#154: The Habits of a Master -- Paulo Coelho, Author of The Alchemist
"A successful writing day is the day that I suffer in the morning, and I have fun in the evening." -Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) has long been one of my writing inspirations. His books, of...
23 Huhti 201632min
#153: The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live
At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? And how can knowing this help you live better lives now? BJ Miller, MD (@zenhospice) knows. BJ is a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project ...
13 Huhti 20161h 46min
#152: On Philosophy and Riches
Whenever I succumb to social pressure to treat time as less valuable than income, that's when I turn to stoicism. In this special episode of the podcast, I'm sharing one of my favorite letters from Se...
9 Huhti 201610min
#151: How to Overcome Fear - Lessons from Firefighter and Luger, Caroline Paul
Caroline Paul (@carowriter) is a blast and can also probably kick my ass... seriously. Caroline is the author of four published books. Her latest is the New York Times best seller The Gutsy Girl: Esca...
5 Huhti 20161h 41min
#150: Morgan Spurlock: Inside the Mind of a Human Guinea Pig
This is an interview you’ve been asking for since before I started the podcast: Morgan Spurlock. Morgan Spurlock (@morganspurlock) is an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker based in New York. He is ...
29 Maalis 20161h 7min
#149: How to Live in The Moment
I once wrote, "We all like to appear 'successful' (a nebulous term at best) and the media likes to portray standouts as superheroes...Most 'superheroes' are nothing of the sort. They’re weird, neuroti...
27 Maalis 201610min
#148: Josh Waitzkin, The Prodigy Returns
Ever since episode #2 of the podcast, you’ve been asking for more Josh Waitzkin, so here it is! This is an in-depth jam session, and you can definitely listen to this one independently. Josh Waitzkin ...
22 Maalis 20161h 52min
#147: How to Avoid the Busy Trap (And Other Misuses of Your Time)
Today's episode is a bite-sized morsel for your brain and for your life. This is an excerpt from my favorite writing of all time. This letter is #22, "On the Futility of Halfway Measures." As usual, S...
18 Maalis 201614min
