Human School

Miles Adcox
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We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.

  1. Conner Smith: What It Means To Keep a Soft Heart After Hard Things

    5d ago

    Conner Smith: What It Means To Keep a Soft Heart After Hard Things

    What does it actually look like to rebuild from the insideout — before the world even knows you needed to? What happens to a person when tragedy arrives not as a slowunraveling, but all at once — and the only thing left standing is who you actually are? What does it look like to grieve something you can't talkabout, for a family you can't reach, while the world keeps watching?   Country singer-songwriter Conner Smith landed his firstpublishing deal on Music Row at 16 years old. By 21, he was opening for his heroes. By 24, he'd gone independent, walked away from a label, and released a raw 10-song acoustic record, not because anyone told him to, but because it wasthe first music he ever actually believed in. In this conversation, Conner opens up to Miles about themoment he stopped writing songs for approval and started writing them for himself, why going independent felt less like a career risk and more like self-respect, and the story of June 8th — the night he was involved in a fatal accident. He shares how grief, silence, and the community that showed up becamethe foundation for the most important growth of his life, what it was like to sit with the family of the woman who died, and why honoring her legacy is now woven into who he's becoming.   The conversations we have on Human School are shaped by the work happening every day at Onsite. For more than 45 years, Onsite has helped people slow down, get honest about their stories, and experience meaningful change through world-class therapeutic experiences. Learn more at ⁠experienceonsite.com.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to know when you're writing someone else's song with your own life How early success can quietly steal your sense of self How to rebuild your artistic identity from the inside out How to tell the difference between stewardship and striving How community carries you when you can't carry yourself How to redefine success before the milestone redefines you How forgiveness can be the most unexpected turning point in a tragedy How to let suffering shape you without letting it define youHow your greatest weakness becomes your greatest strength How to let people carry what you've spent your whole lifecarrying alone  Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Conner Smith 00:04:49 – Growing Up Inside the Dream Before You're Ready 00:08:20 – What Thomas Rhett Taught Him About Priorities 00:10:23 – The Story behind Milestones 00:13:50 – When He Stopped Writing for Himself 00:16:06 – Songwriting & Why He Put the Record Out Anyway 00:21:41 – The First Time He Believed the Compliments 00:28:17 – Redefining Success Without Losing the Dream 00:31:34 – Stewardship vs. Striving 00:34:16 – "Industry Plant": The Song That Got Him in Trouble 00:39:22 – What Happens Before You Find Who You Are 00:41:26 – What He Told a 14-Year-Old About to Sign a Deal 00:47:20 – June 8th: The Night Everything Stopped 00:50:33 – The Weight No One Could Prepare Him For 00:54:46 – Getting Help Early Helped 01:01:48 – Forgiveness Around a Table with Miss Dot's Family 01:03:03 – Miss Dot & Why Her Legacy Matters 01:05:34 – How Tragedy Changed Him 01:14:00 – The 18-Year-Old Who Shared His Story 01:15:32 – Friends Who Showed Up Without Asking 01:18:09 – Transactional vs. Transformational Relationships 01:27:11 – Closing Blessing for Listeners

