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Life Examined
A weekly exploration of psychology, philosophy, endurance sports, and finding meaning in the modern world. lifeexamined.substack.com
‘The Sympathizer’ author Viet Thanh Nguyen on new memoir ‘A Man of Two Faces’
52 mins; May 19, 2024
Midweek Reset: Cultivating Attention
3 mins; May 15, 2024
Scott Galloway: Can the youth still make it in America?
52 mins; May 12, 2024
Midweek Reset: Kieran Setiya on failure + process
3 mins; May 08, 2024
Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism
51 mins; May 05, 2024
KCRW’s “How’s Your Sex Life” discusses falling in love and falling apart with Jonathan Bastian
38 mins; May 02, 2024
Midweek Reset: Scott Galloway on Blessings
3 mins; May 01, 2024
Border Crossings: Navigating identity, language, and belonging
51 mins; April 28, 2024
Midweek Reset: Michael Pollan on psychedelics
3 mins; April 24, 2024
Michael Pollan’s long and strange trip: shifting perspectives on food and psychedelics
51 mins; April 21, 2024
Midweek Reset: The lesson of Costa Rica
3 mins; April 17, 2024
Laughter, leadership, and Improv: navigating the unscripted parts of your life
51 mins; April 14, 2024
Midweek Reset: Mood follows action
3 mins; April 10, 2024
Are you in a relationship with a narcissist?
51 mins; April 07, 2024
Midweek Reset: Peaceful protest
4 mins; April 03, 2024
Freud: What he said, why he matters
51 mins; March 31, 2024
Midweek Reset: Authenticity trap
3 mins; March 27, 2024
Mapping the darkness; the science behind sleep
51 mins; March 24, 2024
Midweek Reset: When to Quit
3 mins; March 20, 2024
Splintering: When a divorce and first child arrive together
51 mins; March 17, 2024
Midweek Reset: The Retirement Myth
3 mins; March 13, 2024
How to build community in an age of isolation
51 mins; March 10, 2024
Midweek Reset: The wisdom of moss
3 mins; March 07, 2024
‘Re-sparkling’: The science behind embracing variety and rejecting habituation
51 mins; March 03, 2024
Midweek Reset: Are you addicted?
3 mins; February 28, 2024
Inciting joy: Poet Ross Gay on gardening, grief, and basketball
50 mins; February 25, 2024
Heartbreak and divorce: reflections on endings, healing, and self-discovery
51 mins; February 18, 2024
Midweek Reset: The Art of Love
3 mins; February 14, 2024
Addicted to distraction: How our world is robbing our ability to pay attention
51 mins; February 11, 2024
Midweek Reset: Negativity bias
3 mins; February 07, 2024
Facing death without God: Spiritual care in the final hours of a death row inmate
64 hours 40 mins; February 04, 2024
Midweek Reset: Why we hate
3 mins; January 31, 2024
Why allergies and gut health are getting worse
51 mins; January 27, 2024
Midweek Reset: Ikigai
4 mins; January 24, 2024
God is a verb: The mystical, existential poetry of Christian Wiman
51 mins; January 20, 2024
Midweek Reset: Radical Truth Telling
3 mins; January 17, 2024
Robert Sapolsky on life without free will
51 mins; January 13, 2024
Midweek Reset: The Future Happiness Trap
3 mins; January 10, 2024
The wonder of water — and why we love to swim
51 mins; January 06, 2024
Midweek Reset: Savoring the ordinary
4 mins; January 03, 2024
Can pain and suffering sweeten our lives?
