should i strive or settle?

I'm the type of girl that's always got a little dilemma swirling around in her head. Whether I need to have a dilemma swirling around in my head because there's genuinely a dilemma in front of me. or I create a dilemma because I'm bored, I'm the type of girl that's always got a little dilemma swirling around in her head. And a dilemma that I've found myself facing a lot recently is the choice to either strive or settle.

I have two conflicting mantras when I'm faced with this dilemma. On one hand, I believe we should strive to get the best in life. We should strive for as close to perfection as we can possibly find. We should never give up. We should always keep striving. And then on the other hand, I hold the belief that nothing is truly perfect and sometimes it's okay to settle. Sometimes settling is...

actually how to find fulfillment and peace in life. It can be such a beautiful thing to bloom where you're planted, you know? So I thought today I'd sit down with you all. And together we could discuss this dilemma. And hopefully I can come out the other side feeling a bit more confident about how to handle this dilemma as it does seem to come up for me a lot.

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if you really break it down, is a choice between striving or settling. Like if you want to move towns, one choice is settling. Staying where you're at is settling. And moving somewhere else is usually striving. You're striving for something better.

Same thing goes for deciding to stay in a friendship or leave a friendship. If you stay in the friendship, you're settling. And if you leave the friendship, you're striving to go out into the world and find better friendship. If you're faced with the decision of whether or not you're going to leave your job.

Staying is settling and leaving is striving for, again, something better that's out there. And I think a misconception that a lot of people have about settling is that settling is a negative thing, always. But when I Googled the definition of settling, it says to sit or come to rest in a comfortable position, which is not...

a negative thing, but there is definitely a negative connotation around settling. Whereas there's not as much of a negative connotation around striving, if any at all, which makes sense because it's taking action and it's getting after it and it's pushing. yourself and your life to its greatest potential. But I think in a time when we're obsessed with showing our success to the world and we're obsessed with stories of grandiose results, I think...

even more than perhaps in the past because of the internet. Maybe not. I don't know. I'm just guessing. Settling feels even more like a negative thing. And a lot of times when we talk about settling, we talk about it in stories where it was a mistake. Like that was a mistake.

Usually when we talk about settling, we're talking about settling for less. We're not talking about just settling to enjoy the moment. Bloom where we're planted, if you will. I really love the quote, bloom where you're planted, apparently. I wonder where I heard that.

Maybe it was a teacher or something. I feel like a teacher said that to me once. Like sometimes in life you have to bloom where you're planted, but it's a very good saying and it is true sometimes. I don't believe that settling is always a negative thing. And so... I invite you to look at settling through a positive lens today. I'm using the word settling for what it is, which is to sit or come to rest in a comfortable position. Let's discuss...

the pros and cons of both striving and settling. There's nothing I love more than a pros and cons list. I find in my life that whenever I'm confused, I'm lost, thoughts are jumbled in my head. A pros and cons list really helps me find clarity. I think it would be beneficial to just get a firm grasp on the pros and the cons of striving and settling, at least in my life and in my experience.

and from my perspective so let's start with striving well what's the definition i googled it i also find a lot of value in googling definitions of words that i already know The definition of even it feels kind of like a waste of time or like sort of stupid at times. But I find that there can be something clarifying once again about Googling the definition of a word that we already know. The definition of striving is to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

wow, that is not a riveting definition. That is exactly what I think we all probably assumed that it was exactly. But you know what? I still feel a sense of clarity from it a little bit. Let's start with the pros of striving. I think the act of striving for something gives me a strong sense of purpose. You know, having a goal and working towards it.

gives me a sense of purpose. And I think that that's inspiring and energizing, not just for me, but for everyone. I think that's a universal experience. And I've even given that advice on this podcast before. Like, if you're feeling... a sense of hopelessness and you feel lost, one of the best things that you can do is create a goal and strive towards it. It motivates you to get out of bed in the morning. It's energizing. A lot of times.

striving feels like the more positive hopeful empowered decision I also think striving is crucial in accomplishing things in life you can't accomplish things without it We all have to strive to a certain extent to move things around, to progress, right? You're often not gonna, well, I think that you can still progress when settled.

