You’ll Fail at Love…Until You Realize This | Simon Sinek
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
What if our deepest human needs, for connection and belonging, hold the real answers for navigating a world racing ahead with technology?
On today’s episode, we sit down with Simon Sinek, globally renowned thinker, bestselling author, and long-time friend of the show.
Back for a second conversation with us, Simon brings his trademark clarity and storytelling to the questions that matter most: What does it mean to be human in an age of measurement, data, and artificial intelligence? Why do friendships not only enrich our lives but help us survive? And how can we reorient toward what’s real, irreplaceable, and deeply fulfilling?
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- Why friendship isn’t just “nice to have,” but essential for health, happiness, and survival.
- The hidden costs of measuring everything, and how it can pull us away from our humanity.
- How to think about AI not as dystopia, but as a reflection of what makes us uniquely human.
- The practices Simon uses to deepen belonging and strengthen relationships.
- How to reframe success in a way that aligns with values and meaning, not just metrics.
This conversation cuts to the core of modern life. Simon challenges us to rethink the dangers of over-indexing on performance metrics, from sleep scores to step counts, while reminding us of the profound grounding power of authentic friendship. He also invites us to view AI not as a looming threat, but as a mirror, forcing us to ask bigger questions about meaning, aliveness, and connection.
Simon’s insights remind us that mastery isn’t about optimization, it’s about being more deeply, fully human. Tune in to reimagine connection, technology, and the art of living well.
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| 1:30.1 | have you ever been married? |
| 1:31.1 | And they said to me, what's wrong with you? |
| 1:32.8 | Why haven't you been married? |
| 1:34.2 | And the stress that I've carried for decades, |
| 1:38.2 | for being a failure, and I am bad at relationships. |
| 1:42.1 | What if our deepest human needs for connection and belonging |
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