BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

“...sometimes, when something is such an integral part of your life, it's hard to see where the raw material ends, and the inspiration begins.” Sarah Viren, author of To Name the Bigger Lie, tackles big questions such as the location of truth, the value/curse of doubt, the pliability of personal narratives, and the allure of conspiracy theories. I first read about her story “The Accusations Were Lies, But Could We Prove it?” in the New York Times magazine here. It was a thriller.

We can control whether we merely endure our days or experience and enjoy them. We can control whether we arrive on our deathbeds feeling like we've wasted our time or end up satisfied with how we've spent our brief moment in the sun. -Catherine Price During my darkest moments in the pandemic, my therapist told me that I had to find joy to keep going. These days, I feel deeply hollow inside.

Sep 3 • 47M Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Appears in this episode Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. This week, I’m revisiting a topic that is a little scary but also extremely hopeful.

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Appears in this episode Writes Ayurveda Got Me Here Subscribe Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. Lately I have been feeling under the weather without actually being sick with a fever - does that ever happen to you?

Aug 13 • 44M Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Writes Wendy’s Substack Subscribe Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. The idea that the universe is ultimately meaningless is something that I have been sifting through all of my life. Meaning is super sexy, offering an understanding for suffering, and a way to connect.

The older I get the more dubious I am of how much control we actually have over our lives. And question if the systems of knowledge familiar to us are actually serving us. This is depressing on some level because feeling a sense of agency and control is somewhat equivocal to having hope. I think the reason I am drawn to behavioral psychology is because it offers some form of science-backed understanding of the ways things are that makes sense to me.

Jul 23 • 35M And why there are no negative emotions with Whitney Goodman Open in playerListen on ); Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. This week, I am super excited to revisit and share Whitney Goodman’s work with you.

Jul 9 • 52M Knowing when to QUIT or stick it out with Annie Duke Open in playerListen on ); Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. So, you came here for help. I am guessing. You want to know if you should leave your partner, quit your job, unfriend someone, leave the city you grew up in, etc.

Jun 25 • 28M With Austin Kleon on originality, geniuses, and marrying the right person Open in playerListen on ); Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Each week, we invite thought leaders and experts in the fields of art, design and self-help, to talk about their areas of expertise, share a secret and share what is exciting for them. “Everything that needs to be said has already been said.

A few months ago, I wrote about resources for people who were on the fence about if they wanted to have kids or not. Perhaps it is something that you are ruminating on? In this weird age of perceived expansion of choice, the question itself seems daunting. We are told that we can do everything, and have it all, but can we? I reached out to Sheila Heti a while back with zero expectations on if she would write back to me.