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#613: How Soldiers Die in Battle
War is about many things: glory, violence, courage, destruction. But at its heart is death. Each side in a conflict tries to kill as many of the enem…
6 years, 1 month ago
#612: Grillmaster Secrets for Flame-Cooked Perfection
It's almost summer and you know what that means: grilling season is upon us. To help ensure that you have your best grilling season ever, today I tal…
6 years, 1 month ago
#611: How a Weekly Marriage Meeting Can Strengthen Your Relationship
Several years ago, Kate and I implemented a practice that has helped strengthen our relationship. It's called a "marriage meeting," and we got the id…
6 years, 1 month ago
#610: Who Lives in Survival Situations, Who Dies, and Why
In disasters or accidents, why do some people survive and others perish? In exploring this question, my guest has uncovered psychological and philoso…
6 years, 1 month ago
#609: The 3 Tasks of Moving From Adolescence to Adulthood
A lot of ink has been spilled about how young people today are struggling to transition from adolescence to adulthood. But these think pieces are oft…
6 years, 1 month ago
#608: How Caffeine Hooks, Hurts, and Helps Us
More than 80% of the world's population consumes the same psychostimulant every single day. Yet few of us know very much about our favorite daily dru…
6 years, 2 months ago
#607: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
It's been 30 years since the landmark self-management book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published. It's been called the most influenti…
6 years, 2 months ago
#606: How to Activate Your Brain's Happy Chemicals
Everyone has experienced the way our feelings fluctuate day by day, and even hour by hour. Sometimes we're feeling up and sometimes we're feeling dow…
6 years, 2 months ago
#605: The Money Moves You Should Make Right Now
The shutdowns that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on the global economy. Millions of people are out of work, businesses ar…
6 years, 2 months ago
#604: The Boring Decadence of Modern Society
On the surface, it can feel like we've made a lot of technological, economic, and cultural progress during the past 30 years. But if you look closer,…
6 years, 2 months ago