A Good Life, Part 1. An Interview with Dr. Fred Putnam on Using Metaphors as a Tool to Shape Our Lives and Understanding

I interview Dr. Fred Putnam of Templeton Honors College at Eastern University about the power of metaphor to shape our thinking and improve our lives.

We discuss my new illustrated children's book, A Good Life, which is dedicated to Dr. Putnam and follows the journey of an orphan boy who's seeking a good life and meets ten people along the way who each give him a different metaphor for life. 

We also talk about Dr. Putnam's views on education, what's wrong with our predominant education metaphor, and how we can improve it. Dr. Putnam is a popular professor whose classes are always full, and you'll understand why after hearing his views on teaching.

Finally, we discuss how metaphor can improve our relationships, our work, and our lives by making us conscious of our perspective and how it might differ from that of others.