#122 — Stop Quitting with this Ancient Japanese Concept

#122 — Stop Quitting with this Ancient Japanese Concept

Welcome back to the show! This week we're exploring a science-backed Japanese concept that I am currently applying to my pursuits in stand-up comedy.


Check out the willpower group: williammulvaney.com/group


00:00 Does failure stop you?

00:47 Why we treat failure as bad

01:54 The quit reflex

02:24 The open mic that went wrong

05:09 Why this is a willpower problem

06:08 The same pattern in dating

08:18 A study from Japan and Canada

10:54 The twist in the experiment

11:41 The results flipped

12:39 The perfectionist trap

13:22 Kaizen: failure as an attraction

14:43 Back to the mic

16:02 One date vs fifty

16:38 This week's action

17:21 The nightly review

19:26 Recap

20:53 Make it real

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