The Human Flourishing Project

Alex Epstein

Hi, I'm Alex Epstein. I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

  1. 07/06/2021

    Episode 98: How to not be tired

    Alex Epstein discusses how he is able to work long hours while rarely feeling tired or fatigued. He identifies four ways others can have the same experience: 1. Develop deep nighttime empathy with “morning guy” 2. Discover and liberally utilize “inevitable rejuvenation practices” 3. Separate proactive and reactive time 4. Cultivate a love of working energized and a hatred of working while tired

    16 min

  2. 06/08/2021

    Episode 97: The Wisdom of Effortless

    Alex Epstein discusses Greg McKeown's new book Effortless, how Alex had benefited from the chapters on Rest and Pace, and how separating proactive and reactive time can make the principles of Effortless even more effortless.

    21 min

  3. 05/17/2021

    Episode 96: How lucky we are to be alive right now

    Alex Epstein discusses how to appreciate the many great things that exist today that didn't exist even in the recent past.

    21 min

  4. 05/03/2021

    Episode 95: The joy of security

    Alex Epstein discusses his equation for "time security"--expected resources outstrip current commitments + expected threats--and how keeping this equation positive has an enormous impact on happiness.

    22 min

  5. 04/13/2021

    Best-of: The three ingredients of relaxed productivity (with bonus content)

    On this best-of-HFP, Alex Epstein discusses the three ingredients of relaxed productivity—inevitably productive processes, high-altitude planning, and real rejuvenation—along with one poison: focus-destroyers. This version features a new introduction in which Alex talks more about his recent experience with inevitably productive processes.

    27 min

  6. 03/29/2021

    Episode 94: Dynamic, handwritten journaling

    Alex Epstein discusses how the handwriting experience of the modern iPad makes possible an unprecedented form of journaling that can make your reflections on life far more effective.

    19 min

  7. 03/16/2021

    Episode 93: How to identify your best practices and bad practices

    Alex Epstein discusses several ways to identify easy-to-implement best practices that will improve our lives, and easy-to-eliminate bad practices that are unnecessarily undercutting our lives.

    25 min

  8. 03/02/2021

    Episode 92: Vision and persistence

    Alex Epstein discusses, using Richard Hamming's allegory about a drunken sailor, why vision and persistence are the two most powerful elements of productivity within our direct control.

    17 min
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Hi, I'm Alex Epstein. I started the Human Flourishing project to tackle the problem I care about most: human beings lack reliable access to the knowledge we need to flourish.

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