{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #5 - Building a personal life philosophy with James Cussen","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/683d4af4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4516,"description":"On the fifth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by James Cussen, the Creator at The Living Philosophy.\n \nI discovered James’ work through his well-received YouTube channel of the same name, The Living Philosophy. I’d strongly recommend this to anyone with a curiosity for philosophy or a desire to broaden their thinking.\n \nSince devouring a copy of Albert Camus’s The Outsider as a teenager, philosophy has taken James on a journey from despair to immense purpose. His content, guidance, and ideas, have a strong emphasis on the importance of embodying the wisdom of philosophy and learning the art of the good life, so naturally I felt he’d be an ideal guest for this podcast. \n \nIn this podcast we discuss discovering purpose, focussing on the collective’s well-being as well as our own, building your own personal philosophy, the role of curiosity in James’ personal philosophy, and the considerable significance of family and close relationships in experiencing a good life.\nRunning Order: \n00:01 Introduction\n01:50 How James discovered philosophy\n04:55 Finding purpose\n06:52 Focus on the collective\n11:26 Balancing self-work and helping society\n14:13 Preconventional, conventional, postconventional morality\n18:10 Using my work to bring everyone to the table\n21:20 Processes for self-development\n23:20 Ayahuasca\n28:10 Acknowledging what could be beyond the material\n32:30 Racing to enlightenment!\n35:15 Anthony DeMello\n37:50 Simple doesn’t mean easy\n42:40 Simplicity or complexity\n45:35 Deeper understanding\n48:35 Building your own philosophy\n53:30 A tool for cataloguing ideas / thoughts / dreams\n55:58 Gardening my thoughts\n58:53 Curiosity is a golden virtue\n1:01:30 The more I know, the less sure I am\n1:05:12 Well-being and truth\n1:09:00 What is a Good Life for James?\n1:11:44 The importance of relationships\n\nFor further content and information check out the following: \n- For the podcast's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife/videos\n- My...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}