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Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2023

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

This episode explores insecurities, effective communication, taboo topics, redefining success, parallels between philosophy and being a doctor, using adversity for growth, and ends with gratitude and warm wishes.

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Brief Summary

In today's episode, we explore insecurities and their impact on interactions. We discuss effective communication and bridging gaps between engineers and salespeople. We also tackle taboo topics, emphasizing compassion and moral courage. Success is redefined as the result of willpower and choice, not external factors. We highlight the parallels between philosophy and being a doctor. Privilege is discussed, emphasizing the use of adversity for personal growth. We express gratitude, share a promo code, and extend warm wishes. Love to all, signing off.

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0:00.0	So let's get started on our Christmas Eve show.
0:03.0	It's just 11 a.m. on the 24th, December 2023.
0:07.0	24.12.23.
0:10.0	Um, those probably are the dimensions of somebody in Barbara Universe.
0:14.4	So, wanted to do a quick recap of the year.
0:18.8	Sometimes we do this New Year's Eve, but here's the thing, man.
0:22.4	Here's the thing. I'm not going to try and
0:25.9	praise my own work ethic because I think the numbers do it for us, but what have we done this
0:31.0	year to date, right? Not quite the end of the year. We got a week to go, whatever, right?
0:34.0	So we have 248 podcasts in the main feed. That's of course close to one a day.
0:40.0	We have 128 premium podcasts, another five going out tomorrow. 49 premium
0:47.0	broadcasts produced in 2023. Some of the premium podcasts are remastered and summarized and
0:52.3	transcribed from older shows.
0:55.8	I did a whole bunch of, maybe, a 12-part series in the French Revolution, which is over 13 hours.
1:06.4	History of philosophers, some of them went out this year, wrote and recorded a whole novel called The Present 29 Chapters.
1:15.0	I don't even know how many hours in the audio book that is, but that is an F ton of work.
1:21.3	I'll just tell you that right now.
1:24.4	So in total, released 425 podcasts,
1:28.0	history of philosopher series, at least good chunks of it,
1:30.6	an entire novel. The whole history of the French Revolution I got back into doing
1:36.2	some interviews and truth abouts and so on.
1:39.6	So that's a lot of work. I'd like to apologize to all of the future scholars who are going to have to go through all of this stuff.
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