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Today’s podcast opens the door to a topic I spoke about long ago. Alcohol use is so pervasive to the point where we sometimes don’t even see it because it’s so normalized. My experience in relation to this has been unique, as I haven’t drunk alcohol since I was 6. I share that experience and my conclusions in today’s episode. Thank you for taking the time to listen. As always, Much Love ❤️ and ple...

Today’s podcast is a special one for me. Gabi and I set out to have a totally different conversation, but ended up having this one, in which we dug into her anxiety, thoughts and feelings in social situations, traumas that may have built those aspects of herself, and how to process them. It was a beautiful interaction and really highlights the many characteristics I appreciate about her. I hope yo...

Today’s podcast is inspired by a conversation I had with Gabi at the gym about making workout plans and routines. It’s easy to look around at others and try to do what they do, but it’s not a guarantee that this is the best thing you could do or if it would even work for you. Instead, I recommend we look to the evidence base out there to help inform how we construct our fitness protocols. There ar...

Today’s podcast digs into an important tool for building self-worth that I’ve incorporated pretty deeply into my personal operating system. Compassion, understanding, removing the ego, and comprehending the nature of who we are and how we come to be in this world are not easy tasks, but they are simple and doable. I talk through what I mean by that in this episode, which I hope you find to be valu...

After not posting for nearly two years, I’ve returned to social media for a reflection on the time that has passed since that last post. I touch on my journaling habits, my relationship, struggling with my identity, and my appreciation for Gabi. It was a set of special words for me, which I hope you can perceive in this episode. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast’s roots lie in my wedding experience over the weekend. There is definitely a strong social norm against men crying in public. I’ve felt it since I was a very young boy, and recent reflections over the past few years have helped me to understand that crying is independent of strength (depending on how it’s handled). We can be sensitive without losing our strength. I share more about...

Gabi and I are officially married. A week ago, we spent some time together to talk about it in a fun, wandering conversation. Our love is such a beautiful thing. I can’t wait to see what this eternity ahead brings about for us. I hope you enjoy this and stick around for future conversations to come. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast marks the end of a 5-part series reviewing my fourth quarter of 2022 (http://mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-four-2022). In this episode, I speak about topics from the value of writing in testing the coherence of our thoughts to the importance of small adjustments in comparison to massive flips in life. I hope you find it to be a valuable set of learnings and that you are inspired...

Today’s podcast is the fourth in a series of five readings of the newest article on my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-four-2022), which is my reflection on the fourth quarter of 2022. It’s my eighth one of these articles already, which is pretty cool to me. In this episode, I speak about the caution we must exercise when communicating through jokes and sarcasm to the value of having a conf...

Today’s podcast is the third in a series of readings of the newest article on my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-four-2022), which is my reflection on the fourth quarter of 2022. It’s my eighth one of these articles already, which is pretty cool to me. In this episode, I speak about the importance of realizing just how little we know to how AÍ may evolve in its role in human-to-human center...

Today’s podcast is the second in a series of readings of the newest article on my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-four-2022), which is my reflection on the fourth quarter of 2022. It’s my eighth one of these articles already, which is pretty cool to me. In this episode, I speak about the value of empathy for overcoming trauma and pain to how too much analysis can take the beauty out of life...

Today’s podcast is the first of a series of readings of the newest article on my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-four-2022), which is my reflection on the fourth quarter of 2022. It’s my eighth one of these articles already, which is pretty cool to me. I touch on the importance of building muscle all the way to how framing and context are key considerations to have in mind for saying what y...

I’ve been off of social media for over three years now. This time has provided me with so much growth, reflection, and personal development, something I hope to continue in each year that lies ahead. Yet I’ve come to ask myself whether it’s the right time to return to seize an opportunity to share my message and grow my presence. As you can tell from the episode, it’s a lot of deliberation that th...

Today’s podcast is an examination of the thoughts and visions we do frequently experience in moments of anxiety and worry. All of the worst scenarios come to our heads, which can easily overcome us and haunt us. I reflect on this human experience in this episode, with an eye to the opportunities these moments bring. I hope you can resonate with the possibilities I share here. Thanks for listening....

Today’s podcast is about a weakness of mine that I’ve noticed through repeated challenges and failures. I tend to operate well with the big and heavy things in life, and not so well with the smaller day-to-day things. I talk through this a bit here and hope that others can resonate in the same or in the opposite direction. I appreciate you listening and following me on the journey. As always, Much...

Today’s podcast brings me back to my old roots in the science of motivation. I’ve been privileged to work with many great thinkers, practitioners, and researchers in this space. I try to distill the learnings from one key organizing framework of motivation in this episode for you to better understand how you can think about motivation practically. I hope you find it to be of great utility. Thank y...

Today’s podcast stems from a conversation I had last night with some friends about examining our lives. It’s so easy to get caught up in life and not step back to examine what is really going on and what can change to make things better. I share this podcast as a tool for you to do this reflect exercise (or for you to share with someone else who may need it). I hope you find this to be valuable! T...

Small wins that compound over time through consistent improvement are an incredibly powerful tool. They’ve changed the game for me in my approach to various things in my life, including my fitness journey in weightlifting. I talk through this example in the episode, along with stepping back to think through how you can apply the model to the thing you currently care about improving. I hope you fin...

This podcast may be a bit destabilizing. I share a deeper dive into my views of consciousness and how I’ve come to make sense of it through meditation and my personal learnings and experiences. It’s something I’m really happy to finally share here, so I hope it’s one you find to be valuable to hear and consider. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast starts being about the compensatory control model, then meanders to the value of identifying behaviors and thoughts with specific terms. The model is a really interesting one to have in mind as we look at ourselves and the world, which is why I wanted to share it with you all here. Second, the bigger point of what the model can do is help us to classify things to provide the opport...

Transition. That’s what the new year brings. It’s arbitrary, yet it’s an opportunity. Let’s try to make the most of it. Here are some parting words as we start the year. Take them as you wish. Thank you, as always, for listening. Much Love ❤️ and please take care. Cheers to 2023.

We so frequently hear about and are exposed to the big, wholesale personal change that people take on, especially around the turn of the new year. While it’s an enticing idea, these efforts are frequently not sustainable. In response to this, I discuss some ideas about what are sustainable changes in this episode, which I hope you find to be useful. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ an...

Today’s podcast is about how our expectations and past experiences can severely cloud our ability to taste life and to be curious if we do not become aware of it. It’s a concept that really has shaken me to the core, which I hope you can feel and hear in this episode. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

This weekend, I had a lot of good conversations. One of them involved sensitivity and how it can lead to hesitation in authentically sharing what we think and perceive with others. It brought some really insightful points up, so I wanted to take some time to talk through it here. I hope you find it to be insightful as well. It’s a refreshing view that gives me hope. Thanks for listening. As always...

Religion is something I don’t touch on all too much here in my monologues and conversations. I do spend quality time thinking and talking about it, though. One perspective on it that I really appreciate is Anthony De Mello’s in his book Awareness. I speak about one specific point he makes here in this episode and why it resonates with me. I hope you resonate and find some value in it, too. Thanks...