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Back to SearchEpisode 8: Overcoming new problems
Episode 8
In the course of your life, you are bound to encounter new and unexpected problems that you've never seen before. How can you respond confidently to a difficulty that you have no experience overcomin…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 7: Redeeming the suffering of your past
Episode 7
Some people carry the wounds and scars of past sufferings with them for the remainder of their lives. As a result of their pain, their lives have been irrevocably altered, and certain dreams may now …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 6: Don't play dress-up
Episode 6
One of the many ways people's minds can prove to be their own worst enemies is when they engage in fantasy narratives around important decisions in their lives. This is what I call "playing dress-up.…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 5: Follow the function
Episode 5
Why do you have bad habits? If a behavior is causing you significant distress, why can it still be so difficult to change despite the obvious pain that it causes? The answer to this question lies in …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 4: How over what
Episode 4
The hard truth about relationships is that everyone is entirely unique and completely replaceable. However, the key to making yourself (almost) irreplaceable in the context of any particular relation…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 3: Don't blow the whistle on yourself
Episode 3
In any given sport, the one playing the game is not simultaneously the one enforcing the rulebook. Yet in our lives, we all too often decide not to make the attempt if our efforts might run afoul of …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 2: Everyone is unique and replaceable
Episode 2
A paradoxical truth lies at the heart of all human relationships, namely: everyone you know is both entirely unique and completely replaceable. Success in life depends on your ability to keep both of…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 1: How to set effective boundaries
Episode 1
Setting effective boundaries with difficult or toxic people in order to safeguard your peace of mind is an essential life skill. Unfortunately, too many people operate under the false impression that…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago