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Today is my birthday. I’m 22. Oddly enough, I have become less and less enthused by my birthday as recent years have come and gone. I have started to see it as just another day on the calendar where I go about my business and live the life I’ve crafted for myself. However, my birthday does provide me with an incredibly unique opportunity which I always relish. Today’s podcast is dedicated to what that opportunity is and what it means to me. I hope you enjoy this follow-up reflection after the last episode and that you find some value in this process that I discuss. I apologize for the yawns, yet I hope you know I am not tired of life. I am, in fact, beyond excited about what’s to come. Thank you so much for the love, support, and attention. Here’s to another year of life. Much Love ❤️.

This was quite a raw yet interesting podcast for me to do, as it was quite “meta” in its essence. I wanted to talk through why it’s so important to reflect, which can only be done through an open reflection. Sounds like a mind blowing concept in theory, but in reality it’s a simple activity that has a great deal of value for me. I sincerely hope that the value of reflection came out in this episode, and I hope you try to implement some of the strategies I mentioned at the end. Thanks again for tuning in. And as always, Much Love ❤️.

This podcast has just about everything. Nick and I were friends in high school, drifted apart a bit through college, then reconnected this past summer. I’m beyond grateful to be able to have a conversation like this one with him. Seeing him grow into a thoughtful and interested person since our high school days has been so reassuring, and I’m excited to see what his life has in store. Tune in to hear our enriching and authentic conversation. Much Love ❤️.

What’s REALLY important? Hayden and I spend some time discovering the answer. It’s intense. It’s vulnerable. It’s open. It’s real. Tune in to hear it all.

Life can be overwhelming. There is so much out there that we can spend our time on and to which we can give our attention. But what should we do? What truly merits our attention? And what are the most important things in life anyway? In this episode, I try to answer these questions through the lens of a book I recently read titled Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I think that the approach and line of thinking here is very useful and practical, so I decided to dedicate an entire episode (and blog post - mattbest.net/theplatform/essentialism) to it. I hope that you enjoy this way of thinking and find it to be as valuable as I did. And as always, Much Love ❤️.

We always want more. But why? Does this help us? Or should we be seeking less? And would pursuing less be less overwhelming and more fulfilling for us? I tackle these questions in an article on my website (mattbest.net/theplatform/less), which I read here in this episode. I hope you enjoy my take on the topic. It can be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I believe that it has merit. Give it a shot 😉. Much Love ❤️.

Hello. It’s me. I’m here with some questions to help start your week and to think about the things that are truly essential. I recently read a book called Essentialism by Greg McKeown, and I really resonated with his approach and the sentiment of his work. Throughout the book, he brings up a number of questions that get at this theme of focusing on what is essential. Hopefully these questions help you to find what is essential as much as they did for me. Much Love ❤️.

Today’s podcast is a special one. To celebrate 222 episodes, I went through 22 questions I’ve written on my personal website in 22 minutes and 22 seconds. You can see the questions on the Food for Thought / Questions and Quotes for Life page (which you can find at mattbest.net/thoughts). I REALLY enjoyed this, and I strongly encourage you to go onto the page and answer these questions yourself. I think it could be quite an eye-opening exercise. As always, thank you so much for your attention and support. It means the world to me. Much Love ❤️.

Today’s podcast is dedicated to Bill Gates. I recently watched the new Netflix documentary about his life, his work, and how his mind works. I was completely blown away. Tune into this episode to find out why I think we should all greatly admire and appreciate Bill for the person he is and the things he has done to set this world up for a better future. Much Love ❤️.