Zach and Jeff talk about the pitfalls of perfectionism and how the youthful DIY punk spirit can help you overcome it. Then Zach gets curious about Jeff’s epic road trip in 2015 after his spiritual awakening. They discuss synchronicity, lucid dreaming and astral projection, relationship dynamics, and the law of attraction and repulsion.
Episode Link: https://we-should-be-working.simplecast.com/episodes/08
Links Mentioned in this Episode
- 📰 Jeff’s Weekly Newsletter
- ✍️ Jeff’s blog post about perfectionism
- 🎬 Ali Abdaal – Perfectionism is Ruining Your Life
- 🎵 Jeff’s BOXOMYLK music on Bandcamp
- 🎸 The DIY punk video that inspired Jeff to start a band
- 🎥 Spike Jonze documentary
- 🎥 Berea Fest 2008 – short DIY documentary
- 🎤 Paul Baribeau at Berea Fest
- 🎤 Good Luck performing at Berea Fest
- 🎶 Woody Guthrie (This Land is Your Land)
- 🎥 Robert Rodriguez discusses his first film
- 🎸 Dropkick Murphys
- 🎶 Garbage
- 🧘♂️ Jeff’s Experience with Soul Retrieval
- 📚 Sean Webb’s book – How Emotions Work in Humans and Computers
- 🤩 Sean Webb’s personal enlightenment experience
- 📚 Richard Rohr – True Self, False Self audiobook
- 🎙️ Maker Mistaker Podcast
- 🚗 Jeff’s Initial Blog Post announcing his road trip
- 🛣️ Jeff’s road trip update post
- 🔮 The Monroe Institute
- 📚 Robert Monroe’s book “Journeys Out of the Body”
- 💭 Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self
- 🎙️ Todd Acamesis – Synchronicity and Living a Magic Life podcast
- 🔢 Life Path Number (Numerology) calculator
- 😟 The Anxious Generation
- 📝 On the Anxious Generation (Default Blog)
- 🧠 The Righteous Mind
- 📚 Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
- 📚 We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
Chapters
00:00 Intro and the Frustrations of Perfectionism
14:30 Embracing the Punk Rock Spirit: Creating Without Perfectionism
40:22 Jeff’s Road Trip: Embarking on a Journey of Self-Discovery
57:55 The Dynamics of Seeking Relationships
01:05:51 The Importance of Being Open to Experiences
Find Us:
🎙️ Podcast Website: https://we-should-be-working.simplecast.com
🖥️ Jeff’s website: https://jefffinley.org
📺 Jeff’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/jeff_finley
🐠 Zach’s website: https://fightingfish.studio
