#143 The Art of Living - Kyle Kowalski on how to have an existential crisis, synthesizing the art of living, curiosity as fuel, his relationship with money, "killing himself to work" and "purpose washing" in big companies

Kyle was a marketing executive who believed in the "hard work" ethic. After an existential crisis, he decided to carve his own path as a solopreneur and started Sloww - "a trusted resource of lifelong learning". Kyle describes his purpose as "synthesizing the art of living for students of life".

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• Twitter: @KyKow
• Sloww: sloww.co
• Happiness Book
• Igikai 2.0

⌛TIMESTAMPS

• (01:22) - The scripts that Kyle grew up with
• (13:59) - How to have an existential crisis
• (30:29) - Decompressing from his career
• (43:17) - Sloww, thinking and the art of living
• (53:37) - Kyle's next phase, sharing the personal story
• (01:03:19) - Long form content, Kyle's course on synthesis
• (01:09:33) - Where can we find Kyle?
• (01:10:04) - Thanks and Goodbyes

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