Philosophy For Flourishing

Jon speaks with Dr. Andrew Bernstein about literature and how great stories enhance our lives.

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“Get More Enjoyment from Great Literature” course by Andrew Bernstein: https://objectivestandard.org/product/great-literature

“Heroes of Great Literature” by Andrew Bernstein: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/02/heroes-of-great-literature/

“How Heroes Improve Our Lives: An Interview with Andrew Bernstein”: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/03/how-heroes-improve-our-lives-an-interview-with-andrew-bernstein/

Sherlock Holmes: Literature’s Most Singular Man | The Hero Show, Ep 28: https://youtu.be/XzGxqIlBg1o

Jon and his wife Rosalee demonstrate John Gottman’s “state of our union” exercise and explain how it can help to improve romantic relationships.

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The Art & Science of Love: A Couples Workshop by John & Julie Gottman: https://amzn.to/3G3K2xY

“How to Savor Gratitude and Disarm ‘Gratitude Traps” by Ellen Kenner: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/05/how-to-savor-gratitude-and-disarm-gratitude-traps/

“Deriving More Joy from One of Life’s Richest Sources” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/06/deriving-more-joy-from-one-of-lifes-richest-sources/

Jon speaks with John Chisholm—entrepreneur, investor, and author—about the problems with the higher ed push for “diversity” and how to correct it.

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“Achieving Holistic Diversity & Inclusion at MIT” by John Chisholm: www.johnchisholmventures.com/dei

“Achieving Holistic Diversity & Inclusion at a Major Research University” by John Chisholm: www.johnchisholmventures.com/deipres

Unleash Your Inner Company by John Chisholm: https://amzn.to/3a1HphD

“How to Challenge Racism in College Admissions” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/10/how-to-challenge-racism-in-college-admissions/

Jon speaks with Dr. Antonio Saravia—economics professor and director of the Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty at Mercer University—about socialism and stagnation, freedom and flourishing, and teaching competing ideas in the college classroom.

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Center for the Study of Economics and Liberty: https://csel.mercer.edu/

Dr. Saravia’s personal website: https://antoniosaravia.wordpress.com/

“Socialist Indoctrination in School Textbooks: The Case of ‘Colección Bicentenario’ in Venezuela” by Antonio Saravia, Clara Mengolini, and Robi Ragan: http://journal.apee.org/index.php?title=2021_Journal_of_Private_Enterprise_Vol_36_No_1_Spring_parte5

“Why Universities Should Teach Ayn Rand Alongside Karl Marx” by Jon Hersey: https://fee.org/articles/why-universities-should-teach-ayn-rand-alongside-karl-marx/

Benjamin Franklin’s life story is a testament to the fact that free men may rise as high as their ambition will take them. His inventions include not only useful gadgets and live-saving devices but also the genre of self-development nonfiction. With only two years of formal schooling, he managed to become one of the greatest scientists of his age and one of the greatest statesmen in history. Jon Hersey spotlights the principles of freedom and flourishing that we can learn from “the First American” and apply in our own lives today.

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“Benjamin Franklin: The Enlightenment Personified” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/franklin/

“‘Sense Being Preferable to Sound’” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/05/sense-being-preferable-to-sound/

How can we help young children develop? Can we do anything to accelerate language acquisition? Is a structured curriculum best, or should children be allowed to explore their interests—and to what extent, if so? I speak with Mike Gustafson of Atlas Academy about the Montessori method, how and why it works, and how developments within the method might impact the future of education.

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“The Montessori Method: Educating Children for a Lifetime of Learning and Happiness” by Heike Larson: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2010/05/montesorri-method/

“Jesse McCarthy on Montessori and Independence”: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/08/jesse-mccarthy-on-montessori-and-independence/

I speak with Juilliard-trained musician F. F. Mormanni about the 19th-century Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin; his music in Prometheus, Tolkien, and Green Book; and what listening to such a virtuoso pianist adds to our lives.

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The Romantic Manifesto by Ayn Rand: https://amzn.to/3i61AyA

Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation by David Huron: https://amzn.to/2Te5EEu

Mozart’s Music for the Mind: https://youtu.be/HVFNu1cxPl0

“A New Window on Scriabin” by Timothy Sandefur: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/01/a-new-window-on-scriabin/

I recently spoke with organizational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant, and our conversation highlighted the importance of spiritual values and how they impact success.

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“Adam Grant on Clear Thinking, Persuasive Writing, and Rational Self-Interest”: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/06/adam-grant-on-clear-thinking-persuasive-writing-and-rational-self-interest/

Rajshree Agarwal and I discuss how she became interested in helping people home in on a central purpose, the relation of purpose to independence, and how both of these enable people to create marketable values.