    1h 30m
  2. Alana Springsteen: Learning You Don't Have to Earn Love

    Jun 4

    Alana Springsteen: Learning You Don't Have to Earn Love

    What if the songs you've been writing were actually thetherapy you desperately needed? What if the version of you that felt like the black sheep your whole life was the one who would help the rest of us feel less alone?   Alana Springsteen has been performing since before she knewwhat performing cost her. She signed her first publishing deal at 14, earned a gold record before she turned 25, CMT's Next Women of Country, and has shared stages with Keith Urban and Tyler Hubbard — all while quietly carrying a version of herself she hadn't yet figured out how to put down. Her sophomorealbum, I Hope This Helps, is the result of what happened when she stopped grinding and started digging. Miles and Alana go deep into the fear woven into her faith,the people-pleasing that had her questioning “why,” the EMDR session that surfaced a memory from four years old, and the eating disorder she kept hidden until she was finally ready to let her mom in. This is a conversation about what it costs to become who you were always meant to be and the honesty aboutthe journey to get there.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Tell the Difference Between Faith and FearHow Performing for Love Slowly Erodes Your IdentityHow to Use Curiosity as a Tool for DeconstructionHow People-Pleasing Becomes a Mask You Can't Take OffHow to Pick Up the Mirror Instead of the MicroscopeHow EMDR Unlocks Childhood Memories Still Running Your Adult LifeHow to Recognize When Validation Has Become a DrugHow to Write Your Way Through Seasons That Would Otherwise Break YouHow to Let Your Parents See Who You Actually AreHow to Stop Waiting for Permission to Love Yourself  The conversations we have on Human School are shaped by the work happening every day at Onsite. For more than 45 years, Onsite has helped people slow down, get honest about their stories, and experience meaningful change through world-class therapeutic experiences. Learn more at experienceonsite.com.   Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Alana Springsteen 00:04:39 – The Two Years That Reshaped Everything 00:08:02 – Growing Up in Small Town Virginia 00:12:16 – The Gift and the Burden of a Religious Upbringing 00:18:57 – Moving to Nashville at 14 00:20:11 – Learning to See Your Parents as Human 00:21:17 – Advice for those Questioning Faith 00:23:27 – The Story Behind "Same God" 00:29:57 – Learning to Trust Your Own Inner Voice 00:31:48 – Wearing So Many Masks You Forget Your Own Face 00:36:52 – Being Public Before You Know Yourself 00:41:02 – Rick Rubin’s Influence on Creating Art 00:45:42 – Learning to Love Yourself Without Conditions 00:48:56 – EMDR Therapy and What It Surfaced 00:51:49 – Picking Up the Mirror Instead of the Microscope 00:56:52 – The Story Behind "Note to Self" 01:00:13 – “It's Never Too Late to Have a Happy Childhood.” 01:00:58 – Affirmations from Alana

    1h 4m
  3. Skylar Grey: The Courage to Be Yourself

    May 28

    Skylar Grey: The Courage to Be Yourself

    Have you ever felt like becoming quieter was the only way to survive being too much? What if the chaos you chased and the life you almost missed were both pointing you home?   Skylar Grey is a five-time Grammy-nominated artist, SpotifyBillions Club member, and one of the most distinctive voices of the last two decades. Known for her work with Eminem and Dr. Dre, she sits down with Miles Adcox to talk about the parts of her story the highlight reel never shows: a 1,500-person Wisconsin town, being told she was too much, a friendship breakup she never forgot, and a teacher who said music wasn't a career — the last day she went back to class.   Skylar opens up about retreating to an Oregon cabin afterher record deal fell apart, how that silence gave her "Love the Way You Lie," and the fears that kept her shrinking even as the world grew louder. She shares what it took to believe she deserved real love, why she's letting the wild little girl back out, and how Wasted Potential became a story she wrote for herself — one that might save someone else.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How childhood fractures quietly shape your adult lifeHow being "too much" can become what makes youunforgettableHow to find yourself after the world trains it out of youHow to tell the difference between influence and inspirationHow burnout signals you've drifted from your own voiceHow fear of criticism shrinks your art and your lifeHow to know when you've earned the right to want what you wantHow polarizing art finds the people who need it mostHow to write through darkness without forcing a resolutionHow to build a life that makes the work worth doing  The conversations we have on Human School are shaped by the work happening every day at Onsite. For more than 45 years, Onsite has helped people slow down, get honest about their stories, and experience meaningful change through world-class therapeutic experiences. Learn more at experienceonsite.com.   Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Skylar Grey 00:02:19 – What it feels like to be truly seen 00:04:25 – Turning 40 and why now was the time to tell her story 00:06:49 – Growing up in a small town 00:10:48 – The childhood fractures that still live in her 00:13:50 – Carrying the past into the music industry 00:19:12 – A Celtic harpist mom and a barbershop quartet dad 00:21:36 – "Generations" – the duo that started her career 00:24:11 – Going solo at 12 and buying her first piano 00:27:18 – Influenced vs. inspired 00:34:24 – Tunnel vision work ethics 00:41:30 – The teacher who said "music isn't a career" 00:44:16 – Running off stage in tears & what the crowdfelt in it 00:47:09 – Her message to those who feel like they don't belong 00:51:29 – The grocery store pick-up line & dream partner 00:54:03 – "Love the Way You Lie" Origin Story 01:05:11 – How Eminem's "Stan" changed everything 01:11:53 – What setbacks taught her 01:14:16 – The burnout she didn't see coming 01:16:18 – Why success scared her & fear held her back 01:28:16 – "Bubble Grunge" Era 01:33:54 – The story behind "Bruises" 01:37:06 – Her journey to the "That'll Be Fine" girl 01:38:48 – What the younger Skylar would think of all this 01:41:08 – Meet Time - the AI stuffed animal voiced by Skylar Grey

