Truth Island

I am joined with Dallas Brennan as we discuss whether meaning and happiness are one in the same and if not which one matters more? Some topics that we cover are the easy versus the difficult path, losing yourself in art, positive nihilism, and what happens when someone close to you only loves the happy trail...

While not needed to understand the conversation, I strongly recommend reading Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning" and watching the film Rocky. Links down below:

https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0a2tUh4Nc

In this mini episode, I point out some of the blind spots in our thinking regarding human efficiency.

I am joined by Jose Garcia, who details his unconventional path breaking into the industry of architecture. We discuss the differences between having to learn through necessity and exploration as oppose to traditional classroom learning.

Roger and I take a deep dive as to some of the psychological reasons why we procrastinate, such as the fear of shattering our self identity through failure, avoidance behaviors, and when exactly we ought to encourage our friends to be more productive.

In this mini episode, I discuss the importance of why it's essential to run into situations that make us feel the most uncomfortable.

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I am joined with Joe Bullock as we discuss the importance of why people who think slowly are not less intelligent, despite what we have been lead to believe. Some of the topics we touch upon are the differences between a philosophical mind versus an analytical, how philosophical thinking helps break 'templates', and why the traditional metrics in which we evaluate intelligence may need reexamining.

Reexamining the studies conducted by Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo, Dave and I discuss whether good people can succumb to vile behavior. Some themes explored are what characteristics allow people to resist, the need to socially conform, past trauma, and empowering the powerless.

Prerequisites: For those unfamiliar with either the Milgram or Zimbardo experiments the following short YouTube clips might serve as helpful:

Khan Academy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TCfex1aFw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFzqfLMBIw

In this mini episode, I discuss why it's important to overcome our present day fears and what we feel are 'necessities', in order to live a life that we are more proud to have.

I am joined with Kenny Nnoli, a graphic design artist as we discuss whether being a social person is always a good idea. We outline why it's important for us as individuals to build 'alone time' into our day, how to restructure our inner circle of friends, and how to interact with strangers. We also touch upon the theme of why our society classifies 'loners' as being dangerous instead of engines of innovation and creativity.

Art Work By: Kenny Nnoli

In this mini episode, I explain why the only barrier preventing us from doing something is death.