The Examined Life

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

Episodes

Total: 83

[Ep. 22] If you work 40 hours a week on your own terms, are you semi-retired? A solo episode where K

[Ep. 21] Owning your time. Living close to nature. Rock climbing daily. Do you have to wait until “r

[Ep. 20] What happens when making money starts making you unhappy? You might dislike the activity. O

[Ep. 19] High-performing teenage kids are considered an “at risk” group. Yup, they’re as likely as p

[Ep. 18] Productivity is sold as the silver bullet to all our modern problems. Do a bit more. A bit

[Ep. 17] Are you scared that you’re one mistake from losing it all? We all experience some form of t

[Ep. 16] I became obsessed with productivity content in my 20s. Being “productive” was an accelerant

[Ep. 15] Why does listening to podcasts on “Chipmunk Mode” (aka 2x speed) feel so unhealthy — yet so

Ep. 14 What’s really happening between the sheets? A s*xologist answers juicy questions about our se

[Ep. 13] Khe tackles his 26 year history of drinking in this solo episode. You’ll hear about “Blacko

[Ep. 12] Everyone claims to be playing “the long game,” but what does that actually mean? We discuss

In this episode we discuss adult friendships and how they evolve with age including Aristotle’s 3 de

Is college (still) worth it? We discuss whether you should save $1,000 every month for 18 years so y

Yes, I left a high-paying job. But I’ve never told the story about what motivated me, how I got prom

What is self-love? The opposite is self-loathing. We discuss self-directed burnout, the need to be p

Legacy is a tricky thing. We all want our lives to matter, but what does this actually mean? Kris, a

We are surrounded by status games. Whether it’s having a blue text bubble, a fancy car or the right

Imagine your own funeral. Your friends are asked to describe you. And they say: “You know what? He /

Pretty much everyone seems to agree: you should follow your passions. But what if we got it all wron

Many of our goals in life are connected to freedom. That big promotion to achieve financial freedom,