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The Nooner with J.E. Petersen — 100 episodes
Love is not a feeling
There are only two emotions
Doing things is not stressful
Aliens wouldn't change anything
The universe is made of meaning
Regular versus radical acceptance
The actual worst thing about AI
You don’t have to be a clown for your kids
The infinite flex
The One Bite Rule
Solving human comparisons with math
I'm going to 100
A name is just an address
If we want new art...
I’m the most boring person I know
Nothing is precious
What's missing from your to-do list
The TSA is a harbinger of doom
My second best writing advice
My best writing advice
We've lost all our certainties
Do all things for the love of doing them
Go to bed
Circles of virtue and vice
The prison of utilitarian pursuits
Potty training myself, part 3
Potty training myself, part 2
Potty training myself, part 1
Distance doesn't matter
Can you be grateful without feeling grateful?
Storytelling is a compression algorithm
Art is when you mean it
How to get out of a bad moment
No, I can’t do all the things
Heaven is not a paradise of comfort
The internet is a toxic ocean
The simplest definition of faith
You can’t autocomplete art
Don’t play the Zoomer labeling game
All of us are sodomists
Creativity is an abundant resource
Why we love sci-fi
Give the people what they need
Is altruism real?
A hack for keeping good habits while you travel
80 million intransigent gun owners
Austin Butler rides a bike
How (not) to be cool
This is the last Sunday Nooner
Technology can’t save the world
How to sniff out BS like a teenager
Go ahead and get your hopes up
A cure for verbal diarrhea
The most important conversation we’re not having
A clip full of silver bullets
Your heathen kids aren’t going to hell
Can we maybe stop the endless orgy of self-love?
Ten trillion rocket launches
Silver linings are the truth
How to win everything
Let’s all be butterflies together
The ten-minute timer trick
I keep plagiarizing Adam Miller
No one cares about your story
Compare yourself to other people more
Please try not to burn the world down
Breath mints are fake
Throw it into the Infinity Drawer
Can you run a hundred miles?
Pain in two parts
The infection that kills relationships
I haven’t used toothpaste in two years
I dare you to sit still and do nothing
You’re probably doing patience wrong
The Golden Rule on crack
Should I get into mechanical watch repair?
Science versus religion
Taking offense is a tactic of aggression
How to boil a frog
The hubris of a fragile ego
Is boredom just anxiety in disguise?
Humanity’s autoimmune disease
There’s a leaf blower in my brain
The purpose of gratitude is to be grateful
Life is a wilderness, and you need a map
Ideas are not Pokémon
Inspiration sucks
You’ll never have enough money
Feelings are scary
Don’t be afraid to repeat yourself
Why eclipses break our brains
Villainous Social Machines
Don't let boredom go to waste
New Habits Are Hard
Political Pornography
Dangerous Tools
Ice
The Infinite Zoom-Out
You Would Die in an Apocalypse
Imperfect Practice