Life Examined
Jonathan Bastian
A weekly exploration of psychology, philosophy, endurance sports, and finding meaning in the modern world. lifeexamined.substack.com
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Life Examined podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Endure
Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Consolations
The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
David Whyte
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Utopia
Sir Thomas More
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Master of Change, How to Excel When Everything is Changing, Including You
Brad Stuhlberg
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Every Riven Thing
Christian Wiman
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Marguerite Capelle
Ocean Vuong
Jesús Zulaika Goicoechea
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Emperor of Gladness
Ocean Vuong
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zero at the Bone
Fifty Entries Against Despair
Christian Wiman
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Forgive for Good Recovery Workbook
Lyndon Harris
Frederic Luskin
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Underland
A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Is a River Alive?
Robert Macfarlane
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Discipline is Destiny
The Power of Self-Control
Ryan Holiday
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise in the Promised Land in America
Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America
Aaron Robertson
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
My Bright Abyss
Chris Wyman
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Forgive for good
A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness
Frederic Luskin
Fred Luskin
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Old Ways
Robert Macfarlane
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ghosts of My Life
Mark Fisher
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Andrew George
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