
Real lessons from a fantasy world - we approach the Stormlight Archive as a therapy text, working our way through The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, using modern psychology theories and practices to help you find your Next Ideal.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 18 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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This one sort of turned into a therapy session for me. Sorry about that.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
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Action precedes motivation. But planning and practice can precede action. Though technically those are actions too. So action precedes action, which precedes motivation. You get it.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut )... more
Extending humanity and "agent-ity" to ourselves can be incredibly difficult; even though we live our own experiences, we don't always recognize the circumstances that lead to those experiences.
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Steven Pond ( @TheC... more
Compassion, like a virus, can spread when it is observed. Let's go infect others with it.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about ... more
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Brandon Sanderson doesn’t just write about great adventure, he is also writing about the deepest of human (and human adjacent) challenges. The gods are people too. Hope, persistence, love for others and for yourself are all essential parts of his world building. This podcast helps listeners/readers apply these principles as described in Sanderson’s writings to their own real world challenges.
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