Life Lab
Experiment With Life. That is the essence of Life Lab, a weekly podcast that discusses life lessons in a very conversational way. We give listeners simple ways to make positive change in their lives, and most of our shows are organized around principles to live “the good life.” We end each episode with Change Challenges that come from the “teach a person to fish” philosophy. Each episode also weaves together a patchwork of knowledge and stories from diverse sources and topics. You might learn what rapper 50 Cent has in common with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, how Pink Floyd can improve your time management, and how Charlie Sheen can teach you to be a better negotiator. We use history, current events, and futuristic visions to understand who we are as humans and how we live. The goal of Life Lab is growth, so sit down, plug in, and spark your development.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 99: Wisdom
Aware of it or not, we all benefit when we can find "a moderate course between extremes, a dynamic between knowledge and doubt, a sufficient detachment from the problem at hand". How can we find thos…
00:51:56 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Episode 98: Vitality
Do you know anyone who seems to always be full of energy? Full of physical strength and mental vigor? Are you envious of them, or do you have it too? What feeds that drive? Join us as we discuss Vita…
00:47:36 |
Mon 04 Jul 2022
Episode 97: Hope
Do you have optimistic or pessimistic expectations? Do you have expectations and desires for a good future, or not? Do your expectations serve as a fuel for action or an excuse for inaction? Join us …
00:47:42 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Episode 96: Fairness
"The world isn't fair.", said just about every parent ever, including ours to us. Why do unfair outcomes so seldom favor us? Certainly our viewpoint and biases don't impinge on our judgement of what'…
00:50:42 |
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Episode 95: Altruism
Are people are inherently good or bad? Even when doing good, are people selfish, and only doing it to make themselves feel good? Or, is that a feature of humanity (Feeling good helping others) and pr…
00:58:31 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
Episode 94: Awe
When was the last time you were struck with a feeling of wonder? When did you last experience something that left you feeling blown away? How great was it? How indescribable? Join us as we discuss aw…
00:47:43 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Episode 93: Integrity
Perhaps one of the most important questions someone should ask themselves regularly is: How well are you living according to your principles and values? Regardless of your words, your choices, big an…
00:54:05 |
Wed 25 May 2022
Episode 92: Leadership
Garnering cooperation and support from those around you is critical in achieving your goals. Are your goals shared by those around you? What is behind the charisma that makes some people actually enj…
01:07:17 |
Fri 20 May 2022
Episode 91: Authenticity
It's important to align your actions with your core values. But do you even know what your core values are? When was the last time you scrutinized those values and where they came from? Are you actin…
00:54:50 |
Sat 07 May 2022
Episode 90: Authority
The Tears For Fears song says everybody wants to rule the world. If not the world, we all want control over something, right? Who should have control, and what should their circle of control encompas…
01:03:21 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Episode 89: Music
What is is about vibrations that travel through the air that make us feel something? They can make us remember, make us happy, and make us dance. We aren't the only ones, as you can tell hearing the …
00:54:59 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Episode 88: Abnormal Psychology
If something is unusual, does that make it bad? What if it's describing the way you think? Have we piqued your interest, yet? Join us as we discuss abnormal psychology.
00:56:59 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Episode 87: Expectations
How do you envision things in the future? What do you desire your life to look like? What if it ends up even better than that? What is if ends up worse? Better or worse, how does what you imagine imp…
00:04:00 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
Episode 86: Truth
Is that a fact? According to who? Did they experience it first hand, or hear about it from someone they trust? Was it measured? If so, what was the scale and how was it sampled? There's one thing we …
00:25:49 |
Sun 06 Mar 2022
Episode 85: Family and Friends
While Maslow's hierarchy of needs is useful... it's wrong - for humans, at least. We all sat as a human newborn, and our number one need as such a helpless being is social support. This support syste…
01:09:06 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Episode 84: Economy
Do you ever stop to think about the transactions you make on a daily basis and their broader impact on the world? What are the consequences - intended or unintended - of your choices around productio…
01:01:21 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Episode 83: Cults
Of course, it's enticing to be someone who's in the know. It's seductive to think that you might know a truth or truths that the majority do not. Those in the minority group that share those truths h…
00:59:02 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
Episode 82: Patience
It's not easy when you want something badly, and you want it now. Conversely, you can suffer enduring something that you wish was over as quickly as possible. Stoicism stresses aligning to our inner …
01:08:02 |
Sun 28 Nov 2021
Episode 81: Consumption and Production
Do you produce more or consume more? Does it matter? The supply chain links manufacturers and producers with consumers who use their products, and "Supply chain disruptions" are a hot (and controvers…
00:03:08 |
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Episode 80: Education Part 2
What makes a subject interesting to you? Do you like to share knowledge? What's the relationship between schooling and education to learning? Do you remember when you learned how to learn? Just us as…
00:58:53 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
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