Why Friendship Matters in the Face of Suffering | John Kaag & Clancy Martin

Living life actually is the network of relationships that we have. So for example, I don't really think that the concept of dying as we normally talk about it makes too, too much sense because I think that who I am as a being at all is constituted by this network of relationships that I have. Like I don't think there really Is a Clancy independent of all these Clancies exchanged with all these other people? Welcome to the One You Feed.

Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do.

We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction.

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