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EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 23 MIN

The Hamster Wheel | Inside Out Ep. 1

from TED Talking · host Ted

You've tried. You've recommitted. You've drifted. And you're exhausted.What if the method you've been using to change was never designed to reach the place where change actually happens — not because you failed it, but because of what it is?This is Episode 1 of Inside Out — a twelve-episode series for the person exhausted by the gap between what they know and how they live, and for the person who has watched that exhaustion in others and kept a careful distance.In this episode:• Why the cycle of try, drift, recommit, repeat is not a moral failure — it's a structural one• The most dramatic case study in Scripture of a man with a flawless religious résumé who didn't know God• What Paul actually said about his credentials — and the Greek word most translations quietly soften• Why information has never produced transformation, and what does• A guided four-step encounter practice to closeThe companion to this episode is Chapter 1 of the Inside Out Study Guide at TEDtalking.life.Next episode → The Oldest Lie

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