Are You a Recovering Intellectual?

What if the reason thinking about money feels stressful has nothing to do with the money? Whether you run a business or work for one, this week Michael shares a misunderstanding of the mind that reveals both the actual source of the stress and some ways to break free. In this epi ... Show More

What if the peace you've been searching for was never somewhere else to find? Come along with Michael on an inner journey to the space within. In this episode: Why every major spiritual tradition turns out to be pointing to the same place The difference between the world of thoug ... Show More

Do you actually believe in your dreams? Join Michael as he unpacks the difference between a dream, a fantasy, and a goal, and the difference that can make in creating your future. In this episode: The real difference between dreams, fantasies, and goals The two things that made a ... Show More

<p>From the time we are schoolchildren, we are ranked and sorted based on how smart we are. But what if our assumptions about intelligence limit our potential? This week, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman proposes a more expansive notion of what it means to be "smart."</p><p><i>If ... Show More

Would you kill one person to save the lives of five others? Why do you find yourself on the horns of a dilemma when someone offers you a chocolate cake? How can you believe different things at once? Find out what's running under the hood in this first episode of a three-parter ab ... Show More

<p>Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” That might be true for some things – health, happiness, golden retrievers, maybe.</p><p>But in so many cases the thing that helps you can be taken to a dangerous level. And since it’s a “good thing,” not an obvious th ... Show More

How would you explain the difference between intelligence and wisdom? Which brings better life success? The story of Chesley Sullenberger and how he landed his airplane on the Hudson River. Why men are overrepresented in the top and bottom of the IQ bell curve. Can one's IQ be ch ... Show More

<p>What does it mean to be intelligent? Immediately we may think of figures like Albert Einstein and those who possess a genius-level IQ. People who have committed much to memory and have brains like computers.<br/><br/>Yet today, this traditional understanding of intelligence ha ... Show More

This episode is about Wisdom. 

We humans are smart, to be sure, but if we’re so smart then how come we can’t figure how we got so smart in the first place? Think about that! We sure did and we go over some theories in this super interesting episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.