The Enlightened Overachiever

What does it mean to see the world clearly as it is? Why do simple narratives make it so hard for us to achieve that, and to live well together? In this wide-ranging conversation with philosopher, author, and constellator Robert Rowland Smith we explore what it means to face reality without rushing to solutions, explanations or positions. Drawing on a life immersed in academia, business, systemic...

This episode is apparently about teenagers, but it's also about the adult world we inhabit and create every day. We all started as a bored or engaged kids at school, and these learning identities live on in the careers and lives we build for ourselves as grown ups.   Jenny Anderson is an award-winning journalist, former New York Times reporter, and co-author of The Disengaged Teen . Underpinn...

Oliver Burkeman has a brutal but liberating message - you will never do it all. Accept that and the real work can begin. In this expansive chat, Oliver (journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks , Meditations for Mortals , The Imperfectionist ), joins me to explore the counterintuitive truth at the heart of modern life: that embracing limits is the gateway to living well. We talk about insecure...