But we'll talk about that later. But I think oftentimes the act of striving is pushing us forward, pushing us to better our lives. I also think the act of striving and then accomplishing things helps us build confidence in ourselves. Embarking on a journey to accomplish goals and failing along the way, but getting back up and ultimately accomplishing what you wanted to accomplish is so empowering. And it really helps build self-esteem, but also self-respect too.

like sticking to it, keeping a promise to yourself, that's pretty good. It's pretty good for you. Feels pretty good. And the last pro that I can think of is you definitely avoid experiencing regret when you choose to strive versus settle. I feel like when you strive for something even if you don't accomplish what you wanted to accomplish you're definitely less likely to regret striving I would say than settling.

I think it kind of relates to the saying, what's the saying? Like you'll never regret trying. Is it that simple? Is that what the saying is? It's kind of true. I think we more often regret settling. But now let's go to the cons of striving because

I think the cons are important because number one, we live in a very grind set hustle culture era. And perhaps that's always been the case, but I feel like I've seen a lot of conversations on the internet about how. ambitious of a generation gen z is and how obsessed with productivity everyone seems to be these days actually maybe that's even more millennial

Is that more millennial? I don't know. But either way, the generations today that are starting to work are obsessed with hustling, productivity, grinding. Now more than ever, it's important to be aware of the cons. of striving for more because it's not always the answer, I don't think. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. If you want a website that actually looks like you, not some boring template.

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And I think that's a huge issue. That's a real shame. If you strive irresponsibly, you can end up using a lot of your time and energy. to strive for something that doesn't exist, that you'll never arrive to. And then once you realize that, it's really upsetting because you look back at your life and you're like, I've been striving for something that...

didn't even exist, could never even happen. And I missed out on the beautiful life that was in front of me and the wonderful opportunities that I did have. I think a great example of that would be in relationships, honestly. Relationships, romantic relationships in particular, are very complicated. I think a lot of us expect some sort of kindred soulmate experience. And though there are people out there who experience that.

that's not guaranteed for everyone. And there are some arguments that that sort of soulmate experience is almost a state of delusion, like it's not even real. And that eventually the veil will be lifted and you're faced with the choice to stay with the person because you love them and you want to make it work. And it's not like, it's not always going to be easy and obvious. I think.

In all healthy relationships, there's going to be uncomfortable moments, challenging moments. And we shouldn't settle and stay in a bad relationship. But also good relationships can be really challenging too. And I think if we are in the pursuit of the perfect romantic relationship, we can fail to recognize that the challenges we're being faced with in our romantic relationships are actually...

invitations to grow together. Ideally, you know, that romantic partner will help you grow, but that's uncomfortable. And it feels shitty sometimes even. And so I think a lot of people will leave a relationship when any sort of challenges arise because they're like, well, this can't be my soulmate because this is a challenging moment when really that relationship might've been a beautiful thing. Now, everything.

you know, like the mistakes that we make leaving a relationship because we're expecting perfection is a part of our journeys, right? And there's no need to feel guilt or regret about that if that's a mistake that you've made because... Hopefully you learn from it and you don't do it again. You know, it's like we have to, but ideally we don't do that. But that's a great example of when I think striving for the impossible can be really damaging. But the same thing could even apply in your career.

or trying to find the perfect place to live or trying to find the perfect friend group or whatever. Like it can apply in all things. Another con of striving is it can be incredibly... discouraging and exhausting. It's not necessarily a con, but whenever you're striving for something working towards a goal, failure is almost inevitable.

that's not necessarily a con. Like I'm almost hesitant to put this on the cons list because I think failing is so important and getting back up and trying again is so important. But I think in particular, if you're striving for something that's, there's a slim chance of success. it can kind of ruin your spirit. It can be at times even depressing. And that can be harmful for your spirit and your sense of sort of optimism and desire in life. And then you really can't enjoy your life.

It's complicated because even if you're striving for something that you can accomplish, you're going to fail along the way. And that can be depressing and debilitating and exhausting and upsetting. But sometimes that's a part of the journey. So it's tricky. You know, a less tricky con is I think at times we can choose to strive over settle because we believe that striving towards a goal will solve a bunch of problems in our lives.

Well, if I accomplish this thing, then everything in my life will be fixed. If I finally find the right place to live, if I finally find the right partner, if I finally find the right friend group, if I finally find the perfect job, then everything in my life will be perfect.

And again, perfection doesn't exist. And so that can be a little bit dangerous because, or maybe dangerous is too extreme of a word, but that can be a bit harmful because when you expect too much out of an outcome, you just end up disappointed. You know, and a lot of times we can use striving to run away from, again, opportunities to grow. Like I think striving can be sort of a way of running away from the root problem. Does that make sense? Like.

