What Puzzles Can Teach Us About Life with A.J...

Have you ever noticed how a low mood can make everything in your life look worse, even when nothing has changed? In this episode, Owen Fitzpatrick explores “inner propaganda”: the convincing stories our minds tell us that turn self-doubt and difficult emotions into seemingly unde ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr. Sara Kuburic discusses how to discover yourself, one decision at a time. Questions like: Who are you beyond your job, your relationships, and the roles you fill? Drawing from her book, It’s on Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Yourself, and Change Your Life, S ...  Show more

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A counterintuitive way to become more clear, creative, and persistent, via a writer who calls himself a "human guinea pig."

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In this engaging episode, Scott Smith explores the fascinating parallel between life and jigsaw puzzles. Unlike puzzles that come with a picture on the box and all the pieces inside, life doesn't provide us with such clear instructions. Scott shares personal stories about his gra ...  Show more

How literally should we take the US Constitution? What about the bible? Should we experiment with radical honesty with strangers? Those are just some of the questions human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs spends his life trying to answer. An author and journalist, he regularly immerse ...