The School of Greatness · 2026-03-27 · 87 min · 15,654 words

Fame Only Amplified the Emptiness | Rainn Wilson

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Before we got on here, we talked about what would make this powerful and you said, you know, diving into personal authenticity, really, diving into more personal matters. I'm curious, when was the most pain that you faced emotionally and internally in the last decade? Was it during the pandemic? Was it When you were on, you know, the office, was it after the office?

Was it before then? When was the time where you felt like maybe I should be really happy, but actually I'm going through some challenge, some suffering, some identity crisis? I love that question. I love that question. I really, really love that question.

Let's go, baby. Let's go, baby. I will say that um so many lights went off in my brain when you asked me that. And because I think it's really important, you know, if you're seeking greatness, it's super important to say, like you, like, like you said, to try and be authentic. I was not always authentic.

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