Hotspot

When you become the connection for others — sharing your energy, knowledge, or stability so others can get online.

Jay Shetty and the Trap of Constant Self-Focus

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Hotspot is when you become the connection point for others — sharing your energy, knowledge, or stability so someone else can get what they need. Jay Shetty's entire third shift is built around this idea: becoming useful to the people around you. He describes the person who checks in on a friend before a hard meeting, who helps a neighbor with their trash bins, who encourages a younger cousin to apply for a job. In each case, the person turns themselves into a source others can draw from — and as a side effect, their own sense of worth gets rebuilt through the giving rather than the evaluating.