Adventurer Jelle Veyt on getting caught in an avalanche on Everest, lessons learned from living on the streets for two years, and how death can be a big motivator.
Jelle is a professional adventurer. He is now on a quest to cycle/row to the highest mountains on every continent and climb them. To learn more about Jelle, check out www.jelleveyt.be
This was
a very personal interview, and it some of the most
practical insights in a
short amount of time I have ever encountered on:
- being
grateful for food and shelter
- being
ready to die, but loving to live
- why you
make yourself unhappy
- how to
stop living like a zombie
- why
it’s good to cry like a baby
- how
everything is temporary, including feeling bad
- how and
when to finally start living your dream
- most
importantly: don’t hold your farts, let them go!
Interesting things referred to in this episode:
Book "Steppenwolf" - Herman Hesse: http://bit.ly/31RVx6v
In this episode, Steven examines the central question “Who or what are we?” with Radu Surdeanu.
Together with Radu, both a physicist and a Zen practitioner, we talk about the two things science still has no clue about what’s going on: quantum physics and consciousness. To give you even a bigger headache, we also talk about Artificial Intelligence.
Interesting things referred to in this episode:
Richard Feynman’s “ode to a flower”: http://bit.ly/2LSpbDJ
Humble Before the Void - Chris Impey: https://amzn.to/2IJkf2n
Happiness - Matthieu Ricard: http://bit.ly/2p0azcA
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In this episode, Steven explores the central question “who or what are we?” with Prof. Lieven Annemans.
Prof. Lieven Annemans teaches at Ghent University, and has written several books on health economics. The last few years his research has shifted more into the direction of happiness.
What is happiness, and is the pursuit of it a futile quest? What can we really do about it?
Things referred to in this episode:
Book “Altruism” by Matthieu Ricard: https://amzn.to/2VlkfdH
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