Jillian Richardson is the founder of The Joy List, which is a newsletter with the mission of making New York City – and eventually the world – a less lonely place. She also hosts The Joy List Social, an event where you can show up by yourself and leave with a new friend. In this episode, Jillian and Eric talk about her new book, Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World.  But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Jillian Richardson and I Discuss How to Become Unlonely and …Her book, Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the WorldSome of the barriers that get in the way of making friendshipsSome strategies we can use to make friendshipsThree relationship strengthening tacticsHow to know when vulnerability slides into needinessThat looking for the “perfect” person or group of people can stump you in your search for meaningful connectionWhen you might want to reflect on your relationship to the idea of groupsWhere to start when you’re lonely and want to connect with othersHow to meet people if you’re an introvertThe importance of being kind to yourself in this processJillian Richardson Links:Jillian’s WebsiteTwitterInstagramUpstart: The fast and easy way to get a personal loan to consolidate, lower your interest rate, and pay off your debt. Go to www.upstart.com/wolfFeals: Premium CBD delivered to your doorstep to help you manage stress, anxiety, pain, and sleeplessness. Feals CBD is food-grade and every batch is tested so you know you are getting a truly premium grade product. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping by becoming a member at www.feals.com/wolfIf you enjoyed this conversation with Jillian Richardson, you might also enjoy these other episodes:How to Find Joy and Community with Radha AgrawalBelonging and Connection with Sebene SelassieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist and writer based in New York. He is well known not only for his amazing books, but he also wrote a popular weekly column on psychology called “This Column will Change Your Life” which was printed weekly between 2006 and 2020.  Oliver joins Eric for a third time on the show, and in this episode, they discuss many things, including his new book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Oliver Burkeman and I Discuss Time Management for Mortals and …His book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”How we invest more energy and focus on trying to escape certain feelingsFinitude and understanding that life is finiteTime and how we relate to it as something we have and useThe idea that we are time rather than we have timeAccepting the truth of your finitude allows you to live more in the presentConfusing meaningful with extraordinaryCosmic insignificance therapy suggests that we reexamine the threshold of what makes a meaningful lifeOur tendency to want to define and measure what is meaningful in lifeHow the pursuit of using time well can lead us to live in the future rather than being presentAsking ourselves if something is expanding or contracting to usThe modern attention economy and being aware if we are choosing where our attention goesHow the things that matter most to us can provoke unpleasant emotions that lead to seeking distractionsThe problem isn’t how things are, but rather how we think they should beTrying too hard to be present in the moment Accepting the impossibility of complete control Oliver Burkeman Links:Oliver’s WebsiteTwitterOliver’s PostsCalm App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolfIf you enjoyed this conversation with Oliver Burkeman, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Oliver Burkeman on Modern Time Management (2019)Oliver Burkeman (2014)Living Between Worlds with James HollisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonah Berger is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He's an international bestselling author, a world-renowned expert on word of mouth, social influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors can catch on.In this episode, Eric and Jonah discuss his book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Jonah Berger and I Discuss How to Change Anyone's Mind and …His book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's MindHow people changeThat most decisions that we make are shaped by other peopleThe major mistake most of us make when it comes to trying to change behavior in ourselves and othersHow to create change by reducing the barriers and energy requiredFeeling like we should do something vs because we want to do somethingPeople's zones of acceptance and rejectionWhat it means to "highlight a gap" and how it can help us changeHow the costs of change often come due before the benefits of change are experiencedWhat factors drive Identification vs DifferentiationJonah Berger Links:Jonah's WebsiteTwitterInstagramBest Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play.   If you enjoyed this conversation with Jonah Berger, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life with Luke BurgisEffectively Thinking Ahead with Bina VenkataramanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stressed by Holiday Expectations?Join Eric and The One You Feed Community for a FREE online gathering on November 30th at 8pm Eastern Time. (Recording will be available for 72 hours)In this free live event, Eric will teach a Spiritual Habit that will allow you to release these types of stress and touch into a deeper feeling of wholeness, peace, steadiness, and presence. Register Now!In case you’re just recently joining us, or however long you’ve been a listener of the show, you may not realize that we have over 7 years of incredible episodes in our archive! We’ve had so many wonderful guests that we decided to handpick one of our favorites that may be new to you, but if not, is definitely worth another listen! Mark Manson is an author and personal development consultant. His writing is a different take on the self-help genre that he calls self-help from a first-person perspective. Mark has been published and quoted on CNN, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Yahoo! News, The Sydney Morning Herald, and a variety of other publications. He is also the CEO and Founder of Infinity Squared Media LLC.