Plain Spoken

Dean Abbott•podcasters.spotify.com

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Self-Improvement

Lessons for The Quieter Life

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Episodes

Plainspoken Ep. 15: Against Public Executions

A short talk about bringing back public executions.

Dec 24, 2024•7 min

Plainspoken Ep. 14: A Short Talk about Boundaries

In this episode, I talk briefly about boundaries and the excuses we make for not setting them.

Nov 12, 2024•10 min

Plain Spoken Ep. 13: Bad Advice from Dr. Laura and Suzanne Venker

In this episode, I talk about how some advice I heard from Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Suzanne Venker failed to serve the interests of the 13-year-old boy who was asking for it and likely caused damage instead.

Mar 17, 2021•39 min•Ep. 13

Ep. 12 Plain Spoken: On the Fruitlessness of Shame

In this episode, I give a brief update on where I've been and then talk about the idea that we can improve people's character by inducing shame.

Mar 14, 2021•34 min•Ep. 12

Ep. 11 Plain Spoken: Signs of Toxic Relationships

In this episode, I talk about the purpose of interpersonal relationships and a few signs that they may not be healthy. This article serves as the jumping off point: https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-your-friendship-is-toxic-2018-2 To follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeanAbbott To support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deanabbott

Dec 06, 2019•32 min•Ep. 11

Ep. 10 Plain Spoken : Why I Turned Toward the Quieter Life and How to Overcome Outrage Addiction

In this episode, I talk more about my shift to writing about the Quieter Life and offer some ideas for how to free yourself from outrage addiction.

Nov 22, 2019•31 min•Ep. 10

Ep. 9 Plain Spoken: Reflections on a Recent Illness

In this episode, I talk about my recent bout with illness and what I learned from it.

Nov 15, 2019•28 min

Ep. 8 Plain Spoken : How to Live When Life Feels Overwhelming

In this episode I talk about the overwhelming nature of modern life and what we can do in response.

Nov 01, 2019•33 min

Ep. 7: Vanity

In this episode, I talk about vanity and why it is an important concept for living The Quieter Life.

Oct 25, 2019•25 min•Ep. 7

Ep. 6 Plain Spoken : Reflections on Joker

In this episode, I talk about the movie "Joker", its significance as a marker of our cultural moment, and how it relates to The Quieter Life.

Oct 18, 2019•32 min•Ep. 6

Ep. 5 Plain Spoken: Social Media and The Quieter Life

In this episode, I talk about social media and how to use it in a way compatible with quieter living.

Oct 11, 2019•32 min•Ep. 5

Ep. 4 Plain Spoken : Q &A 1

In this episode, I answer a couple of listener questions both of which are about the Quieter Life and career.

Oct 04, 2019•28 min•Ep. 1

Ep. 3 Plain Spoken: How to Overcome Purposelessness

In this episode, I talk about some ways to overcome a sense of purposelessness in life.

Sep 27, 2019•33 min•Ep. 3

Ep. 2 Plain Spoken: What Is The Quieter Life?

In this episode, I try to start at the beginning by offering a few thoughts toward a definition of the Quieter Life.

Sep 20, 2019•24 min•Ep. 1

Ep. 1 Plain Spoken: Making Introductions

In this episode I introduce myself and talk about the reasons I decided to make Pursuing the Quieter Life my focus. I also talk about where the podcast is going from here.

Sep 13, 2019•18 min•Ep. 1

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