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Mar 2024
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The Surprising Secret to Finding Calm in...

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About this episode

Are you struggling to keep up in a world of dizzying change? My guest Morgan Housel offers a surprising solution: focus on timeless truths. In his book Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes, Morgan reveals how embracing enduring aspects of human nature can be our guide.


We discuss how masterful storytelling moves hearts more than facts, how to balance uncertainty with possibility, and why there’s no formula for “the good life” except the one you design yourself.


Join us for a fascinating conversation on connecting with wisdom as relevant today as ever before. You’ll learn to build lives not on shifting trends but on the bedrock of eternal human truths.


You can find Morgan at: Website | LinkedIn | Episode Transcript


If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversations we had with Scott Galloway about finding center in a changing world.


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