James Hollis is a Jungian psychoanalyst and the author of many books, including "A Life of Meaning," which is the primary subject of our conversation.

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00:00 Intro

01:05 Why Jim wrote "A Life of Meaning"

05:28 The shadow

08:38 Why confront one's shadow?

10:48 The numinous and finding your calling

25:20 Lethargy is a threat to living

29:55 A modern culture of distraction

32:28 Jim's decision to become a public educator

37:02 Jim's growth beyond his family of origin

44:30 Psychopathology

48:26 Sin: missing the mark

55:15 Fear - the spirit of evil is negation of the life force by fear

58:50 Jim is a "recovering nice person"

Daniel Lieberman is a psychiatrist, the SVP of mental health at Hims & Hers, and the author of the best-selling book, The Molecule of More.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:59) What would humans be without dopamine?

(01:29) Donating dopamine to phones, not friends

(03:58) What is dopamine?

(07:53) What are the signs of someone with high dopamine?

(11:56) How can high dopamine people live wisely?

(18:50) Can workaholics change their insatiability?

(22:22) "The modern devil is cheap dopamine"

(28:58) What does a wise future look like re: smartphones?

(31:37) Dopamine in relationships and love

(38:46) Skills to develop to sustain long-term relationships

(43:11) Are we on the cusp of a conservative cultural shift?

(48:02) Modern dopamine and men in society

(54:42) What advice does Daniel give to his sons?

(57:14) What's next for Daniel?

Robert Plomin is a British-American scientist, a psychologist and behavioral geneticist, and the author of the bestselling book, Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:00) The history of nature vs nurture debate

(15:40) "All parents are nurture-ists - until their second child."

(18:54) Identical twin studies

(39:16) Lessons from the film "Three Identical Strangers"

(41:20) How much influence do parents have on their kids?

(58:40) Genes and psychology

(01:10:55) A better model for psychology

(01:16:35) How should society look, based on the truth and power of genes?

(01:27:03) Nucleus genomics in NYC for polygenic information