Perennial Wisdom

📩 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of In Search of Wisdom, Mike Mariani discusses his new book What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us. In the conversation, Mike discusses the concept of afterlives and the transformative experiences that shape our identities. He shares the stories of six individuals who have faced catastrophic events and examines how their lives were altered. His work delves into human nature, the power of narratives, and the importance of acceptance and adaptation. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d81h4NWYAks Key Takeaways:  Afterlives are transformative experiences that shape our identities and can lead to profound life changes. Acceptance and adaptation are vital in navigating afterlives, allowing individuals to find new aspects of their identity and cultivate resilience. Support systems are crucial in helping individuals navigate afterlives, providing understanding, compassion, and patience. Detachment from competition and results is essential for finding wisdom in daily life, allowing individuals to focus on their actions and perseverance. --- 🖇️ Stay Connected: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPods Instagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialPods Website: https://www.perennialleader.com/ --- 🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast: Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive Listen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe 💀 Welcome to a new series on In Search of Wisdom called Dying Every Day. This series is focused on delivering Stoic meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage, and a daily exercise to consider contemplating. You can expect our normal interview-style episodes every Wednesday. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmxwArLQQUA --- 🖇️ Stay Connected: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPods Instagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialPods Website: https://www.perennialleader.com/ --- 🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast: Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive Listen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dear Listeners,  With the new year upon us, I decided to make a few changes on In Search of Wisdom. One is releasing more episodes (but more on that later). You might have noticed a change to the podcast cover — this is what I want to discuss.   Some of the longtime listeners may have heard me mention A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy. I want to tell you a little more about this book and how it influenced my own journey to start this podcast (a few years ago now).   The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is arguably one of the greatest writers of all time. Tolstoy was not just a great writer; he was a seeker of wisdom! His last major work is known as “A Calendar of Wisdom,” which is intended to be a wise thought for every day of the year from the greatest philosophers and thinkers of all time. Tolstoy’s project was largely for himself (much like this podcast). [...] --- 🖇️ Stay Connected: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPods Instagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPods YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialPods Website: https://www.perennialleader.com/ --- 🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast: Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive Listen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe💀 Welcome to a new series on In Search of Wisdom called Dying Every Day. This series is focused on delivering Stoic meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage, and a daily exercise to consider contemplating. You can expect our normal interview-style episodes every Wednesday.---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeOn today’s episode, the final episode of a three-part “Best of Series” here on the podcast, I’m sharing my conversation with Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, the authors of The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning.  Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family Col­lege Professor in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, director of the God and the Good Life Program, and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study.  Paul Blaschko is an assistant teaching professor in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He heads up curriculum design for the God and the Good Life Program and has recently been working to develop similar curricula at universities across the nation. In the conversation, we discuss:The Good LifeThe role of faithMaking sense of sufferingContemplationWisdom in daily life, and much moreLearn more about God and the Good Life, the program that inspired the book. ---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe💀 Welcome to a new series on In Search of Wisdom called Dying Every Day. This series is focused on delivering Stoic meditations on the art of living. Each meditation provides a quote, a selected passage, and a daily exercise to consider contemplating. You can expect our normal interview-style episodes every Wednesday.---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeWelcome to the second episode from our “Best of Series” on In Search of Wisdom. On today’s episode, I’m sharing my conversation with David Robson, author of The Expectation Effect. David is an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behavior. David explores cutting-edge research that reveals the many profound ways that our expectations shape our experience. In the conversation, David and I discussed:What the expectation effect is and why it mattersThe role our views and beliefs play in shaping our worldThe difference between the expectation effect and positive thinkingThe power of expectations for leaders and educatorsThe wisdom of being kind to yourself and much more 🦉 For any listeners interested in starting the year with wisdom, I encourage you to register for our upcoming course, Wisdom is the Way: The Timeless Art of Leading a Life. The course is free (and exclusive) for Perennial Meditations members (our daily newsletter on Substack). You can learn more and register here.---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeWelcome to the first episode of a “Best of Series” on In Search of Wisdom. Over the next few weeks — I’ll be rebroadcasting a few of my favorite episodes! In this episode, my guest is Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. Oliver is a British writer, journalist, and longtime writer for the Guardian. In the conversation, Oliver and I discuss:The productivity trapWhy it’s difficult to find time for the meaningful tasks in our lifeThe importance of patienceContemplating our cosmic insignificance Why accepting our mortality can lead to making wiser decisionsLiving in uncertainty and much more. 🦉 For any listeners interested in starting the year with wisdom, I encourage you to register for our upcoming course, Wisdom is the Way: The Timeless Art of Leading a Life. The course is free (and exclusive) for Perennial Meditations members (our daily newsletter on Substack). You can learn more and register here.---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeOn this episode, my guest is Justin Brierley, the author of the new book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God. Justin is a UK broadcaster, writer, and speaker who was the longtime host of the Unbelievable? Show for Premier Christian Radio. For nearly two decades, Justin has welcomed atheists, agnostics, and Christians to engage in meaningful conversations around science, faith, and culture. He’s heard every argument against the faith yet remains optimistic about a resurgence of belief. In the conversation, Justin and I discuss:Discerning our path in lifeThe “New Atheism” movementCulture and belief in GodSearching for Wisdom (and wrestling with God)Wisdom in daily life, and much more---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts

📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeIn this episode, my guest is Prof. Krista Thomason, the author of the new book Dancing with the Devil: Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good. Krista is an associate professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College. Her writings focus on the philosophy of emotion, moral philosophy, history of philosophy, and political philosophy. (Follow Krista on Twitter & Instagram). In the conversation, Krista and I discuss:Discerning our way in life.Various approaches to emotions across wisdom traditions.Why Montaigne is an influential figure in the book. Common obstacles to feeling our emotions. Why bad feelings make life good, and much more. ---🖇️ Stay Connected:Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPodsInstagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPodsWebsite: https://www.perennialleader.com/ ---🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast:Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archiveListen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts