Kids scream, “Monster in the hallway!”, and hide behind the couch. They stack up cushions for protection, and plan their defense. They know it’s not true — there’s not really a monster in the hallway — but it’s exciting to feel the adrenaline

a daily run, part two

Oct 28th, 2022 4m

In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever actions you take in your life. The story is about how we choose beliefs because they’re useful, not true. Beliefs make emotions. Emotions ma

a daily run, part one

Sep 28th, 2022 1m 55s

Every day you go on a long run through the forest.

Your explanations are not true

Sep 20th, 2022 2m 20s

We all confabulate without realizing it.

shortest date, and ketchup

Sep 12th, 2022 3m 5s

Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup.

Anything You Want — third edition for 2022

Aug 25th, 2022 2m 45s

In 2011, I got a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize.

scuba, panic, empathy

Jul 26th, 2022 3m 47s

I used to scoff at those people who had panic attacks. “The cake is late! Oh no! I’m freaking out! I can’t breathe!” Ridiculous. Hysterical. Over-reacting.

writing one sentence per line

Jun 20th, 2022 2m 11s

My advice to anyone who writes: Try writing one sentence per line. I’ve been doing it for twenty years, and it improved my writing more than anything else.

the joke that changed my life

Jun 19th, 2022 3m 1s

Growing up in America, I didn’t know much about other cultures.

Ancestors, Luck, and Descendants

Mar 24th, 2022 3m 11s

My Sivers ancestors came from Grantham, Lincolnshire, England on a boat to America in 1849. The boat crashed on rocks in the Irish sea, caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean, got pushed off course repeatedly by storms, and finally landed in New Or

Why I left America

Mar 9th, 2022 3m 25s

I was living on the beach in Santa Monica, California, and life was perfect. I was in paradise, and deeply happy.

Considerate book pricing

Oct 27th, 2021 2m 56s

I love having my own store so I can make things the way I think they should be.

How many pets do you have?

Aug 13th, 2021 2m 49s

I used to have too many pets.

Transformative Principal

Oct 6th, 2020 41m 29s

On education, parenting, and encouraging focusGo subscribe at jethrojones.com

Productivityist

Sep 24th, 2020 54m 26s

Why I don’t like holidays, How to Live, how constraints give you more freedomGo subscribe at productivityist.com

The Speaking Show

Aug 10th, 2020 33m 56s

Making a shift in your life, goals, a specific plan to only do what makes you happy, being richGo subscribe at doitmarketing.com

$250K books sold. $250K to save lives.

Aug 6th, 2020 2m 13s

Six weeks ago I emailed my private email list with a secret link to buy my new books.

Long Distance Love Bombs

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 12m

Big fun questions. Five types of thinking and how to improve them, achieving success and motivation, deliberate daydreaming.Go subscribe at longdistancelovebombs.com

Long Distance Love Bombs

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 12m

Big fun questions. Five types of thinking and how to improve them, achieving success and motivation, deliberate daydreaming.Go subscribe at longdistancelovebombs.com

Pausecast

Aug 1st, 2020 43m 29s

A guided pause, living life as a series of grand experiments, asking yourself questions, possible futures, and the MuppetsGo subscribe at rachaelomeara.com

Pausecast

Aug 1st, 2020 43m 29s

A guided pause, living life as a series of grand experiments, asking yourself questions, possible futures, and the MuppetsGo subscribe at rachaelomeara.com