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!

Your support is deeply appreciated and helps to keep this podcast completely ad-free and focused on wisdom for daily life!

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

In this episode, I welcome back to the show Brittany Polat the author of the new book How to Journal Like a Stoic. Brittany has a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, is the co-founder of the non-profit Stoicare (course on Stoic Love), and is the author of Tranquility Parenting (a book we discussed previously on In Search of Wisdom).  

• Discerning our path

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. David Richo, the author of several books, from The Five Things We Cannot Change to his newest book, Ready: How to Know When to Stay and When to Go. Dr. Richo is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer who combines Jungian, poetic, and mythic perspectives in his work with the intention of integrating the psychological and the spiritual. Learn more about Dr. Richo at davericho.com.

In the conversation, Dr. Richo and I discuss, 

• What it means to say yes to life

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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 new private podcast for Perennial Meditations members (our daily email community on Substack). The first season of The Wisdom School is based on a 5-week course we just finished called The Timeless Art of Leading a Life. Throughout this course, we’ve explored timeless perspectives, principles, and practices for daily life. The lesson I’m sharing today is episode four of The Wisdom School, which is on The Wisdom of Not Knowing.

If you’re interested in getting our daily meditations and access to The Wisdom School, our new private podcast. You can visit Perennial Meditations on Substack and become a member! Your support is deeply appreciated and helps me to keep this podcast completely ad-free and focused on wisdom for daily life! Alright, without any further delay, I hope you enjoy this episode on The Wisdom of Not Knowing!

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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 Dr. Kai Whiting the co-author of Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In. Kai Whiting is a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism. His main research interests are how to better account for resource use and the practical application of Stoic philosophy to the challenges of the 21st century.

In the conversation, Kai and I discuss,

• The meaning of sustainability and why it matters.

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You can learn more about Kai’s work in the world at StoicKai.com. If you’re interested in Philosophical Mentoring from Kai, you can sign up here. Check out some of Kai’s recent academic papers here.

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Looking for more Podcasts & Essays on the Art of Living?

Are the cardinal virtues of courage, temperance, wisdom, and justice enough to live our highest good? Is there a need for the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love? These are just two of the questions we explore in this wide-ranging conversation of In Search of Wisdom.

In this episode, I welcome to the show two friends from The Walled Garden, Sharon Lebell (author of The Art of Living) and Simon Drew (author of The Poet & the Sage). As you’ll hear in the episode, Sharon and Simon have thought deeply about what it means to live a virtuous life, and I’m grateful they took the time to come on the show. 

In the conversation, we explore the questions,

• What is faith, and what’s the opposite of faith? 

Although we covered much ground in the conversation, we only scratched the surface. Our goal is to connect again in the near future to explore the virtue of love — more to follow.

Learn more about our guests: 

• Sharon Lebell: You can learn more about Sharon’s writing, music, and work in the world at SharonLebell.com.