Learning for Life: A User’s Guide for the Active Mind

by Eric DanielsLifestyle, Philosophy

Nov 6, 2025

How do you decide what’s worth learning in a world overflowing with knowledge? In his LevelUp talk, Eric Daniels explores how to direct your own learning to grow wiser, more capable, and more fulfilled over a lifetime.

From Anxiety to Serenity

by Seamus RileyLifestyle, Philosophy

Oct 14, 2025

Seamus shares how he broke free from negative emotional patterns using philosophy, psychology, and personal experience.

How to Embrace Mortality For Flourishing

by Maddox LocherPhilosophy

Oct 1, 2025

What if Christianity's promise of an afterlife is obstructing our motivation to fully live the one life we know we have? And what if living fully requires navigating obstacles like this and confronting our mortality?

Thinking Tools for Loving Life

by Craig BiddleLifestyle, Philosophy

Sep 24, 2025

Craig presents high-leverage thinking tools to help you thrive in education, career, relationships, leisure, and overall well-being with confidence and purpose. 

Four Ways to Live More Curiously

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyle

Mar 20, 2025

A good way to discover what you value and how to achieve it is to make an effort to live curiously. Here are a few key ways to do that.

A Notemaking System for Compounding Knowledge

by Maddox LocherScience & Technology

Nov 14, 2024

Investing in a tool that maximizes your greatest asset—reason—is one of the smartest choices you can make.

Dealing with Others’ Irrationality

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyle

Sep 4, 2024

I have made a list of a few practices that have helped me deal with irrational people and reduce how much their irrationality affects my ability to enjoy my life.

Cheap Productivity: Procrastination in Disguise

by Thomas Walker-WerthLifestyle

Aug 7, 2024

“Cheap productivity” is my term for when we do a task that—although useful and productive—enables us to put off some more important or daunting task.

The Motivating Power of Positive Values

by Angelica WerthLifestyle

Apr 15, 2024

In choosing a particular goal, you may not actually be pursuing a positive value, but avoiding a disvalue.

Early-bird pricing for LevelUp is extended to March 15

by Jackson UpmannAnnouncements

Feb 18, 2023

Because we’re still finalizing the (amazing!) program for LevelUp 2023, we’ve extended early-bird pricing to March 15. So you can still save 20–50%.

Glen Miller: American Musical Icon

by Sally MoremArt & Culture

Oct 9, 2022

Glenn Miller was a revolutionary bandleader and an American patriot. He defined an era of America’s big band brilliance with beautiful melodies and irresistible energy. 

Pushing Forward with “Extreme Ownership”

by Thomas RicucciLifestyle

Aug 4, 2022

Are you experiencing leadership challenges at work–with employees, supervisors, or peers–and seeking examples of what excellence looks like? Or maybe you’re looking for motivation or inspiration to get you through difficult moments in your life, or simply to keep pushing forward. If so, then perhaps “Jocko Podcast” is for you.