How to Find Purpose, Meaning, and Success (2022)

Hey folks, Rufus here. As we get ready to say goodbye to 2024, I want to thank you for listening to the show this year. And what a year it's been. The other day, my producer Caleb and I worked ourselves into a fit of incredulous giggles as we listed all the remarkable guests we've had on in the last 12 months.

Karis Swisher, Scott Galloway, Sebastian Younger, Michael Lewis, Bill Gates. I mean, come on, Bill Gates, Nate Silver, Kim Scott, you've all know a Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Charles Duhick, Jonathan Heit, I feel incredibly grateful that we got to speak to all these brilliant people, but I'm also really proud that we used the podcast to showcase writers who aren't household names. I'm thinking about Charan Ranganoth, whose book Why We Remember changed the way I understand how my memory works, Ann Kurzan, the linguist who gave me permission to silence my inner Grimando, Lorraine Besser, whose book, The Art of the Interesting, was a breath of fresh air.

If you missed any of these episodes, we've gathered our favorites in a playlist, which you can find in the episode notes. And if you're worried that we've exhausted ourselves, that there can't possibly still be ideas left out there for us to explore, well, you need not worry. We're already hard at work on a bunch of really exciting new episodes. In the next few weeks you'll hear from Daniel Pink with fresh reflections on his legendary book Drive about the surprising science of human motivation. Ethan Cross will teach you how to manage your emotions, Adam Grant on the underappreciated power of generosity, and will also be announcing an exciting new venture we're launching to help

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