Perennial Meditations

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In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, my guest is Ivo Brughmans, the author of Paradoxical Leadership: How to Make Complexity and Advantage. Ivo is a philosopher, political scientist, and management consultant. He is fascinated by paradoxes and the challenge of bringing together opposite approaches and opening new perspectives that combine the power of both sides. 

In the conversation, Ivo and I discuss,

• The meaning of paradoxes

I’m excited to share this conversation — Ivo is one of the world’s leading experts in paradoxical thinking, and you can learn more about his work and the book at paradoxical-leadership.com.

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🏛️ Virtual Event on The Art (and Wisdom) of Contemplative Practices (24 May at 7:00 pm EST). Although this virtual event is part of our Perennial Habits Course, everyone is welcome to attend! Learn more and register here.

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• How to Use Both/And Thinking with Wendy Smith 

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In this episode, I’m sharing a few of my favorite clips on Stoic wisdom from my conversations with Massimo Pigliucci (author of The Quest for Character), Donald Robertson (author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor), and William B. Irvine (author of The Stoic Challenge).

• Choosing a Philosophy of Life

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• Donald Robertson: Substack | Twitter | website

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• The Quest for Character with Massimo Pigliucci 

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In this episode, my guest is Valerie Tiberius, the author of What Do You Want Out of Life? Valerie is the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts and professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Her books include Well-Being as Value Fulfillment and The Reflective Life: Living Wisely with Our Limits.

• Strategies for figuring out what matters

Learn about Prof. Valerie Tiberius here.

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• Seneca | On the Shortness of Life

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Dilip Jeste, the author of Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good. Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite (and first) conversations on the podcast. Dr. Jeste is a neuropsychiatrist who has spent more than 20 years studying aspects of wisdom and healthy aging. He is a former Director of the Center for Healthy Aging at UC San Diego and a distinguished professor of psychiatry and neurosciences.

In the conversation, Dr. Jeste and I discuss,

• What wisdom is and what it’s not

Learn more about Dr. Dilip Jeste here. Consider taking the Jeste-Thomas Wisdom Index mentioned in the conversation.

🏛️ Virtual Event on The Art (and Science) of Change (26 Apr at 7:00 pm EST). Although this virtual event is part of our Perennial Habits Course, everyone is welcome to attend! Learn more and register here.

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In this episode, my guest is Jamie Kreiner, the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Can Tell Us About Distraction. Jamie is a professor of history at the University of Georgia. Her work has been awarded prizes from organizations such as the Medieval Academy of America and the American Society for Environmental History. Jamie’s new book has been called “A compelling call to address our current distracted moment with both more seriousness and more humility.”

• Discerning our way

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In this episode, my guest is Shane Trotter, the author of Setting the Bar: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction, Dependency, and Entitlement. Shane is an educator, a strength and conditioning coordinator, and a writer. If you’re not already subscribed to his Substack, 

Setting the Bar, I highly recommend it! 

In the conversation, Shane and I discuss:

• Becoming an Adult

As you’ll hear in the episode, Shane is someone with a deep interest in philosophy, psychology, and character development. I always learn something connecting with Shane, and this conversation was no exception!

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Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project.

In this episode, I’m sharing an audio lesson from The Wisdom School, a private podcast for Perennial Meditations members (our daily email community on Substack). The lesson I’m sharing today is an episode on the wisdom and practice of stillness. If you’re interested in getting our daily meditations and access to The Wisdom School. You can visit Perennial Meditations on Substack and become a member!

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Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project.

In this episode, my guest is Prof. Woo-kyoung Ahn, the author of Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better. Dr. Ahn is the John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her main area of research interest is higher-level reasoning processes. In particular, the study of how people learn and represent concepts and causal relations and how causal explanations shape our thinking processes.

In the conversation, Dr. Ahn and I discuss,

• Why cognitive psychology can make the world a better place

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In this episode, my guest is Prof. Dean Rickles, the author of Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful. Dean is a professor of history and philosophy of modern physics at the University of Sydney, where he is also a director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Learn more about Prof. Dean Rickles.

 In the conversation, Dean and I discuss, 

• Why the shortness of life is what makes it meaningful
• Overcoming the fear of death
• Seneca’s influence on the book
• The need for uncertainty
• How to connect with the future you
• Discerning our path in life and much more

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Welcome to In Search of Wisdom, a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project.

In this episode, I welcome back to the show my good friend Brandon Tumblin from The Strong Stoic Newsletter and Paradoxically Speaking. Brandon is a strength athlete and coach and someone with a deep interest in the art of living. His podcast The Strong Stoic (which is approaching 250 episodes) explores all aspects of philosophy and what it means to live a good life! 

• The connection between strength and virtue

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