
The Examined Life
Here’s a scary fact about adulthood. We stop asking questions. We lose the playful curiosity and creativity that we had as children. And it’s a shame. Questions are gateways to our deepest desires, insecurities and dreams. Reflecting on a deep question takes us one step closer to a life well-lived. Each week, we’ll ponder and debate one of life’s thorniest questions. We’ll explore ambition, careers, money, relationships, productivity and psychology — all in the pursuit of living an Examined Life...
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Episodes (105)
Does anybody want to be an influencer anymore? [Paul Millerd]
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Will AI Ruin Us? [Khe Hy]
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Are you emotionally fit? [Emily Anhalt]
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Was it worth it? (10 years of leaving Wall Street) [Khe Hy]
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How do you become a millionaire? [Sam Dogen]
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Should men fear mid-life? [Greg Scheinman]
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A parent’s worst nightmare: losing a child [Mary Anne Keegan]
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How do you get your parents to be vulnerable? [Dorothy Chow]
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Is it 2008 all over again? [Khe Hy]
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I was wrong about the FIRE movement [Khe Hy]
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Should you be weird and manipulative at work? [Jenny Wood]
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When should you quit? [Annie Duke]
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Is it time to sell? [Khe Hy]
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How do you navigate career uncertainty? [Anne-Laure Le Cunff]
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What’s next after a brain tumor? [Steven Mallouk]
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What if your job actually kills you? [Lou Marchetti]
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What the heck happened to the Internet? [Khe Hy]
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Is the 40 hour work week dead? [Elle Griffin]
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How do you create leverage as an entrepreneur? [Bart Egnal]
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Can Money Buy Happiness? [Khe Hy]
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What’s it like being married to an entrepreneur? [Anonymous]
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How do you prepare for retirement? [Christine Benz]
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50 insights that will change your life [Khe Hy]
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How do you find purpose? [Jordan Grumet]
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Should you move out of the US? [Tiago and Lauren]
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How do you conduct an annual review? [Khe Hy]
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Why are teens so stressed? [Jennifer Wallace]
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What is your love language? [Sunil Arora]
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My recent psychedelic journey [Khe Hy]
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Does the dream job exist? [Jack Purdy]
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How do you survive working at a hedge fund? [Carrie Sun]
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Is Khe a dilettante? [Khe Hy]
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Does work have to suck? [Paul Millerd]
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How do you navigate mid-life? [Erin Cochran]
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The truth about online businesses [Khe Hy]
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How do you retire early? [Diania Merriam]
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How do you find meaning after an IPO? [Rick Foerster]
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Should you buy or rent your house? [Khe Hy]
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Should you read more fiction? [Anna Gat]
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How do you become great at networking? [Mo Bunnell]
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Should you work 100 hours a week? [Khe Hy]
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Should you take a sabbatical? [Rachel Feintzeig]
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How do you overcome envy? [Joe Hudson]
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How to ditch “productivity guilt [Khe Hy]
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Why is meditation important [Cara Lai]
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Should you buy an unsexy business? [Ben Jasper]
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What have I learned in 45 years? [Khe Hy]
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Should you bet your life on crypto? [Nat Eliason]
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What do we get wrong about happiness? [Stephanie Harrison]
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How do you develop social intelligence? [Khe Hy]
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