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Too often people have experienced life in a way that shapes their nature, their responses, and how to perceive life as it comes. Having your mind stretched and bent beyond its normal world view is scary but a treat worth exploring with guest Chuck Palahniuk. Last time he joined Tom to discuss life, death and finding meaning in your life. In this episode, we\u2019re deep diving into how Chuck pursues new ideas, stretches himself beyond the outcomes, and allows the magic of connection to take place through the process of creating stories. Chuck discusses his new essay, People, Places, and Things, and shares the juice of how he\u2019s able to compel such strong reactions from stories that make most people uncomfortable.\nCheck Out Chuck\u2019s Short Stories on Substack: https://chuckpalahniuk.substack.com/\nChuck\u2019s Latest Essay, People, Places and Things: https://try.scribd.com/palahniuk60/\n\nSHOW NOTES:\n0:00 | Introduction Chuck Palahniuk\n1:28 | Shaped Inside Out \n4:28 | Mental Breakthroughs \n9:46 | Pursuing Creative Ideas\n17:12 | Validating New Ideas\n25:04 | Surprising Outcomes\n29:58 | Mutual Consciousness\n36:35 | Freedom at Ground Zero\n40:39 | What Scares You Has Meaning\n49:16 | Life Influences & Performance\n1:00:35 | Allow Silence, Look for Patterns\n1:07:31 | Bathos, Comic Tragedy\n1:17:19 | Sincere, Not Offensive\n1:32:01 | Motivated by Meaning\n\nCheck out our sponsors: \nBetter Help: Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/impacttheory\nMindPump: mindpumpimpact.com \nPique: Go to piquetea.com/impact and use code IMPACT at checkout to get 5% off sitewide + FREE SHIPPING when you purchase a pu\u2019er bundle! \nHigherDOSE: Go to HigherDOSE.com/impact to save $75 on the Infrared Sauna Blanket or Infrared PEMF Mat. \nInsideTracker: Get 25% off their entire store at insidetracker.com/impacttheory \nOmbre Lab: tryombre.com/Impact\n\nAre You Ready for EXTRA Impact?\nIf you\u2019re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you.\nWant to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness.\xa0\nThis is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day.\nSubscription Benefits:\n\nUnlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more\n\nNew episodes delivered ad-free\n\nExclusive access to Tom\u2019s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list\n\nYou\u2019ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more:\n\n\nLegendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement\n\n\nMoney Mindset: Business & Finance\n\n\nRelationship Theory: Relationships\n\n\nHealth Theory: Mental & Physical Health\n\n\nPower Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes\xa0\n\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz\nSubscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices