242 Financial Pros And Cons Of Home Ownership
Home ownership is often touted as a financially savvy choice, but is it? In this week's episode, I explore some of the financial pros and cons of buying your own home for those interested in financial...
View Article243 Thinking Rationally Part 1: Faith Versus Reason
Rational thinking is the engine behind all the great achievements of the modern world. It is the vital tool for making your own choices and for freeing yourself from prejudices and indoctrination. This...
View Article244 Thinking Rationally Part 2: Imaginary Creatures and Machines
The biggest challenge of thinking rationally is not learning new techniques, it is overcoming irrational and anti-rational ways of thinking. In Part 1 of this series, I talked about how religious faith...
View Article245 Thinking Rationally Part 3: Anti-Rational Ideas
Rational thinking transforms your life, by giving you autonomy and the freedom of the individual. Since it spread during the Enlightenment, rational thinking has also transformed society and created...
View Article246 Thinking Rationally Part 4: Listener Feedback On Faith Versus Reason
So far, the Thinking Rationally series has generated more listener feedback than any of my previous episodes! In this episode, I respond to feedback on the topic of faith versus reason. Here are the...
View Article247 Thinking Rationally Part 5: Reason And Emotions
If you want to think rationally, what role do your emotions play? Is there a conflict between thinking rationally and experiencing feelings? In this episode, I explain the history of ideas around...
View Article248 Thinking Rationally Part 6: Your Superpower For Self-Determination
This episode is about the role of rational thinking in life. Rational thinking is a discipline of self-mastery, similar to the discipline of achieving physical fitness. I tackle some misconceptions...
View Article249 How I Carry My 600-Book Library In Hand Luggage
If you are interested in minimalism or a travel-oriented lifestyle, moving to a digital-only book library is a great benefit. Even if you don't plan to travel, switching to e-books has a ton of other...
View Article250 Job Free: Introduction
This week's episode contains the beginning of the audiobook version of my latest book, Job Free. Whether you want to achieve financial independence and retire early, or simply never work for anyone...
View Article251 Entrepreneurship And Personal Development (Valiant Growth Interview)
Entrepreneurship is not just about building a business, it is also about building yourself. I see entrepreneurship as an intensive personal development program. This week's episode is from a recent...
View Article252 Adapting To Big Changes (Featuring Hannah Braime)
Last summer, back in episode 271, my wife Hannah and I spoke about the beginning of our adventure moving to Panama. In this week's episode Hannah is back, and we talk about a lot of big changes that...
View Article253 A Review Of The Power Of Less
This week's episode is a review Leo Babauta's book, The Power Of Less. This book is about using habits to help you focus on what matters in life. In the review, I talk about some of the most helpful...
View Article254 Perpetual Travel With Kids Part 1: Interview With Go Curry Cracker
Recently, I had fun meeting Jeremy and Winnie from Go Curry Cracker in Brighton. You may remember them from Episode 162, in which we talked about their path to financial independence through extreme...
View Article255 The Path to Permanent Travel & Minimalism (World Wanderers Interview)
This week's episode is from and appearance I made on The World Wanderers Podcast back in March. Ryan and Amanda, the hosts of The World Wanderers, asked me about my path to perpetual travel and...
View Article256 Perpetual Travel With Kids Part 2: Interview With Mike And Lauren
Youtube presenters Mike and Lauren are back on this week's episode to talk about travel with kids. We also catch up about all the things that they have been up to since I last spoke to them back in...
View Article257 How To Rock The Someday Maybe List
This week's episode is about one of my favourite productivity techniques: the Someday Maybe List. It is an idea from David Allen's book, Getting Things Done. Many people focus on other aspects of GTD...
View Article258 Getting Started With Productivity Systems (Valiant Growth Interview)
This week's episode is all about getting started with productivity systems. It is an interview that I did recently on the Valiant Growth podcast. A lot of people want to start using productivity tools...
View Article259 Breaking Limits In Business And Life (The Limit Breaker Interview)
Earlier this year, I was interviewed on The Limit Breaker podcast. Fumnanya, the host of the show, asked me lots of interesting questions on the topic of breaking limits in business and life. We talked...
View Article260 Overcoming Negative Emotions
Before I tell you about this week's episode, I'm overjoyed to share that our daughter Freya was born in August! Everything went well and she is a wonderful little person.This week’s podcast is a little...
View Article261 Thinking Rationally Part 7: The Irrationality Of Politics
Politics brings out the worst in people. As the economist Joseph Schumpeter put it,"The typical citizen drops down to a lower level of mental performance as soon as he enters the political field. He...
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