Life and Lessons by Sean Spooner

Nov 09 2024 252 ep. 27 mins
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Sharing the life lessons I wish I knew sooner in my twenties. Join me for daily Little Lessons episodes, plus weekly long-form conversations with some of the world’s smartest thinkers, including Chris Williamson, Johann Hari, Rory Sutherland, Nir Eyal, David Robson and more. If you want more from life, this podcast is where you’ll find the tools you need. 

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E196: Act Like The Person You're Not

Nov 09 2024 18 mins  
On this week's episode of Life and Lessons, I make the case for why you should act like the person you're not, and I explain why right now is a perfect time to turn off the noise of the world and focus on yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E195: You're Winning The Slow Uphill Battle of Life – Even if it Doesn't Feel Like it

Nov 02 2024 27 mins  
If you feel like you're fighting a constant uphill battle that you can't seem to win, it's probably your mind playing a trick on you. You are making progress, even if it doesn't feel like it. And when you zoom out far enough, you can see just how dramatically your life is changing. So you need to keep going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E194: Oliver Burkeman: Working Harder Isn't Helping You! You'll Never Reach All Of Your Goals!

Oct 19 2024 55 mins  
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and author of books including The Sunday Times Bestselling 'Four Thousand Weeks' and his latest release, 'Meditations For Mortals'. No matter how hard you try, you're never going to get everything done. There simply isn't enough time in our finite lives for us to tackle everything we'd like to. Our to-do lists are always going to win the battle. So w

E193: Running 2 Marathons in 3 Weekends

Oct 12 2024 34 mins  
On this week's episode of Life and Lessons, I tell you all about running two marathons over three weekends, I share details of the talks I've given across the UK this month, and I discuss the foundation I'm building for 2025.Donate on JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/page/sean-spooner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E192: Rory Sutherland on Self-Improvement, TikTok Fame and 20mph Speed Limits in Wales

Aug 12 2024 59 mins  
Rory Sutherland is an author, behavioural scientist, and vice-chairman of Ogilvy. If you’re anything like me, you could listen to Rory talk for hours. I was lucky enough to speak to Rory for the podcast a couple of years ago, and the scope of our conversation back then was fairly all-encompassing.This time around, I wanted to get Rory’s insights on how we can use the princ

E191: Hyper-Optimisation is Ruining Your Progress

Aug 05 2024 19 mins  
It can be tempting to focus your self-improvement efforts on the areas of your life where things are already going well. But this isn't how you bring about meaningful change. In this week's episode of Life and Lessons, I explain why you should focus on the things you suck at first, before trying to hyper-optimise pointless 1% skills.I also discuss the idea that winners hardly ever

Little Lesson: Somebody is Waiting to Hear From You

Aug 01 2024 2 mins  
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Little Lesson: When Did You Last Look Up?

Jul 31 2024 2 mins  
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Little Lesson: Don't Chase People

Jul 30 2024 2 mins  
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Little Lesson: Withstanding Rejection Will Set You Apart

Jul 29 2024 2 mins  
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