#117: The Ethos of the Craftsman With Peter Korn

#117: The Ethos of the Craftsman With Peter Korn

What is it about making things with our hands that provides so much satisfaction? Why are we so drawn to the archetype of the craftsman? In his insightful book, Why We Make Things and Why it Matters, furniture builder and woodworking instructor Peter Korn explores the philosophy of craftsmanship. In the podcast today I talk to Peter about the ethos of craftsmanship, what craft can teach us about living the good life, and why you should get out in the garage and try building something with your hands.

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#537: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

#537: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was one of the last Stoic philosophers and today is arguably the best known. Thanks to his personal writings that eventually became Meditations, Marcus left us with concr...

26 Aug 201959min

#536: How to Achieve a "Rich Life" With Your Finances

#536: How to Achieve a "Rich Life" With Your Finances

If you've read a lot of personal finance advice, you know that it usually concentrates on what you can't do -- what you shouldn't buy and how you shouldn't spend your money. What it doesn't often offe...

21 Aug 201951min

#535: The Problem of Self-Help in a Liquid Age

#535: The Problem of Self-Help in a Liquid Age

Self-help gurus, life coaches, and business consultants love to tell us that we must strive for constant self-improvement to realize our full potential and become truly happy. But it doesn't seem to w...

19 Aug 201956min

#534: How Navigation Makes Us Human

#534: How Navigation Makes Us Human

If you're like most people these days, you probably rely on the turn-by-turn directions given by a smartphone app to navigate to where you want to go. While Google Maps has certainly made getting arou...

14 Aug 201949min

#533: How to Be a Time Warrior

#533: How to Be a Time Warrior

If you struggle with procrastination, goal-setting, and generally moving ahead in life, the heart of your struggles may be your view of time. More specifically, that you look at it too linearly. That'...

12 Aug 201953min

#532: How to Create a Neighborhood Where Kids Play Outside

#532: How to Create a Neighborhood Where Kids Play Outside

Listen as you drive through most neighborhoods in America these days and you might notice something missing: the shrieks and laughter of kids playing outside. When my guest today had kids, he decided ...

7 Aug 201948min

#531: How to Best Harness Your Willpower

#531: How to Best Harness Your Willpower

Many of our goals in life -- from losing weight to saving more money -- require willpower. But what is willpower anyway, why does it feel like it fails us so often, and what can we do to make better u...

5 Aug 201948min

#530: How to Get More "Aha" Insights

#530: How to Get More "Aha" Insights

You've probably experienced a few aha moments in your life. Moments where an idea for a new business or piece of art, or a solution to a sticky technical, relational, or philosophical problem, suddenl...

31 Jul 201951min

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