Sutterfaction

In this episode, we cover: The Metric Trap: Why we default to measuring money and growth instead of the actual quality of our lives. The Condition of Ambition: Why building cool, difficult things is essential to feeling alive—but only if you don't lose your peripheral vision in the process. The SF Founder Dilemma: A look at how financial abundance does not protect you from living a completely exha...

In This Episode, We Cover: The Illusion of a Scattered Life: Why moving in multiple directions isn't a lack of focus, but a collection of raw materials. The Hidden Thread: The core lesson connecting social enterprise in Colombia, international keynotes, and building SaaS platforms. The Ultimate Metric: The powerful shift from asking "What am I building?" to "What am I modeling?" * Reclassifying Yo...

In this episode, we cover: The Danger of Beginnings: Why constantly chasing the "spark" of new ideas is just another version of the pleasure trap. The Hunter River Metaphor: Why the obstacles in your path aren't stopping the journey—they are the journey. The Illusion of the Finished Product: Why comparing your unfinished reality to someone else’s polished success is destroying your peace of mind....

The Invisible Season One of the hardest parts of building anything meaningful is accepting the gap between effort and evidence. We live in a world that celebrates visible outcomes: The launch. The achievement. The milestone. The finished product. But most things that matter spend a long time invisible. A business before it becomes successful. A skill before it becomes obvious. A relationship befor...

In this episode: Why "I should be further ahead by now" might be one of the most damaging thoughts we carry The unexpected lessons from paddling 470km down the Hunter River Why progress doesn't always look like progress The hidden work behind building businesses How fatherhood changes your understanding of growth and patience The danger of comparing reality to an imaginary timeline Learning to wor...

In This Episode The unexpected lesson from a 470km river journey Why frustration often comes from the gap between expectations and reality The phrase that quietly creates unnecessary suffering: "I should be further ahead by now" What the Hunter River taught me about business and entrepreneurship How fatherhood reinforced the same lesson Why adaptation often matters more than persistence The modern...

We all want our kids to be happy. We want them to be healthy. To be creative and curious. Interested and interesting. We want them to be liked, to form strong and beautiful friendships, to do well at school, and to have options. We want to hear them laugh, smile, think independently and critically, to be open, kind and full of joy. And, of course, so much of this is out of our control as parents a...

In this 30-minute discussion, various relevant subjects will be covered, such as technology, consumerism, capitalism, entertainment, competition, and success. The argument presented is that these factors make it significantly more challenging for individuals in the modern Western world to lead a good, healthy life. Supported by research and ideas from renowned thinkers like Socrates, Thich Nhat Ha...

Welcome back, this is the Sutterfaction podcast. The show about looking deeper into society and culture, politics, current affairs, conditioning, and all that is around us, so we can then look deeper with more clarity and awareness into our own lives - so, we can enjoy our lives more - more deeply, more authentically, more vibrantly.  In this episode we go around the grounds to get a unique l...

This is a very cool and important talk that will examine the wealth vs health conflict. It will look at how to: -Eat better, move better, think better -Find balance -Enjoy your life -Create a new recipe for optimum physical and mental health. -Find meaning at work -Make better use of your finite time. For many of us, when we think of preparing for retirement, we think somewhat automatically about...

Learning for a job or merely to advance your career is too often one dimensional and rigid, the other - learning for life - is interconnected, holistic and open, and then it flows into all areas of our lives. And, afterall, a life well lived, a good life, has to be connected. Our world is full of people with great careers and financial success, who are miserable in almost all other areas. They lin...

To construct a life worth living - a connected, interesting, interested and fulfilled life - we need to examine and explore everything outside and inside of us , and perhaps with a greater emphasis on the inside. We can tend to think of exploring in an external sense and think travel in this way is all the exploration we need. Travel is great, but in this day and age even this beautiful tool of se...

In each moment it is fascinating to observe just how many choices we are making. These choices shape our lives, our characters, our capacities. And, of course everything around us influences these choices. But, how many are really our own, and how many are merely the result of our schooling, the media, the TV shows and advertising we consume, even the area we happened to grow up in.  And, how...

