The Voluntary Life

This episode is about how and why I break the rules of the approach to productivity called Getting Things Done (GTD). Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards An Alternative to "Waiting For" in GTD   Episode 120: Eight Tools That Will Free Your Mind   Episode 205: The Most Powerful Planning Tool I Know   Episode 178: Upgrading Habits  

The variable portfolio helps overcome some of the challenges and limitations of passive investing. Show Notes: Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook , eBook , Paperback  

A key aspect of financial independence is knowing how to live from investments. This episode is a chapter from Jake Desyllas' audiobook Job Free . It will help you: Choose your approach to investing Decide on a portfolio design Work out how much money you need to accumulate, and how much you can sustainably spend each year. Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook , eBook , Paperback Suppor...

Here are the three best journalling techniques that I know to improve productivity: The list of tasks completed today The core dump  The incredibly simple week plan. Listen to the episode to learn how to use these techniques and kickstart your productivity! Show Notes: Other TVL Episodes on productivity TVL Episode 191 Task Management Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards...

To be productive you need to know your goal, and you must know the best action that you can take to move towards that goal at any given moment. This episode is about managing the split between planning and execution. How can you get into the right mindset for planning work, and then switch mindset for execution? How much time do you spend planning, and how much time should you spend? How can you t...

This episode is a critique of the popular idea of forcing children to share and a discussion of a great alternative approach. Show Notes: It's OK Not to Share by Heather Shumaker TVL Episode 336 A Review Of Jordan Peterson's Parenting Principles   TVL Episode 278 Three Principles Of Philosophy Applied To Parenting   Grit by Angela Duckworth  Should Libertarian Parents Be Strict or Permissive? By S...

An introduction to the concept of Unjobbing, from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook , eBook , Paperback    

This episode discusses a thought-provoking alternative theory about who Jesus was and whether he existed as a historical person. Show Notes: Episode 361 A Secular Look At The Bible Part 1 On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt by Richard Carrier Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency      

Michael Ostrolenk interviews Dr Jake Desyllas on The Michael Ostronlenk Show . The interview covers leaving a career behind, redesigning your life, minimalism, travel, and more! Show Notes: The Michael Ostrolenk Show Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas Audiobook , eBook , Paperback Job Free by Jake Desyllas Audiobook , eBook , Paperback Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other...

Part 1 of the audiobook of Negotiate For Mutual Profit by Jake Desyllas. Part 1 covers constructive communication. Part 2 covers the win-win negotiation method, principles, and good habits. The full audiobook is available to supporting listeners on Patreon and Bitbacker. Show Notes: Join the TVL mailing list for a free PDF copy of Negotiate for Mutual Profit Support TVL on Patreon and get the full...

Free To Learn by Peter Gray is one of the most influential books about alternative approaches to education. In this review, Jake highlights the most useful ideas in the book, especially the focus on the role of play in learning and the explanation of how school interferes with learning. Jake also provides some criticisms of the book, such as the ideas that Peter Gray has about what hunter gatherer...

Going to university often leads to living in a kind of the cultural bubble for the rest of your life. Being conscious of the ways in which you are living in a bubble is the first step in breaking out of it. Show Notes: On Becoming A Person by Carl Rogers Coming Apart by Charles Murray Was Modernism Meant to Keep the Working Classes Out? by Matthew Wills Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episode...

As soon as you become an entrepreneur, you're in the selling business. Entrepreneurship is fundamentally a process of experimental learning through selling. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas. Show Notes: Audiobook of Becoming an Entrepreneur  by Jake Desyllas on Audible Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas on Amazon Support TVL on Patreo...

This episode explores three alternatives to school: unschooling, road-schooling and Sudbury schools. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards or Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency TVL Barcelona Meetup on Sunday 27th January 2019 Bonus Episode 39 : School Is Prison For Kids Bonus Episode 21 : Roadschooling Bonus Episode 24 : Why I'm Skeptical About Sudbu...

The ideas covered in this episode play an important part in my outlook on how to have independence of thought. A discussion with a supporting listener. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other rewards Support TVL on BitBacker with cryptocurrency TVL Episode 276: Society Is Your Relationships TVL Episode 85: Freedom From Intellectual Heroes    

This episode summarises what's been happening with Patreon recently and explains the effect it has had on this podcast. I share some thoughts about what it all means and the future of peer-to-peer media on the internet. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon for bonus episodes and other rewards! Support TVL on Bitbacker.io with Cryptocurrency Barcelona TVL Meetup

This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Job Free by Jake Desyllas. This chapter explains extreme saving- a strategy for achieving financial indpendence based on frugal living. Even if this lifestyle choice is not for you, it's a fascinating approach that offers lots of food for thought for anyone interested in financial freedom. Show Notes: Job Free by Jake Desyllas Support TVL on Patreon...

One of my listeners asked me if I was a spiritual person… How would you respond to this question? My answer is in this episode. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL for bonus episodes and many other rewards!  

This episode discusses a secular approach to understanding the Bible. It includes a recommendation for the best book that I've found on this topic, which is Isaac Asimov's Guide To The Bible. Show Notes: Support TVL on Patreon for bonus episodes and rewards! Asimov's Guide To The Bible

One of the challenges for private investors is how to address the risk of financial crises or a meltdown in the financial system. How seriously should you take this risk? What should you do about it? How should it inform your investments? Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Fail-Safe Investing by Harry Browne What Has Government Done to Our Money by Murray Rothbard...

One of the alluring goals of the productivity system Getting Things Done (GTD) is to identify your purpose in life and align everything you do with that purpose. That idea sounds good, but what does it really mean to have a purpose in life? That's the topic of this episode. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity...

Your job as an entrepreneur is to be Chief Enthusiasm Inspirer for a purpose that others can rally to. This episode is a chapter from the audiobook of Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.

Is the family subversive to politics and religion? That's the argument in a book called  The Subversive Family by Ferdinand Mount

Here are ten reasons why I am passionate about the topic of financial independence. Show Notes: Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Job Free: Four Ways to Quite the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms by Jake Desyllas The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality by Ludwig Von Mises

This episode is a review of Eric Hoffer's book  The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements.  Hoffer argued that all political and religious activists share the same motivations: Those who dedicate their lives to a cause are running from themselves. There are some interesting ideas in the book about the dark consequences that follow when you evade the responsibility for improving y...