Drew Binsky is a fearless traveler who's seen it all. From chatting with North Koreans in their homeland to dodging bombings in Somalia and volunteering in Syria in the middle of a civil war, Drew's adventures are nothing short of incredible. He's been to every country in the world, witnessing the most dangerous places and surviving a few close calls. Yet, h ... Show More
Jul 1
How to Build Confidence, Solved
Confidence isn't something you build. It's what's left over. You've done the pose. Hands on hips, chest out, an affirmation on a sticky note stuck to the mirror. And then you walked into the room feeling exactly the same, or worse. Here's what nobody tells you: the entire concept ... Show More
3h 56m
Jun 3
How to Change Your Life, Solved
If you've ever tried to change something about yourself, failed, tried again, and concluded you must just be broken, here's some good news: you're probably not broken. You've just been aiming at the wrong target for years. Who you are is actually a layered system. Most people fai ... Show More
4h 58m
May 20
Why We Stay in Bad Relationships, Solved
Why do smart, emotionally aware people stay in relationships that are clearly destroying them? Drew and I dug into the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marriage, to walk through the seven psychological mechanisms that quietly lock people inside bad relationships and make leaving feel ... Show More
1h 48m
Apr 2023
A travel history to beat all travel histories
The next time you take a careful travel history, think what it would be like to ask comedy writer Mike Reiss — he and his wife have been to more than a hundred countries, many of them far from the usual tourist routes. Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, sits down with Reiss to discuss the good ... Show More
25m 35s
Jul 2025
3665: Travel, Tourism, and Living Abroad by Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme on Personal Growth
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3665: Jacob Lund Fisker challenges conventional wisdom on travel by questioning its true value beyond consumerism and socia ... Show More
12m 10s
Jul 2023
Part One: The First Person to Travel to Every Country Without Flying (In a Single Journey) With Thor Pedersen
Is traveling to every country on your bucket list?
Today I’m joined by Thorbjørn Pedersen, the first person to visit every country in the world in a single journey without flying!
In this episode, Thor and I unpack some of the many lessons he learned on this audacious 10-year que ... Show More
1h 14m
Sep 2014
Chris Guillebeau – The Quest-Driven Life
<p>10 years ago, <a href="http://chrisguillebeau.com/" target="_blank">Chris Guillebeau</a> mounted a quest to do the impossible, to visit every country in the world.</p><p>Along the way, he’s been hassled, deported, detained, harassed and threatened. But, far more often, he’s be ... Show More
33m 44s