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EPISODE · May 23, 2025 · 8 MIN

What Does a Truly Fulfilling Life Look Like? w/ Don Watkins

from The Socratic Sessions · host Samuel Devis

🔍 Overview: Don Watkins and Samuel discuss how Objectivism redefines happiness as a life of consistent, non-contradictory joy, challenging the shallow portrayals of happiness we often see on social media.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠Effective Egoism⁠⁠ by Don Watkins⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠Atlas Shrugged⁠⁠ by Ayn Rand⁠⁠The Fountainhead⁠⁠ by Ayn Rand⁠⁠Anthem⁠⁠ by Ayn Rand⁠⁠We the Living⁠⁠ by Ayn Rand🌐 Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)Camera (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sony A6400⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Lens (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sigma 16mm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Audio Interface (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Focusrite Scarlett 4i4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Microphone Amplifier (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cloudlifter CL-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Mic (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RØDE PodMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Lights (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elgato Key Light Air⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Colour Back Lighting (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Govee LED Floor Lamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Recording Software (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riverside.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.#objectivism #aynrand #happiness #egoism #joy #objectivism #dagnytaggart #johngalt #rand #fountainhead #philosophy

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