In this episode I speak with Erick Godsey. Erick describes himself as a student of the psyche, myths, and dreams. He draws on cognitive, evolutionary, and Jungian psychology as well as mythology and dreams to approach the question of how to “be” in the world.
How Constraints Enable: My Daily Routine
In the spirit of documenting my process, in this episode I share my daily routine and how it has enabled me to write more consistently. Some of you have asked me how I structure my day. In this episode, I share some of that. More importantly, I talk about the principle that explains why having a routine is useful in the first place.
6 Life Lessons I've Learned From My 6-Month Old
I’ve been a dad for six months now so I thought it now would be a good time to reflect on some of the things I’ve learned so far.
Being a parent is a great and challenging responsibility. After all, we are raising the next generation of adults. It’s important to make sure we are passing on the correct values and creating self-sufficient and useful adults.
Despite the fact that we need to teach our children how to conduct themselves, they also have a fair amount to teach us. They are pure creatures who haven’t been beat up by life yet so their perspective is basically as unbiased and untainted as possible.
Here are 6 lessons I’ve learned from my little one over the past six months…
7 Tools to Improve Your Relationships
In this episode, my wife and I talk about some of the approaches and frameworks that have helped my wife and I improve and maintain our relationship for nearly a decade. We mostly refer to romantic relationships in the episode but most of the principles we discuss apply to all sorts of relationships.