SOLVED with Mark Manson

Really loved this episode, it inspired me to write a newsletter about it. I love the blend of neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and personal experience. Will be following along!

The Solved Podcast stands out as a rare and valuable resource in today’s crowded podcast space. Each episode provides clear, authoritative insights into important topics, supported by well-organized PDFs that include both sources and summaries. The result is both practical and intellectually rigorous, meeting a real need for thoughtful, accessible content. Unlike so many creators who reserve their best ideas for paid platforms, Mark Manson and his team take the opposite approach. By sharing their most in-depth explorations freely, they put generosity, goodwill, and mental health at the forefront. In doing so, they not only raise the standard for content quality but also make knowledge and growth available to all. The Solved Podcast is proof that high-level thinking and accessibility can coexist and that the best ideas deserve to be shared broadly not hidden behind a paywall.

I’m absolutely loving the new format. I never thought I’d find myself listening to a podcast episode that’s over four hours long, but here I am, and it’s worth every minute. Each episode feels like a really well-researched class, a seminar that leaves you feeling hopeful and empowered. Drew and Mark are super down-to-earth and relatable. You feel like you’re just learning from friends who want to help you out. It’s the perfect mix of research, mind-blowing insights and ‘what do I do now with this’ tools.

As much as I’ve enjoyed the mindset presented in the previous forum, I’m finding the longer form, deep dive approach so much more rewarding. It’s allowing for more thorough analysis of the concepts in context of their development. By culture, by era, and by developing the progression of the concepts.