The Greatest Lessons in Philosophy, Parenting, and Kindness with Scott Hershovitz

Sometimes being upset, being angry, feeling resentful is a way of defending yourself in the world and respecting yourself. And, you know, we could tell a similar story about gratitude as a way of sort of respecting others and recognizing the sacrifices they might make on your behalf. 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, how they feed their good wolf. If I could have one wish, not something big or dramatic, I think I just want to spend an hour in a dog's mind, just to know what it's like in there, how they experience the world, what any of it feels like from the inside. That kind of question might sound abstract, but it gets at something real.

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