The Examined Life

Here’s a scary fact about adulthood. We stop asking questions. We lose the playful curiosity and cre

Episodes

Total: 82

Is searching for your life's purpose causing more anxiety than fulfillment? Jordan Grumet, a former

We would love to live in another country with my kids. But there’s inertia, logistics and — let’s be

Modern life doesn’t allow us to take a pause, zoom out and reflect on our lives. We’re always puttin

Are our kids buckling under the pressure of academics and sports? Achievement culture flows downstre

I often joke that my love language is simple. “No thank you.” After all, if you don’t put yourself o

What does it mean to truly surrender into love? It means putting yourself out there and being vulner

Jack was going through the motions during his investment banking job. He was told that this was his

Carrie Sun went down the high-earning finance path and walked away. She attended Wharton’s MBA progr

Imagine going from 60-hour weeks to a semi-retired life of leisure. But if you give up goals and the

It’s rare to see someone leave the McKinsey/BCG track to become a writer. This involves financial sa

Midlife, it’s more of a mindset than a specific age, right? Well, it’s also that wide age range of 4

I left a high-paying job on Wall Street to become a *checks notes* influencer? This wasn’t a planned

Who wouldn’t pursue financial independence and early retirement (aka FIRE)? The path to get there in

Being a part of an IPO is a dream. Especially when you’re the 6th employee. Rick Foerster played the

I cannot afford to buy the house I rent. Is that a feature or a bug? A deep-dive on the under-discus

You’re reading the wrong books. The pop-psy self-improvement cannon is rife with recycled takeaways

We’ve been thinking about networking wrong this entire time. Let’s flip the script and focus instead

Is working 100 hours a week as an investment banker worth it? You’ll sacrifice your health, relation

Should you walk away from your dream job (during your prime years)? If you’ve been grinding for over

Could the secret to success be embracing your envy? Joe Hudson reveals how comparison breeds misery