Derek Sivers

Feb 24 2025 34 ep. 2 mins 1.3k

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Why did I move to New Zealand?

Feb 24 2025 2 mins

I get this question a lot, so here’s my honest answer.

How to listen to Ulysses

Feb 23 2025 3 mins

(I haven’t done this yet, but plan to. I listened to that Odysssey audiobook in two days of walking around Port Meadow, Oxford, and have been yearning to listen again.)

the birth and reverb of friendship

Feb 22 2025 1 mins

Imagine you’re a ghost. You drift through the world but nobody sees you. You’re disconnected.

a relationship that ended, not failed

Feb 21 2025 3 mins

I was dating for the first time, after a six year long relationship.

Have I been married?

Feb 19 2025 3 mins

Sofia was my first big love. We met at 21, when we were both in the circus. She opened me up, and taught me how to be honest. I was absolutely certain that I was going to spend the rest of my life with her.

Why are my best friends Jewish?

Dec 10 2024 2 mins

This is a real question. I don’t know the answer and I’m curious.

One big choice shapes a hundred more

Dec 09 2024 2 mins

I was 36, and had been living in Portland for two years. I saw an amazing house for sale — really amazing — stunning design, ideal location on the edge of the city, and its backyard was the start of a huge state park. I had a visceral reaction.

Come and get me (both you and AI)

Dec 05 2024 1 mins

I’m going for the double meaning of “get me” that also means “understand me”.

I’m in the final third of my life

Dec 04 2024 1 mins

According to statistics, I’m in the final third of my life. (I don’t expect to beat the odds, because I inherited a cancer-creating genetic disorder.) So maybe it’s the final quarter.

I love the contradiction of religions

Nov 25 2024 1 mins

Because I was raised with no religion, I used to think they were all ridiculous.