#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

We often take for granted society's current sleep schedule. If you're like most people, you sleep about 8 hours a day in one chunk between the hours 10 PM and 8AM or there abouts. But our guest today reminds us that sleep always wasn't like that. In fact, it wasn't until the middle of the 19th century that that idea of sleep became the norm. In his book The Slumbering Masses, Dr. Michael J. Wolf-Meyer takes a look at the anthropology of sleep and explores how modern conceptions of sleep drives an entire sleep industry as well as stimulant industry-- coffee and energy drinks. A fascinating discussion.

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#448: Your Son Isn't Lazy — How to Empower Boys to Succeed

#448: Your Son Isn't Lazy — How to Empower Boys to Succeed

Do you have a teenage boy who struggles in school? Or do you have a younger son who you can imagine struggling in school as he gets older? He may be an otherwise capable young man, but seems apathetic...

10 Loka 201850min

#447: On Grand Strategy

#447: On Grand Strategy

The ancient Greek poet Archilochus said, "A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog one important thing."The original meaning of the quote has been lost to the mists of time, but my guest today argues t...

8 Loka 201841min

#446: How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Will Make You a Better Man

#446: How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Will Make You a Better Man

In the 1980s, when people signed up for a martial art, they probably joined a karate or taekwondo school. Today? They’re probably signing up for a roll on the mat in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu class. And t...

3 Loka 20181h 1min

#445: How to Close the Character Gap

#445: How to Close the Character Gap

Are people mostly good or mostly bad? We're apt to think of ourselves as good people, while thinking of the general population as not-so-stellar. My guest today argues that most people, including your...

1 Loka 20181h 2min

#444: How to Use the Procrastination Equation to Start Getting Things Done

#444: How to Use the Procrastination Equation to Start Getting Things Done

Procrastination can be a big stumbling block to our success in life. If you’re a student and you put off studying to the last minute, you might not do as well on a test. If you wait to start saving fo...

26 Syys 201841min

#443: What Building Your Own Coffin Teaches You About Life, Death, and Meaning

#443: What Building Your Own Coffin Teaches You About Life, Death, and Meaning

When David Giffels was 50 years old and completely healthy, he decided to build his own coffin with his 81-year-old, master craftsman father. Why? Well, I ask him that on today’s podcast. David Giffel...

24 Syys 201848min

#442: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

#442: Rocky Marciano's Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World

Rocky Marciano was a slow, stocky kid, with short arms and stubby legs. He wasn’t the kind of kid you’d pick to one day be an elite boxer, yet he went on to become the only undefeated heavyweight cham...

19 Syys 20181h 1min

#441: Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More

#441: Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More

Do you feel like you’re putting your nose to the grindstone and working longer and longer hours, but not getting anywhere with your career? My guest today makes the case that if you want to be a top p...

18 Syys 201838min

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