Welcome to the last episode of A Yarn with Gavin. In this final episode, your host Paul Rowse talks with Gavin about being in the hospital for a few days due to smoking. Gavin explains that he still smokes and enjoys it, comparing it to someone who enjoys a glass of red wine in the sun.
Paul encourages Gavin to stop making excuses for his smoking habits Gavin explains why he smokes and encourages the guest to quit smoking.
Gavin talks about the age-old debate of quality versus quantity of life.
Paul and Gavin chat about vaping, with this sometimes is more addictive than smoking, and people who switch to vaping to quit smoking sometimes have to go back to smoking to kick the habit.
Gavin takes about his past illness. He has used this experience to share and give back.
During the conversation, Paul and Gavin discuss the difference between smoking and vaping, and the dangers of the latter.
Gavin's kids have also been vaping and he's noticed physical changes in them.
Gavin shared a life lesson he would put on his tombstone: Always ask the question.
He believes that asking a question of an authority figure will reveal if they are a dickhead or not. As an example, he used a situation with a kid getting dropped from D1 to D2 in sports.
He suggested that his son ask the coach why he was dropped, and if the coach gave constructive feedback, this son can learn and move on. However, if the coach is evasive then his son can know that the coach is not worth their time.
Gavin also shared a conversation he had with his son who lost out on a job. He suggested that his son ask the company what made them go elsewhere, whether it be price or availability. This conversation highlighted the importance of asking questions and learning from the answers
And find out at the end the song Gavin picked.
