Episode 212: The Secret to Complete Mastery

Recorded live in front of an audience at the Mockingbird Tyler festival, Sarah, RJ, and Dave talk ambivalent mothers, Nordic expectations, getting "on top of things", and elite religiosity. Also, Sarah indulges in some, er, splendid show-and-tell. Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/05/make-your-mom-happier/618811/) to read How Adult Children Affect Their Mothers' Happiness Click here (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/finland-happiness-lagom-hygge.html?utm_source=digg) to read about The Grim Secret of Nordic Happiness in Slate. Click here (https://www.oliverburkeman.com/so/a7Nb2UVuo?languageTag=en&cid=d91ad76d-bd35-4739-bf6e-8b03ed849a33#/main) to read Oliver Burkeman's newsletter on mastery. Click here (https://jecs.substack.com/p/another-obstacle-to-elite-religion) to read Audrey Pollnow's newsletter on elite American religion. Click here (https://mbird.com/2019/02/prisons-of-sadness-and-a-love-much-greater-than-evolution-requires/) to read Michael Gerson's sermon from The National Cathedral.