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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 98: How to not be tired

Episode 98: How to not be tired

Alex Epstein discusses how he is able to work long hours while rarely feeling tired or fatigued. He identifies four way... Read more

6 Jul 2021

16mins

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Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

Alex Epstein discusses Greg McKeown's new book Effortless, how Alex had benefited from the chapters on Rest and Pace, an... Read more

8 Jun 2021

21mins

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Episode 96: How lucky we are to be alive right now

Episode 96: How lucky we are to be alive right now

Alex Epstein discusses how to appreciate the many great things that exist today that didn't exist even in the recent pas... Read more

17 May 2021

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Episode 95: The joy of security

Episode 95: The joy of security

Alex Epstein discusses his equation for "time security"--expected resources outstrip current commitments + expected thre... Read more

3 May 2021

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Best-of: The three ingredients of relaxed productivity (with bonus content)

Best-of: The three ingredients of relaxed productivity (with bonus content)

On this best-of-HFP, Alex Epstein discusses the three ingredients of relaxed productivity—inevitably productive processe... Read more

13 Apr 2021

26mins

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Episode 94: Dynamic, handwritten journaling

Episode 94: Dynamic, handwritten journaling

Alex Epstein discusses how the handwriting experience of the modern iPad makes possible an unprecedented form of journal... Read more

29 Mar 2021

19mins

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Episode 93: How to identify your best practices and bad practices

Episode 93: How to identify your best practices and bad practices

Alex Epstein discusses several ways to identify easy-to-implement best practices that will improve our lives, and easy-t... Read more

16 Mar 2021

25mins

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Episode 92: Vision and persistence

Episode 92: Vision and persistence

Alex Epstein discusses, using Richard Hamming's allegory about a drunken sailor, why vision and persistence are the two ... Read more

2 Mar 2021

17mins

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Episode 91: Overcoming the Problems of Today's Social Media -- with Brian Amerige

Episode 91: Overcoming the Problems of Today's Social Media -- with Brian Amerige

Alex brings on Brian Amerige, with whom he cofounded Thoughtful, to discuss the problems of social media today and how t... Read more

13 Feb 2021

58mins

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Episode 90: Mindsets for overcoming adverse circumstances

Episode 90: Mindsets for overcoming adverse circumstances

Alex Epstein discusses two mindsets that can advance one's career even when one is starting from the most adverse circum... Read more

1 Feb 2021

22mins

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