The Voluntary Life

Part two in a series on developing your own independent moral compass. Four criteria are outlined that can be used to assess whether any law or rule of behaviour is moral. The criteria discussed are:

1. Enables conflict avoidance regarding scarce resources
2. Universal
3. Logically coherent
4. Actions always speak louder than words (any rule can't involve a so-called performative contradiction)

An episode about developing your own independent moral compass. Topics covered:

• The huge influence of morality and moral arguments.
• Examples of different approaches to morality.
• The real purpose of shared moral rules.
• The benefits of developing your own moral compass.

An episode about my new book Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner. Topics covered include:

• First reviews of the book from readers.
• What the book is about and why I wrote it.
• The process of writing and self-publishing, including my struggles along the way.
• My experiment in crowdsourcing feedback with "beta-readers" from TVL listeners.
• Future plans.

Show Notes:

• Get the book on Amazon.com
• Get the book on Amazon.co.uk
• Cover design by Will Moyer

Pete Blacow has taken two career breaks to travel the world. In this episode he shares his experience of long-term travel and taking time out from working. Topics covered include the practical issues of taking a career break, the pros and cons of long-term travel, and Pete's recommendations for anyone interested in travelling the world. Show Notes:

• The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss

This episode is about freeing your mind by decluttering all your mental baggage on a regular basis. Topic covered include:

• The benefits of going on an information and media diet
• The importance of having a trusted system for how to declutter your mind and control the information buildup around you.
• The role of a weekly clear-out, as part of a weekly review
• Applying the "inbox-zero" approach beyond email to digital inboxes, physical inboxes, social inboxes, and life in general.

Show Notes

• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Inbox Zero talk by Merlin Mann

Comedian Rosie Tran (@FunnyRosie) interviews financial freedom advocate, investor, and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast, Jake Desyllas (@jakedesyllas). They discuss the various ways to escape the rat race. Jake talks about the different techniques he has discovered, including unjobbing, extreme saving, business ownership, investing, and more. Also, in depth discussion on the importance of personal and self development in the process of financial freedom.

This episode is an interview that I did with Kevin Koskella from Freedom Lovin podcast. Kevin and I talk about expat life in Mexico: the pros, cons and experiences.

• What determines your negotiating strength?
• How do you create value in a negotiation?

• Getting to Yes by Fischer and Ury
• Episode 144 Win-Win Negotiation Part 1: Communication
• Episode on Negotiation from 2012
• Best Alternative To A Negotiated Agreement
• Dovetailing in negotiations

• Getting to Yes by Fischer and Ury
• Active Listening
• Games People Play by Eric Berne
• I-Messages

An interview with Daniel Mackler about his new book Breaking From Your Parents. Daniel talks about why he chose to tackle this taboo subject, based on his own personal experience and that of many others. The interview was recorded in January 2014, and the book has since been released.

Show Notes:

• Breaking from Your Parents ebook by Daniel Mackler
• Psychological Freedom: An Interview With Daniel Mackler
• Daniel's website Wild Truth (http://wildtruth.net)
• Daniel's videos on confronting your parents Part 1 and part 2