Navigating the River of Time - How to decide what matters

There is no better time to contemplate the meaning of your existence than a Tuesday.

Tackle the meaty questions of life, using philosophical tools and some lessons from the school of Positive Psychology.

We curiously dive through the principles of physics and the lessons of history to contemplate the effect of time on our lives. Opposingly we examine the effects of our life on everything else and why we even do things.

Along the way, we'll take on ideas from Ghengis Kahn and Julius Caesar to songwriting and dancing. Some questions answered"

• What makes something worth doing?
• What is the point of Legacy?
• How can I be consistently happier?
• Why does no one want to be a mummy (Egyptian style) these days?
• What is the coolest saying ever?

This is one of our more 'out there' episodes and Sam would like you to know he has not been taking drugs and that he is always like this.

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• Thinking Fast and Slow: How to make better decisions - July 12th, 2024
• Make Time Your Friend - May 26th, 2024

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Chapters:
00:00 How Time Creates Existence
01:06 Exploring the Philosophy of Time
02:49 Why the Concept of Winning Doesn't Exist
05:42 Patterns in the River of Time
06:52 Julius Caesar and the power of words
08:02 Patterns in Music and Art
09:54 Fighting Entropy with Patterns
12:23 The Temporary Nature of Existence
13:12 Creating Patterns for Others vs. Self
14:12 The Concept of Legacy
16:06 Optimizing for the Experiencing Self
19:01 Final Thoughts and Outro

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