The Human Flourishing Project

Alex Epstein
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Mar 2, 2019 • 18min

Episode 29: The search for truly great content

Alex Epstein shares a new survey he’s created to get recommendations of “truly great content” from you, the listener, about crucial, complex, confusing issues.
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Feb 23, 2019 • 50min

Episode 28: The wisdom of Arnold Bennett (part 2)

Alex Epstein discusses some of Arnold Bennett’s positive insights on: personal finance, finding life interesting, taking control of one’s own mind, and integrating the present with the future.
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Feb 16, 2019 • 39min

Episode 27: The wisdom of Arnold Bennett (part 1)

Alex Epstein discusses why he loves the century-old self-help writings of Arnold Bennett, a master of "wise ridicule."
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Feb 9, 2019 • 28min

Episode 26: The search for superior systems

Alex Epstein discusses the rare value of “superior system builders” and three attributes they have in common.
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Jan 26, 2019 • 33min

Episode 25: Q&A on resolutions, contexts, and personal assistants

Alex Epstein answers listener questions on how his New Year’s Resolutions are going, how to think about other people’s contexts, and how to make the most of a personal assistant.
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Jan 19, 2019 • 33min

Episode 24: The benefits of a time-blocked life

Alex Epstein discusses how he is applying "time-blocking" to every major category of life.
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Jan 12, 2019 • 38min

Episode 23: How to evaluate controversial technologies

In this episode of The Human Flourishing Project I discuss my framework for evaluating controversial technologies such as AI, genetic engineering, and, of course, fossil fuels.
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Jan 5, 2019 • 15min

Episode 22: The “altitude walk”

Alex Epstein discusses “the altitude walk,” a tool for improving the quality of your important decisions.
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Dec 28, 2018 • 25min

Episode 21: New Year’s resolutions for 2019

Alex Epstein discusses his resolutions for 2019, how he decided on them, and how he is going to ensure that he keeps them.
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Dec 22, 2018 • 21min

Episode 20: How no news leads to good news

Alex Epstein discusses his perspective on “news” and how avoiding it or time-blocking it can improve your ability to advance your own agenda.

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