His idea is to keep three of the most important aspects of your life perpetually stable.
This stability gives you the confidence to take the occasional risk.
We can apply this principle to our own lives.
I call this concept my “tripod of stability.”
Sethi uses standup comedy as a metaphor.
Comedians test their material in smaller venues.
Some jokes flopthat’s the risk.
Their stable success at larger venues gives them the confidence to try riskier material in front of smaller audiences.
Then, focus on stabilizing those areas and seek out risk in other areas.
That might mean traveling, starting a side business or meeting new people.
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