51 mins; December 31, 2023
Wintering and enchantment: A pathway to healing and happiness
52 mins; December 24, 2023
Midweek Reset: Tech Sabbath
3 mins; December 20, 2023
Owls: What they know and what humans believe
51 mins; December 16, 2023
Antarctic expedition: A treatise on climate change and motherhood
41 mins; December 09, 2023
Midweek Reset: Wintering
3 mins; December 09, 2023
Distilling life on the page: The beauty of storytelling with Yiyun Li
51 mins; December 02, 2023
Midweek Reset: Toxic positivity
3 mins; November 29, 2023
Dopamine Nation: Living in an addicted world
52 mins; November 23, 2023
The science of spirituality — and why it’s good for our mental health
51 mins; November 18, 2023
Midweek Reset: The Power of Subtraction
3 mins; November 15, 2023
Time management: A guide to more sanity and less anxiety
51 mins; November 10, 2023
Midweek Reset: Why relational conflict is good
3 mins; November 08, 2023
Living in reciprocity with nature, with Indigenous ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer
52 mins; November 04, 2023
Midweek Reset: Creativity has no age
3 mins; November 01, 2023
The process of dying: From hospice care to meditating monks
51 mins; October 28, 2023
Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow
3 mins; October 25, 2023
Conflict, resolution, and the human need to get along, with Peter Coleman
51 mins; October 21, 2023
Midweek Reset: Better listening
3 mins; October 18, 2023
The agents of change: How women are altering the power paradigm
51 mins; October 14, 2023
Midweek Reset: Sharon Salzberg and emotional balance
3 mins; October 11, 2023
A 1000 mile trek: Lessons in fortitude and healing from distance walker Raynor Winn
52 mins; October 07, 2023
The art of quitting: Is there wisdom in walking away?
52 mins; October 01, 2023
Big life decisions and uncertainty: a toolkit
52 mins; September 22, 2023
Trauma, PTSD, and human resilience, with George Bonanno
52 mins; September 16, 2023
The language of grief, with writers Ross Gay and Chloe Honum
52 mins; September 09, 2023
The art and science of change, with author Brad Stulberg
52 mins; September 02, 2023
A guide to self discipline and the science behind habits, good and bad
51 mins; August 25, 2023
Attachment styles: How knowing ourselves can lead to better, more lasting relationships
52 mins; August 19, 2023
‘What do we want in a partner?’ Relationships and how to foster deeper connections
52 mins; August 11, 2023
On blindness: Andrew Leland explores how losing his sight has expanded his world view
53 mins; August 04, 2023
ADHD in an era of distraction: Why are more adults getting diagnosed?
52 mins; July 28, 2023
The Japanese art of happiness: From ikigai, to ritual, to embracing old age
52 mins; July 21, 2023
The secret lives of cats, past and present
51 mins; July 15, 2023
’Til death do us part’: Hard truths on marriage and divorce with Tracy McMillan
52 mins; July 08, 2023
Biology’s new era: How mRNA and AI are impacting vaccines, medicine, and reproduction
51 mins; July 01, 2023
Becoming a Buddhist: Two renowned teachers, two stories of transformation
52 mins; June 23, 2023
Estrangement: Why are adult children cutting off their parents?
53 mins; June 16, 2023
Why minimalism: A history, practice and industry
52 mins; June 10, 2023
Effective altruism and our collective human heritage
43 mins; June 03, 2023
A perfect childhood, an elite education, and the horror of schizophrenia
51 mins; May 27, 2023
The science, language, and many dimensions of pain
51 mins; May 20, 2023
MDMA, Ecstasy, Molly: Coming soon to a therapist near you
52 mins; May 13, 2023
‘There is life after diagnosis’: Navigating the challenges of dementia care and support
51 mins; May 06, 2023
The future of AI: Its impact on creativity, humanity, and well being
52 mins; April 29, 2023
The long reach of grief: How one death on 9/11 reverberates today
52 mins; April 22, 2023
Say the right thing: DEI and the pathway to positive and constructive dialogue
52 mins; April 15, 2023
Spiritual language for the non-believer: Jennifer Michael Hecht’s search for wonder
51 mins; April 08, 2023
Raising minors: Prioritizing our children’s future and well being
51 mins; April 01, 2023
Nature’s gifts: The hidden life of trees and the joy of animals
43 mins; March 25, 2023
Understanding success — and why talent and ability are not always key
51 mins; March 18, 2023
Defining life and personhood: What science, philosophy, and religion have to say
52 mins; March 11, 2023
Wintering and enchantment: A pathway to healing and happiness
52 mins; March 04, 2023
The beauty of games and the dark side of gamification
52 mins; February 25, 2023
Black poetry and the unearthing of forgotten histories
52 mins; February 18, 2023
Author Brad Stulberg on peak performance strategies and overcoming OCD
52 mins; February 11, 2023
The miracle and mystery of awe: Why it’s good for mind and body
52 mins; February 04, 2023
In search of happiness: The secrets and science behind leading a good life
51 mins; January 28, 2023
In search of paradise—and why travel writer Pico Iyer says it may be within
52 mins; January 21, 2023
The art of travel: A vagabond’s joys, essence, and philosophy
52 mins; January 14, 2023
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