The past is an illusion

Welcome to the latest episode of the Motivation Matrix podcast. I'm your host, Zach, and I’m excited to take you on a journey today. This is where we dig deep into the power of motivation, resilience, and self-discovery. It’s not about feel-good fluff, but about real, actionable ...  Show more

This podcast episode is a motivational talk focused on the theme of starting from nothing and putting in the hard work to achieve something meaningful for yourself and your children. The host shares a personal story of struggle and perseverance, describing a time when they were a ...  Show more

Will Self argues that the past is not "a foreign country". He says we often have delusions about the past because of our "failure to grasp how our present shapes our hindsight". Producer: Adele Armstrong. 

"Leave the past where it is...behind you"

The past isn't scary. 

Aw, nostalgia. Traversing merrily down memory lane is such a delight, until it isn't. Sure it's fun to see old pictures of what you wore 30 years ago is now making a come back but the short "just a glance" can quickly turn to a "how great things used to be." But today, I ask a mo ...  Show more