329 Punished By Rewards Part 2: Incentives in Business
Support The Voluntary Life on Patreon for bonus episodes and rewards!This is the second part of a review of Alfie Kohn's book, Punished by Rewards. This episode addresses the idea of incentive schemes...
View Article330 Are You Ready To Have Children?
Stephanie Murphy and I discuss a thought-provoking video by Daniel Mackler about the question: Are You Ready to Have Children?Show Notes:"Are You Ready to Have Children? - Challenging Questionnaire For...
View Article331: Review of Think and Grow Rich
"Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill is a well-known and influential book about wealth and personal development. The topics covered by this book are very relevant to The Voluntary Life, so I wanted...
View Article332 Nietzsche’s Idea of Individual Freedom
This episode is about the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and whether or not there is anything useful in his work for those interested in finding individual freedom. I've read some great Nietzsche...
View Article333 Residency in Portugal And Spain
This episode is about some interesting opportunities that I am currently exploring for living in Portugal and Spain as an expat. I outline some of the potential benefits of Portugal's Non-Habitual...
View Article334 How Free Are You? The Tale of The Slave By Robert Nozick
How free are you? This episode is about a thought-provoking story by the philosopher Robert Nozick called "The Tale of the Slave". It is taken from his book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia."Show...
View Article335 Freedom from Pretence
Harry Browne's book, "How I Found Freedom in an Unfree world" had a huge influence on me. This episode examines the subject of one chapter in that book: freedom from pretence. I explore Harry's...
View Article336 A Review Of Jordan Peterson’s Parenting Principles
This episode is a review of Jordan Peterson's suggested principles for parenting, which he put forward in a chapter of his book "12 Rules For Life". In the episode, I explain why I disagree with...
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337 Tracking Your Investments
This episode is about managing and tracking investments, as part of your journey towards financial independence. I explain the calculations that I find useful to track my portfolio. I'm not a financial...
View Article338 Leadership and Parenting
What kind of leadership role do you have as a parent? What are the most important responsibilities of parents? This episode explores different answers to these questions.Show Notes:Become a Patron of...
View Article339 Questioning Education
This episode is the first in a series questioning key life choices around the topic of education. How valuable is education? How much education does it make a sense to get? Does education lead to...
View Article340 Review of The Case Against Education
Most of what you learn in school and college is practically useless, yet education is (often) a very good investment. How can this be? This episode is a review of Bryan Caplan's book, The Case Against...
View Article341 Peaceful Parenting, Unschooling, and Self-Directed Education
A interview with James and Taylor Davis from the One Free Family podcast. James and Taylor explain their approach to peaceful parenting and unschooling. We had a great discussion about questioning the...
View Article342 Review of The Paradox of Choice
The Paradox of Choice, by psychologist Barry Schwarz, is a book that has influenced many people interested in minimalism. Schwarz argues that the extensive freedom of choice in affluent societies has...
View Article343 Listener Feedback on Questioning Education
I've had some interesting listener feedback from the recent episodes about questioning education. In this episode I respond to some of the points raised by listeners.Show Notes:339 Questioning...
View Article344 Voluntary Servitude
One of the most radical ideas I've come across is this: People are not free ultimately because they voluntarily consent to their servitude. Etienne de La Boetie wrote "A Discourse on Voluntary...
View Article345 Emotional Challenges in Investing
Investing brings emotional and psychological challenges. These challenges can lead to poor investment decisions, but they can also make you unhappy even if you do end up making a good return. This...
View Article346 Nomadic Travel Vs Having A Base
If you enjoy a travel lifestyle, is it better to go fully nomadic or have a base to come back to between trips? Here's an update about our experience of both nomadic travel and having a base, and how...
View Article347 Why I Am Passionate About Productivity
Ten reasons why I am passionate about productivity systems and getting things done.Show Notes:Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus episodes and rewards!Previous TVL episodes on productivityBonus...
View Article348 Breaking Free
Chapter One from the audiobook of Becoming an Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.Show Notes:Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards! Becoming An Entrepreneur Audiobook on AudibleBecoming an...
View Article349 Free-Range Kids Reviewed By a Former Free-Range Kid
This episode provides my perspective, as a former free-range kid, on the concept of free-range childhood. It is a review of the book Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children by Lenore...
View Article350 Why Predicting Doom Always Sounds Clever
This episode presents some interesting research demonstrating that following the news and current events can make you more stupid. Understanding the psychology behind this effect helps improve your...
View Article351 Travel, Parenting, And The Challenges Of Choosing A Different Lifestyle
In this Touring Families podcast interview, Jake Desyllas talks about pursuing the travel lifestyle with kids, finding principles in parenting, and the challenges of choosing your own lifestyle.Show...
View Article352 Value Investing
I've talked a lot about my strategy for investing in previous episodes, but in this interview you will hear from an investor who takes a different approach. Rob Marstrand is the founder of the...
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353 Something People Want
What do you need in order to start a business? This episode is a chapter from the audiobook Becoming An Entrepreneur by Jake Desyllas.Show Notes:Become a Patron of TVL to get bonus epodes and rewards!...
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