We can convince ourselves that it's the solution, but really we need to face our lives for what they are, you know? And last but not least, I think the act of striving for something can become all-consuming. can become sort of an obsession very easily to the point where at times I think it can cause an inability to live in the moment. And it's so important that at whatever phase we're at in our lives,

We can try to enjoy the moment too, because the moment that we're living in is kind of all we have. I'm dropping a lot of cliches today, but it's true. And I really struggle with this, to be honest, because I'm somebody who has a tendency to choose to strive over settle. I would say in most categories of my life, I would say in everything but romantic relationships, I tend to choose to strive.

Like that's my default. I've noticed in myself that I can become so obsessed with working towards a lot of times what I deem to be perfection, which again, I know is unhealthy, but I can have a tendency to do that. to the point where I cannot live in the moment. It is so hard for me to live in the moment. I'm always thinking about the future. I'm always thinking about where I'm going. And I have to be so mindful to enjoy where I'm at, you know?

The only exception is romantic relationships where I do have a tendency to settle, not even necessarily in a negative way, but like I really try to make relationships, romantic relationships work. I really, really try. Even when deep down I know it's really not working, I will stay for years longer than I should. Years. Because I don't want to miss the opportunity to grow together. You know?

And also because I like the comfort of a relationship, I think, ultimately, too. I think that the comfort and the stability, to me, the idea of striving within the relationship seems more appealing to me than going back out into the world.

striving for a better partner. But anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself. Those are the pros and cons of striving in my head, in my opinion, in my experience. Now let's go to the pros and the cons of settling. Starting with... The pros. Nothing is ever going to be 100% perfect. I've said this time and time again. And although a lot of times, you know, like the sort of rhetoric, the cultural sort of rhetoric is that like we can always do better.

There's always something better out there. I think if you're constantly striving for that and you never let yourself sit or come to rest in a comfortable position, that's an exhausting lifestyle. You know, like at a certain point when things are good. It's okay to settle. There are points in our lives where it is actually really enjoyable to settle. You can settle for a few years and then start striving again in all things, in all categories of life.

But like we have to settle sometimes. And I think when we choose to settle, we can really find fulfillment in where we're at in our lives and give ourselves a break. from the rat race in a way, you know, and like really just enjoy what we have. And I think the thing about striving is that a lot of times, again, like it can be really hard to know when to stop and to accept where we're at.

And it can be sort of scary after a long period of time of striving and striving and striving to decide, wait, have I arrived? You never really know when you've arrived to the thing, I think. And some people disagree with me. Some people are like, when you know, you know. about everything in life. But at least in my experience, I haven't experienced that in almost anything. Career, personal life, like I am always questioning whether or not I've arrived at the thing.

And maybe that's because I've never arrived at the thing that I'm looking for. But maybe that's also because the end goal doesn't really exist. You could strive forever. And I think that's why settling can be. A beautiful thing because it can allow you to just rest and enjoy. And there can be fulfillment in that. Fulfillment through enjoying the present. I briefly interrupt this episode to let you know that this episode.

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equal potential to grow in a settled situation than there is in a striving situation. Let's say in your career. Let's say you've chosen to settle for a moment in your career and just enjoy it for what it is. And try to get really good at what you're doing. Try to be the best at what you're doing. That's such a growth opportunity to get comfortable where you're at, but within the confines of that comfort, push yourself to your absolute best, you know?

Which leads me to my next pro, which is you can still strive in a settled situation. Like just because you're technically kind of sitting in a comfortable, you can still strive. for the best in that situation. Like, let's go back to romantic relationships. If you're in a committed relationship, technically you're settled, right? You're not looking out there for someone else. You're comfortable. You're in a state of resting.

Within that state of resting, you can still strive to create the best, most communicative, most supportive, most beautiful relationship possible. You can actually strive while you're settled. Whereas... I don't know. I think you can probably settle while you're striving a little bit through enjoying the journey of striving. But to me, like striving is like such a movement forward. It's such a.

You're pushing. I don't know if you can really find comfort and rest when you're actively moving forward. Maybe in small ways, but like, I don't know. In my head anyway, and in my experience.

You can still strive when you're settled, but it's much harder to settle while you're striving. That doesn't really make sense as much to me. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. Moving on to the cons, okay? The cons of settling. To settle is to stop the pursuit of finding the best version of something for your life. And there's always going to be the question of, well, what if there's something out there that's better for me? That question is inevitable.