    1h 50m
  4. Tim Harris: Hugging the World Back Together

    May 21

    Tim Harris: Hugging the World Back Together

    What if the most powerful thing you could offer the world wasn't your résumé or achievements, but simply your presence and a hug?   Tim Harris is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, Special Olympics athlete, author of The Book of Hugs, host of the Big Heart Talks with Tim podcast, and founder of Tim's Big Heart Foundation. Raised in Albuquerque, Tim built a life around one belief: love, kindness, and connection can change everything. He ran Tim's Place: Breakfast, Lunch & Hugs, greeting every guest at the front door — all while living with Down syndrome, not in spite of who he is, but because of it.   In this conversation, Tim shares about his seven steps to an awesome life, what he told a worried father whose baby would be born with Down syndrome, and why hugs are the best medicine in the world. Miles and Tim talk about their love of country music and feature a special performance of a country classic. These new best friends cover it all before Tim’s 5 o’clock flight home.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to be the light instead of complaining about the darknessHow to use your superpower to lift someone in their hardest momentHow to dream something and then do the work to make it realHow friendship becomes the foundation for everything worth buildingHow to lead with love in every room you walk intoHow kindness attracts more kindness back into your lifeHow to grieve loss while still showing up for the worldHow asking first makes connection strongerHow to recognize the gift in people that the world underestimatesHow to love someone for a thousand years, starting today  Human School is powered by the work happening at Onsite, a place where people step out of their normal rhythms to do deeper healing work in community. Learn more here.   Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   More from Tim:Book Tim to Speak in your Community Listen to Tim's Podcast Follow Tim on Instagram   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Tim Harris 00:03:02 – Country music fan since 13: Garth Brooks, Josh Turner & the deep cuts 00:05:20 – Nashville coffee taste test 00:10:39 – Tim's Big Heart Foundation 00:13:42 – "Oh, yeah": the trademark and how his dad gave him the hype 00:14:25 – Tim’s 7 steps to an awesome life 00:16:05 – Tim's Place: Breakfast, Lunch & Hugs 00:21:36 – Special Olympics USA Games Athlete: representing New Mexico 00:26:55 – The Book of Hugs: monkeys, bananas, and the world's biggest softie 00:30:21 – "Hugs are the best medicine to heal the world" 00:39:25 – Grief and the friend who gave his book away before he passed 00:43:14 – Speed dating, proposals, and dreaming about love 00:44:57 – A special performance from Tim & Miles 00:51:09 – Meeting Reba McEntire on the job 01:02:28 – World Down Syndrome Day and Tim Tebow's Night to Shine 01:13:41 – Emcee at the World Games & Hugging the Obamas 01:18:21 – "We should love each other for a thousand years" 01:19:03 - Tim makes Miles his new best friend — officially 01:21:33 - Tim McGraw reached out about "Humble and Kind" 01:23:01 - Nashville boots, cowboy hat, and a human school gift

