The Examined Life

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

Episodes

Total: 83

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

A common struggle for high-achievers is the need to make every moment productive. As a result, rest

Meditation is good for you. Like eating your broccoli, we get it. But beyond stress-relief and cogni

Many people dream of making millions as a hedge fund manager on Wall Street. But it’s an absolute gr

I just turned 45 years old, which means I've lived 60.3% of my actuarial lifespan. I have way le

Imagine you’re about to have your first kid. But your career is muddling along and you don’t have a

There’s a simple playbook for happiness. One we’ve been taught since we were kids. Study hard, get a

IQ gets all the attention. It’s the raw brain power that wows us. But EQ, or emotional intelligence,

From playing online poker to pay for college, to starting a gardening lifestyle business that turned

Author Geraldine DeRuiter reached the dizzying heights of publishing her first book, then experience

When I was 22 years old, I worked 100 hours a week as an investment banker on Wall Street. I daydrea

Do you feel like AI is a solution in search of a problem? I used to feel the same way. ChatGPT was b

Death is scary. We don't want to think about the infinite unknown. And being a speck not more th

2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the Person of the Year, Instagram Stories didn’t exist and

Imagine being unable to afford a cup of coffee in your 20s. Then being able to afford the entire cof

5% of Americans are in open relationships. I used to think that this world was for hot 20-somethings

My wife and I did a guided psychedelic journey together. It was fully-assisted and we put on sleepin

The traditional way of getting a great job is being turned upside down. Social media, personal brand

The Internet has created a gold mine of opportunity. You can use it to find your next job. Or busine

I’ve been told I look Brazilian, Greek and Hawaiian. I relished it because I didn’t want to be calle