A Million Ways to Live
Welcome to "A Million Ways to Live," where each episode plunges you into a different approach to living a good life. Whether conventional or quirky, we're exploring them all—a million ways and counting! Ever weighed the pros and cons between the get-rich-or-die-trying approach and off-the-grid living? Have you considered becoming a practicing Stoic but found you can't ignore all the fun Hedonists are having? Do you want to learn how to minimize regrets like Jeff Bezos, or go full YOLO — just for kicks? We're exploring all of that – the conventional, the unique, and the downright weird. From the American Dream to communal living, Eastern Philosophies to Western ones, modern gurus to ancient wisdom, and from married bliss to the single life, we're venturing deep into the the wild and lush variety in the forest of lifestyles. Join the journey, embrace the exploration, and discover the paths less traveled. There's a way for everyone; find yours here at "A Million Ways to Live." Or don't. After all, winging it has been a life strategy since the dawn of humanity. Who are we to judge?
Episodes
Deferred happiness is the idea that you can't be happy until you reach some goal or hit some milestone in your life.
It's common to see people defer happiness until they make more money, find a romantic partner, finish school, move to a new city, or a million other scenarios.
Today we talk about this idea often called Deferred Happiness Syndrome. We talk about why humans are prone to it, what type of peo...
Deferring happiness until retirement ...
It is commonplace today for people to work their entire lives in jobs they hate, saving for a someday-retirement that may never come. People have come to accepted this way of deferring life — or deferring happiness — to be normal and even mandatory.
Entrepreneurship, FIRE (Financial independence Retire Early), minimalism, and many other movements that go against the traditional path...
Is trying to live forever a good way to live your life?
That's the question we try to tackle today, but we take an indirect approach by looking at longevity through the lens of Bryan Johnson's Blueprint project.
Bryan Johnson is the founder of multiple companies including one that he sold to PayPal for $800million.
Today he focuses much of his time on his Blueprint project where he takes what many w...
This week we dive into minimalism.
We discuss some different definitions of minimalism, rules that aim to make becoming a minimalist easier, and some of the pitfalls people fall into.
The big question we end up tackling is: Can minimalism be a life philosophy or is it just good for decluttering?
Some of the resources we used for research or talk about in this episode include:
The Minimalists arti...
Today on AMWTL, we discuss the book A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine.
The book is written as a practical guide for anyone who wants to becoming a practicing Stoic and we use it as a lens through which we look at Stoicism and assess it's worthiness as a guiding philosophy of life ... because we're totally qualified to make that call.
We also talk a little about...
This week, we're navigating the twists and turns of the American Dream. Is it still the gold standard for success or just a nostalgic notion from the past?
We'll discuss a little history, some real challenges, genuine success stories, and everything in between.
A Million Ways to Live is a show that explores the endless different approaches to living a good life.
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On today's show, we dive deep into the fascinating world of Jim Carrey, a comedic genius whose journey has been anything but superficial.
From his early days, Carrey's willingness to experiment with philosophical and spiritual ideas set him apart. But did you ever notice the profound philosophical themes subtly w...
Today we're talking about Nihilism as one way to live.
Ever feel like life's rulebook is a cosmic joke that nobody let you in on? Welcome to the club. In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the void and guess what? It's liberating.
We're talking nihilism, the philosophy that dares to ask, 'What if nothing really matters and that's actually awesome?'
Forget ...
How to Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion is a book by Derek Sivers, a writer, musician, founder of CD Baby, and former circus performer.
In this inaugural AMWTL episode, we discuss Derek's book, how it is an homage to the book "Sum: Forty Tails from the Afterlives" by David Eagleman, how its impractical advice can still be useful, and how this show is at least somewhat inspired by Derek's book...
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