That question's always going to be in the back of your head when you're settled. And maybe there's some sort of level of emotional maturity that you can reach where you don't ask that question anymore. Maybe...

When you've truly settled at the right point in your life, you don't have that question anymore. I don't know. The way that my brain works, I always have that question lingering in the back of my head when I'm in a moment of settling. Even when things are... really good in my life I always am asking myself well what if there's something else out there for me that I'm missing out on because I'm enjoying this moment and even if even when I feel 95% confident that

the choice to settle in a particular situation is what makes sense in my life and is what is the most fulfilling choice for me at a given moment in my life, that question still lingers sometimes. And I don't think it's necessarily an unhealthy question to ask.

Because I think it's a form of self-reflection. And I think asking yourself that question is important. But I think in a way it is still sort of a con because you don't ask yourself that question when you're striving because you're actively looking for that. best thing. And so even though I think this isn't fully a con because in a way I think it's healthy to ask yourself this question.

and question your existence and what you're doing as often as possible, as long as it's not too obsessive, which I have a tendency to do. I do think in some ways it's a con, you know? I think the greatest con with settling is that sometimes we choose to settle because we're too tired.

or unmotivated to push ourselves to be our greatest potential. And that is a shame. Settling can be the easier option. It can be a way of giving up on ourselves, leading us to a less fulfilling life. And that is a shame. In the same way that... Striving can be used as an escape and as a way to run away from a growth opportunity. Settling can also be harmful in the same way. It can enable us to stay in our comfort zone. And that's also sometimes a negative thing.

And I think, too, that it's very common that we underestimate ourselves and settle before we should. Not everybody is prone to that. I think there's different types of personalities. I think some people... have a tendency to strive and always feel like they deserve better. Other people have a tendency to undervalue themselves and not see their true potential and to kind of give up on themselves.

and to not push themselves as far as they could because they don't believe that they can be pushed that far. I mean, I think most people probably fall somewhere in the middle, but I mean, I know both types of people, but I think it's very common to underestimate yourself.

And I think settling can be sort of a way to avoid growth. And last but not least, I think at times, settling at the wrong time can make you feel bad about yourself, like you're a failure, like you're not capable of achieving greatness. settling before you're ready can really impact the way that you see yourself in a negative way and I think another con of settling is that it's really hard to know when to settle as I mentioned earlier there is no clear obvious

time to settle. Like you can strive for your entire life and you might never reach exactly what you're looking for. And you don't want to settle too soon, but you also don't want to settle too late. Like it's like knowing when is...

There is no exact perfect time. And that's another con is that there's no obvious time to stop. But arguably settling too soon, I think... striving for too long and settling too soon to me are equally harmful and some people might disagree with me on that that is very much my opinion but I think that they're equally as harmful because both prevent you from

ultimately finding a sense of fulfillment in your life. If you strive for too long, you never lived in the moment and you were looking for something that didn't exist. And once you realize that, it's a very empty experience. On the other hand, if you settle too soon and you don't push yourself to reaching more of your potential, that also is a very unfulfilling experience and can leave you feeling like a disappointment. But I think with both, you can always pivot.

If you've been striving for too long and realize that you were striving for something that didn't exist, you can always pivot. Same thing goes for if you've been settling in something for a long time, but then you later realize like, ah, I settled too soon. Who says you can't get back up and keep pushing forward?

I think, honestly, as I'm thinking about striving versus settling, it's becoming clear to me that as often as possible, I think we should try to have a balance of both, which tends to be the case with most things in life. Like we should try to strike. a balance, strive for a balance between moving fast and moving slow, strike a balance between thinking about the future and enjoying the present. Like I think in most dilemmas that I experienced in my life, balance seems to be.

the answer. I think when it comes to striving and settling and finding that balance, I think that that means to find the comfort and beauty in where we're at in our lives through a sense of settling while keeping a healthy set of standards in striving. for greatness in a way that feels realistic and intuitive, but that's so much easier said than done. And yes, ideally we can find that state as, but it's like, that's nice, right? That's a nice idea.

and I think it's worth striving for, if you will, and worth trying to maintain in life. But I will say that there are specific situations where you are kind of... push to choose one or the other, to sit where we're at and get comfortable or to walk away. Like we have to choose. We cannot do both. You know, I think a great example of that would be when you're in a challenging place in a romantic relationship.

