A Bit of Optimism
My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand
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- 1 LimitlessJim Kwik · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Limitless DailyJim Kwik · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 The IliadHomer · 1× across 1 episode
“you're describing What the Harvard longitudinal study on men, by the way, that has been going on for decades. It's absolutely clear that relationships and meaningful relationships is the number one barn for happiness”
“one of his recent books was called Life is in the Transitions”
“He wrote the master and his emissary that talks about hemispheric lateralization”
“She's a psychotherapist who wrote an amazing book called Thirteen Things That Mentally Strong People Don't Do, and her new book is the Mental Strength Playbook”
“She's a psychotherapist who wrote an amazing book called Thirteen Things That Mentally Strong People Don't Do, and her new book is the Mental Strength Playbook”
“By the time you get to infinite game It's a it's a much more complex concept”
“He's the best selling author of Limitless, and his new book, Limitless Daily, offers daily upgrades to transform our lives”
“He's the best selling author of Limitless, and his new book, Limitless Daily, offers daily upgrades to transform our lives”
“Did you remember the Iliad? The Iliad. Mm-hmm. was um passed down um through story over generations”
“when somebody goes through Alcoholics Anonymous, one of the first things they have to do is they have to make amends”
“there's this thing from nonviolent communication that I really love, which is they For nonviolent communication. Nonviolent communication. Yeah, which is like”
“he's written ten books, including the bestsellers, Getting the Love You Want and Receiving Love”
“he's written ten books, including the bestsellers, Getting the Love You Want and Receiving Love”
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