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56. Self-actualisation and Slow living with Kyle Kowalski
• 100 minDavid speaks with Kyle Kowalski, a thoughtful entrepreneur, adult learner, and proponent of slow living. Kyle describes himself as a synthesiser and solopreneur so we got to unpack what that means. This was a very introspective episode. They talked about: The philosophy of slow living and how it can influence our ambitions and choicesSome of the lessons he learned from going through a personal crisisThe importance of finding purpose and of cultivating a spirit of lifelong learningChallenging life assumptions, prioritizing needs and wants, and structuring time and work for personal growthπFull transcript:https://www.theknowledge.io/kylekowalski/ πΉ Watch on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/bKwiCQH8sv4 π€ Connect with Kyle:Twitter: @KyKow eBook: Ikigai 2.0 | https://www.sloww.co/shop/ikigai-ebook/ Website: Sloww.co | http://sloww.co/ π£ Mentioned in the show:How to Live on 24 Hours a Day | https://amzn.to/425wAE0 Lottery of Birth | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_of_birth Paul Millerd | https://think-boundless.com/ The Pathless Path | https://amzn.to/3LAO7yH Ramana Maharshi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi Self-inquiry | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-enquiry_(Ramana_Maharshi) RenΓ© Girard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenΓ©_Girard Theory of mimetic desire | https://www.theknowledge.io/mimesis/ Mortimer J. Adler | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortimer_J._Adler How to Read a Book | https://amzn.to/3LAz5sM Suzanne Cook Reuter | http://wikibin.org/articles/susanne-cook-greuter.html Ego Development Theory | https://www.sloww.co/ego-development-theory-cook-greuter/ Ken Wilber | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber Abraham Maslow | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow Hierarchy of Needs | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs Robert Kegan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kegan Theory of Adult Development | https://www.contextprofessionals.com/en/adult-development-theory-how-can-leaders-grow-as-adults-1/ Joseph Campbell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Hero's Journey | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero's_journey Transformative Learning | https://www.valamis.com/hub/transformative-learning Disorienting dilemma | https://www.valamis.com/hub/transformative-learning#:~:text=1.-,Disorienting Creating Freedom | https://amzn.to/3HeVBor Raoul Martinez | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Martinez Charles C. Mann | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_C._Mann The Wizard and the Prophet | https://amzn.to/3Va8g1A Robert Sapolsky | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sapolsky Behave | https://amzn.to/4423HKV Dan Buttner | https://www.bluezones.com/dan-buettner/ Maria Popova | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Popova Jacob Lund Fisker | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Lund_Fisker Early Retirement Extreme | http://earlyretirementextreme.com/ Vicki Robin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Robin Your Money or Your Life | https://amzn.to/40FSxsd Essentialism | https://amzn.to/44b8hq4 Greg McKeown | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_McKeown_(author) One Thing | https://amzn.to/3HeYqWj Gary W. Keller | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_W._Keller Jay Papasan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Papasan Four Thousand Weeks | https://amzn.to/3n7LRFw Oliver Burkeman | https://www.oliverburkeman.com/about Joshua Becker | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Becker Ramit Sethi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramit_Sethi I Will Teach You to Be Rich | https://amzn.to/3n2uG8x Daniel Kahneman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahneman The Psychology of Money | https://amzn.to/3Lbdzt2 Morgan Housel | https://www.morganhousel.com/ Alan Watts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Naval Ravikant | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Ravikant Read What You Love Until You Love to Read | https://nav.al/love-read Michael Alan Singer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Alan_Singer The Surrender Experiment | https://amzn.to/3n6OJ5y Living Untethered | https://amzn.to/3nh443v The Untethered Soul | https://amzn.to/3HhB5n7 David Eagleman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eagleman Livewired | https://amzn.to/44aKZ3w The Great Mental Models | https://amzn.to/3V8qT6d Shane Parrish | https://fs.blog/about/ Super Thinking |https://amzn.to/3NAr1tl Gabriel Weinberg | https://twitter.com/yegg The Art of Thinking Clearly |https://amzn.to/42b2e38 Rolf Dobelli | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Dobelli Memetic immune system | https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/memetic-immune-system π¨πΎβπ» About David Elikwu: David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter. π£ Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge π Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com π½οΈ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/ πΊ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu ποΈ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge π EBook: https://delikwu.gumroad.com/l/manual My Online Course π₯οΈ Career Hyperdrive: https://maven.com/theknowledge/career-hyperdrive Career Hyperdrive is a live, cohort-based course that helps people find their competitive advantage, gain clarity around their goals and build a future-proof set of mental frameworks so they can live an extraordinary life doing work they love. The Knowledge π© Newsletter: https://theknowledge.io The Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. 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