John R. Miles

What stood out most to me is how invisible beliefs can be and how powerful they become precisely because we don't question them.

The assumptions you carry about yourself, about other people, about what is possible, quietly shape your decisions, your resilience and your experience of life.

Nir's work reminds us that change doesn't always start with new skills or new circumstances.

Sometimes it starts with seeing things differently.

And once perception shifts, behavior often follows.

In many ways, this episode is a reminder that freedom isn't only external, it's cognitive.

And that insight leads directly into our next conversation.

Next Tuesday, I'm joined by Arthur Brooks, social scientist, bestselling author, and one of the world's leading voices on happiness and purpose.

We're discussing his new book,

The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.

While today's episode explored how beliefs shape perception and behavior, Arthur examined something even broader.

What makes a life meaningful in the first place?

It's a powerful continuation of what we've been discussing all month, moving from belief to purpose and from perception to meaning.

I'm John Miles, and you've been Passion Struck.

I'm fascinated by those people who seem to be heaven sent. Welcome to PassionStruck. I'm your host, John Miles. This is the show where we explore the art of human flourishing and what it truly means to live like it matters. Each week I sit down with changemakers, creators, scientists and everyday heroes to decode the human experience and uncover the tools that help us lead with meaning, heal what hurts and pursue the fullest expression of who we're capable of becoming.

Joko suunnittelemaan tulevaisuutta, kehittämällä asiantuntijana tai haluamalla yhdessä aloittaa elämässäsi, tämä esiintyminen on sinun tavoitteesi kasvaa tarkkaan ja toimia tarkkaan. Koska yksinkertainen elämä tarkkaan tarkkaan, yhteyden ja vaikutuksen elämässä on valita elämään niin kuin olet tärkeä.

Hei ystäviä ja tervetuloa takaisin Passion Struckiin. Tämä on 733. Viime vuoden aikana olemme rakentaneet jotain yhdessä. Ei vain jokin järjestelmä, vaan ohjelma ymmärtää, miksi niin monta ihmistä tuntuu ilmaisuudessaan. Barryn Schwartzen kanssa käsiteltiin optimisaatiohjelmaa, miten hakemaan enemmän rauhoittaa tarkoituksia.

Daniel Coylen kanssa tutustuimme vihreään arkkitehtäviin. Harryn Reesin kanssa ja Saniin Libramerskin kanssa tutustuimme siitä, miksi voit olla rakastunut, eikä vieläkään tunne rakastusta. Rebeccan Goldsteinin kanssa tutustuimme matkustavuuteen. Paul Eastwickin kanssa tutustuimme kuvaamiseen ja ympäristöön. Ja sen jälkeen kutsumme jotain, jota monet olemme eläneet, mutta eivät koskaan kertoaneet. Tämän kutsun kutsuun, joka kutsutaan kärsimyksen.

where authenticity is replaced by performance. We defined the luma effect, how a child's sense of intrinsic worth is formed early, before the world conditions it. And in my last solo, we explored the mattering mirror, how we learn to see ourselves through the reflected attention of others.

All of this has been leading to one fundamental question. What happens when a person feels like they don't matter? Because this isn't just a philosophical idea, it's a psychological condition. It's measurable, and if left unaddressed, it becomes something far more dangerous. What today's guest, my friend Gordon Flett, calls anti-mattering. Gordon is one of the world's leading researchers on mattering.