Jordan Criss on Work Ethic, Immersive Creativity and Changing States
“I’ve always had this belief that whatever you put your mind to you can achieve.”
— JORDAN CRISS
My guest, today on the podcast, is returning guest and longtime friend, Jordan Criss. On this episode, we do this one for the first time remotely. All other conversations I've had with Jordan on the podcast have all been in person, but now having adjusted to living in LA, just over three weeks at the time of this recording. We spend a lot of this time talking about what we do in our lives and how they've changed.
We start with football and talk about mastery that we see in how football has changed. From there, we transitioned to very broader topics of work ethic, mastery, and craft that then transitioned to our own personal lives and how we embody those things for ourselves. The biggest one being that because we work remotely now are having transition periods within our days. We talk about the flow state and what we can do to trigger those things in ourselves. Still another aspect is that when we feel that down about the current situation or just not wanting to do anything, it affects our own mental health.
Then lastly, but not least we cover music and the things we miss about music, but also the things that are so unique that music allows people to feel things that they normally don't allow them to feel or be in the live concert and how that's different than just experiencing it through headphones.
Similarly, when you go experience, live music is somewhat like experiencing a photograph of something rather than being there. So there are all these immersive qualities that we talk about that are really inherent to creativity and the human experience. You have to be a part of it and immerse yourself in things.
As always, my conversations with Jordan, Criss wide-ranging and don't let up the gas the entire time. So with that, everyone, please enjoy this conversation with Jordan Criss.
Connect with Jordan on Instagram @TWENTY3 CRISS
Check out a few of Jordan’s playlist:
Show Notes:
[00:05:17] Fires on the west coast
[00:09:10] Football is back and Tom Brady
[00:12:16] Tom Brady - Work Ethic
[00:13:47] Self Belief
[00:15:32] Can you create self-belief?
[00:20:14] Mike Tyson and Fight Preparation
Joe Rogan Experience #1532 - Mike Tyson
Discipline is doing what you hate but doing it like you love it. - Mike Tyson
[00:21:48] Where are you putting your time in
[00:23:58] Hard Work and Talent
[00:27:04] When you don’t pursue your purpose?
[00:29:16] How moving affects your routine?
[00:31:44] Giving yourself an off day
[00:33:29] Extracting skill from games
[00:36:28] Getting deeper into meditation
[00:39:31] Transitions in your day
Liminality - The idea comes from the liminal events in our lives. Graduations, moving, weddings are all liminal events or transitional events. We can take this to a smaller scale and look at our days and see what transitions can use to help focus better.
[00:46:19] Focus Triggers
7 dead-simple focus triggers that help me jumpstart my day | by Nick Wolny | The Startup
[00:51:48] What does curiosity sound like as a song?
Mike Posner: The Power in Speaking Your Truth from Big Questions with Cal Fussman
[00:53:40] Live music
Go see Tash Sultana live we can do that think again! Website, Spotify, Youtube
[00:58:14] Capture experiences in a different way
[00:59:54] Seeing Angels and Airwaves live
#67 - Angels and Airwaves Live: Follow the Maybe — Feeding Curiosity
Secret Crowds: Rise Up — Feeding Curiosity
[01:07:35] Is music a human characteristic?
Humans Evolved to Enjoy Songs and Music
