University of Good: Recent Episodes
University of Good
University of Good is a podcast dedicated to helping me and other imperfect people learn how to live happier and healthier lives.
In this final (soundcloud) episode, we explore the reason for my long absence, and the three simple steps to a life that feels good and satisfying.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
In this episode we explore one of the key secrets to dramatically reducing suffering.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
In this episode, we start with yet another plane analogy and explore the simple strategy for dramatically reducing your unnecessary worrying (read: suffering).
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Stop Worrying
In this episode we discuss the importance of experimentation when it comes to building a happier and healthier life.
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Your Friend Who Is Happy :)
In this episode we discuss why optimism matters little without action.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Take Action
In this episode we explore a simple shift in attention that can lead to substantially greater success and stability in your life.
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Love, Your Internet Friend
In this episode we discuss forgiveness, and the real reason why it is so important for your happiness and health.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
In this episode we explore a paradoxical approach to curing your anxiety: stop trying to cure it.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
In this episode we explore why bottling up your emotions is the recipe for an unhappy life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Be Free
In this episode we explore two simple strategies to help you manage difficult events and emotions so that they do not ruin your day.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
In this episode explore two concepts that will help you worry less and enjoy your life more.
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Love, Your Friend Who Does Not Want You To Worry
In this episode we discuss the importance of self-compassion for both achieving goals and living a pleasant life along the way.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
In this episode we discuss the main reason why budgeting apps often fail when it comes to achieving financial independence (and what you can do about it).
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Be Free
This episode explores why traditional strategies for breaking bad habits are typically no good (and what you should do instead).
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Have Good Habits
In this episode we explore three simple strategies to help build your dream self and life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You
In this episode we explore a simple framework to help you recover from setbacks.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Get Back On Track
In this episode we discuss the research on pornography and why you may want to consider cutting it out from your life.
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Love, Your Internet Bud
In this episode, the mix is bad, but the content is good. We talk about the importance of trusting experts and using them to take your performance to the next level.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Perform Better
Music by ANKHLEJOHN - "Day Two" / "The Lightway"
In this episode we discuss an important truth about suffering.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
In this episode we break down a simple process for eliminating suffering.
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Love, Your Friend From The Internet
In this episode we explore why lowering your expectations is surprisingly the best thing you can do for yourself.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Stop Being Afraid
In this episode we explore the concept of authenticity, and how it can supercharge your wellbeing and relationships for the better.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Be You
In this episode we explore why suffering is actually a gift, and how to use it to your advantage.
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Your Friend Who Wants You To Stop Wasting Your Suffering
In this episode we explore how to improve your day to day life by simply practicing.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants Your Life To Be Super Enjoyable
In this episode we discuss the concept of "artificial pinnacles" and how to avoid chasing after them.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants Your Life To Be Super Satisfying
In this episode we explore how journaling and small steps can lead to dramatic benefits in your personal and work life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Have A Good Day
In this episode we explore the secrets to being courageous and the simple approach to dealing with bullies.
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Love, Your Friend Who Is Strongly Against Bullying
In this episode we will explore how to stop your dog from barking (or how to stop almost any behavior you don't like).
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Have A Good Life
In this episode we explore the secret to manifesting your ideal life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Can See You Will Be Successful
In this episode we explore how to perform well consistently.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You (Consistently)
In this episode we explore the value of optimism and how to use it to accomplish even the most challenging of goals.
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Love, Your Friend Who Can Tell You Will Succeed
In this episode we explore a near effortless way to build any new habit. It is the closest thing you'll get to a real life cheat code.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves Habits (And You)
In this episode we discuss the truth about procrastination, and why it is harming you more than you think.
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Love, Your Friend Who Used To Procrastinate A Lot
In this episode we discuss the importance and benefits of removing ineffective rules from your life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You
In this episode we explore a simple rule to make achieving your goals a lot, lot, easier.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Succeed
In this episode we explore the concept of hierarchies and how they can help us as well as harm us.
By the end, you will learn how to minimize the latter.
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Love, Your Friend Who Is Neither Better Nor Worse Than You
On episode 164 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how caring for others (even those you hate) can prove to be one of the most valuable skills to develop.
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Love, Your Friend Who Cares About You A Whole Lot
On Episode 163 of the University of Good podcast, we learn what it means to be psychologically safe, why it matters, and how to cultivate it in your life.
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Love, Your Digital Companion
On this episode of the University of Good podcast, we revisit an extremely important topic, namely, the underrated value of truly being diligent about what you consume.
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Love, Your Online Buddy
On episode 161 of the University of Good podcast, I return from my two week hiatus with some fresh insights that can help you stop suffering all the time.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You
On episode 160 of the University of Podcast, we discuss the cause of much of our emotional pain and suffering.