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“Being Enterprising In Your Own World to Change the World” by Rajshree Agarwal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2021/02/08/being-enterprising-in-your-own-world-to-change-the-world/

“The Meaning of Work for a Happy Life (and New Year)” by Rajshree Agarwal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2021/01/12/the-meaning-of-work/

“Finding Joy When Chores and Pressures Pile up at Work” by Rajshree Agarwal: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/11/16/finding-joy-when-chores-and-pressures-pile-up-at-work/

“The Book that Helped Me Find Purpose in Life” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/04/the-book-that-helped-me-find-purpose-in-life/

I speak with F. F. Mormanni, a Juilliard trained musician, about what Mozart offers modern listeners and how to reap that value.

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Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson: https://amzn.to/3iphLc0

Music in Western Civilization by Paul Henry Lang: https://amzn.to/3ggLtNx

I speak with Caitlyn Machiraju, an independent and ambitious young woman who not only landed a job, but also met her husband at our annual conference, TOS-Con: Philosophy for Freedom and Flourishing.

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“Cal Newport to Speak at TOS-Con 2021”: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/01/cal-newport-to-speak-at-tos-con-2021/

It is clarifying to periodically reflect on the various means-ends relationships in our lives, to re-evaluate whether we’re choosing the right means for our chosen ends, and to think about whether these add up to a worthwhile life. 

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Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Joe Sachs: https://amzn.to/2S7iO5i

Aristotle’s Ethics by J. O. Urmson: https://amzn.to/3yx65JU

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, translated and edited by Roger Crisp: https://amzn.to/3bEysfn

You don’t need a college degree or a stamp of approval to build a career you love. Praxis CEO Cameron Sorsby joins Jon to discuss the mindset and skills that anyone can apply to open doors of opportunity today.

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Claim your $1,000 Praxis Scholarship: https://discoverpraxis.com/osi/

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“The Book that Helped Me Find Purpose in Life” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/04/the-book-that-helped-me-find-purpose-in-life/

“Reinventing Flight: An Interview with Blake Scholl,” interviewed by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/10/reinventing-flight-an-interview-with-blake-scholl/

Marvel’s WandaVision shows that to live a good life, we must accept the facts, even when painful, including the fact that individuals must be free to act on their own judgment in order to flourish.

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WandaVision, Created by Jac Schaeffer, reviewed by Thomas Walker:  https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/03/wandavision-created-by-jac-schaeffer/

Robert Begley joins Jon to discuss techniques for keeping your head above water and focusing on your most important work.

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Your Supersystem for Flourishing with Robert Begley: https://objectivestandard.org/product/your-supersystem-for-flourishing-may-2021

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, reviewed by Amy Peikoff: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2009/05/david-allen/

With his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle aimed to create a guide for flourishing, and he brought a tremendous depth and breadth of knowledge to the task.

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Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Joe Sachs: https://amzn.to/32bHmvE

The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization by Arthur Herman, reviewed by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2016/08/the-cave-and-the-light-plato-versus-aristotle-and-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-western-civilization-arthur-herman/

“Aristotle Versus Religion” by Andrew Bernstein: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2014/02/aristotle-versus-religion/

Elliott Hill joins Jon for a discussion of his new website, Enlightenmore.com, which brings together arguments for and against various philosophic, economic, and political positions.

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“Independence vs. Second-Handedness” by Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2010/11/independence-vs-second-handedness/

“Independent Thinking, Morality, and Liberty,” by Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2012/11/independent-thinking-morality-liberty/

Hannah Frankman talks about her early introduction to alternative education and how it helped her develop a mindset and skills for creating value and getting paid for her work. Check out her upcoming course, “The Art of Finding and Creating Opportunity,” here: https://objectivestandard.org/product/the-art-of-opportunity-april-2021 

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“The Art of Finding and Creating Opportunity”: https://objectivestandard.org/product/the-art-of-opportunity-april-2021

“Ends vs. Means,” by Hannah Frankman: http://hannahfrankman.com/2021/03/20/ends-vs-means/

Clearly formulating our thoughts is a challenge we all face, and it affects all aspects of our lives. Here’s a standing order for thinking more clearly, whether about our own thoughts or those of others.

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Less Than Words Can Say by Richard Mitchell: https://sourcetext.com/grammarian-less-than-words-can-say-index-html/

It is a plain fact that to get from point A to point B, we must progress one step at a time. But what else can we pull from the principle of incremental progress?

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“How Teaching Benefits Teachers” by Arie Vilner: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/04/how-teaching-benefits-teachers/

Isaac Morehouse on College Alternatives and Career Development: https://youtu.be/MQ91mvHQo28