Now, I say a challenging place because healthy relationships have challenging phases. Also, healthy relationships aren't always... good relationships they aren't always the right relationships you can have a healthy romantic relationship with somebody but them not ultimately be the right fit for you as a partner that's why it's so fucking hard to figure out who to choose as your life partner if you're somebody who

dreams of that life. Same thing goes for a job. You might be in a job that you enjoy, but that you're not obsessed with. And there might be an opportunity where you get a new job offer. You could either stay at your existing job and settle there and keep working towards greatness there. Or you could take this new job where maybe you'd have to start from scratch, start from zero and start building back up.

But there's maybe potential that that might be an even more fulfilling job for you. But that's a risk. To choose that is to strive and to stay at your current job. You can still strive in that job, but maybe there's less potential. But if you're... faced with the opportunity of a new job, you have to either say yes to that new job and quit the other one or the opposite. Or perhaps your lease is up where you live and you're faced with a choice.

You can either choose to stay where you live now, stay settled there, or potentially move somewhere else that might be a better fit for you. Perhaps you really love your friends where you live, but the weather. really impacts you negatively. Perhaps you live in New York City and it's really dark during the winter and really cold. And maybe you're interested in moving to Los Angeles. This is a very big city example, but like...

You know, you get what I'm saying. Or perhaps you live in Los Angeles and you really love the weather, but you don't have a good social circle. You could either choose to try to build the social circle or move and strive for something different, something better. I would say... You can approach life in general with a balance of settling and striving. But when it comes down to individual situations, it is a choice, I would say, a lot of times. I don't know. So how do we decide?

which to choose. Listen, I might not be right. I never claim to be right. But this is what I think. I think it makes sense to strive when number one, the goal and the expectation for the outcome. are realistic and rooted in reality. Now, that's not to say that we shouldn't ever strive for things that are challenging to accomplish that have a slim likelihood of working up because I think...

There are also times when we're called to do that in life. But when I say unrealistic and sort of impossible, I more mean like striving for euphoria, striving for nirvana, striving for something that doesn't exist. that's when it's bad. But I think when the goal and expectation for the outcome are realistic and rooted in reality, I think why not? And I think to build on that, I think striving is a great option.

when the journey will be fulfilling. You know the saying, shoot for the moon, and if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Even if you don't reach your goal, you'll still end up in a better place than you would have otherwise. I think if that's the case in a particular situation where you're faced with the dilemma, I think why not strive, you know?

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how you'll feel if you settle. If you feel strongly that you're going to regret not trying, I think that's a sign to strive. Next, I think we should strive when settling. sounds appealing because it allows you to avoid an opportunity to grow, as I mentioned earlier. If deep down you know that you're avoiding pushing yourself forward and you're just settling because it's easier, that is when you should be striving the most. That's when you need to...

push yourself the hardest, you know? I think too, there's something to be said for intuition. Like if your intuition is strongly telling you to strive, there's more out there. and you trust your intuition, you're somebody who has a good relationship with your intuition, I think that in itself can be a sign. I also think too, if you're somebody who has a tendency to settle, and that seems to be your default, perhaps.

that can also be a sign that maybe striving is the right decision. And last but not least, I think when it's truly impossible to comfortably, healthily settle in your existing situation, you've tried everything and you are certain. that it is not right, that's an obvious sign to strive for more. Like if you have really tried to bloom where you're planted, and again, this is, I'm not talking about like toxic, truly unhealthy situations.

Because that's all you always should strive for more in that situation. But that's sort of I feel like that hopefully goes without saying. Right. I'm saying like when maybe you let's say again, let's go back to a job. Let's use the job example. If.

You've chosen to sort of settle in a certain job and bloom where you're planted, but it's proven to not be fulfilling for you and you've tried everything and it's just not working the way you thought it would. That's an obvious sign to strive for more. You know, obviously that journey doesn't happen overnight. That's a, that, you know, when making changes in career, that's a, that's a process, you know? And so I'm not saying like, it's super easy. Just like stop working there, do something else.

