The Examined Life

Pretty much everyone seems to agree: you should follow your passions. But what if we got it all wrong? Is “your passion” actually a trap? Join us as we explore what homicide, hummingbirds and hobbies have in common and why it’s important to start dancing around burnout. Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist in training, author, Internet entrepreneur and former Googler. Jump to the question: Should You Follow Your Passion? Learn more about Anne-Laure: Explore Anne-Laure’s blog and Podcast Nesslabs Connect with Anne-Laure on Twitter Connect with Anne-Laure on LinkedIn References from the show: Polynesian Sea Voyagers navigating using their testicles Jackhammers and Hummingbirds by Elizabeth Gilbert The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron The Psychology of Happiness by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Meet Alyssa X, this week’s Creator To Watch Join an upcoming group coaching cohort: Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers) ⁠⁠Apply today⁠⁠ THE MOST UNIQUE PRODUCTIVITY COURSE ON THE INTERNET Supercharge your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions so you can design a system that works for you. ⁠⁠Enroll Now⁠⁠ BECOME A RADREADER: 📩 ⁠⁠Join 45,000+ ambitious professionals⁠⁠ for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career. ⁠⁠🐦 Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🎥 TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠📸 Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🌍 The Blog⁠⁠ ABOUT RADREADS RadReads is an online education business that helps ambitious professionals lead more productive, examined and joyful lives. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings to more than 45,000 high-performers to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe. ABOUT KHE HY Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Many of our goals in life are connected to freedom. That big promotion to achieve financial freedom, retirement to finally be free from our job or simply the freedom to choose what you want to do in any given moment. But is this actually a trap? Join us as we explore how freedom can benefit your life and where it inevitably will fall short. Lawrence Yeo is a writer, illustrator and storyteller. Jump to the question: Is freedom overrated? Learn more about Lawrence: Visit Lawrence's blog More To That Connect with Lawrence on Twitter References from the show: Burnout is the echo of self-judgement by Lawrence Yeo Travel is no cure for the mind by Lawrence Yeo Exhalation by Ted Chiang Meet Noor from DesignDrawDo Join an upcoming group coaching cohort: Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers) ⁠⁠Apply today⁠⁠ THE MOST UNIQUE PRODUCTIVITY COURSE ON THE INTERNET Supercharge your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions so you can design a system that works for you. ⁠⁠Enroll Now⁠⁠ BECOME A RADREADER: 📩 ⁠⁠Join 45,000+ ambitious professionals⁠⁠ for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career. ⁠⁠🐦 Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🎥 TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠📸 Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠🌍 The Blog⁠⁠ ABOUT RADREADS RadReads is an online education business that helps ambitious professionals lead more productive, examined and joyful lives. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings to more than 45,000 high-performers to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe. ABOUT KHE HY Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Whether it's personal growth, growth hacking or a growth mindset - if you're not growing, you're shrinking. But is that really the case? We explore how a growth obsession impacts capitalism, body hacking and our physical bodies. We also look at Mark Zuckerburg's Crossfit obsession and what to do when your 14 year old brings vibrator talk to the dinner table Learn more about Suzi: Connect with Suzi on LinkedIn References from the show: Mark Zuckerberg doing Crossfit on Instagram Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle Level, the company bringing short-form education to prisoners How Bryan Johnson is trying to live forever Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond by Stacy T. Sims When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Meet Lily Sparks, the founder of afterglow Meet Zane Wilemon, the founder of Ubuntu Life Join an upcoming group coaching cohort: Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers) ⁠Apply today⁠ THE MOST UNIQUE PRODUCTIVITY COURSE ON THE INTERNET Supercharge your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions so you can design a system that works for you. ⁠Enroll Now⁠ BECOME A RADREADER: 📩 ⁠Join 45,000+ ambitious professionals⁠ for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career. ⁠🐦 Twitter⁠ ⁠🎥 TikTok⁠ ⁠📸 Instagram⁠ ⁠💼 LinkedIn⁠ ⁠🌍 The Blog⁠ ABOUT RADREADS RadReads is an online education business that helps ambitious professionals lead more productive, examined and joyful lives. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings to more than 45,000 high-performers to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe. ABOUT KHE HY Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Do you live to work? Or work to live? Everything in our lives centers on work. Whether its our inability to disconnect or the endless pursuit of promotions and bonuses. But does it have to be that way? Learn more about Paul: The Pathless Path (Book) The Pathless Path (Podcast) Connect with Paul on Twitter Subscribe to Paul's Newsletter References from the show: If work dominated your every moment would life be worth living by Andrew Taggart Do things that don't scale by Paul Graham Linchpin by Seth Godin The Good Enough Job by Simo Stolzoff How to pick your career by Tim Urban Join an upcoming group coaching cohort: Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers) Apply today THE MOST UNIQUE PRODUCTIVITY COURSE ON THE INTERNET Supercharge your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions so you can design a system that works for you. Enroll Now BECOME A RADREADER: 📩 Join 46,000+ ambitious professionals for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career. 🐦 Twitter 🎥 TikTok 📸 Instagram 💼 LinkedIn 🌍 The Blog ABOUT RADREADS RadReads is an online education business that helps ambitious professionals lead more productive, examined and joyful lives. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings to more than 45,000 high-performers to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe. ABOUT KHE HY Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Here's a scary fact about adulthood.  No, I'm not talking about the hair loss, the wrinkles, or throwing at your back when you're shoveling some snow.  I'm talking about questions. Now. We know from kids, they're question asking machines, always wondering about the world, trying to put everything together.  But as an adult, that all stops.  And that has tremendous downstream effects. It impacts our happiness, it impacts our creativity. It impacts our ability to lead a well-lived life. And that's why we're starting the Rad Friends podcast.  Every week we will take a friend, an entrepreneur, an executive, a thinker, and we will ponder one of life's more complex questions.  We'll look at money, career productivity, our own psychology, our emotions, and our relationships to try to get towards some truth, some wisdom to find what it means to live a life of meaning and intention.  Some of the questions will be silly, like, is it okay to take a walk without headphones or should I teach my kids Mandarin? Others will be more profound. Like, how much money is enough money? Or why am I so afraid of being ordinary?  So dust off your question asking in philosophical thinking skills, and we hope you join us every week for the Rad Friends podcast.