6 Warnings No One Gives You About Changing Your Life

We romanticize big life changes—quitting the job, moving to the
dream city, chasing the thing we’ve always wanted. But big
changes have big side effects. And if you don’t see them coming,
they might just send you running back to the life you were trying
to leave behind. In this episode, we’re breaking down six
warnings I wish someone had told me before I changed everything.
If you’re craving a big shift, let’s make sure you’re ready for
it.





EPISODE OUTLINE





00:00 Intro 


01:45 Life update + tour!  


05:52 6 warnings about changing your life 


06:14 1. It will not automatically make you happy


07:44 Harvard happiness study


08:34 The hedonic treadmill 


9:54 2. You will have an identity crisis  


10:12 Ship of Theseus 


11:40 3. You’ll probably feel stuck


12:04 Diamond Example 


13:12 Change happens at tipping points 


15:31 4. It never stops feeling vulnerable


15:55 Asch conformity study 


17:18 The neuroscience of fear & hope


19:43 It’s only embarrassing if you’re embarrassed


22:33 5. There’s no magic pill 


24:32 6. You’ll feel torn between who you were and who you’re
becoming 


24:52 Janus, the Roman god of transitions


27:18 Lightning round recap





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EPISODE LINKS





⁠⁠⁠⁠• Ship of Theseus 


⁠⁠⁠⁠• Harvard happiness study


⁠⁠⁠⁠• The hedonic treadmill 


⁠⁠⁠⁠• Digging for diamonds cartoon


⁠⁠⁠⁠• Janus: the god of doors, gates and
transitions