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# Burning Man, without the desertFor losing control, the community that figured it out is Burning Man. Almost every society has rituals to let go of control, and letting go helps with connection, positive affect, and meaning, if the setting is safe and structured. How to (safely) lose control: find your container, make sure you feel safe, and consider drugs.## Chapters0:00 Burning Man1:58 Find you...

When was the last time you felt fully alive? In the survey behind this play series, the third pattern was called Deep Engagement: exciting, often physical activities, planned and shaped by rules, that left people full of energy. How to find that feeling more safely: choose a challenge you want, give it a game shape, and turn up the feeling, not the danger. 0:00 Intro 0:46 Play 0:58 The third patte...

# How to recharge In the survey behind this play series, restoration meant feeling relaxed, lighthearted, and free to do something for yourself. So how do you find that feeling on an ordinary Tuesday? Three things to try: pick something you want to do, leave the demand behind, and make room for recovery — there is no proven perfect schedule. ## Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:13 Play 0:29 Pick something you...

How to make decisions Decisions are all around us, all the time — and getting better at them has more leverage on your life than each topic we share here in isolation. This is an 80/20 on decision making from Chip and Dan Heath's Decisive: why we're bad at decisions, and the four-step process they propose to fix it. Take a decision you're working through right now and apply the questions to it as...

https://euzoia.org We’re wrapping up our work series and diving into a 5-week deep dive on Play . Today, we kick things off with Adventure . Christoph breaks down how to use AI to generate genuinely fun ideas, how to inject micro-adventures into your boring work routine, and how to safely navigate deep internal adventures (yes, we’re talking psychedelics). This is a public episode. If you would li...

Most teams do not have a leadership problem. They have an explicitness problem. Ruben Timmerman argues that the real fix is not more managers, but better systems for making decisions, surfacing tensions, and assigning accountability before things break. He explains why Holacracy felt like "GTD for a company," how his startup became one of the first sizable European companies to fully try it, and w...

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https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgYour career takes up a huge portion of your waking life — so how much does choosing the right one actually matter for happiness? In this episode of Euzoia, Cameron speaks with Nina Friedrich, Director of High Impact P...

https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgWhy do some people consistently create opportunities, recover quickly from failure, and shape their careers—while others wait for permission? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph sits down with Sofia to explore agency...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Why do some people consistently create opportunities, recover quickly from failure, and shape their careers—while others wait for permission? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph sits down with Sofia to explore a...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Having children may be the most meaningful decision you ever make—but how can you know whether it is the right one? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph speaks with Julia Wise, licensed social worker, Community H...

Check out Settled: Settledlove.com https://euzoia.substack.com / https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgW hat if the “perfect relationship” doesn’t exist — and the strongest couples are just the ones who learn how to repair, reassure, and choose each other again? In this episode of...

Check out Settled: settledlove.com https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgAre dating apps helping us find love, or quietly making us more hopeless, drained, and addicted to searching? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph sits down with Ann from Settled, a...

https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgWhat actually makes someone attractive? In this episode of Euzoia, Cameron and Christoph dive into the science of dating, attraction, and romantic signalling. They explore why attractiveness is not just about looks, b...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg What if the secret to a better life is caring for people you never picked? In this episode of Euzoia , Christoph and Cameron explore one of the most underrated parts of human wellbeing: showing up for the people...

https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgWhy do some people make everyone feel instantly comfortable, valued, and understood? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph joins us to explore the art of real human connection. We dig into empathy, active listening, vu...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Why do some people make everyone feel instantly comfortable, valued, and understood? In this episode of Euzoia , Christoph joins us to explore the art of real human connection. We dig into empathy, active listeni...

https://euzoia.substack.com/https://euzoia.org/https://www.youtube.com/@euzoiahttps://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorgWhy do some people make everyone feel instantly comfortable, valued, and understood? In this episode of Euzoia, Christoph joins us to explore the art of real human connection. We dig into empathy, active listening, vu...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Making friends as an adult is weirdly hard. We optimise our careers, our workouts, our sleep, our diets, even our dating apps… but friendship? Most of us just hope it magically happens. In this episode of Euzoia...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Everyone says buying a house is the “smart” move. But what if it is actually making your life smaller? In this episode of Euzoia , we question one of the biggest adult life scripts: buy a house, settle down, buil...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg How do I get rich? The question we all ask, but maybe it’s the wrong question. In this Euzoia short, we explore the trap of chasing wealth as if it automatically leads to happiness. More money can absolutely impr...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Everyone wants to get rich. Almost nobody thinks about how not to go broke. But here’s the weird thing: losing money hurts way more than gaining money feels good. So the real secret to financial wellbeing might n...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg What if the secret to feeling richer was not earning more, but spending smarter? In this episode of Euzoia , Christoph shares practical, surprisingly powerful ways to optimise your spending for more happiness, le...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg Money stress is not just about maths. It is about fear, shame, upbringing, avoidance, comparison, and that horrible little feeling when you open your banking app and immediately want to close it again. In this Eu...

https://euzoia.substack.com/ https://euzoia.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@euzoia https://open.spotify.com/show/30qsIDrNDARnpMDBflwGKF?si=951b0e7b65e846b1 https://www.tiktok.com/@euzoiaorg/ Most people worry about the wrong things in their home. This episode breaks down some of the biggest myths around household health and safety, including microplastics, mold, lead, Wi Fi radiation, bottled water,...