    1h 33m
  5. Mary Bellofatto: What Happens When People Feel Truly Seen

    May 15

    Mary Bellofatto: What Happens When People Feel Truly Seen

    Have you ever met someone who spent 50 years healing others and somehow became more human with every one of those years? What would it mean to stop hiding behind your busyness, your title, or your phone, and let someone actually see you?   Mary Bellofatto is a pioneer in mental health who has spent five decades walking the hardest terrain human experience offers — trauma, disordered eating, addiction, grief, and couples work. With deep mastery in psychodrama, she has brought healing to therapy rooms across the world. At 81, she still wakes up excited, tears up at the thought of never retiring, and gets out of Ubers last because someone needs to finish their story.   In this conversation, Mary opens up about what it means to be a catalyst without burning out, why loneliness is cured by learning to be alone, and how shame shields the grief we won't feel. She shares the moment a young man in Uganda said, "I'm just a boy," and freed himself from years of soldiers' shame. Miles and Mary go deep into disordered eating, including what she said in a bathroom that finally unlocked the real story underneath. Eighty years of hard-won wisdom, delivered with Arkansas common sense and lack of clinical jargon.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Be a Catalyst Without Losing YourselfHow Loneliness Can Be Cured by Learning to Be AloneHow Shame Functions as a Shield for Unprocessed GriefHow to Widen Your Definition of Grief Beyond LossHow the Stories We Tell Ourselves Build a Lifetime Around a LieHow Psychodrama Unlocks What Talk Therapy Can't ReachHow to Hold Space Without Trying to Fix AnyoneHow to Recognize When Busyness Is a MedicatorHow Disordered Eating Is Really About DignityHow to Live Your Legacy Right Now — Not Someday  Human School is powered by the work happening at Onsite, a place where people step out of their normal rhythms to do deeper healing work in community. Learn more at ⁠⁠experienceonsite.com⁠. Learn more about the Pastor's Living Centered Program through The Onsite Foundation at theonsitefoundation.org. Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 - Meet Mary Bellofatto 00:04:31 - The Currency of Miracles 00:05:55 - How to Hold Space Without Fixing Anyone 00:09:37 - Wounded in Relationship, Healed in Relationship 00:09:10 - The Airport Wave That Said Everything 00:10:54 - Tears Are Actually Talking 00:12:30 - Why Strangers Always Pour Their Stories Out to Her 00:13:53 - Hugging Your Uber Drivers 00:20:04 - What We Miss When We Hide Behind Technology 00:21:52 - Grief in the Coffee Aisle 00:23:22 - What Hurry Is Really Running From 00:25:19 - Loneliness and the Courage to Be Alone 00:26:44 - Shame Is the Shield 00:29:57 - The Many Faces of Grief 00:32:11 A - Country That Stopped Grieving 00:40:18 - Does Kindness Still Work? 00:43:06 - Trauma Is… 00:44:18 - The Stories We Tell Ourselves vs What We Hear 00:48:32 - How Mary Walks into a Room Full of Strangers 00:52:11 14 - Years of Monthly Psychodrama Training 01:00:38 - The Child Soldiers of Uganda 01:03:37 - Rwanda After the Genocide 01:05:02 - The Brain When People Move Their Bodies 01:13:44 - Wisdom from 53 Years of Marriage 01:22:27 - Disordered Eating Is Not Like Any Other Addiction 01:35:58 - Mary Doubles for Miles Live, On Air 01:41:19 - Legacy is the Now 01:48:22 - Words to the World Right Now 01:54:04 - Pastor’s Living Centered Program at Onsite 01:55:08 - Five Grammy Moments from Mile’s North Star

    1h 58m
  6. Thomas Rhett: The Pressure to Get It "Right"

    May 6

    Thomas Rhett: The Pressure to Get It "Right"

