Thomas Walker-Werth is associate editor at The Objective Standard and a fellow at both Objective Standard Institute and Foundation for Economic Education. He is currently writing his first full-length book, Reason for Living: A Rational, Fact-Based Approach to Living Your Best Life.

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Alex Hernandez used to run music festivals. Now he builds and operates events for businesses. Today he tells his story, shares the darkness he found inside of the world of music festivals, and explains how he got out.

This is an episode you don't want to miss

Shanif Dhanani is a ChatGPT consultant with a background in software development and data science. He helps businesses understand and build systems that connect their internal and proprietary systems to ChatGPT, enabling internal employees, customers, and other stakeholders to reap the benefits of using large language models on their own data.

Shanif has built machine learning, analytics, and software systems at large companies like Twitter and Booz Allen, smaller startups like Apteo, where he was the founder, and TapCommerce, which was one of the world's first mobile advertising platforms.

On today's episode, Silas Mahner comes on the podcast again to share his thoughts on love, relationships, dating, and marriage.

In today's episode, I share how I got my dream job in the tech startup world without a college degree.

I've broken the essential parts of my journey into a 5-step process and hope you find it helpful in the pursuit of your goals.

A few questions to figure out what you might be passionate about:

• What did you like when you were a kid before anyone else told you what was right or what you should like? What kinds of things did you gravitate towards?
• In all of your past work experience, what have you loved (what things gave you energy)? What things have you hated (what things stole your energy)?
• What do people often compliment you on?
• What has always come easy for you, while it might be difficult for others?

Remember, execution is the most important step.

Today's episode is the solo episode I WISH I had had before I started working. When I began, I didn't understand different work environments, I didn't know how to maximize my experience, and I didn't know what it meant to have a great attitude in any circumstance.

I've learned all of these lessons the hard way.

I hope you get a lot from this episode!

Today I welcomed onto the podcast Jackson Upman.

Jackson is a friend, a fellow praxian, and a deep thinker. He and I tackle the question, "What does it mean to be satisfied?"

Mentioned during the episode:

• Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Arthur Brooks and Peter Attia Interview
• Second Mountain by Arthur Brooks
• Mastery — Robert Greene
  
  

Jackson works for the Objective Standard Institute.

Follow Jackson on Socials

• Twitter

Or find him on his website.

On today’s episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Betty Murray.

She’s a Certified Nutritionist and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) (actually one of the first 300 certified functional medicine practitioners with the IFM — the functional medicine board). She has a Master of Science in Human Nutrition Science and Integrative & Functional Nutrition and is currently completing her Ph.D. dissertation.

She is the founder of Living Well Dallas Functional Medicine Center and podcast host of the This Functional Life Podcast

Go listen to her podcast where she explains the science behind functional health!