Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#42: Are you waiting for permission?
Episode 42
Have you ever said something like, 'If I don't get promoted this year, I'll feel justified in quitting this job', or 'If my partner cheats on me agai…
4 years, 1 month ago
#41: Dealing with uncool emotions: envy, jealousy, resentment
Episode 41
Do you listen to podcasts like this one and think: But this advice is for people who are much nicer than me, who deserve success; it's not for me, wh…
4 years, 1 month ago
#40: Why I took SO BLOODY LONG to write my book
Episode 40
I started writing my book, on the philosophy of swearing, in 2015. The original deadline from the publisher was December 2016. I finally submitted it…
4 years, 2 months ago
#39: 'Thick' ethical concepts and your sneaky inner critic
Episode 39
Everything's a judgment with your inner critic, isn't it? It's never 'I'm having trouble focusing today'; instead, it's 'I'm lazy'. And it's never 'I…
4 years, 2 months ago
#38: Freud, sublimation, and your toxic attachment to your inner critic
Episode 38
You're totally on board in theory with the idea of being kinder to yourself - it's just that your self-criticism helps you succeed, right? And while …
4 years, 3 months ago
#37: You should spend more time thinking about your anxiety
Episode 37
Do you tell yourself that, in order to be a strong, successful, productive human, you need to have zero tolerance for anxiety? I thought so. You thin…
4 years, 3 months ago
#36: What if it doesn't need to be so hard?
Episode 36
Are you one of those people who thinks that if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing painfully? Who feels like they must be doing something wrong i…
4 years, 4 months ago
#35: Why am I putting off doing that ridiculously undemanding thing?
Episode 35
Emails that will take 10 seconds to answer. That little pile of stuff in the corner of the kitchen that you need to take a couple of minutes to sort …
4 years, 4 months ago
#34: In praise of half heartedness
Episode 34
If you want something, you need to put in 110% to get it, right? Well, sure, if what you want is to turn yourself into an anxious mess. If you really…
4 years, 4 months ago
#33: I'm supposed to be doing what I love - what's gone wrong?
Episode 33
Lucky you: you get to spend your time researching that thing you find more interesting than anything else in the whole world! So, why is it that you …
4 years, 5 months ago