The Inner Frontier with Jonny Miller

Anna Starkey is a genuine 21st century renaissance woman! In this wide-ranging conversation with dig into:👨‍🎓 From lecturing on antimatter and working as the 'director of impossible projects' to performing stand-up comedy sketches...🎙️ producing live arts shows for global cinema and gracing the TED stage with her talk: 'Do Not Press the Big Red Button'... her life is a testament to embracing curiosity as a career path!👩‍🚀We dive deep into her zig-zag career (which begun with her dream of being an astronaut), the latest research on curiosity as 'the knowledge emotion' and waxing lyrical on her current mission of ushering in a new age of curiosity!Listener Question >> “What are some of the enemies to curiosity in your life – and how might we nudge others to take it more seriously?”***Follow Anna on Twitter @annastarkey – find out about more of her work at outofyourmind.london and check out wethecurious.org to learn more about the incredible Bristol-based museum.🎵Musical CreditsThanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.Connect + Explore More from Jonny🐦  Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁  Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱  Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝  Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter

I sat down with Austin in Portland, Oregon and we dive into some of his experience at the fascinating Wayfinding Academy. Hearing his vulnerable story gave me hope.We talk about the courage required to step outside the curiosity-crippling traditional system into what he called the 'space between stories' and develop new worldviews. I found it inspiring to see the path that he has now found which feels more aligned with the human he aspires to become.📝Show Notes:🏫 I thoroughly recommend that you check out Wayfinding Academy in Portland & their manifesto📷 Follow Austin's creative adventures on Instagram @AustinLouis_❓Listener Question >> “What subjects might you include in a curriculum that was fit for the future?” Tag @jonnym1ller on Twitter or Instagram.🎵Musical Credits >> Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.Connect + Explore More from Jonny🐦  Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁  Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱  Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝  Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter

Leo Babauta is the prolific writer of Zen Habits who is joining me from the distant island of Guam 7,400 miles away. Here are a few tasters for what to expect in this wide-ranging conversation:😨 How Zen Habits evolved into his mission to help others push into their uncertainty.👨‍🎓 How Leo unschooled and de-programmed his kids to facilitate their own natural state of curiosity.🚀 Leo's compelling case for why a fully-optimised life would actually suck and risks being the most controlled boring thing possible.💪 Developing and training 'radical curiosity' to dive inwards even when you don't like what you're seeing—how to hold the pose when you're entire body wants to shut down and run.🤼 What he's learned about learning and his no-holds-barred debate with Tim Ferriss on the idea of abandoning goals.🧘‍♂️ The incredible Zen Habits origin story – his path from being in debt, overweight, a smoker and feeling miserable to escaping debt, gaining a following of over a million readers, publishing books on habit-change, finding joy and even running an ultra-marathon!***📝 Read the Full Transcript here over on Medium❓Listener Question >> “How do you feel about the balance between achievement and appreciation?” Tag @jonnym1ller on Twitter or Instagram.***🙏 Join Leo's new Fearless Academy and support his mission.👨‍🎓 Learn more about his Sea Change Habit Academy🖋️ Join over 2 million readers of Leo's Zen Habits🐦 Find Leo on Twitter @Zen_Habits***🎵Musical CreditsThanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.Connect + Explore More from Jonny🐦  Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁  Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱  Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝  Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter

David Whyte, an acclaimed poet, writer, and philosopher, discusses the rich interplay between language and our emotional lives. He reveals how his experiences on the Irish coastline influence his understanding of identity and vulnerability. Whyte challenges traditional views of ambition and encourages embracing the complexities of human connections. He also delves into the societal implications of masculinity through figures like Trump, advocating for a more mature and reflective approach to life. Join in for an enchanting, profound journey into the heart of human experience.

Karina Guthrie is a yoga teacher at The Practice with a background in academia studying psychology and philosophy. We covered a lot of ground, touching on:📚 why her parents would confiscate abridged books from her as a child and the book she would love to write one day.🏫 the story of how she left a career in academia to follow her curiosity in the yoga world🧘‍♀️ the importance of becoming more Kinaesthetically literate in the 21st century📖 the difference between knowledge and lived wisdom❤️ favourite untranslatable words💫 thoughts on yoga as a spiritual technology for re-connecting us with the 'bigness of the universe’ and all that which takes us beyond ourselves.❓Listener Question >> “What is the project or creative endeavour that you’ve been putting off – and what might be a way to start it before you feel totally ready?”You can follow her bombshells of wisdom & thoughtful yogic musings @karina.guthrie on Instagram.Connect + Explore More from Jonny🐦  Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁  Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱  Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝  Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter