Way Of The Heart

Jake revisits his low from the last episode, which revolves around friendship dynamics and his shortcomings. Brett presses into the recent and humbling experience Jake had with an old friend, and the two launch into a discussion about the power of self-awareness, safety and virtue when you’re experiencing relational drift with a friend. This is heart-level stuff, but as Jake says, it’s important to engage at this level if you don’t want to be an asshole (plus, Navy SEALs aren’t afraid of talking about their weaknesses for the sake of their team).    Key Points Jake recounts a difficult conversation with a good friend who he hadn’t been in touch with for some time Jake shares the conviction that he wants to do better in friendships and move away from utilitarian tendencies Brett presses into the factors that led to Jake approaching friendship with utility How safety plays a significant role in being vulnerable and growing a friendship The power of interpretations and agreements The blessing that truth is to f