We’re told that a good life is built by stacking good days back to bac.... but what happens when those days fall apart? In this episode, Stanton unpacks a personal story about control, surrender, and the pressure to “win the day.” Through a conversation that begins with Joe Rogan’s quote and ends with an unexpected truth from ChatGPT, he explores what really defines a good life: not perfect days, but honest ones.

"I did my best, I want to say,

As I rest my soul at the end of this day,

And not my best when it comes to the list,

That my mind manufactured, when I balled up my fist,

And tightly told myself I must do with my time,

It’s like I’m screaming at reality, “Hey, don’t get out of line!”

With what I’ve said I’ll accomplish before tonight’s dinner,

In order to view myself as some sort of winner.

Did I seize my time? Did I seize this moment?

Should this day become my goals just because I wrote it?

What a lofty goal, to dictate the future,

As if the person I am is some sort of ill-fated loser

To begin my day with this vision of life,

That must conform, or I’ll be stricken with strife

No, perhaps I’ll learn that this fist all balled up,

Actually leads to nothing, to a never filled cup.

What if acceptance of life is what we all need?

To release control, to finally see

That this world has bigger plans for you than your goals ever could,

I wish this was something we all understood

And please don’t forget the path that feels right

That got you up out of bed, that called you to life.

But maybe we can let go of our grip on what happens,

And let reality fuse with the beauty of passion,

When acceptance flow from us, with the hand we are dealt,

Perhaps my best is less seen, perhaps my best is more felt. "