According to the world's wisest people, "pain", seems to be an Ozempic level wonder drug for personal growth. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Jan 20, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Outcome focused New Years Resolutions are just another way to become attached to something that will make us miserable. Maybe we need to revisit our lists and make sure they're good for us? Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jo...
Jan 17, 2025•9 min•Season 1Ep. 25
After an impulsive road trip filled with nostalgic music and summer joy, an unexpected jellyfish sting and a COVID diagnosis forced me to trade carefree plans for a feverish, reflective pause. Stripped of expectations, I found an unexpected freedom in simply existing, realizing that even unwelcome interruptions can offer the clarity and rest we truly need. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub Want to learn how...
Jan 13, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 24
I’ve decided that holiday season is best left underexamined and perhaps can be summed in a single heuristic. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening, access to our great community, and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Ho...
Dec 23, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Before you dismiss the existence Santa, remember: between quantum physics, neuroscience, cultural theory, behavioural psychology, moral psychology and basic supply and demand, you don’t really have a leg to stand on. Want more profound philosophy? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit ...
Dec 19, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Life is so much shorter than you realise, and if you're not paying attention, you'll miss the life you have. Start your mindfulness journey with our hand-crafted bi-weekly mindfulness exercises here: patreon.com/TOLclub . Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Dec 16, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 21
As promised, as a city boy, I wanted to talk to people who are living, in many respects, opposite lives to me, and get a sense of whether or not my commitment to the metropolis is a flawed one. So today I am talking to the spectacular Holly Callahan-Kasmala and Chrisie DiCarlo, the world’s most prominent and decorated poultry based social influencers, also known as the Chicken ladies. And within about 30 seconds of meeting these two, I was wowed by their sheer existential joy. Sick of bein...
Dec 12, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Like moths to a flame, cities have always attempted to seduce us with bright lights. And within the bustling neon canopy of the metropolis they offer us opportunities, activities, amenities, in exchange for barred windows, a lung full of noxious gases and crippling housing bills. Like many of my cohort, is it time to leave? Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.co...
Dec 09, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Kid's brain's work differently. This might have a lot of advantages. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Time after time, we think something that happens to us is going to be the end of the world. Time after time we get it wrong. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for Practical Exercises, Bonus Episodes & a AD-Free podcast: patreon.com/tolclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram: instagram.com/jonahprimo or visit his Website: Jonahprimo.com Listen to this podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podca...
Dec 02, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 17
ONE THING WE HAVE IN COMMON: Is that we are all doing our best with archaic brains in a chaotic world. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: patreon.com/TOLclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 28, 2024•7 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Watching someone almost die in front of me made me confront some hard facts quite quickly. Sick of being ruled by your emotions? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening + Practical Exercises to change your life. patreon.com/TOLclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 25, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Today we’re having a chat with Paul Attia. Paul is a criminal prosecutor turned entrepreneur, and serves as a key advisor to wealthy families and family businesses as they navigate some of their most difficult decisions at the critical intersection between family dynamics and family wealth. Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes + Practice Club Access: patreon.com/TOLclub GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follo...
Nov 21, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 14
First we have to figure out the value of wealth, then we have to figure out what we want to give up in pursuit of it. Using the world's richest man as a case study, would you trade lives? Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: Patreon.com/tolclub . If you're having trouble with the link you can: Copy & Paste it in your browser Simply write it out as above Search "The overexamined life club" on the patreon app or website. GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE...
Nov 18, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
I was so lost when I was in working in investment banking, and even more lost when I left the job. But feeling lost can be an opportunity rather than a setback, in this episode, we talk about why. Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening and bonus episodes: Patreon.com/tolclub . If you're having trouble with the link you can: Copy & Paste it in your browser Simply write it out as above Search "The overexamined life club" on the patreon app or website. GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP...
