You Only Live Once... So Commit

你只活一次......所以承诺

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

2022-10-17

31 分钟
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YOLO seems like the perfect rock 'n' roll philosophy. You only live once... so do whatever seems right in the moment. Be spontaneous. Quit your job; find a new person to date; and always, always keep your options open.    We all fear getting stuck in the wrong occupation, relationship or home - so shun fully committing to anything. But we're misguided. The man who coined the term YOLO - the Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart - tells Dr Laurie Santos that throwing yourself fully into a life choice is the best way to live our precious life.  Further reading: Pete Davis - Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing. Dan Gilbert -  Stumbling on Happiness. Barry Schwartz - The Paradox of Choice. Further Listening: Try Mickey Hart's new album with Planet Drum “In the Groove". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Pushkin.

  • I've always been kinda into musicians.

  • I obsessively read the memoirs of rock gods,

  • and I love hearing about the lives of different artists.

  • It's in part because I really envy musical talent,

  • but it's also because I sorta dig the rocker attitude.

  • Their vibe is so untethered, so spontaneous.

  • There seems to be a word for this attitude of reckless abandon, YOLO.

  • You only live once.

  • It's a phrase that urges you to jump from passion to passion, from opportunity to opportunity,

  • so that you can make the most of the present moment no matter what.

  • Future be damned.

  • If you're like me, you may have first heard the phrase YOLO back in 2011.

  • That's the year the acronym went viral,

  • when Drake used the phrase in the chorus of his rap anthem, the motto.

  • YOLO, YOLO, YOLO.

  • And so we used to chant that.

  • And it turned into a song.

  • That's not the rap anthem I was talking about.

  • And that's not Drake.