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Today’s podcast is the fourth part of my reading of my latest article on The Platform, titled Quarter Three - 2022, which you can see at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-three-2022 . In this reading, I cover a number of learnings, from the ability of love to remove our death anxiety to the benefits of trying to like our jobs. These articles always provide me with a lot of value, and I hope they do...

Today’s podcast is the third part of my reading of my latest article on The Platform, titled Quarter Three - 2022, which you can see at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-three-2022 . In this reading, I cover three big learnings, the first about parsing the difference between true competence and confidence, the second about hierarchies of value through attention, and the third about saying “thank yo...

Today’s podcast is the second part of my reading of my latest article on The Platform, titled Quarter Three - 2022, which you can see at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-three-2022 . In this reading, I cover a number of learnings, from drug use and legalization debates to the feeling of longing. These articles always provide me with a lot of value, and I hope they do for you as well. Thank you for...

Today’s podcast is a reading of my latest article on The Platform, titled Quarter Three - 2022, which you can see at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-three-2022 . In this first reading, I cover a number of learnings, from the impact of our desire for control to the role of human psychology in our financial decisions. These articles always provide me with a lot of value, and I hope they do for you...

Today’s podcast is a brief reflection on Election Day with a few recommendations for how to approach it. It’s simple, but I think it gets to the core of two important pieces of what problems we are facing as a society in our politics. I hope you find it to be useful and easily applicable in your life. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a reflection on a new song by an artist who I really appreciated called Bazzi. On his new album, Infinite Dream, he has a beautiful, short song called Human. He says a lot of really thought provoking things in the song, which I wanted to take some time to discuss today on this 600th episode. I hope you enjoy it and find the messages to be valuable. Thanks for listening. As alway...

Today’s podcast is about taking the extra step. Whether it be in our work, in developing political and religious beliefs, or any other domain of life, our natural instinct is frequently to get to the desired outcome with minimal personal investment and expenditure. I take the time in this episode to talk through why that instinct is flawed and why we benefit from going against it, which I hope you...

Today’s episode is dark, yet I think very important to come back to and acknowledge. There is so much pain and suffering in this world, which we frequently don’t see in the developed world. This acknowledgment is really powerful to ground ourselves in reality and to also develop a deeper sense of gratitude for our circumstances. I hope you find this to be a meaningful reflection. Thanks for listen...

Today’s podcast is a special one. I finally sit down with my brother to talk about his life journey, his best family memories, the good and bad times, and our relationship. It’s one of the best and most meaningful conversations we’ve ever had, so I hope you take some time to listen. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is short and sweet. I read a quote in an email from an email list I subscribe to that said that we are more often pulled down by poor positionality than we are by poor decisions. This quote spoke to me, so I wanted to take some time to reflect on it here. I hope you find it to be a valuable point to consider. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a framework for making decisions. When something really big and really difficult appears before us in life, how do we confront it? What parameters do we use to make those choices? Can we have a consistent set of parameters we consistently return to each time that can help us to navigate these challenges more efficiently? I think the answer is yes, which I discuss in this episode...

Today’s podcast is about uniqueness and the ways we should strive to make ourselves unique, whether it be in the world or in our communities and networks. It’s a topic I have thought about a lot, so I hope this short episode does it justice and perhaps gets you interested in the idea. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a monologue about my learnings from planning a work event over the last two months. It has brought me a lot of emotions and learnings, so I wanted to take some minutes to review it here today. I hope you find it to be a valuable reflection! Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about the value of asking the question why in deep layers. When we ask ourselves why over and over and over again to see where it takes us, we can learn so much about ourselves and others. It’s a concept that fascinates me, which is why I wanted to take some time to discuss it here today. I hope you enjoyed it and found it to be a valuable use of your time. Thank you for listeni...

Today’s podcast is an explanation of an idea I’ve had brewing in my head for a while. Habits are great to strive for, but I wonder if they’re truly the best thing for us to pursue. If we did various behaviors in intervals, those would be more challenging and perhaps more impactful on our health and well-being. I explain some examples in the episode, which I hope you find to be insightful and inter...

Today’s podcast is about a simple topic - how to focus to get things done. We so frequently battle up against this, as we live in a world of more and more distractions. I discuss how I handle the basics of this topics in this episode using a specific example of today. I hope you can relate and find the message to be valuable. Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast begins with a quote from one of my favorite books - Awareness by Anthony De Mello. It’s such a fun and eye opening read, which is why I wanted to discuss a paragraph from it today in this episode. I hope that you enjoy it and find the message to be valuable. Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast comes off of two conversations I had today with two good friends. One involved a conversational technique and the other the reconciliation between our rational and emotional desires. Conversations like these seem to clarify key pieces of knowledge that I have acquired, so I wanted to take these two and talk about them here. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be valuable. Thanks for...

I’ve been ruminating on a thought over the last couple of weeks that has really grabbed me. The social dynamics and hierarchies that I established in my mind when I was younger seem to persist in my mind and in my interactions with people I had closer contact with many years ago, even though I’ve drastically grown and changed as a person since then. I unconsciously default into certain feelings an...

Earlier this week, I returned home on a train from New York. A stranger sat next to me and made a comment on a book I was reading, which led to a couple of ours of conversation that opened my eyes to some new perspectives. These interactions seem hard to come by, yet they can be so interesting and insightful. We learn, they learn, and we share in our collective humanity. It’s something I wish we d...

Today’s podcast is an audio message I sent to a friend the other day when he asked my what makes me sure about committing to Gabi at this young of an age. It’s a great question, as many people in my age group find themselves asking the same thing. Thus, I wanted to share it with you, as perhaps you find yourself in a similar situation. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be a valuable reflection. A...

Today’s podcast is a stream of consciousness, trying to translate what I’m feeling into words. Endings are never easy, but there is plenty to feel and to learn from in them. That’s what this is about. Perhaps you can feel the feelings through these words. I certainly hope so. I’ll be back on the other side for a new chapter. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast comes on the back of the start of a big new chapter: wedding planning. It’s a new adventure, and it led me to reflect on some of the most meaningful pieces of knowledge I’ve encountered so far in my life. I talk all of that and more here, which I hope you enjoy and find to be a valuable reflection. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast continues on a similar tangent to a recent episode on non-conversational politics. It’s quite easy to stay in our own heads, follow our baseline intuitions, and to believe what makes sense to us in the moment. I pose an exercise that will challenge this process and instead introduce one that can open our eyes to what we’re missing when we follow this easier path. I hope you enjoy i...

Today’s podcast is a big life update. On August 27th, Gabi and I got engaged. It was a special moment that served as a culmination of all we’ve been through and all that is to come. I pay homage to all that and more here. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be meaningful in some way. I appreciate you taking the time to listen. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.