The Examined Life

Pretty much everyone seems to agree: you should follow your passions. But what if we got it all wrong? Is “your passion” actually a trap? Join us as we explore what homicide, hummingbirds and hobbies have in common and why it’s important to start dancing around burnout. Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist in training, author, Internet entrepreneur and former Googler. Jump to the question: Shou...

Many of our goals in life are connected to freedom. That big promotion to achieve financial freedom, retirement to finally be free from our job or simply the freedom to choose what you want to do in any given moment. But is this actually a trap? Join us as we explore how freedom can benefit your life and where it inevitably will fall short. Lawrence Yeo is a writer, illustrator and storyteller. Ju...

Whether it's personal growth, growth hacking or a growth mindset - if you're not growing, you're shrinking. But is that really the case? We explore how a growth obsession impacts capitalism, body hacking and our physical bodies. We also look at Mark Zuckerburg's Crossfit obsession and what to do when your 14 year old brings vibrator talk to the dinner table Learn more about Suzi: C...

Do you live to work? Or work to live? Everything in our lives centers on work. Whether its our inability to disconnect or the endless pursuit of promotions and bonuses. But does it have to be that way? Learn more about Paul: The Pathless Path (Book) The Pathless Path (Podcast) Connect with Paul on Twitter Subscribe to Paul's Newsletter References from the show: If work dominated your every mom...

Here's a scary fact about adulthood.  No, I'm not talking about the hair loss, the wrinkles, or throwing at your back when you're shoveling some snow.  I'm talking about questions. Now. We know from kids, they're question asking machines, always wondering about the world, trying to put everything together.  But as an adult, that all stops.  And that has tremendous downstream ef...