Shark Theory With Baylor Barbee

Somewhere along the way, we stop letting ourselves be kids—yet the freedom we're craving might be buried inside the parts of us we told ourselves to outgrow. Show Notes — "Find Your Happy Meal" In this episode, Baylor shares a hilarious yet profound moment sparked by McDonald's new Grinch meal. One impulsive run to the drive-thru with his dog turned into an unexpected reminder of something adults forget far too often: Joy matters. Impulse matters. Fun matters. Baylor unpacks why so many people lose their spark as they get older, trading curiosity and excitement for seriousness and rigidity. He explains the neuroscience behind behavioral rigidity—the mental shift that happens as we age where the fear of losing what we have outweighs the excitement of chasing what we want. This episode encourages you to reconnect with the childlike parts of yourself: the dreamer, the explorer, the person who believed anything was possible. Not because you should be childish, but because the energy, creativity, and imagination