Nov 14, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
RANT: Relying on AI to express human emotions risks creating a world where expressions of gratitude become hollow tokens rather than heartfelt acknowledgments of kindness and support. But it's depriving the sender of something extremely important, even more than it's depriving the reciever. GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website Email Jonah Primo at [email protected] Hosted on Ac...
Nov 11, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
I nearly stepped in dog shit. I felt both irritated, and strangely grateful—for the chance to feel anything at all. Imagine a choice: live as a human, with a chaotic range of emotions, or exist as a brick, devoid of feeling. For me, it’s clear. Against all odds, we’re here, conscious, capable of feeling, good or bad. It's better than not feeling anything. GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit hi...
Nov 07, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 10
We're all drowning in anxiety as the world holds its breath, caught up in the high-stakes drama of the election. Many of us feel powerless, our future hinging on the choices of others, and it’s entirely reasonable to be nervous about having someone in charge of the largest economy and military in the solar system whom we don't trust or respect. But, we don't have to let this paralyze us. GET 30 DAYS OF THE WAKING UP APP FREE: wakingup.com/primo WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Follow Jon...
Nov 04, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 9
To simply call Shona Vertue a trainer would be doing her an incredible disservice. What sets Shona apart is a rigorous scientific understanding of not only the physical but also how the physical ties into the mental and spiritual aspects of our lives. This is why, when I say a holistic picture of health, I truly mean holistic. Shona was an elite athlete who competed in gymnastics at the highest level, before moving into the personal training space where she worked with high profile clients, incl...
Oct 31, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Can the pursuit of happiness through exercise tip into obsession, blurring the line between health and harm? This exploration dives into the highs and lows of athletic escapism—from the rush of a perfect game to the inevitable burnout—and questions whether the benefits of immersion in sport outweigh the cost of abandoning a balanced routine. Is true contentment found in simply doing what we love, or must we embrace discomfort to achieve a holistic, healthy life? WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube Foll...
Oct 28, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 7
My guest today is the wonderful Nicole Sachs. She’s a writer, psychotherapist, and retreat leader, and has helped free hundreds of thousands of people from chronic pain, anxiety, and many other mental and physical conditions through her books, her retreats, and her podcast The Cure for Chronic Pain . She’s worked and lectured extensively with Dr. John Sarno to unpack ideas about the mind-body connection for pain sufferers all over the world. At a personal level, I found Nicole’s work toward the ...
Oct 24, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This is a topic that is incredibly close to me, because I had a period of my life where I lived in the world of extreme daily pain. in this time, my world shrunk down to the size of a pea, and I spent many months barely leaving my room. And that period of my life was without a doubt, the worst my period of my life. But as anyone who has been through any extreme situation will know, it is when you are your lowest, your weakest and your darkest, that you grow the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Oct 21, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The formula, at it’s core is so simple. You suffer, you notice you’re suffering, you attempt to reframe or embrace a sense of wonder about the present moment, you suffer less. And the skill we’re culivating is not to not suffer, but to notice we’re suffering faster, and get better reframing and get better at simply being curious about what’s happening around us. And the suffering less is a positive externality of going through these motions. Work in Progress Theme Tune on Spotify WATCH THE...
Oct 17, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
We don't hate infants even though they often behave badly, what if it could be the same for adults? In this episode we look into the illusion of free will, and it's implications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We all have cravings. Often they get the better of us. In this episode, we look at what the Buddhists have to say about cravings, and figure out how to beat them, or if we even need to. Email me at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Today, you'll learn the premise of this podcast, by delving into the depths of my psyche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 07, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The world is so beautiful, and the people in the are so interesting and yet somehow we find a way to miss most of it, because our autopilot too often is stuck on the manufacture mental misery setting. This is the curse of overexaminers like me, and if that sounds like you too, then join me on a quest to discover ways in which we can become more present, more fulfilled and more curious. Coming to you Mondays and Thursdays with stories, reflections and interviews with the wisest gurus, comedians, ...
Oct 01, 2024•1 min
