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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 39 MIN

How to search for meaning without losing joy | college professor

from Work-Shaped Life · host Sheepscot Creative

Guest: David GuttermanWhat'd we talk about? Intellectual and emotional capacity. What it is to be human. The liberal arts. Funeral dancing. Sustained community. Learning how to listen and be present. The time horizon. How to finish cooking half-baked ideas. Capitalist frameworks. Fear and powerlessness. Asking better questions. Kathryn Schulz. Changing your mind. Styles of learning.Work-Shaped Life is a production of Sheepscot Creative in Portland, Oregon.Hosted by Dave Weich, edited by Bailey Cain and Michael Nipper, with production support from Benna Gottfried, Rosie Struve, Amelia Lukas and Kate Sokoloff.Find more episodes and tell us about your own work-shaped life at WorkShapedLife.com. Or follow Work-Shaped Life on Substack.

Guest: David Gutterman What'd we talk about? Intellectual and emotional capacity. What it is to be human. The liberal arts. Funeral dancing. Sustained community. Learning how to listen and be present. The time horizon. How to finish cooking half-baked ideas. Capitalist frameworks. Fear and powerlessness. Asking better questions. Kathryn Schulz. Changing your mind. Styles of learning. Work-Shaped Life is a production of Sheepscot Creative in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Dave Weich, edited by ...

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Guest: David GuttermanWhat'd we talk about? Intellectual and emotional capacity. What it is to be human. The liberal arts. Funeral dancing. Sustained community. Learning how to listen and be present. The time horizon. How to finish cooking...

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