Jesse Browner's guest appearances

Jesse Browner

Good Life Project

The One You Feed

Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Lewis Howes

Tara Mohr

Megan Devine

Mark Nepo

Radha Agrawal

Sharon Salzberg

Tererai Trent

Johann Hari

Scott Stabile

Austin Kleon

Julia Cameron

Krista Tippett

Austin Channing Brown

Michael Pollan

Neil Pasricha

OwlTail

Please Support The Show With a Donation    This week we talk to Jesse Browner Jesse Browner is the author of the novels The Uncertain Hour and Everything Happens Today. His latest book is the memoir How Did I Get Here: Making Peace with the Road Not Taken. Browner has also translated books by Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard and Rainer Maria Rilke, as well as Frédéric Vitoux's award-winning Céline: A Biography. More recently, he translated Matthieu Ricard's Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill and Frédéric Mitterrand's The Bad Life. His freelance writing includes contributions to Nest magazine, Food &amp; Wine, Gastronomica, New York magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Paris Review, Salon.com, Slate.com and others. . In This Interview, Jesse Browner and I Discuss...   The One You Feed parable His new book, How Did I Get Here? Making Peace with the Road Not Taken That in our "unlived lives" we are always happier and more fulfilled Making peace with the choices we've made in our lives How to approach the question, "what if" by asking instead, "what is" That the most persistent monkey on an artists back is happiness The belief that happiness whitewashes all the things that makes us unique Bet on the likelihood that you're not a genius and that you can make meaning in your life in other ways than your art Why bet against yourself? To work hard at something you love: you'll be the best you can His life's motto: Work and Love How he's been called "the angry Buddhist" by his children The importance of and remedy in being more deeply involved in the life you have        Please Support The Show with a DonationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please Support The Show With a Donation   This week we talk to Jesse Browner Jesse Browner is the author of the novels The Uncertain Hour and Everything Happens Today. His latest book is the memoir How Did I Get Here: Making Peace with the Road Not Taken. Browner has also translated books by Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard and Rainer Maria Rilke, as well as Frédéric Vitoux's award-winning Céline: A Biography. More recently, he translated Matthieu Ricard's Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill and Frédéric Mitterrand's The Bad Life. His freelance writing includes contributions to Nest magazine, Food &amp; Wine, Gastronomica, New York magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Paris Review, <a href="http://Salon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salon.com</a>, <a href="http://Slate.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slate.com</a> and others. . In This Interview, Jesse Browner and I Discuss... The One You Feed parable His new book, How Did I Get Here? Making Peace with the Road Not Taken That in our "unlived lives" we are always happier and more fulfilled Making peace with the choices we've made in our lives How to approach the question, "what if" by asking instead, "what is" That the most persistent monkey on an artists back is happiness The belief that happiness whitewashes all the things that makes us unique Bet on the likelihood that you're not a genius and that you can make meaning in your life in other ways than your art Why bet against yourself? To work hard at something you love: you'll be the best you can His life's motto: Work and Love How he's been called "the angry Buddhist" by his children The importance of and remedy in being more deeply involved in the life you have     Please Support The Show with a DonationSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had chosen another path? Would you have been more successful in your craft? A better writer, artist, musician? Would you have made a bigger impact in the world? My guest today, Jesse Browner, has by all rights been extremely successful. He has a great marriage and family, living in the middle of Manhattan. He is a successful author whose books have been published by some of the biggest houses in New York City and he has a lucrative full-time job.However, as Jesse approached his 50s, he started wondering, "What if?"Jesse spent his 20s in what was known as the heartbeat of Bohemia in New York City (if you have ever seen the movie or the musical Rent, then you know exactly the place I am describing). As he looked back at this time, he realized that although no one he knew was extremely successful or rich, they were all living and breathing their craft.From this reflection came the question, "Is there an untapped wealth of talent just buried within me?"Jesse's exploration of this question over many years led to his latest book, How Did I Get Here?. Today, Jesse guides us through his incredible journey of discovery and letting go. If you have ever been tormented by the “What If?” questions in your life, then this episode is one you cannot afford to miss. So turn up the volume, get comfortable and listen in as we take you on an incredible journey of growth and development. Mentioned in This Episode:Connect with Jesse: Jesse Browner | Facebook | TwitterHow Did I Get Here?: Making Peace with the Road Not Taken by Jesse BrownerScenes From The Life Of Bohemia: Scenes De La View De Boheme (1896) by Henri MurgerDaily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason CurreyHappiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill by Matthieu RicardThe Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World by Lewis HydeLa BohemeRentWhiplashSeamus Heaney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had chosen another path? Would you have been more successful in your craft? A better writer, artist, musician? Would you have made a bigger impact in the world? My guest today, Jesse Browner, has by all rights been extremely successful. He has a great marriage and family, living in the middle of Manhattan. He is a successful author whose books have been published by some of the biggest houses in New York City and he has a lucrative full-time job.However, as Jesse approached his 50s, he started wondering, "What if?"Jesse spent his 20s in what was known as the heartbeat of Bohemia in New York City (if you have ever seen the movie or the musical Rent, then you know exactly the place I am describing). As he looked back at this time, he realized that although no one he knew was extremely successful or rich, they were all living and breathing their craft.From this reflection came the question, "Is there an untapped wealth of talent just buried within me?"Jesse's exploration of this question over many years led to his latest book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Did-Get-Here-Making/dp/0062275704/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1466294506&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=how+did+i+get+here+by+jesse+browner" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How Did I Get Here?</a>. Today, Jesse guides us through his incredible journey of discovery and letting go. If you have ever been tormented by the “What If?” questions in your life, then this episode is one you cannot afford to miss. So turn up the volume, get comfortable and listen in as we take you on an incredible journey of growth and development. Mentioned in This Episode:<ul><li>Connect with Jesse: <a href="http://www.jessebrowner.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jesse Browner</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jessebrownerauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseBrowner" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Did-Get-Here-Making/dp/0062275704/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1466294506&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=how+did+i+get+here+by+jesse+browner" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">How Did I Get Here?: Making Peace with the Road Not Taken</a> by Jesse Browner</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Life-Bohemia-View-Boheme/dp/1167017153?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Scenes From The Life Of Bohemia: Scenes De La View De Boheme (1896)</a> by Henri Murger</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-How-Artists-Work/dp/0307273601" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Rituals: How Artists Work</a> by Mason Currey</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Guide-Developing-Lifes-Important/dp/0316167258" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill</a> by Matthieu Ricard</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Creativity-Artist-Modern-World/dp/0307279502" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World</a> by Lewis Hyde</li><li><a href="http://www.laopera.org/season/1516-season-at-a-glance/la-boheme/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">La Boheme</a></li><li><a href="http://broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/rent.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Rent</a></li><li><a href="http://sonyclassics.com/whiplash/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Whiplash</a></li><li><a href="https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/seamus-heaney" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Seamus Heaney</a></li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Jesse Browner: What If I’d Taken a Different Path?

Kay Ryan

Rowan Ricardo Philips

Interview with author Jesse Browner; Kay Ryan at Poets &amp; Writers Live in San Francisco; a reading by poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips.

Ampersand Episode Two: Kay Ryan, Rowan Ricardo Philips, Jesse Browner