Creating A Life Of Meaning & Wisdom - John Vervaeke | Modern Wisdom Podcast 294

John Vervaeke is an Associate Professor at the University Of Toronto. There is a meaning crisis upon us. People are revisiting Stoicism and Buddhism and mindfulness and psychedelics in an attempt to understand themselves and connect with the world around them. John joins me today to try and give us a route out of this trench and explain Awakening From The Meaning Crisis. Expect to learn the different types of learning, how John would construct a person who is ready to become wise and find meaning, the daily practises that John uses to continue to grow every day, what the relation is between being too cerebral and lacking wisdom and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on all pillows at https://thehybridpillow.com Extra Stuff: Check out John's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/johnvervaeke/ Follow John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #meaning #wisdom #johnvervaeke - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

John VervaekeguestChris Williamsonhost

Mar 13, 20211h 21mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 13, 2021
Duration: 1h 21m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

John Vervaeke is an Associate Professor at the University Of Toronto. There is a meaning crisis upon us. People are revisiting Stoicism and Buddhism and mindfulness and psychedelics in an attempt to understand themselves and connect with the world around them. John joins me today to try and give us a route out of this trench and explain Awakening From The Meaning Crisis. Expect to learn the different types of learning, how John would construct a person who is ready to become wise and find meaning, the daily practises that John uses to continue to grow every day, what the relation is between being too cerebral and lacking wisdom and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on all pillows at https://thehybridpillow.com Extra Stuff: Check out John's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/johnvervaeke/ Follow John on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #meaning #wisdom #johnvervaeke - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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John Vervaeke
guest
Chris Williamson
host
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring John Vervaeke and Chris Williamson, Creating A Life Of Meaning & Wisdom - John Vervaeke | Modern Wisdom Podcast 294 explores john Vervaeke on Meaning, Wisdom, and Reclaiming the Sacred in Life John Vervaeke and Chris Williamson explore the modern ‘meaning crisis’ and why humans need more than information and productivity to flourish. Vervaeke explains his framework of relevance realization and four kinds of knowing, showing how our cognitive strengths also create self-deception and suffering. They discuss practices and ‘ecologies of practice’—mindfulness, dialog, ritual, Tai Chi, Stoicism—that cultivate wisdom, awe, and a renewed sense of the sacred. The conversation closes with how individuals can change amid unsupportive environments and Vervaeke’s vision for cultural transformation beyond political solutions.

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