Hack Your Habits For A Better Life with Michael Easter—Researcher, Author, Rucker

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Culture is constantly selling us something. Michael Easter thinks it's time we stop buying. The best-selling author of The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain returns to the podcast to help us push back against the craving and consumerism that keep us in shackles. From understanding how slot machines keep you hooked, to the power of community, to why discomfort is always the path to a better life, this aggressive conversation is an engine to get you moving toward a better life.

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0:00.0	But his superpower is his ability to connect with people. So he's one of those guys within like
0:06.1	three minutes of meeting him. You're like, I would die for this man. I love this man so much.
0:11.4	He's fantastic. Wow. How does he do that? How does he enable someone to connect with him so well?
0:20.5	He just really radiates, for lack of a better term, and I'm unsure if I can swear on this podcast,
0:27.2	but he radiates that he gives a shit about you.
0:31.8	Oh, I can't believe you said that word.
0:33.5	Oh, sir, what are we going to do?
0:34.7	Edit that out.
0:35.6	Leave it in.
0:36.2	Oh, my gosh, dirt.
0:37.3	It's so horrible. Wow, that Edit that out. Leave it in. Oh, my gosh, dirt. This is so horrible.
0:38.9	Wow.
0:39.6	That challenges my faith.
0:42.0	Okay, go ahead.
0:42.8	Keep going.
0:43.9	I can see you quaking as your faith is challenged.
0:47.1	He gives a shit.
0:47.7	That's the thing.
0:48.3	Good. Good to say again, man. How you been? I've been very good. Life has been
1:09.3	fun, fine, and interesting.
1:11.4	And how about you?
1:12.7	Yeah, things are good, man.
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