About this episode

The episode discusses the practice of untethering from external validation and how our relationship to daily tasks changes with personal growth.

Solo episode! Please share and review:) Untethering: The Freedom Beyond External Validation - a practice for imperfect humans I'm sharing a favorite Zen saying: Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. The work of life doesn't disappear when we grow — the dishes are still in the sink, the emails still need answering. What changes is our relationship to what we are doing. In this episode, we look at one of the heaviest tethers: the nee...

People in this episode

Host: Rashmi Schramm, MD

Topics covered

• self-improvement
• mindfulness
• Zen practice
• personal growth
• external validation

Keywords

• untethering
• external validation
• Zen
• mindfulness
• personal growth
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Untethering: The Freedom Beyond External Validation, Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.

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