Oliver Burkeman on Stop Optimizing, Start Living What Matters | EP 640
22 July - 58 minsWhat if the real key to emotional wellness isn’t in doing more, achieving more, or finally “getting it all together”—but in letting go of the need to?
In this deeply grounding episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Oliver Burkeman, acclaimed author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals, to explore why our obsession with control, productivity, and optimization may be the very things keeping us from peace.
Burkeman challenges the conventional approach to time management and self-improvement. Instead of mastering life by getting on top of everything, he proposes that freedom lies in embracing our limitations, finding meaning in the present moment, and choosing wh...
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The Wellness Gap: Why It Is Time to Heal From the Inside Out w/ John R. Miles | EP 645
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Brian Keane on How to Live With Unshakable Discipline | EP 644
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Helen Ye Plehn on Your Soul Knows the Way — Follow It | EP 643
In Passion Struck episode 644, explore how listening to your inner truth can guide your healing and purpose with spiritual psychologist and Zen Executive Coach Helen Ye Plehn.
57 mins
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Create the Awe Map: How to Design a Life Worth Living w/ John R. Miles | EP 642
In this solo episode, John R. Miles shares how to shift from managing time to inhabiting it—using awe, purpose, and presence to build a life worth living.
25 mins
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Astronaut Susan Kilrain on What It Really Takes to Get to Space | EP 641
On Passion Struck, NASA astronaut Susan Kilrain shares her remarkable journey from fighter jets to space—and what happens when it’s time to reinvent yourself after greatness.
1 hour 7 mins
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