a survival mechanism. So who would you be if you weren't afraid? You would be a sociopath and a psychopath. This quote's missing the mark for me. I get what they're trying to say. It's like, you know, who would you be today if you weren't afraid? What would you have accomplished by now? You know, it's like sort of speaking to like, who would you be if you're, if your fears didn't get in the way of, you know, striving towards your dreams, reaching goals, you know, taking risks to getting where you want to be in life? Like, I get the sentiment, but like, I don't like the way it's worded. And the way it's worded makes it like, not really make sense to me. Like if I could rewrite the quote, I would say, who would you be if you faced your fears? Maybe? Is that better? No, because I think sometimes our fears are rational and we don't actually even need to face them. It's like fine that we're afraid of certain things. So I prefer like who would you be if you weren't afraid of failure? Right. Like maybe that's better. Like if failure didn't scare you. Which I actually don't think it should. I think it's normal to be like, you know, a bit uncomfortable around failure sometimes. But I think that's a better quote. Who would you be if you weren't afraid of failure? Because saying if you weren't afraid, like, that's too broad. What does that even mean? And being afraid is like actually a good healthy response to certain things in life. Like we should definitely be glad that we're afraid of stuff sometimes, you know? Okay, I'm gonna give that four out three and a half out of ten. I keep giving half scores. Okay, let me round up four out of ten. No, you know what? Two out of ten. I don't like that quote. Maybe I'm taking it personally because I am ultimately really afraid of everything and I'm a scaredy cat. Um, okay, next. Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson. Mmkay? I don't Think we should be forgetting the mistake. I'm not gonna lie. I don't think we should forget the mistake. Perhaps forgive the mistake. I think it's okay to forgive the mistake, but to forget. I don't know about that. I think it's important to remember when we have fucked up and how we have fucked up for the rest of our lives. I don't think we should force that out of our memory. What happens when you completely forget? You do it again. So I don't know about forgetting the mistake, but forgiving the mistake. Sure, sure. Remembering the lesson. Absolutely. This quote kind of sucks. I'm going to give it a 3 out of 10 because forget the mistake. Okay. That's half the quote. 50% of this quote is missing the mark. Forget the mistake. No, no, no, no, no, no. But if. If we just change the word forget to forgive, I think it'd be incredible. I think this would be absolutely. In fact, I'd get a tattooed on my body. I'd get a T shirt with this on it if it had that 4 out of 10. Or did I say 4 out of 10? 2 out of 10. I don't even know what I said. It just isn't a good quote. It's just not well done. It wasn't. Let's say three out of ten. Okay, next. Consume less, create more. I really like this one. And this one actually really relates to my personal life right now because I have had this epiphany over the last few months. I have been consuming a lot of content for my entire life since I was a child, especially YouTube and social media. And I've. I've never even watched a lot of TV or movies. I've always consumed a lot of, like, Internet content. And I had sort of the epiphany through watching a video that came up on my Explore page that literally was titled the this exact quote. And also talking to other creative people in my life. I'm very fortunate to have a lot of creative people in my life. In fact, I actually don't think anyone in my life isn't creative, which is very cool. Except my mom is a little bit logistical, but she's still creative in my heart and in my mind. A piece of advice that another creative person in my life gave me was to consume less and create more. And it was something that I had a hard time with in the beginning because I've already cut down my media consumption to, like, an abnormally low amount. Okay. I deleted all the social media apps off my phone. I don't doom scroll anymore. I don't, I don't do that. I. All I had left was like YouTube and I realized like I was abusing that too. And so I deleted it off my phone. And at this point, I'm consuming almost no content at all. I'm consuming virtually nothing. And I've never felt more creative, I guess. So I'm all about this. 10 out of 10. 10 out of fucking 10. Now listen, this quote doesn't apply to everyone, right? Like, I think there are some people who like, don't necessarily want or, or feel fulfilled by creating things. Some people find fulfillment and excitement and even like creative excitement around other things. I don't know. Like, I don't know that this quote applies to everyone. Maybe it does, maybe it does, but I don't think think it does. Maybe consuming less is good for everybody. Consuming less Internet. I say ironically as you're listening to my podcast and consuming my podcast, but I'd like to believe that I'm a healthy option, if you will. Okay, next. Pull away from what doesn't push you forward. Okay, that's just true. Anything that's forcing you to remain stagnant, potentially even pulling you backwards, get away from that people job. Anything. I'm. I'm all about that. I absolutely agree. I think that that is a great point. I think that's a great point. The way it's worded is a little bit cringe, so I'm gonna give it an 8 out of 10. But I think it's true. Any type of relationship, any type of like career thing that you're pursuing. Like, listen, and you can't always. I actually like the way it's worded. You know what? Maybe I'll bump it to a 9 out of 10. Cause saying pull away is actually a great. That is true. Like you can't just cut people off, cut things off immediately. Sometimes you have to slowly but surely pull away. Especially when it comes to like relationships or a career. It's like you can't just wake up one day and say I'm done and then end it. Like a lot of times it's a journey to ending things right? And so you have to slowly but surely pull away. Wait, is this bumping up to a nine and a half out of ten? I kind of like that quote. Okay, moving on to underthink it. That's the quote. Underthink it instead of overthink it. Like I do underthink it. I don't like this. I don't like this because I don't think either extreme is good. I don't think overthinking is good, and I definitely don't think underthinking it is good. I understand, like, being intuitive and like, maybe, like. No, but you know what, underthinking it, doing things without giving them, like, a healthy amount of thought. I, I can't, I can't agree with that. Like, I think there's nothing wrong with, like, analyzing things and, and, and considering things and analyzing things to, you know, overthinking things is not good. Right? But I think underthinking is just as bad. I think what we should be striving for is some, some sort of happy medium. So ultimately, this quote sucks, and I'm giving it a 1 out of 10. I just think underthink it, it's like, you know, that quote to me is just, it's just the opposite of overthinking. But see, in the case of overthinking, the opposite is equally as bad. Overthinking is bad because it's an extreme. Underthinking is bad because it's also an extreme. What we want is balance.