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Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Life-Changing Power of “No”
Episode 331
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What can Queen Elizabeth I, of England, teach us about the power of saying “no?”Why is saying “no” just as important, if not more important, than saying “yes” in our journey towards a…Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Learn to Love Your Limits
Episode 330
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What is facticity and how can we turn these “limitations” into strengths?What are some historical examples of people who used their limitations to do, or create, something remarkable?…Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - How Death Can Save Your Life
Episode 328
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What is the idea of Lindy’s Law, also known as The Lindy Effect? What is statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s unique take on this?How has an acceptance of our finitude been expressed,…Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Suffering and Purpose
Episode 327
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What were some of the catalysts for The Great Chinese Famine and what does this teach us about unintended consequences?What did Nietzsche have to say about the important role sufferin…Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Depth of Your Pain Maps the Height of Your Joy
Episode 326
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What can Miss Havisham, the Charles Dickens’ character, teach us about the dangers of fleeing our pain?How is Miss Havisham, on some fundamental level, a potent metaphor for our own l…Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Embracing Anxiety
Episode 325
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Why should we take heed of our internal anxiety that expresses that something is not quite right in our lives?Why do Existential Philosophers think of anxiety as a potential catalyst …Published on 4 months ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Size of Your Fear is the Size of Your Opportunity
Episode 324
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What is Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, or Hero’s Journey, and how does Lord of the Rings exemplify this?How might a “call to adventure” crop up in our own lives and why is it so importan…Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Danger of Playing it Safe
Episode 323
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What is the status quo bias and why might it have been relevant to the Challenger space shuttle explosion?Why did Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winning physicist, state that “the first…Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - The Case for Calm: Being Still in a Turning World
Episode 329
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What is Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If –” about and what can it teach us about remaining poised in the face of chaos?What are some qualities of the investors who fare best in turbulent ma…Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dr. Daniel Crosby - Running From Freedom
Episode 322
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Why does the prospect of freedom generate great anxiety for people?What led to Hitler’s ascent in post-war Germany?How is freedom dialectical in nature and what role did freedom play …Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago