Pursuing Speaking, Learning Through Video Games, and Self-Actualization ft. Avi Wolfson - #489
Avi is a public speaker helping people to find the spark in them. We talked about video games, him getting into public speaking, and trusting the journey.
This interview is also from June 2023. I am grateful it is out now and able to reach people.
More From Avi
Avi's Website: https://aviwolfson.com/
Avi's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aviwolfson/
More From Me:
My Weekly Newsletter - https://dallincandland.substack.com/
"God is Trying to Talk to Me" (My First Poetry Book!) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN5WS9C8?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_38CAR76S3MTH5M4JMJFH
Podcast YouTube Channel (For Highlights, Cool Shorts, and More!): https://www.youtube.com/@yieldtodaypodcast
Related Resources:
"Soulblazing" by Lisa Haisha - https://amzn.to/3KucpJk
"The Infinite Game" by Simon Sinek - https://amzn.to/3WlozLm
"Be Your Future Self Now" by Dr. Benjamin Hardy - https://amzn.to/4cFL6Il
"Never Finished" (Clean Edition) by David Goggins - https://amzn.to/4eXEqqx
Time Stamps:
1:57 - Learning From Video Games
5:00 - The Self-Directing Aspect of Video Games
6:57 - Taking Yourself to New Places in Life
9:20 - How Did Avi Get into Public Speaking?
12:24 - Learning Helps Us Make Solutions for Ourselves
14:04 - Spending Times in Other Worlds in Moderation
18:15 - My Thoughts on Violent Video Games
Quotes:
8:18 - "Literature helps us learn empathy."
9:43 - "We're all trying to reach a higher level of self-actualization."
11:08 - "The greater the input the greater the output."
11:44 - "The better we understand ourselves the better that we can grow and overcome adversity."
12:00 - "If knowledge is power then learning is a superpower." - Jim Kwik
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