Exploring Kodawari

This episode brings Exploring Kodawari back to its roots after a long time away. We revisit the concept of kodawari to understand how our ideas about it have changed over the three years of this podcast/blog.

Is happiness the meaning of life? In this episode, we discuss the philosophy of happiness and the psychology of the hedonic treadmill that keeps us constantly chasing new forms of satisfaction and pleasure.

In this episode, we spoke with orchestral conductor Chad Goodman about the art of orchestral conducting and the process of interpreting music.

This episode is part two of our exploration of nihilism and the meaning crisis. We discuss the meaning of "meaning" and how one can overcome nihilism to find a more durable sense of meaning in life.

In this episode, we explore the roots of nihilism and why nihilistic thinking seems to be on the rise. We also discuss two related problems: those who succumb to nihilism and those who ignore

Metacognition, or being "above" normal thinking, is the bird's eye view of the mind. And in this episode, we travel through the different layers of metacognition and meta-awareness to learn how to think more clearly and live better lives.

In this episode, we get into the specific psychological techniques and thought experiments within Stoicism that will help you to live a better life.

In this episode, we dig into Stoic beliefs and principles that can help you find tranquility and live a better life.

In this episode, we speak with Katherine Bormann, a violinist in The Cleveland Orchestra since 2011. We talk about music, life, and what it's like to be a musician in a top-tier orchestra.

What if you could summarize reality in two words? In this episode, we examine the ultimate mental model of reality, chaos and order. Also known as Yin and Yang, this framework is the most fundamental categorization we can make in the world.