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The Human Flourishing Project

Hi, I'm Alex Epstein.I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

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Episode 30: An innovative psychotherapist

Episode 30: An innovative psychotherapist

Alex interviews Brent Charleton, an innovative psychotherapist and executive coach, about how he developed a system that... Read more

9 Mar 2019

1hr 45mins

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Episode 3: How to enjoy growth and progress

Episode 3: How to enjoy growth and progress

Alex Epstein discusses the challenge of enjoying ourselves as we grow and progress. Most ambitious people are taught a s... Read more

17 Aug 2018

35mins

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Episode 56: Optimizing nutrition for healthspan

Episode 56: Optimizing nutrition for healthspan

Alex Epstein interviews Ray Cronise, a nutrition researcher who optimizes for “healthspan,” about his new book “The Heal... Read more

16 Dec 2019

48mins

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Episode 4: The science of explanation

Episode 4: The science of explanation

Alex Epstein discusses why it’s crucial for the specialists with the best knowledge to have far better systems for persu... Read more

24 Aug 2018

46mins

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Episode 63: Insights on fasting and food frequency

Episode 63: Insights on fasting and food frequency

Alex Epstein is joined again by nutrition expert Ray Cronise, who shares insights on Alex’s experiments with fasting and... Read more

14 Mar 2020

43mins

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Episode 53: How to guarantee progress

Episode 53: How to guarantee progress

Alex Epstein discusses what he has learned over the last year about how to guarantee progress on long, difficult project... Read more

15 Nov 2019

16mins

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Episode 52: Mastering 80%

Episode 52: Mastering 80%

Alex Epstein discusses what he has learned about the “80% strategy” during a particularly intense two months of work.

2 Nov 2019

28mins

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Episode 60: The value of meditation, revisited

Episode 60: The value of meditation, revisited

Alex Epstein discusses the new insights about meditation he gained from the Flow Meditation online course by James Brown... Read more

15 Feb 2020

21mins

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Episode 38: Clear thinking and human flourishing

Episode 38: Clear thinking and human flourishing

Alex Epstein is joined by his friend and fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Matthew Blasdel to discuss some interesti... Read more

11 May 2019

1hr 1min

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Episode 57: The most important New Year’s resolution

Episode 57: The most important New Year’s resolution

Alex Epstein discusses three exercises to make the most out of your time in 2020.

31 Dec 2019

37mins

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Episode 27: The wisdom of Arnold Bennett (part 1)

Episode 27: The wisdom of Arnold Bennett (part 1)

Alex Epstein discusses why he loves the century-old self-help writings of Arnold Bennett, a master of "wise ridicule."

16 Feb 2019

38mins

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Episode 24: The benefits of a time-blocked life

Episode 24: The benefits of a time-blocked life

Alex Epstein discusses how he is applying "time-blocking" to every major category of life.

19 Jan 2019

33mins

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Episode 47: Internal direction vs external direction

Episode 47: Internal direction vs external direction

Alex Epstein discusses his challenges and successes with going on a “distraction diet” and being more internally directe... Read more

24 Aug 2019

18mins

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Episode 36: The case for achieving 80% of your potential

Episode 36: The case for achieving 80% of your potential

Alex Epstein discusses the counterintuitive idea that you can get better results with more enjoyment by consistently str... Read more

26 Apr 2019

20mins

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Episode 13: Nutrition (part 1)

Episode 13: Nutrition (part 1)

Alex Epstein discusses two processes he is using to sift through self-proclaimed experts on nutrition.

26 Oct 2018

28mins

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Episode 50: The value of a clear operating standard

Episode 50: The value of a clear operating standard

Alex Epstein discusses what he learned from a major achievement in the martial arts world about the value of having a cl... Read more

4 Oct 2019

22mins

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Episode 42: The Joy of Reverse Procrastination

Episode 42: The Joy of Reverse Procrastination

Alex Epstein discusses “reverse procrastination” and how it can lead to increased creativity, joy, and “time choice.”

22 Jun 2019

24mins

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Episode 7: Rejuvenation

Episode 7: Rejuvenation

Alex Epstein discusses the role of rejuvenation in human flourishing and shares some methods to identify what will rejuv... Read more

14 Sep 2018

36mins

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Episode 43: Recalibrating standards of success

Episode 43: Recalibrating standards of success

Alex Epstein discusses how to recalibrate your standards of success in work and in personal life.

29 Jun 2019

31mins

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Episode 11: Q&A

Episode 11: Q&A

Alex Epstein answers listener questions about creativity, meditation, planning the week, and many other topics.

13 Oct 2018

54mins

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