Have you ever noticed how great ideas and solutions often come to you in the shower? This episode begins with an explanation as to why that often happens to so many people. https://www.headspace.com/articles/shower-epiphanies
Is love an emotion? Not according to Anna Machin an evolutionary anthropologist at the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford ... Show More
Jun 2024
#800 - 15 Lessons From 800 Episodes
To celebrate 800 episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.
Expect to learn why starting the day with an imagined productivity debt is making you miserable, why being competent can be more of a curse t ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2023
Toxic Products and Harmful Habits: Why They’re Killing You and What to Do About It
Today on Catt Sadler Now superfood hunter, author, tv and podcast host Darin Olien is on the show. His latest book "Fatal Conveniences" is an eye-opening, extraordinary guide detailing the array of silent and invisible toxicity in our everyday lives. From household and personal c ... Show More
1h 29m
Dec 2023
The Love Expert: We've Built A Loveless Society & It's Making Us Depressed! (here's the fix!) Alain De Botton
If you enjoy hearing about the philosophy of life, I recommend you check out my conversation with Ryan Holiday, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PafvhTSC4yE
Philosophy isn’t just for universities and lecture halls, philosophy can help guide every part of y ... Show More
1h 34m
May 2024
#782 - Roanne van Voorst - The Scary Future Of Robot Sex & Artificial Love
Roanne van Voorst is an anthropologist, researcher and an author.
Given that many people are already struggling to find partners in the modern world, what does the future of love have in store? Is it AI girlfriends, rentable cuddle partners and sex robots? Or a return to somethin ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2024
#784 - Robin Sharma - Why $1,000,000,000 Won’t Make You Happy
Robin Sharma is a leadership expert, motivational speaker and an author.
Often we tell ourselves, ‘Once I make X amount of money then I’ll be free to enjoy my life. However, when we reach that milestone, the fulfillment we hoped for isn’t always there. So what is the key to findi ... Show More
1h 17m