    Have you ever stood in the middle of a life that looks great on paper and still felt like you were failing the people right in front of you? What if being hard on yourself isn't humility?  It's just the long way around to never believing you're enough? And what happens when the same obsessive drive that makes you world-class at your craft is the exact thing that makes it hard to just sit down and watch your kid eat cereal slowly?   Miles sits down with his longtime friend for one of the most honest and wide-open episodes yet. Thomas Rhett brings all of himself — the songwriter who goes all in on everything he loves, the dad of five learning to trade productivity for presence, and the man doing the real work to make sure who his family experiences every day is the same person the world admires from a distance. This one is full of laughter, hard-won wisdom, and the kind of honesty that only happens between two people who genuinely trust each other.   This conversation is about the guy who flips on the bedroom lights at 6:30 AM, trying to get five kids out the door, and wonders on the drive home if he loved them well at all that morning. The man who told a new friend upfront, "I'm not a good friend" — and actually believed it. The songwriter who can make strangers cry but struggles to list three ways he was showing up for his own kids. Miles and Thomas Rhett go deep into what it actually looks like to chase congruence, to be as present and real inside your home as you are when the world is watching.   Thomas Rhett shares what his first trip to Onsite taught him about letting go, how a simple question from his counselor cracked something open about the way he sees himself as a father, why he's writing his most intentional album yet, and what he hopes his kids say about him long after the number ones stop counting.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Stop Measuring Your Worth by Rooms That Aren't FullHow to Ask the Question: "How Do I Know I'm a Great Father?"How to Parent Five Kids Completely Differently Without Losing Your MindHow to Shed Your Stage Persona the Moment You Walk Through Your Front DoorHow to Redefine Success So You Can Actually Sleep at NightHow to Have the Friendship You Want Instead of the One You've Labeled Yourself WithHow to Live Like You Know You're Going to Die - Ecclesiastes editionHow to Stop Fixing and Start Being Present in the MessHow to Give Yourself the Dugout Grace Every Parent Desperately NeedsHow to Use Your Obsessive Nature as a Superpower Instead of a Trap  Human School is powered by the work happening at Onsite, a place where people step out of their normal rhythms to do deeper healing work in community. Learn more: ⁠experienceonsite.com⁠. Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   Chapters: 00:00:00 – Meet Thomas Rhett Akins 00:03:18 – Trucks, Gear & Going All In 00:07:54 – Soundtrack of the Masters: A Career Highlight 00:09:29 – Golf is a Metaphor for Life 00:17:44 – Tiger Wood’s & Nick Saben’s Life Advice 00:22:01 – The 6:30 AM Spiral with Five Kids 00:24:17 – Wisdom from John Maxwell & Worst-Case Scenarios 00:28:19 – The Question That Started This Friendship 00:30:14 – What Raising Four Daughters is Teaching Him 00:35:49 – The Discipline of Being Present 00:41:23 – Work-Life Balance Is a Myth 00:42:37 – "They Just Need to See Your Eyes" 00:47:10 – What Breaks His Heart Most as a Dad 00:52:07 – "How Do You Know You're a Great Father?" 00:54:10 – The Coach’s Influence Still Impacting Him 00:55:14 – Showing Up in Friendships 00:58:01 – The Round Table & A, B & C Friendships 01:04:10 – Answering the “Great Father” Question 01:20:30 – Ecclesiastes & Living Like You're Going to Die 01:37:44 – Redefining What a “Hit” Actually Means 01:43:32 – Onsite & The Rock in the River 01:47:52 – 36-Year-Old TR Would Tell 25-Year-Old TR 01:52:49 – What He Hopes His Kids Will Remember

    1h 59m
  7. Jefferson Fisher: Communication That Changes Us

    Apr 29

    Jefferson Fisher: Communication That Changes Us

    Stuck in the same emotional patterns? Onsite's LivingCentered Program is a five-day intensive that helps you slow down, go deeper, and do the inner work that changes things. Learn more at ⁠https://hubs.la/Q04dV_Xl0   Have you ever taught others how to communicate, but still lost it in your own kitchen?   What if the best communicators in the world are still works in progress, and that's exactly the point?   Jefferson Fisher is a board-certified trial attorney, NY Times bestselling author of The Next Conversation, and one of themost-followed voices on communication online. Behind the millions of views is a husband, a dad, and a fifth-generation attorney from small-town Texas still figuring it out in real time. In this conversation, Miles and Jefferson get into the real stuff — a flooded house, a morning fight, imposter syndrome, and why even the best communicators still have to earn their reps every day.   Jefferson opens up about the moment being a public-facing person started changing his everyday life, why going to extremes in arguments almost never works, and the phrase his wife came up with mid-argument that changed how he sees conflict. Miles shares a raw moment from his kitchen and what happened when he finally stopped doubling down and let his wife bring the temperature down.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Enter Hard Conversations with Something to Learn, Not Something to ProveHow the Ignition and Cooling Phases Work in Real ArgumentsWhy Affirming a Feeling First Is the Most Disarming Move You Can MakeHow Vulnerability Builds More Trust Than Any Credential on the WallHow to Stop Going to Extremes in Conflict and What to Do InsteadWhy the Best at Being Human Learn It From Living, Not StudyingHow to Tell the Difference Between a Reaction and a RepairHow Fame Makes the Very Things You Teach Harder to PracticeWhy What's Good for the Family Is Good for the BusinessHow to Let Go of the Conversation You Had Scripted in Your Head Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 - Meet Jefferson Fisher 00:03:54 - What law school doesn’t teach 00:04:42 - How a trial attorney became a communication voice 00:06:09 - Small Town Silsby, Texas 00:08:14 - 800 friends to millions of strangers 00:10:24 - Contrast is the unlock for building an audience 00:27:17 - IBC Root Beer & A Story Told Twice 00:12:33 - His Dad Raised Him with Questions, not Answers 00:19:57 - Imposter Syndrome feels different when your job istalking 00:23:42 - Does he actually use any of this at home? 00:29:18 - Miles's morning: A flooded house, a fight, and arepair 00:38:08 - Ignition and cooling phases in action 00:39:51 - The one move that stops almost any argument 00:45:08 - One Take Videos: Just being Real on Camera 00:47:45 - Have something to learn, not something to prove 00:53:33 - Surrender as a daily practice 00:57:19 - Even the experts are still chasing the tools theyteach 01:01:48 - Why therapists send clients Jefferson's book 01:06:41 - What Jefferson doesn't like about therapy 01:14:26 - ‘Either way, it's good’— the phrase that reframed conflict 01:15:39 - Embarrassment makes men double down instead of own it 01:19:38 - Jefferson’s Motto on Choosing What’s Next 01:21:05 - Projects in the works from Jefferson

