"All in all, please continue reading biographies, autobiographies, documentaries. This is great for people who want to meet their heroes. And the truth is, we're all human and the only way we can honestly change as people is not just through ‘psychology’ or self-help or techniques. We need to have role models that we aspire because they become our tribe, and we hang out with them through content. That's the wonderful thing about the internet and books and literature. We hear these heroes’ stories and we get to aspire and be like them." - Jeremy Au
"At end of the day, the relationship that you have is a parasocial relationship, something that's been intermediated by gatekeepers and these storytellers who all have an incentive and agenda. And so, if you are looking for that role model, it's really important not just to read one source, but to read multiple sources and see the differences. Work very hard not to look at the figurine that the media is trying to portray, but understand that everyone's still a flawed human with sins and virtues and hopes and fears." - Jeremy Au
"If you go to a trial, eyewitness testimony is notoriously unreliable, and these are people who are trying to speak under oath. They're trying their best to say the truth from their perspective. And yet, it's been proven that, the human memory is pretty unreliable and we can't fill in the blanks. We forget, we switch in and substitute other things. So a natural part of being human is that memories are shifting things." - Jeremy Au
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on society's hunger for heroes (Anthony Bourdain, Ali Wong) and the stories we tell other people versus ourselves.
Keywords: Society's Hunger For Heroes, Anthony Bourdain, Ali Wong, Stories We Tell Other People vs Ourselves, Purpose, Thought Leadership
