To set out to discover the best version of yourself is a journey. It takes time, patience, and the ability to learn from mistakes - but it also takes the confidence to be vulnerable and see ourselves for who we really are. I wonder if this is easier as we get older and become more experienced in life. In this week's episode I reflect on my own journey of discovering the best version of me and how it has changed me.

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Written and Produced by Jez Rose

Edited by Nick Jones and Jacob Batten

Our species has become expert in finding ways to engineer an avoidance of pain and suffering. We've created ways to get what we want or need the same day to avoid waiting; to digitally block people from our lives to avoid difficult conversations or embarrassment, and to distract and comfort ourselves to avoid guilt, anxiety, and confronting truths.

However, in doing so, we get further from the best version of ourselves. Further still from knowing who we are now. And what better way to explain that struggle than with the story of a butterfly, as told to me by a late friend, which I really hope is true.

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Written and Produced by Jez Rose

Edited by Nick Jones and Jacob Batten

I'm joined for this month's extended length episode by William Mulligan of The Everyday Stoic Instagram account and The Everyday Stoic book, which has been received to critical acclaim. We discuss "what is the meaning of life?", and whether we're asking the right question.