Jason Merchey: Values of the Wise

Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence Dunning

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Philosophy

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Jason Merchey has spent the last two decades searching for wisdom: what values and virtues "wise people" tend to be interested in, and how wisdom can play a fundamental role in both improving the lives of individuals (e.g., happiness, success, well-being, etc.) as well as on a societal level (e.g., less tribalism, more critical thinking, fewer extreme positions on religion, politics, and so on).

Jason's fourth book is entitled "Wisdom- A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought" where he combines psychological research, philosophical principles, and personal insights.

He also has a website (valuesofthewise.com) where he built a database of thousands of quotes from past thinkers and philosophers.

Greater wisdom leads to improved personal growth, happiness, and success. In fact, the word philosophy is Greek for “the love of wisdom.”

“Wisdom is a Very Valuable Virtue that Cannot be Bought.”

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have, Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.” (E. O. Wilson)

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0:00.0	A single theme is two-hour for great minds and daring hearts.
0:06.6	Get ready to enter the Lion Heart with your host, Lauren Stunning.
0:10.3	Hello everybody.
0:18.8	Today I'm recording this episode on the 4th of July, which is America's Independence Day.
0:23.7	I am beyond grateful to be living in a country that prides itself on being a beacon for freedom
0:29.4	of speech and also capitalism, where entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, who came here from South Africa,
0:35.9	can come to fulfill their human potential with the opportunities that the United States
0:40.7	offers.
0:41.7	It's something that I never want to take for granted.
0:44.7	Today's guest is Jason Merchie, a man who, while he pays the bills with her in a state,
0:50.1	has spent the last two decades of his life searching for wisdom.
0:54.5	What values and virtues wise people tend to be interested in, and how wisdom can play
0:59.0	a fundamental role in both improving the lives of individuals, as well as on a societal
1:03.9	level.
1:05.1	Jason's fourth book is entitled Wisdom, a very valuable virtue that cannot be bought, where
1:10.8	he combines psychological research, philosophical principles, and personal insights.
1:16.5	I hope you enjoy our conversation.
1:18.8	I'm here with a powerful thinker and intellectual and author Jason Merchie, so great to
1:24.3	see you Jason.
1:25.3	Oh, thanks.
1:26.3	Usually powerful is not a word he used to describe me, so thank you.
1:28.6	Well, yeah, well, when it comes to, when it comes to, I see your books behind you and
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