S10. Episode 2: Why We Stay Stuck

Maybe it’s fear of failure or being dreamless, or fear of judgment or losing something . . . or perhaps it’s self-limiting beliefs or feeling overwhelmed by change. Regardless, we find ways to stay stuck. Some are real, and some are imagined. Some are external, and some are self-inflicted. Some hold us back from our dreams, and some keep us from leaving good situations only to become stuck in worse ones. Tracy discusses why, despite it being a dream of hers, going to med school at her age would make her stuck – a schedule she wouldn’t like, debt, and having to work longer to pay back loans, whereas Corey points out that sometimes being stuck for a short time, like when she took her job as a junior professor, can result in even better outcomes in the long-term, like getting promoted and earning tenure. Both agreed that you have to weigh the costs. Don’t try to unstick yourself to become even more stuck! But, don’t avoid getting unstuck just because you are fearful or hesitant of what the future could be! Show Notes: Moral Luck-Learn more about this philosophical principle in which outcomes out of our control often influence the extent to which people believe a decision was moral or good. Caitlyn Clark-Catch up on how this WNBA basketball phenom made her way to be one of the greatest. The Fire Inside-Check out this film about an American boxer who is the first to win women’s gold in the Olympics.