    1h 23m
  8. Bob Goff: What It Feels Like to Be You Right Now

    Apr 22

    Bob Goff: What It Feels Like to Be You Right Now

    Stuck in the same emotional patterns? Onsite's Living Centered Program is a five-day intensive that helps you slow down, go deeper, and do the inner work that changes things. Learn more at experienceonsite.com   What if the most meaningful thing you ever did wasn't whatmade you famous, but who you showed up for when nobody was watching?   What if the key to getting unstuck isn't adding more to yourlife, but having the courage to quit something on a Thursday?   Bob Goff — NYT bestselling author, founder of Love Does, andhonorary consul to Uganda — joins Miles Adcox for one of the most honest conversations in Human School history. These two have traveled conflict zones together, worked with San Quentin, and called each other in the gutted middle-of-the-night moments real friendships are made of.   Bob opens up about walking away from law, stepping back fromspeaking, and handing over the nonprofit, he literally wrote the book on. He shares the four lies he tells himself daily and why naming them changed everything. He tells the story of Kabi — a Ugandan witch doctor convicted of child sacrifice — whom Bob prosecuted, befriended on death row, and watched transform an entire prison. They go deep on finding your "eight," the epidemic of loneliness, and why so many of us are surrounded by acquaintances but starving for real friendship.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Use Context to Replace Judgment Before It Costs You a RelationshipHow to Know the Difference Between Self-Aware andSelf-AbsorbedHow to Find Your Eight and Stop Mistaking Acquaintances for FriendsHow to Quit Something Every Thursday and Why It's the Most Freeing PracticeHow to Stop Freeze-Framing People in Their Worst MomentHow to Replace "How Are You" with a Question ThatOpens a DoorHow to Recognize Your Tells and What They're ReallyProtectingHow to Catch Someone on the Bounce After the CraterHow to Connect Your Why Before You Make the MoveHow to Show Up for the Hard-to-Love Without an Agenda  Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 Meet Bob Goff 00:05:04 What San Quentin Taught Him About Context andJudgment 00:07:24 17 Counts of Armed Robbery, an Xbox, and $1,100Total Haul 00:11:44 Knowing Your Tells 00:12:11 Guide vs. Sherpa: How Onsite Does It Differently 00:13:17 Self-Aware vs. Self-Absorbed 00:15:57 Choosing to Be Misunderstood 00:22:03 A Hot Pink Castle and Grandparents Who Were NutsAbout Him 00:23:41 Stop Asking “How Are You?” 00:28:52 The Loneliness Epidemic 00:30:59 The Polaroid Problem —Hesitating to Make the Call 00:36:50 Your “Eight” Relationships 00:37:56 Four Lies Bob Tells Himself and the Audit ThatExposes Them 00:44:58 Setbacks Aren't Campsites 00:45:36 Quitting His Own Law Firm Without Explanation 00:46:10 Quit Something Every Thursday 00:58:45 12 Daily Disneyland Tickets and What They Reveal 01:05:19 If Your Brain Can See Itself, It Can Heal Itself 01:10:33 How Bob Got Six Giraffes from a President 01:19:30 Catching People on the Bounce 01:25:32 The Story of Kabi 01:35:30 The Most Surprising Thing About Great Friendship

    1h 41m
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We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.

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  • Creator
    Miles Adcox
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Miles Adcox
  • Show Website
    Human School

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