Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Suzanne Banker Show.

So I was listening to an episode of The Art of Manliness recently, which is a great podcast if you haven't heard of it, called The Case for Minding Your Own Business.

And I'd like to start by reading the description of this

episode as it was being introduced by Brett McKay, who's the host of that podcast.

Attend the graduation of a college senior and the commencement speech is likely to include

a few themes. Do something big.

Make a name for yourself.

Change the world.

My guest is not a fan of this advice, and he says that rather than focusing on solving large-scale

problems, we ought to concentrate on making things better in our own backyards.

Brandon Warmke is a professor of philosophy and the co-author of why it's okay to mind your own business.

Today on the show, Brandon explains why, what he calls commencement speech morality,

where commencement speakers insist that graduates go out in the world and disrupt the status quo

or view every problem in the world as something awaiting their solutions,

distorts our moral vision by emphasizing one version of the good and valuable life

at the expense of the value of a life marked by ordinary morality.

He then makes a case for the benefits of putting down roots, creating a good home,

and for how a smaller, quieter life can still be generous, important, and noble.

And so, needless to say, I listened very intently to that episode. I highly recommend it

if you want to check it out. And I was drawn to it because the author's message, this Brandon

Warmkey, is so similar to mine, or at least that aspect of it is. In my upcoming book, How to Build a Better Life,

a new roadmap for women who want to prioritize love and family, which I spoke about at length

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