There is no better time to contemplate the meaning of your existence than a Tuesday.

Tackle the meaty questions of life, using philosophical tools and some lessons from the school of Positive Psychology.

We curiously dive through the principles of physics and the lessons of history to contemplate the effect of time on our lives. Opposingly we examine the effects of our life on everything else and why we even do things.

Along the way, we'll take on ideas from Ghengis Kahn and Julius Caesar to songwriting and dancing. Some questions answered"

This is one of our more 'out there' episodes and Sam would like you to know he has not been taking drugs and that he is always like this.

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Sam Webster explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

Chapters:

00:00 How Time Creates Existence

01:06 Exploring the Philosophy of Time

02:49 Why the Concept of Winning Doesn't Exist

05:42 Patterns in the River of Time

06:52 Julius Caesar and the power of words

08:02 Patterns in Music and Art

09:54 Fighting Entropy with Patterns

12:23 The Temporary Nature of Existence

13:12 Creating Patterns for Others vs. Self

14:12 The Concept of Legacy

16:06 Optimizing for the Experiencing Self

19:01 Final Thoughts and Outro

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