MicroEpisode: A Case for Fun

WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.560 --> 00:00:04.719 My name's Helen and you're listening to the Think Weird podcast. Now. In 2 00:00:04.759 --> 00:00:10.759 recent episodes, we've talked about this character quality called bravery. You've probably heard 3 00:00:10.759 --> 00:00:15.839 about it. I've done some introspective work and I've realized that, you know, 4 00:00:16.039 --> 00:00:20.280 I've been afraid of putting stuff out on YouTube, and I wouldn't be 5 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:25.120 a great host if I wasn't actually living in the values that I talk about 6 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:30.879 in this show, one of them being bravery and the desire to pursue exploration 7 00:00:31.519 --> 00:00:36.920 despite the fear. So this episode was actually recorded for the purpose of YouTube, 8 00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:41.719 but you get to listen to it in a podcast format if you want 9 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:45.840 to watch the YouTube video, it's only about two minutes. But I wanted 10 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.640 to upload it it. I wanted to upload it it. I wanted to 11 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:57.240 upload it to this podcast because I thought that the conversation around fun would be 12 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.880 a quick, bite sized episode to encourage you this week. Next week, 13 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:04.239 I actually have my friend Mario coming on the show to talk about creative entrepreneurship, 14 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:17.920 so stay tuned for that. But this is an episode about fun. 15 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:27.760 M good. Now. In previous episodes, what we've done is we've covered 16 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:34.040 layers of creative disciplines and creative entrepreneurship. But one of the most crucial things 17 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:38.000 that I don't think a lot of people talk about is the virtue of fun. 18 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:44.359 Not everything has to be fun. I think allowing things to not be 19 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:49.760 fun is part of the job sometimes, but at some point you have to 20 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:53.959 be able to go to sleep at night knowing that you had a little bit 21 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.799 of fun that despite all of the hard things that you've been through, it 22 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:00.799 was something that was worthy of a clap or a pat in the back. 23 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:07.000 There are going to be days when you have no need or feeling to do 24 00:02:07.240 --> 00:02:15.520 anything, and that's okay, I'm gonna set my tea. I decided to 25 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:21.599 just post an improblemt to video to give a little bit of encouragement where not 26 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.560 everyone is going to like you, They're going to be times when they will 27 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:30.080 make fun of you. The reason why I called this podcast I Think Weird 28 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:36.280 is because some of the earliest well known leaders were called weird from the very 29 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:40.520 beginning. If anything, they were chastised for their unique ideas and how they 30 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:46.280 wanted to innovate. And the reason why I created this podcast is to let 31 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:53.360 it be a safe space or a filter to listen to background noise coming music 32 00:02:53.520 --> 00:03:02.240 that allowed us to just sip a cup of tea, enjoy a day's work, 33 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:07.120 and understand that things will get hard and that's okay. I'm with you. 34 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:12.199 I'm terrified of posting YouTube videos. Um, if you're listening to this 35 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:19.240 on YouTube, this is probably my first video that I've posted impromptu because I'm 36 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:24.199 terrified of just being on video. But I will have so much fun doing 37 00:03:24.240 --> 00:03:30.280 things on video platform because there are people in the other side of the world 38 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:36.120 that I can probably never reach, and that's why I'm doing it. Part 39 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:40.280 of fun is also doing things that are hard because it keeps us on our 40 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:46.400 toes, and that's why I wanted to create today's video, a short two 41 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:51.240 minute video to encourage you to do the hard things to get after it. 42 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:57.360 Um. I'm actually on my lunch break right now, and I figured I 43 00:03:57.400 --> 00:04:01.599 wanted to post a little piece of encouragement that will hopefully help you