Gregg Braden

Well, if you aspire to being a good parent, they're way more important than you, and they're really real. I mean, having a child is one of the best ways to turn the arrow of egocentrism out to something other than yourself. You come to this stark realization as, wow, that being is more important than me. And if I don't live that, that child will die, right?

Like, I remember having those moments, and they're almost terrifying, right? And then, do I matter to my kids? I long to matter to my kids. I long to make a difference in their life. And they're super significant to me. And so, right? Kids are a typical answer of that. Now, here's one thing, and then I'll shut up so you can reply, right? When you have a kid...

Like, I remember having those moments, and they're almost terrifying, right? And then, do I matter to my kids? I long to matter to my kids. I long to make a difference in their life. And they're super significant to me. And so, right? Kids are a typical answer of that. Now, here's one thing, and then I'll shut up so you can reply, right? When you have a kid...

Like, I remember having those moments, and they're almost terrifying, right? And then, do I matter to my kids? I long to matter to my kids. I long to make a difference in their life. And they're super significant to me. And so, right? Kids are a typical answer of that. Now, here's one thing, and then I'll shut up so you can reply, right? When you have a kid...

All the measures of subjective well-being, that sort of, I feel really good about myself, the thing that shows up in beer commercials, and I feel really good, I'm good, I'm happy, I'm good, yeah, yeah, yeah. That, all of that goes away when you have a kid. You're sleep deprived. You're not eating. It's like being in a shipwreck. You're wet all the time for some reason, right?

All the measures of subjective well-being, that sort of, I feel really good about myself, the thing that shows up in beer commercials, and I feel really good, I'm good, I'm happy, I'm good, yeah, yeah, yeah. That, all of that goes away when you have a kid. You're sleep deprived. You're not eating. It's like being in a shipwreck. You're wet all the time for some reason, right?

All the measures of subjective well-being, that sort of, I feel really good about myself, the thing that shows up in beer commercials, and I feel really good, I'm good, I'm happy, I'm good, yeah, yeah, yeah. That, all of that goes away when you have a kid. You're sleep deprived. You're not eating. It's like being in a shipwreck. You're wet all the time for some reason, right?

There's alarms going off. That's the kid crying. The person you thought loved you most in the world, your partner, doesn't like you anymore, right? And you're getting sick all the time. Why do people do it? The subjective well-being is collapsing. Their finances are going down. Kids are wickedly expensive. So those are the two things we're supposed to be, wealth and subjective well-being.

There's alarms going off. That's the kid crying. The person you thought loved you most in the world, your partner, doesn't like you anymore, right? And you're getting sick all the time. Why do people do it? The subjective well-being is collapsing. Their finances are going down. Kids are wickedly expensive. So those are the two things we're supposed to be, wealth and subjective well-being.

There's alarms going off. That's the kid crying. The person you thought loved you most in the world, your partner, doesn't like you anymore, right? And you're getting sick all the time. Why do people do it? The subjective well-being is collapsing. Their finances are going down. Kids are wickedly expensive. So those are the two things we're supposed to be, wealth and subjective well-being.

They collapse. What goes up that more than compensates for the collapse in wealth and subjective well-being? Meaning in life. And that's what's at risk in the meaning crisis.

They collapse. What goes up that more than compensates for the collapse in wealth and subjective well-being? Meaning in life. And that's what's at risk in the meaning crisis.

They collapse. What goes up that more than compensates for the collapse in wealth and subjective well-being? Meaning in life. And that's what's at risk in the meaning crisis.

I'm going to get home late. My wife's going to have a meal for me, though. Oh, that's nice. She's going to have a meal for me. I think you are worth it, and I think this planet is worth it, and I think the people of this world are worth this conversation, and that's why... I felt it was important to have a conversation.

I'm going to get home late. My wife's going to have a meal for me, though. Oh, that's nice. She's going to have a meal for me. I think you are worth it, and I think this planet is worth it, and I think the people of this world are worth this conversation, and that's why... I felt it was important to have a conversation.

I'm going to get home late. My wife's going to have a meal for me, though. Oh, that's nice. She's going to have a meal for me. I think you are worth it, and I think this planet is worth it, and I think the people of this world are worth this conversation, and that's why... I felt it was important to have a conversation.

Can I tell you a story about that? From home, I was doing a remote early morning talk show with a station in New York City, Commuter. I won't name the station. And the guy came on in the morning and it was 6 a.m. for me. It was 8 a.m. for him. No good morning. Welcome, Greg. Thanks for doing the show or nothing. He came on.

Can I tell you a story about that? From home, I was doing a remote early morning talk show with a station in New York City, Commuter. I won't name the station. And the guy came on in the morning and it was 6 a.m. for me. It was 8 a.m. for him. No good morning. Welcome, Greg. Thanks for doing the show or nothing. He came on.

Can I tell you a story about that? From home, I was doing a remote early morning talk show with a station in New York City, Commuter. I won't name the station. And the guy came on in the morning and it was 6 a.m. for me. It was 8 a.m. for him. No good morning. Welcome, Greg. Thanks for doing the show or nothing. He came on.

The first thing he said, he goes, why can't you stick with one topic like everybody else? And I thought it was a joke. I thought it was kidding. And I said, excuse me? He said, man, he said, you're all over the map. Are you talking about planetary magnetics? You're talking about ancient civilizations, DNA, you know, geomagnetic anomalies. What are you talking about? Then I knew he was serious.