What makes a hobby a hobby — and not a side hustle or a chore? In this episode, Mike and Adrian explore the joy of doing something purely because you love it and why so many adults feel guilty about it. They also get out their shovels and dig up the hobbies that have been...

We were working on an upcoming episode on hobbies and were talking about the ones that we don’t do much anymore. Mike went through spurts of writing poetry over the years, and we thought we’d share some today – enjoy!

We live in a culture that’s made it acceptable — even sophisticated — to keep your options open. But what happens when your word stops meaning anything? Mike and Adrian go deep on the real anatomy of commitment: what it costs, what it builds, and what it says about who you’re becoming.

You know that feeling — it’s 2am, you’re replaying a conversation from this morning, and your brain absolutely refuses to let it go. That’s not thinking. That’s rumination. And most of us are way better at it than we’d like to be. In this episode, Mike and Adrian get honest about their own spirals —...

You’ve made the pros and cons list. You’ve asked everyone you know. You’ve Googled it at 1am, and somehow — you still haven’t decided. This week, we get into the psychology of how we make decisions and why we freeze or rush. We cover the hidden biases quietly running the show, real frameworks that work...