James hollis has dedicated his life to understanding the human condition and helping people find meaning in their lives. He's also a trained union psychoanalyst, executive director of the young educational centre at Houston. In this episode we cover how to deal with competing desires and transcend the paradoxes we all face in life. We talk about the meaning of jun's concept of the shadow and what it means for you. And we also discuss how james has written a book every two years for the last three decades - and how he managed that.