Derek's new book is How to Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and 1 Weird Conclusion. It uses a format that made me revisit a concept which I've been thinking about for years, and I wanted to see what it makes him think of. What ensued is a lively discussion containing many fresh ideas about how to live (well)! We covered topics like playfulness, gurus, running in the forest, Lifestyle choices, Kurt Vonnegut, and much more. Book recommendations are in there, too!

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Setting intentions has helped Maria live the life she wants rather than the one that just happened to happen to her. This conversation covered parenthood, economics, education, romantic relationships, and more. So sit down with the intention of extracting some wisdom, and I'm sure you'll be able to!

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This episode could have many alternate titles: Communication, Ecosystems, Medicine, Healing... But in the end, it is about harmonizing the bodymind - an ecosystem - to bring about wellbeing. This conversation has the structure of great movie, with some build-up before a thrilling climax. Nita is an amazing resource for anything medicine, especially in the understudied field of really tiny things that have a huge effect on our health. Don't miss this one, please!

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Have we - collectively - recognized the benefits associated with belonging to multiple communities in the digital age? Hamish thinks not, and is working to change the culture of community-building and belonging after not finding his needs fulfilled in a traditional hobby community. We discussed his Watch Collectors' Club, traditional niche communities, history of Judaism, English football, and modern community design.

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Martine stepped away from a lucrative - yet meaningless - career in order to teach. Between serving a corporation and serving the next generation of her society, she had to prioritize her own needs. This is her story and our metaphors and reasoning behind why a healthy you is a prerequisite to doing good unto others.

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Matt is a professional cello player and teacher who is aphantasic. He is deeply passionate about harmony in music and between people, which led him to develop a detailed framework of how to transmit information, especially the elusive non-verbal type. We discussed music, Matt's framework, his motivations for seeking societal harmony, problem-solving, effective cues in teaching, and much more. Buckle in for a wild ride!

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Dialogue, art, multilingualism, conlangs, and the human mind; perspectives, Truth, connection, concepts as entities, and fiction; physical trips, psychedelic trips, God, isolation, human connection, and the weather.

These all feature is this unique conversation with Norm that culminated with a discussion on how searching - and finding - the truth could alienate one from others, and prove to be detrimental to mental health. Wow.

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In this high-energy chat among friends we tried to look at Creativity from as many perspectives as possible. We talked about the creative process, evolution, 'maskless creativity', art and artists, play and games, jazz, productivity vs. conductivity, politics, physics, and much more!

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Bryan is one avid reader. At some point, he noticed that studying philosophy formally, can be inferior to reading an excellent work of fiction. This discussion is about how great novels can teach us important things of about what Living Well means and some of the skills needed in that pursuit. We mention Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and other literary paragons, crediting them with being philosophers. Fun!

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Ivor is my friend and mentor who introduced me to Plato's work and, more importantly, what it teaches us - dialectic. We discussed the art itself, how it has affected our lives, and how it would affect yours. Enjoy, and do well!

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