Aug 31, 2021
Is there
something about being successful that makes you less happy? Do
smart people’s over-active brains fill their heads with
negative thoughts? If so, how can you calm these
voices?
These
are topics we address today with Raj Raghunathan, the author of the book
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You
Happy? and
the...
Aug 24, 2021
Charlie
Wheelan is a professor of economics and public policy at Dartmouth
College and the author of several books, including Naked Money, Naked Economics, (no nudity in
either), and The Centrist Manifesto,
all of which we discuss in this episode. The Chicago Sun-Times describes Charlie as someone
who “combines a...
Aug 17, 2021
Andrew Sullivan’s new book, Out on a
Limb: Selected Writing 1989-2021 captures
the best of his three decade quest to identify and share The
Truth with his readers. Because his philosophy does not adhere to
the predominant narrative of either the Left or
the Right, Andrew has made many enemies over the years.
He has...
Aug 10, 2021
Oliver
Burkeman is the author of the new book, 4,000 Weeks:
Time Managment for Mortals, which Adam Grant calls “The
most important book ever written about time
management.”
In it, Oliver argues that using your life (4,000 weeks = about 80
years) most meaningfully requires abandoning the illusion that
we can—or...
How to Use Your 4,000 Weeks (with Oliver Burkeman)
Aug 10, 2021
Oliver
Burkeman is the author of the new book, 4,000 Weeks:
Time Managment for Mortals, which Adam Grant calls “The
most important book ever written about time
management.”
In it, Oliver argues that using your life (4,000 weeks = about 80
years) most meaningfully requires abandoning the illusion that
we can—or...