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Love, Your Best Best Friend
In this episode of the University of Good podcast, we discuss a simple method for bringing more ease and joy into your life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Always Has Your Back
In this episode of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why slowing down is the key to speeding up.
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Love, Your Friend Who Really Really Wants You To Slow Down
On episode 157 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss the importance of protecting your mind, and how to do it.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You
On Episode 156 of the University of Good podcast, we discover the secret to accomplishing every single one of your goals.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves Improving.
On episode 155 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why your success depends on you doing what works best for you.
You could decide to not listen to this episode but I promise that would be a mistake.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
On episode 154 of the University of Good podcast, we learn why mistakes are blessings in disguise, and how they can be used to supercharge your evolution.
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Love, Your Friend Who Loves You So Freaking Much
On this episode of the University of Good podcast, we discuss the importance of responsibility and how to use it to get what you want out of life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Thinks About You Literally All The Time
On episode 152 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how to practice delayed gratification to make your life a lot, lot easier.
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Love, Your Friend Who Wants You To Succeed
On episode 151 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how to make yourself immune to mistakes.
You can think of this episode like a vaccine for mistakes.
Except there are no needles.
And you don't have to wait.
And it's free.
Love,
Your Friend Who Cares About You
On episode 150 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss gratitude and how to develop a daily practice that is actually effective.
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Love, Your Friend From The Interwebs
On episode 149 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss a simple question that will drastically change the course of your life.
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Love, Your Online Friend
On episode 148 of the University of Good podcast we discuss how to truly reach peak productivity.
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Love, Your Online Buddy
On episode 147 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss one of the primary causes of burnout, and how to stop it.
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Love, Your Internet Friend
On episode 146 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how controlling the content you consume, can improve your life.
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Love, Your Friend Who Truly Loves You
On episode 145 of the University of Good podcast, we have been blessed with a guest lecture from Timothy Colman, my coach, and founder of Good Nature Publishing.
This is one you will most definitely enjoy.
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Love, Your Online Buddy
On episode 144 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how the stories we tell ourselves make us miserable, and why it happens.
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Love, Your Friend With A Microphone
On episode 143 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how to stop taking things personally.
Good stuff.
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Love, Your Friend Online
On episode 142 of the University of Good podcast, we will discuss who you are.
Who you really are.
Love, Your Friend Who Really Cares About You
On episode 141 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss how to end suffering for good.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
On episode 140 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why you should stop meditating.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
On episode 139 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss trauma, the people you hate, and how to work with both of them.
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Love, Your Digital Buddy
On episode 138 of the University of Good, we discuss how to free yourself from the prison of your thoughts.
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Love, Your Friend On The Internet
On episode 137 of the University of Good, we cure your anger in 30 minutes.
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Love, Your Friend With A Podcast
On episode 136 of the University of Good podcast, we learn about what to do, when you don't know what to do.
RIP George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor.
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Love, Your Internet Friend
On episode 135 of the University of Good podcast, we explain how to live a blissful life by figuring out your "why".
You likely have heard this idea before, but not like this.
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Love, Your Online Friend
On episode 134 of the University of Good we learn how to stop fear from limiting our potential.
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Love, Your Podcast Producing Friend
On episode 133 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why there is a high likelihood that you are addicted to stress, and how you can cure your addiction.
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Love, Your Internet Bud
On episode 132 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why you need to start paying attention to the advice you receive, including the advice in this episode.
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Love, Your Biggest Supporter
On episode 131 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why having your dream life is not that farfetched, and how to bring it into reality.
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Love, Your Podcast Buddy
On episode 130 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss why the key to your survival (and peace) is ironically about letting go, not holding on.
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Love, Your Online Buddy
On episode 129 of the University of Good Podcast, we discuss persistence, and how to do it the right way so that your life is awesome and not painful.
Love, Your Online Bud
MUSIC: Atlas by Mari (provided in partnership with RKLS ABDN records)
On episode 128 of the University of Good podcast, we discuss the infamous "personal mission statement" and how it can be used to easily transform you into the human being that you want to be.
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Love, Your Online Buddy
On episode of 127 of the University of Good, we discuss your inner child, and why its important to be nice to them (and listen to them).
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Love, Your Online Best Friend
Music: Mari - Atlas (provided in partnership with RKLS ABDN)
On Episode 126 of the University of Good, we discuss the importance of making good choices, moment by moment by moment.
Your life literally depends on it.
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Love, Your Digital Homie
In the first episode back from a year long break, we literally just get the ball rolling.
Because like anything in life, when you fall down, you should take a second to assess why you fell, and then get back up, slowly.
Then keep going.
And repeat as necessary.
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Love, Your Positivity Plug