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The sixth full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on doing good acts and why we should do good acts.

The fifth full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on forgiveness and understanding the injustice and wrongdoing that one does to oneself upon committing such wrongs.

The fourth full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on truth, changing your mind, and what it means to put the truth before the ego..

The third full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on several key principles of stoicism, including honor, self-respect, honesty and transparency, not assuming, loving mankind, and self-governance.

The second full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on perspective and taking a step back to look at life from a different angle.

The first full episode of my Stoicism mini-series is focused on self-awareness and finding clarity of mind.

As I mentioned in my previous episode, this one marks a new season, in which I will be discussing key concepts from the philosophy of Stoicism. The goal of the series is to share its key tenets and applications for you to reflect on and make sense of. This is a topic which holds critical importance to me, and for that reason I’m dedicating these episodes to diving deep into it. I hope you’re looki...

Today’s podcast is dense in the complexity of its details, yet it seems so fundamental to how we can take steps forward as a society, both at the national and global levels. I’ll leave you to listen and to ponder what I put out here. If you have any feedback, PLEASE reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Send me an email at matt@mattbest.net. Thanks so much for tuning into this episode....

Today’s podcast is a brief one. It’s a return to the basics. It’s an exercise which is so simple, yet something for which we are often not conscious of its great value. Tune in to hear what I mean. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Over the past week, I’ve been reflecting on what I would tell myself at 17. It was a critical time in my life in which I made a number of decisions that shaped so much of my future. This thought exercise was quite productive for me, as it helped me to take a step back and think through some of the most impactful lessons I’ve learned since then. I hope you enjoy, and perhaps even resonate with, the...

Today’s podcast is a conversation with Mark Petronella, a good friend from my youth. We talk about what it was like for him to grow up with a deaf sibling, his parents and what he has learned from them, and how relationships have shaped him. I really enjoyed the conversation and I think there was a lot to take away from it. I hope you think so, too. Amidst the current circumstances, I also hope th...

Today’s podcast is a return to intensity. The focus of this episode is the seemingly deterministic yet not so deterministic nature of our world. I extensively discuss both side of the coin, and along the way tackle issues like materialism, meaning, opportunities, the need to tear down our own glass houses, and how we can individually make choices to better ourselves and the lives of others. I genu...

Today’s podcast is a letdown. I was not able to deeply synthesize a topic this week to produce into a podcast as I normally do for each episode. Instead, I run through the things that came to mind which I could have discussed but didn’t (which perhaps I will at a later date). There’s so much going on in the world and it can be quite hard to balance, which I hope comes across frankly here. Neverthe...

Today’s podcast is a bit of a personal manifesto on the concept of attachment and romantic relationships. I have what I would deem to be some non-conventional beliefs about this topic, which I wanted to take some time to talk through and develop out loud. I hope you find it to be interesting and meaningful, and I hope that what I discussed resonates with you in some way. As always, Much Love ❤️ an...

Today’s episode is short and sweet, yet something I believe to be so important, especially in our current moment. Simply put, we cannot be pulled into thinking in binary ways, as the consequences are great - it pulls us further away from truth and progress. Tune in to hear more. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

“Trying your best” was a concept that was thrown around quite frequently throughout my youth. It was frequently used as a justification and as a direct line to the result that was being sought. However, over time, I realized this was a misconception. Today’s podcast focuses on that misconception, and the nuances that come with it. I hope you enjoy it. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a return to the previous format after my brief series on my thoughts / reflections on the current state of the US and the world. This episode comes out of some recent conversations I’ve had about selfishness and my desire to articulate those thoughts a bit. As always, I deeply appreciate your attention and your time. I hope you enjoyed the episode and the experience of The Best...

Today’s podcast concludes my mini-series on my reactions to the current moment. I bring it back around to the central piece of it all - the self. Ego, pride, emotion, hate, abhorrence, disgust, and anger are common emotions during a trying time, yet they do not provide us with something of greater value, both personally and within society. I break this idea down in today’s episode, which I hope yo...

Today’s podcast is a continuation of a mini-series that follows on the last two episodes, in which I’ve been extensively discussing the current state of the world and our social dynamics. The focus of this episode is on the critical importance of freedom of expression and thought. To break this down, I refer to John Stuart Mill’s book titled “On Liberty”, which has been a revelation for me on the...

Today’s podcast is a follow up on the previous one, which was titled “Sticking Your Neck Out”. In order to stick our necks out justly, we must know how to genuinely think and properly assess our world. The purpose of this episode is to answer what it means to genuinely think and how we can properly assess the world around us. As I hope you can hear, this is a topic which deeply affects and enthuse...

Today’s podcast is one of the most intense of recent memory. It’s a topic which strikes me deep in my core. I will not say more here, as I will leave you to listen to the podcast to find out. Thanks so much for tuning in. It truly means the world to me. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is the result of some reflections I’ve been having about the state of my country and the state of the world as a whole. Particularly, my mind wandered to the state of information and knowledge within such massively complex systems, as I continually realize the critical importance of this. I hope you enjoy these thoughts and find them to be valuable to you in some way. Here are the...

Today's podcast is a few thoughts on diet and nutrition. I discuss my experiences with diet, what I've learned from those experiences, what I've learned from my own research and conversations with others, the value I have uncovered in seeing nutrition in a new way, and the benefits of making the changes I've made. If you have any questions about my thoughts here or want to have a conversation abou...

Today's podcast is a group of segments from a conversation I had about a month ago about various topics. These topics include innovation, university systems, parenting, today's kids, watching versus doing, knowing who you are, happiness versus contentment, and the scoreboard. I hope you enjoy these thoughts and find value in them. The final thought about "the scoreboard" I find to be particularly...

Today’s podcast revisits a topic covered in October of 2018 in an episode called “Get Quiet”, as it’s an extremely relevant discussion in a time of greater isolation than we’ve experienced in recent memory. I hope you enjoy this fresh perspective. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.