The Human Flourishing Project Alex Epstein

Alex Epstein discusses how he is able to work long hours while rarely feeling tired or fatigued.

He identifies four ways others can have the same experience:

1. Develop deep nighttime empathy with “morning guy”
2. Discover and liberally utilize “inevitable rejuvenation practices”
3. Separate proactive and reactive time
4. Cultivate a love of working energized and a hatred of working while tired

Alex Epstein discusses Greg McKeown's new book Effortless, how Alex had benefited from the chapters on Rest and Pace, and how separating proactive and reactive time can make the principles of Effortless even more effortless.

Alex Epstein discusses how to appreciate the many great things that exist today that didn't exist even in the recent past.

Alex Epstein discusses his equation for "time security"--expected resources outstrip current commitments + expected threats--and how keeping this equation positive has an enormous impact on happiness.

On this best-of-HFP, Alex Epstein discusses the three ingredients of relaxed productivity—inevitably productive processes, high-altitude planning, and real rejuvenation—along with one poison: focus-destroyers. This version features a new introduction in which Alex talks more about his recent experience with inevitably productive processes.

Alex Epstein discusses how the handwriting experience of the modern iPad makes possible an unprecedented form of journaling that can make your reflections on life far more effective.