Excited to announce our third The Coach & the Cowboy podcast. In this episode, PC coach Anna Schaffner and Patrick Daley talk about the ‘Good Life’: What are the core ingredients of a good life? What is the right balance between eudaimonic and hedonic pleasure? What does it really take for us to flourish long-term? And why are we so obsessed with Schadenfreude, and what might be its opposite?
Whether we are aware of it or not, all of us are wrestling on a daily basis with the question which things are worth pursuing in life, and why. We are trying to make good decisions, large and small, that orientate us towards a fulfilling and meaningful life.
Interestingly, many psychologists and philosophers are returning to an ancient concept to investigate the idea of the good life: eudaimonia. It seems we are all quite tired of empty self-realization, self-optimization and positive thinking rhetoric by now. Ever more of us feel that the exclusive focus on the self is a poor site for meaning.
Hope you enjoy our podcast!