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Mark Manson and I Discuss Important Lessons in Life and …Opportunity costs and being aware of the sacrificesHis most popular article, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*&The misconception of confidenceThe friendship test in romantic relationshipsHow he applies logic in his writingPositive thinking and his issue with “The Secret”How inspiration often comes from taking actionHis “Do Something” principleMistaking happiness for pleasureHow true happiness comes from the meaning of our experiencesOur need to always be challenged in lifeHow our pursuits change as we get olderHis article on Ken Wilbur, an American philosopherMark Manson Links:Mark’s WebsiteInstagramTwitterFacebookIf you enjoyed this conversation with Mark Manson, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Everyday Courage with Ryan HolidayLove, Grace, and Grit with Sebastian SiegelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stressed by Holiday Expectations?Join Eric and The One You Feed Community for a FREE online gathering on November 30th at 8pm Eastern Time. (Recording will be available for 72 hours)In this free live event, Eric will teach a Spiritual Habit that will allow you to release these types of stress and touch into a deeper feeling of wholeness, peace, steadiness, and presence. Register Now!Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, author, lecturer, and former Oxford Literary Scholar. He is committed to the idea that the mind and brain can be understood only by seeing them in the broadest possible context, that of the whole of our physical and spiritual existence, and of the wider human culture in which they arise – the culture which helps to mold, and in turn is molded by, our minds and brains.Today Iain and Eric discuss his book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!Iain McGilchrist and I Discuss The Divided yet Connected Brain and …His book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western WorldThat creativity requires resistanceThe differences between the two hemispheres of our brainHow distinctions are important but divisions are invented by usThe ways our brain hemispheres work togetherThat our world is currently dominated by left brain hemisphere thinkingThe ways we might address the crises we face as a species and worldHow he responds to the critics of a right brain/left brain theoryThe ways in which our hemispheres are connected and work togetherThe difference between our two hemispheres isn’t as much what they do but how they do itThe 8 portals our brain uses to get information about the worldThe 4 powers we have to arrive at truthIain McGilchrist Links:Iain’s WebsiteTwitterFacebookUpstart: The fast and easy way to get a personal loan to consolidate, lower your interest rate, and pay off your debt. Go to www.upstart.com/wolfIf you enjoyed this conversation with Iain McGilchrist, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Whole Brain Living with Dr. Jill Bolte TaylorLessons About the Brain with Lisa Feldman BarrettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeremy Lent is an author and speaker whose work investigates the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability.Today Jeremy and Eric discuss his new book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the UniverseBut wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Jeremy Lent and I Discuss the Integration of Science and Traditional Wisdom in Life and …His book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the UniverseThe difference between want and intention Understanding the power of kindness toward the “negative” parts of usHis character, “Uncle Bob,” who represents the dominant worldviewWorldview is the lens through which we see and make sense of everything How humans pattern meaning into the world based on what our culture tells usCultural mindfulness frees us to open up to other possibilitiesThe idea that humans are selfish or have a “selfish gene” and how science refutes thisThe self-organization of life: the different parts make the whole and the whole relates to the different partsHuman nature and how cooperation, not competition has led to the abundance of life on earthDifferences between Eastern and Western traditional beliefs in regard to human natureThe negative aspects of humans’ ability to cooperateThe Taoist notion of Wu-Wei (effortless action) and Yu-Wei (purposive action)Integrating two elements of human consciousness; conceptual (left brain) and animate (right brain)The most important relationship in life is the “I’ and the “self”Chi is translated to matter and energy that make up the universeLi is how Chi is organizedHow the deep spiritual traditions from the past add richness to what modern science revealsThe realization that deep human intuitions are our internal validation of what science tells us about how the universe really isFractals and the holarchy or structure of life’s interconnectednessJeremy Lent Links:Jeremy’s WebsiteJeremy’s BlogTwitterFacebookNovo Nordisk – Explore the science behind weight loss and partner with your healthcare provider for a healthy approach to your weight management.If you enjoyed this conversation with Jeremy Lent, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Neuroscience Behind our Reality with James KingslandMike McHargue (Science Mike)Science and the Sacred with Sasha SaganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Nordby is an author whose many quests have led him to a deep fascination with life in all of its weird splendor. He’s the founder of Manifesto Publishing House and he penned the award-winning novel, The Divine Arsonist, and a non-fiction book, Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives.  Today Jacob and Eric discuss his new book is, The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Jacob Norby and I Discuss Creativity as a Cure and …His book, The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your LifeHow he defines creativityHow creativity can bring you back to your truest self Why he believes every human being is creativeThe three enemies of creativityThe connection between spirituality and creativityFeeling an inward longing to come home to yourselfRebuilding his life after burning it to the groundHow imagination can work for us or against usAllowing our thoughts and emotions yet not empower themThe three questions he answers every dayHow to create more choice points in our daily livesJacob Nordby Links:Jacob’s WebsiteTwitterInstagramFacebookTalkspace is the online therapy company that lets you connect with a licensed therapist from anywhere at any time at a fraction of the cost of traditional therapy. It’s therapy on demand. Visit www.talkspace.com or download the app and enter Promo Code: WOLF to get $100 off your first month.Feals: Premium CBD delivered to your doorstep to help you manage stress, anxiety, pain, and sleeplessness. Feals CBD is food-grade and every batch is tested so you know you are getting a truly premium grade product. