This episode is all about the presence of absence. How are your comfort levels with empty space and dead air? Do you struggle when the void isn’t filled with something to stimulate? And more importantly, with what do you fill empty spaces and awkward silences?
Dara reflects on his own tendency to default to anxiety and negative beliefs when uncertain spaces make themselves felt. He wonders how difficult it would be to project confidence and calm as alternative fillers. Examining his own hardwiring is definitely part of the solution.
Considering the pitfalls of comparison, Dara argues that more space is involved when we look at what others have that we don’t. He sees a connection between presence and contentment on one hand, and disconnection and the perception of lack on the other.