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Duncan Trussell - "Some poor, phoneless fool is probably sitting next to a waterfall somewhere totally unaware of how angry and scared he's supposed to be." · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com. Welcome to The Daily Quote, the
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  podcast designed to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Andrew McGivern, and let's dive into today's
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  quote from Duncan Tressel, comedian and podcaster who once
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  said some poor phoneless fool is probably sitting next to a
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  waterfall somewhere, totally unaware of how angry and scared
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  he's supposed to be. How angry and scared he's
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  supposed to be. Duncan Trussell is saying
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  something radical. Most of our anxiety is not real.
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  It's a sign manufactured and delivered to us through our
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  phones. That person by the waterfall?
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  They don't know about the political outrage trending on X.
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  They don't know about the disaster being reported 24/7,
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  and they don't know about the thing everyone's supposed to be
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  furious about today. And because they don't know,
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  they're at peace. Not because their life is
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  perfect, and not because problems don't exist, but
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  because they're not plugged into the machine that tells them what
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  to fear. Right now, we carry devices that
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  deliver a constant stream of reasons to be angry and scared.
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  News designed to trigger us, social media optimized for rage,
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  algorithms that profit from our anxiety.
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  And we check these devices hundreds of times a day,
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  voluntarily injecting ourselves with beer and anger.
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  Then we wonder why we feel anxious, why we can't relax, why
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  peace feels impossible. Meanwhile, that poor foamless
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  fool is listening to a waterfall, totally unaware that
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  they're supposed to be panicking about something happening 3000
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  miles away that they can't control.
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  Trussell's not saying ignore reality.
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  He's saying question what you're being told to feel.
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  Question whether the anxiety you're carrying is actually
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  yours or if it's been programmed into you.
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  So here's the question How much of your anxiety is actually
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  yours and how much is being delivered to you through a
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  screen telling you how angry and scared you're supposed to be?
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  Maybe the phone was fooled by the waterfall isn't poor at all.
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  Maybe they're the richest person alive.
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  And if you're tired of all the doom and gloom news on
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  mainstream media, if you're tired of doom scrolling and
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  being anxious and scared, why not tune into the Great News
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  Podcast? Find the Great News Podcast in
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  your favorite podcast app. The link is in the show notes.
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  That's it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off
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  for now, but I'll be back tomorrow.
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  Same pod time, same pod station with another daily quote.