56. Self-actualisation and Slow living with Kyle Kowalski
The Knowledge with David Elikwu
The Paradox of Finding Your Purpose
I think there are a ton of different ways to kind of get to the point of figuring out purpose. It probably correlates to something like in Robert Keegan's theory, like a self authoring phase of life. The interesting part, and this goes into a whole deeper tangent rabbit hole is figuring out that you aren't self created. And so I think it's just a part of psychological development that I think more and more people are getting to that stage in modern times now.
David speaks with Kyle Kowalski, a thoughtful entrepreneur, adult learner, and proponent of slow living.
Kyle describes himself as a synthesiser and solopreneur so we got to unpack what that means.
This was a very introspective episode.
They talked about:
- The philosophy of slow living and how it can influence our ambitions and choices
- Some of the lessons he learned from going through a personal crisis
- The importance of finding purpose and of cultivating a spirit of lifelong learning
- Challenging life assumptions, prioritizing needs and wants, and structuring time and work for personal growth
📜Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/kylekowalski/
📹 Watch on Youtube
https://youtu.be/bKwiCQH8sv4
👤 Connect with Kyle:
Twitter: @KyKow
eBook: Ikigai 2.0 | https://www.sloww.co/shop/ikigai-ebook/
Website: Sloww.co | http://sloww.co/
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René Girard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Girard
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Robert Kegan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kegan
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