Greatness bubble
Subject in Self-Improvement
Greatness bubble has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Shaan PuriEntrepreneur and investor, co-host of My First Million, former Twitch executive
Puri argues that focusing on being great in daily situations matters more than accomplishing great things.
“if people focus far more about being great, showing up in a great way to whatever the daily situation is versus accomplishing a great thing”
Modern Wisdom: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163 (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:22
Puri relays Kevin Kelly's answer that the cost of his varied life was surrendering greatness.
“It goes, I had to surrender to greatness. I had to surrender that”
Modern Wisdom: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163 (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:03
Puri argues that many wealthy people are bankrupt by his definition of success because of stress and poor relationships.
“You might have a billion dollars. You're bankrupt, dude. You wake up stressed every single day”
Modern Wisdom: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163 (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:45
Chris WilliamsonBritish podcaster and host of Modern Wisdom
Williamson cites a figure that a quarter of Olympians would trade dying four years later for a gold medal.
“I think it's 25% of Olympians say that they would happily die, or not happily, but they would trade dying in four years' time for a gold medal”
Modern Wisdom: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163 (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:33
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163Modern Wisdom · Oct 15, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Chris Williamson and entrepreneur Shaan Puri discuss marketing and insecurity, courage, moving to the right environment, obsession, the Iron John fable, the cost of greatness, and relationship repair.