Happiness and meaning with Paul Baker
Practical philosopher Paul Baker takes the Old Fox Young Fox team on a journey through his life and what he has discovered of happiness and meaning along the way.
In a story that ranges from Eton to pioneering microlights, and from meditation to lessons from ancient greece, we cover a lot of ground and put a few ideas to rest along the way.
About the show
Old Fox Young Fox is an intergenerational conversation between Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy, one that explores the impacts of a rapidly changing world.
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Show mentions:
- 04:30, 05:30 if i look for meaning what would happen
- 06:30 going from meaninglessness to meaning
- pascal's wager
- 08:30 what if this is your one life...leaving the world better off
- 10:20 the thing i learned from hang gliding
- 12:00, 37:30 permaculture is...
- 13:30, 15:30 the alexander technique
- The Alexander technique
- incorrect sensory perception
- the habit of thought
- the U.S. election
- 18:33 frog into boiling water
- the boiling the frog concept
- NLP
- virginia
- castell
- milton ericcson
- fritz furls
- john mcquerther NLP
- Hypnotherapy
- 22:20 definition of hypnotherapy
- 24:30 magic and science
- book - Yiral harare - homo deus
- 25:30 human beings are complex
- 28:30 the most important thing any living thing can do
- documentary - the social dilemma
- 30:15 one of the reasons we are more fragmented than ever <-------
- 31:15, 32:50 a bristol engineer, staying curious <-----
- martial arts
- civil engineering
- UN report: a common future
- 33:30, 34:47 UN report and climate change took a week to understand <----
- Quakers
- Oxfam
- William Waldergrave MP Bristol
- 35:30, 37:00 what can we do to create a fair world <---
- the environmental movement
- karl henrique robere - Swedish Doctor and Karate champion
- Karate
- 38:00 Karl henrique robere wanting a consensus between scientists in sweden <--------
- 39:30 how to be unsustainable
- 42:00 there are 3 environments - social human environment
- mesopotamian myths
- 45:00 the yin yang symbol and seeking balance as humans <-----
- 50:40 we are a part of nature, we are struggling with a need to conserve
- 52:30 the magic of life as a gardener
- Veganism and evolutionary theory
- 57:30 the difficult thing for humans as hunters and gatherers
- 1:02:00 when we eat we should be grateful
- 1:06:00 the most impt rule - look after your environment
- book: hindsights guy kawasaki
- 01:27:00 quality of our reacting ...systemic nature of our actions <--
- 01:29:00 the power of three
About our guest:
Paul Baker is a practical philosopher most interested in how we as individuals can help each other to live lives that get better and better. A coach, therapist and trainer, Paul can be reached via the email below.
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