Matthew McConaughey on Catching More Greenlights, the Impermanence of Life, & Writing Your Own Story

Episode 398

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Matthew McConaughey (IG: @officiallymcconaughey) is an Academy Award-winning actor, married man, a father of three children, and a loyal son and brother.

In October of last year he released Greenlights, an unconventional memoir that was born out of diaries he's been keeping for the last 35 years. It's a guide to catching more greenlights in life and to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too. It's also a love letter to life.

In this episode, we discuss:

The aftermath from the Texas winter storm crisis
How COVID-19 gave us a new sense of purpose
Go write your own story
The restrictions of being a celebrity
The day Matthew got famous
Appreciating the moment
Being the pilot of your choices
Documenting the existential question of "why?" through journaling
Write the headline first and living your story
The art of living
Fatigue is one of the greatest enemies
The book that kept Matthew anchored
How Matthew landed his role in Dazed and Confused
Creating the character Wooderson
Three affirmations… alright, alright, alright
The death of Matthew's dad taught him to just keep livin
What's your eulogy?
The impermanence of life
Chasing our better selves

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Matthew McConaughey on Catching More Greenlights, the Impermanence of Life, & Writing Your Own Story