It's not what I'm saying. I'm saying striving for more is a journey. It might not happen overnight. It might take years, but that's a sign. Same thing with a romantic relationship. You might love your partner. You might actually have kind of a beautiful relationship with your partner. But if it's not quite right and it's not quite fulfilling and you've tried everything to try to make it.

fulfilling for you, but you know that it's not quite right, it might be a sign to strive for more. Now, on the other hand, when should we settle? Well, again, in my opinion, I think

Number one, when there's potential for greatness in our existing situation, I think we often overlook the potential for greatness in our existing situations because it's much more romantic to look at the potential for grandiose. outcomes, I think we can often forget that what is right in front of us could be the greatest option. If you are confident that your current situation has the potential for greatness, there's nothing wrong with settling in it.

in trying to find that greatness within it. And worst case scenario, if you're wrong, then you can pivot and strive later, you know? I don't think there's anything wrong with settling in something to see if there is greatness within it. That's not giving up, you know?

that in a way is still striving. I think we should also consider the choice of settling when our current situation actually does provide us fulfillment. When we really reflect on our current lives, it is fulfilling. I think at times we can... our brains can become clouded by challenges because challenges are inevitable. And even if you have your dream job or you're with your dream partner or you have the dream friend group or you have a, like.

Nothing's ever going to be perfect, as I said a thousand times this episode. And so sometimes we can become overly critical of our lives and our situations. We're just experiencing normal, healthy challenges and growth opportunities. But if we have the wrong perspective...

that can cause us to forget how beautiful our life really is. And I think if upon reflection, you look at your life and you're like, actually, I really do have a beautiful, fulfilling life. Maybe that's a chance to try and settle in. grow within what you have. I think too, it might be a sign to settle if striving is getting in the way of us being present in our lives and it's ruining our quality of life. If we're working towards some sort of impossible goal or even some sort of realistic goal.

If striving is getting in the way of us enjoying our lives and having a good quality of life, I think that might also be a sign to sort of slow down a little bit. And that might even be like if you're single, right? And you're striving to find a partner. But it's such a grueling, exhausting task that it's actually pulling you away from the beauty that exists in your life. Perhaps it's making it impossible for you to live in the moment.

that might be a sign to settle in your singlehood for a little bit. Just settle in that. I think it's also a sign to settle when you think about what it would feel like if you gave up your current situation. And you predict that you would feel deeply regretful. Like you've thrown away something that had a lot of potential for greatness. If you think you'd regret throwing it away, that is a sign that perhaps you need to settle in it for a little bit longer. Or it might be a sign to settle.

If striving is appealing because deep down you know that it's just an excuse to avoid growth in your current situation, which, you know, takes a lot of honesty with oneself, right? But if you know deep down that... you're using striving as a way to run away from growth, that could be a sign that settling is the right option. But also intuition. I already mentioned this with striving, but you might have a strong intuition.

to settle. And if you're somebody who has, again, a good relationship with your intuition, you trust your intuition and that works for you. It doesn't work for everyone. But if it works for you. That could be another sign. And last but not least, if you're somebody who has a tendency to strive too hard to the point of it negatively impacting your life, perhaps being faced with that dilemma is an opportunity to try settling for a little bit and seeing what happens.

I don't know. Listen, I don't have all the answers, but I will say there's something very interesting about gathering your thoughts on something and speaking them out loud. It can help. solidify the way you feel about things. Because a lot of times we just have our ideas about things swirling around in our heads. And it can be very helpful to just speak it out loud. And I really feel like I got that today.

This was very helpful for me as this is something I've been faced with as of late in various different ways across my life. And I appreciate you sitting with me as I talk through it. As always, it's a pleasure. And I deeply appreciate you all hanging out with me. And I hope that you got something out of this episode. You might not even agree with me, you know, but I think it can actually be impactful to hear something I say and disagree. That further solidifies where you stand on something.

And I think that's a beautiful thing. If you enjoyed this episode, there's new episodes of Anything Goes Every Thursday and Sunday. So you can come and tune in and hang out with me every Thursday and Sunday if you want. And I'm just yapping about, you know, and it's fun and we have fun.

And Anything Goes is available anywhere you stream podcasts. Although if you want to watch video, video is on YouTube and Spotify. Anything Goes is on social media at Anything Goes. I'm on the internet at Emma Chamberlain and my coffee company is on the internet and in the real world, Chamberlain Coffee. That's all I got for today. I love you all. I appreciate you all. And I'll talk to you very soon. And I really

just inspire you to absolutely strive or absolutely settle in your life. Whatever is the healthiest option for you at a given moment with a given situation. I really hope that you, I just manifest that. the answer comes clearly to you and it's just so easy and so seamless and it's so intuitive and it's just so beautiful. I manifest that for you. And you know what? Fuck it. I manifest it for me too. Okay. I love you all. And I'll talk to you in a few days.