How to deal with the fact that any notion of knowing what tomorrow may bring is an illusion? Patricia has thought about this extensively and, more importantly, experimented with tackling The Unknown head on. I was excited to learn from her about her techniques for dealing with not knowing: Visualizations, conversations, and testing herself regularly are all part of her arsenal. Other topics we touched on are creativity, work, shifting values among young people, Stoicism, and more.

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What is the main function of fear and how does it connect to living well - authentically and harmoniously? Dan Greenwald grew up stuttering but decided not to give in to fear and not to give up on his aspirations. In this conversation Dan shared his insights and actionable advice for people wishing to flourish. As you'll be able to tell, I loved every moment of this conversation, which also touched on hope, ecology, storytelling, evolution, Homo sapiens, and more.

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Social technologies shape the behavior of individuals that live in the culture that uses them. Dave has recently been fascinated with the topic and got me curious as well. We discussed what these technologies are and tried to make the first steps toward a technology that will fix some of today's societal problem. We talked about the pyramids, the Great Resignation, how much is enough for living well, consumerism, hedonism, dialectic, and more.

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The most watched TEDtalk of all time is about schools killing creativity. Tesho and I gave our best to rival it in terms of popularity, but also went beyond it to discuss various relaed topics: Parenthood, being a role model, involving children in real life, curiosity, global trends that will shape education, and wellbeing. We also mentioned Bronnie Ware's 5 Regrets of the Dying.

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What does it mean to make a good decision? How will we end world hunger? Why should you learn Texas Hold'em? How has our culture changed recently, and how will it change very soon? Are things going to get better or worse?

Indy Neogy thought about the future for a living. This fascinating conversation touched on many and varied topics including: Living well, the meaning crisis, intergenerational tensions, diversity, tolerance, and plurality, decision-making, rationality, humanism, success, and many more...

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Do we ever feel the same emotion twice, or does the sheer complexity of our biology and psyche prevent it from happening? Emotions are not an exact science according to science, and the best way to talk about may very well be in metaphors. Luke has been playing with metaphorizing emotions, including in this conversation. Make your life more poetic and meaningful by applying some of the lessons within.

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You know the stuff that you just want to shut out of your mind? Lyle McKeaney doesn't mind writing about it and showing it to the world, and for a reason. By being vulnerable we are letting others know they are not alone. We are letting others know that things we dread may materialize but not knock us down indefinitely.
Tune in to hear more about why it pays off to lead with vulnerability, and hear our takes on a variety of topics: Creativity, connection, negative visualization, resilience, and more.

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And Substack: lyle.substack.com

Visa is an optimist who believes in the collective project that is all of us communicating with... all of the rest of us. And this all happens when we adopt a habit of procuring and curating information about things that may seem trivial, but that convey to the rest of the world an important truth: We are humans wishing to connect with others like us. Hear about Visa's inspirations and experimentations with contributing to this "hyper-library". We also discussed models for supporting the arts, history, human progress, and more.

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Twitter: twitter.com/visakanv

Youtube: youtube.com/c/Visakanv

Daniel Vassallo has taken a brave plunge: He left his high-status, high-paying job to follow his heart and live the good life as he imagines it to be. In this episodes he shared many of the ideas that prompted this bold move and some of the insights he has gained during his ongoing journey. Among other things, we touched on Stoicism, productivity, serendipity, security, evolution and wellbeing. One of my favorite concepts introduced in this episode is the "inspiration generator", so look out for it!

To follow Daniel's ideas and work, access his Twitter bio: twitter.com/dvassallo  

In this episode, Jibran el Bazi opened up about an almost unfathomable story about life, near-death, help, love, and hope. The story of Jibran's daughter's difficult first months of living, along with a few processes partly aided by psychedelic substance has made Jibran acutely aware of the importance of human connection. 

Jibran on Twitter: twitter.com/askjibran

Website: www.jibranelbazi.com/