In this episode, we bring you a conversation from our recent Business Matters virtual conference between Acton’s director of marketing and communications, Eric Kohn, and David Bahnsen, founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of the Bahnsen Group.
They discuss Bahnsen’s new book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, in which he makes the c ... Show More
Sep 2021
Jonathan Fields On Finding Meaningful Work
What am I here to do? What should I do with my life? What is my purpose? Today’s guest has devoted his life to helping people answer these important questions. Meet Jonathan Fields. Author of many a bestselling book, including How to Live a Good Life, Uncertainty, and Career Rene ... Show More
2h 6m
Aug 2023
Renyi Hong, "Passionate Work: Endurance after the Good Life" (Duke UP, 2022)
In Passionate Work: Endurance after the Good Life (Duke UP, 2022), Renyi Hong theorizes the notion of being "passionate about your work" as an affective project that encourages people to endure economically trying situations like unemployment, job change, repetitive and menial la ... Show More
51m 28s
Jun 2024
#372 — Life & Work
Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George’s involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role of ... Show More
41m 32s
Jul 2019
Living Your Best Life with Ben Greenfield
“If we all started to serve on a more micro level, it would change a lot of things on a macro level.” – Ben Greenfield Ben Greenfield is many things including a biohacker, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and an author. He has found success thanks to a lifetime of building healthy ha ... Show More
49m 4s