Philosopher Nietske emphasised the lived life - a move away from a preoccupation with trivial concerns - he told us to avoid the unlived life, and to live boldly and fully.  In today’s modern, uber connected, world it is easy to get lost in a pursuit of things - shinier, brighter, faster, better, more. Which makes the examination side, one preached by many a philosopher, and made popular by S...

We are told to chase, and strive, to never stop, to just do it , to hustle. To wake up at 4am and keep pushing. That nothing good ever came to the person who doesn’t compete, who doesn’t get down and dirty. You get the picture. You know the picture. It’s everywhere!  Sutter opens season 3 of his popular talk series, Sutterfaction, with a piercing look into the modern world’s addiction to doin...

We continue to look at rising mental health and environmental destruction as if they emerge in isolation, we slap on another band-aid to offer short-term relief and wonder why we end up in the same place.  In this powerful and punchy 40 minute talk, Sutter looks at Mental Health, Climate Change, Social Media, Consumerism, Capitalism, Neoliberalism, GDP, Authenticity, Leisure Time, Heroes, and...

How does one find meaning and purpose in life? Is it even a worthwhile pursuit as we navigate an unpredictable and uncertain world? Can meaning bring us more joy? Does purpose lead to freedom? Is freedom the key to happiness?  Turn on the TV, open up your phone, walk down the street, and we are bombarded by an abundance of well placed stories that tell us that we need something more, better,...

Sutter makes a case for ‘knowing yourself’ as a powerful antidote for unnecessary suffering. He challenges us all to value authenticity as a way to experience true freedom and fulfillment, and help us to not fall prey to the dangers of the pleasure trap.  When have you asked yourself, “Why am I doing this?” When have you ever stopped and really analyzed what you are doing? Too many people fin...

What gets us stuck in the pleasure trap, the circle of distraction and dissatisfaction? How do we explore life in a way that is enriching long-term? Is our modern, Instagram fuelled travel the best way to learn about who we are and what we want? Sutter dives into what it means to travel and explore authentically. He brings some great philosophers and thinkers on the journey with us to ensure we ge...

We can get in the habit of churning through the days without ever giving things any real thought. We get stuck in a routine of monotony and forget all the amazing things we have every single day that we are grateful for. In this short 5 minute talk, in collaboration with 5 minutes for me, Sutter gives us 3 very simple and practical skills to enjoy our lives more. He blends philosophy and unique id...

We have seen so many incredible advancements in technology in recent times and we seem to have an abundance of choice like never before, but is it these advancements that were meant to make the world an easier place to live that are actually causing a widespread dissatisfaction with life? In this episode Sutter looks at the emergence of pseudo-vulnerability, and how social media platforms, influen...

Sutter diagnoses the traits and habits of the unhappy, and provides a rich toolkit of ideas, philosophies, and research to transform our boredom, loneliness and dissatisfaction into joy, freedom, and fulfillment. So we can enjoy our lives, while we are alive. No doubt over the last 2 years as the world has undergone dramatic changes, you’ve experienced some gloom and tough times. A type of fatigue...

Author, activist and social entrepreneur Evan Sutter is at it again with another controversial and highly thought-provoking talk. He tackles our consumer culture and its work in creating lacklustre human beings that just think like everyone else, who lead lives of quiet desperation, choosing things over experiences and TV over friendship. He calls for 3 radical changes in order to cultivate good l...

Sutter dissects how our addiction to fast fixes and a modern world that cultivates distracted minds has left a gaping hole in how we receive wisdom and knowledge. He makes a case for how a shift is desperately needed to save our youth and our planet, and how our wise elders (and all of us) can play a key role in making that shift a reality.  But, he also questions whether there are in fact wi...

The amazing work done by businesses around the world is limited if no one knows about them and it doesn’t affect how we spend our time and money, and vice versa, our great choices every day are limited if others choices aren’t great - and aren’t great on a much larger scale. Sutter takes us on his own personal journey to creating his startup, and delivers insightful and unique tips to boost our ha...