#623: How to Make Better Decisions by Thinking Like a Rocket Scientist
When someone is struggling with a seemingly easy problem, someone else might say, "Come on, it's not rocket science!" The inference being that rocket science represents the pinnacle of complexity. But...
29 Jun 202050min
#622: How to Simplify Your Life and Get Off the Grid
Many dream of leaving the city and all its tethers and obligations and creating a simpler, more independent life farther from the mainstream population and entirely off the grid. But how do you go fro...
24 Jun 202054min
#621: The Causes and Cures of Childhood Anxiety
Everyone feels under greater psychic pressure these days, but we adults hope that children, who have always been seen as naturally resilient, have been spared the stress. Unfortunately, kids are incre...
22 Jun 202044min
#620: How to Deal With Life's Regrets
We've all asked "what if" questions about our life: What if I had majored in art instead of business? What if I had let my best friend know I liked her as more than a friend? What if I had taken the j...
17 Jun 202049min
#619: What Driving Tells Us About Agency, Skill, and Freedom
According to Silicon Valley, self-driving cars are the future of transportation. Instead of owning and driving a car, you can just summon an AI-operated vehicle with your smartphone and have this supe...
15 Jun 202057min
#618: Finding Connection in a Lonely World
We've all been there: you're sitting at home some evening and you don't have plans, you haven't heard from family or friends for awhile, and you've got things on your mind, but don't feel like there's...
10 Jun 202046min
#617: What It's Like to Go to Army Ranger School
Which branch of the military has the toughest training course for its officers and special operators is a matter of animated debate, but there's no question that the Army's Ranger School is a viable c...
8 Jun 202039min
#616: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
One of the most burning questions in life is what it is you're called to do with it. What is your life's purpose? What great work are you meant to do?Guidance on this question can come from many sourc...
3 Jun 202052min