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping by becoming a member at www.feals.com/wolfIf you enjoyed this conversation with Jacob Nordby, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Finding Your Creativity with Julia CameronWriting for Healing with Maggie SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beth Jacobs is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a former faculty member of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. She is also a teacher in the Soto Zen tradition and incorporates Buddhist studies and meditation into her work as both a psychologist and a writer.  In this episode, Eric and Beth discuss her book,  The Original Buddhist Psychology: What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience LifeBut wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Beth Jacobs and I Discuss Original Buddhist Psychology and …Her book, The Original Buddhist Psychology: What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience LifeAbhidharma is the structural layout of the Buddha’s original vision of the universeUnderstanding the complex laws of how forces move together in the universeThe entity of “me” exists from the arbitrary framework we create for ourselvesThe 5 skandhas are what is used to construct our reality: form, feelings, perceptions, habit formations, consciousnessesNeuropsychology and the 17 steps of perceptionInterdependent origination is the idea that everything is in motion and connectedHow consciousness is just an interactionThe various lists of lists in the AbhidharmaEnergy, mindfulness, and investigation The idea of gently removing our obstructionsWriting and meditation as powerful tools for awakeningBeth Jacobs Links:Beth’s WebsiteNovo Nordisk – Explore the science behind weight loss and partner with your healthcare provider for a healthy approach to your weight management.If you enjoyed this conversation with Beth Jacobs, you might also enjoy these other episodes:How to Find Bliss with Bob ThurmanInner Freedom Through Mindfulness with Jack KornfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin Kleon is a writer, artist, and speaker. Austin also speaks about creativity for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, and many others. He is the author of many books, including Steal Like an Artist, and Newspaper Blackout.In this episode, Eric and Austin discuss his book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and BadBut wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Austin Kleon and I Discuss How to Stay Creative and …His book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and BadHow his deep work has usually originated from a dark placeLife is about the balance between the light and dark in usHis long term pessimism and short term optimismMaking peace with things not ever getting easier and learning to enjoy the now.How there are no perfect conditions in life so no sense waiting or worrying about what’s nextIf/And statements and how life is not linear in that wayHis reflection on the book her wrote 10 years agoTrying to get back to the beginner’s mindSeeking curiosity over wisdomOrdinary life + extra attention = the extraordinaryPaying attention by drawing, writing, reading poetry, or walkingTrying to view things as an artist mightForget the noun, do the verbThe importance of having a hobbiesHow energy can be found in books and works of artAustin Kleon Links:Austin’s WebsiteTwitterInstagramUpstart: The fast and easy way to get a personal loan to consolidate, lower your interest rate, and pay off your debt. Go to www.upstart.com/wolfCalm App: The app designed to help you ease stress and get the best sleep of your life through meditations and sleep stories. Join the 85 million people around the world who use Calm to get better sleep. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolfIf you enjoyed this conversation with Austin Kleon, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Finding Your Creativity with Julia CameronWriting as a Path to Awakening with Albert Flynn DeSilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Acuff is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books. He’s also an INC Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences and companies around the world, including FedEx, Nissan, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, and many others.  In this episode, Eric and Jon discuss his new book, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to OverthinkingBut wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Jon Acuff and I Discuss Overthinking, Internal Soundtracks, and …His book, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to OverthinkingHow action eliminates overthinking and inaction breeds overthinkingThe importance of deciding as few times as possibleOverthinking is when what you think gets in the way of what you wantViewing our thoughts as repetitive soundtracks that become our playlist“Pulling the thread” when processing your feelingsHow fear gets a voice but doesn’t get a voteLearning to identify your broken soundtracksEvaluating your thoughts and asking is it true, is it helpful, is it kind?Getting support from others can help retire your broken soundtracksHow we can’t stop overthinking but we can replace it with another thoughtViewing our thoughts as a dial that we can turn down and not a switch that we can turn offFinding activities that get you out of your headFlipping your broken soundtracks to the oppositeThe important process of repeating new soundtracksFinding ways to remind yourself of new soundtracksTying new thoughts to a symbol by making it personal, visible, and simpleJon Acuff Links:Jon’s WebsiteTwitterInstagramFacebookYouTubeNovo Nordisk – Explore the science behind weight loss and partner with your healthcare provider for a healthy approach to your weight management.If you enjoyed this conversation with Jon Acuff, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Perfecting Self-Love with Scott StabileNeuropsychology and the Thinking Mind with Dr. Chris NiebauerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.