Organizing the Chaos of Daily Life Through Myths | The GDP Ep.39 Ft. Ryan Milligan

We are joined this week by Ryan Milligan, student at Wyoming Catholic College and friend of Tom. In this riveting conversation we explore Ryan’s thesis, and work through the burning issue of how do we as humans organize the chaos of daily life through our minds.  Outline:  6:00 Ryan: Getting the original texts for reading 7:15 Ryan: How to have your original thoughts 9:00 Aiden: The school system made to make the perfect working structure 10:00 Ryan: The incentive for getting the goodness out of their education 11:00 Ryan: The ability to master your own mind at WCC 13:00 Aiden: Trials help define your character 14:00 Ryan: Allowing yourself to try something dangerous while being careful to develop yourself in a dangerous way 16:00 Aiden: Given responsibility as a young kid 18:00 Ryan: The incongruence between reality and sheltered upbringings 20:00 Aiden: The crutch of always needing affirmation in kids 22:00 Ryan: Shielding from reality and introducing reality 23:00 Aiden: The presence of myths throughout human history 24:00 Ryan: Definition of “myth” 25:00 Aiden: Humans asking the deep questions–that all humans have 26:00 Ryan: The same stories amongst many civilizations 30:45: Ryan: Universals seen the human mind that is proximity based 35:00 Ryan: The aspect of control that people want to have 35:45 Ryan: The people trying to push down others that are excelling 38:00 Aiden: The social media arena of destroying others 39:00 Ryan: Stand your ground against the naysayers – get up early and see if they’re there 40:00 Ryan: Social media allows you to depersonalize people 41:00 Aiden: The interactions you have from a small group 43:15 Ryan: Seeing the value in the person’s interaction 44:30 Ryan: Affirmations – social media and what it means not being proximate 46:30 Aiden: Being a slave to the affirmation 49:30 Ryan: What are your motives? Is this for affirmation or a true experience?  54:00 Aiden: Picture from his brother – meaning more than a photograph 57:00 Ryan: Real connections < digital connections 58: 30 Ryan: Coping mechanism  60:00 Tom: The fear of rejection in longer periods of contact with other people 62:00 Tom: The disconnect between your persona and ego (perception of yourself) 65:00 Ryan: Social constructs should not be taken too far– you can’t keep others at an arm's length 1:07:00 Ryan: You grow when you face your problems and share them gradually with in your relationships 1:09:00 Aiden: Opening up and breaking those walls that allow you to be free – opens the door for authentic interactions 1:12:00 Ryan: The transition between high-school and college 1:15:00 Ryan: The flexibility we need to have in adversity  1:19:00 Ryan: Self-development is not scary, it’s hard to mess up in front of someone else, but it means that you’re actually going for something 1:23:00 Ryan: Know yourself – such a challenge but is it worth it? 1:24:00 Ryan: You pay a lot to get a take on yourself–but it brings a meaningful future 1:25:00 Aiden: Pushing yourself to see who you become