In this episode of Learning To Live, we break down The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer. We explore the core themes of the voice in your head, letting go of personal preference, inspiration and flow state, and spiritual experiences. Below is the list of topics and questions we cover, with corresponding timestamps. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy!

0:00 Intro

3:15 The Voice In Your Head

4:36 Have You Ever Experienced Separation?

8:14 Thoughts Are The Root Of Suffering

11:19 Mind Dictating Experience

13:00 Who Are You If Not Your Thoughts?

18:33 The Surrender Experiment

20:30 Expectations and Sufferings

22:51 How Michael Singer Surrendered

29:13 How Do You Actually Surrender?

36:48 What Is Experience Without Preference

41:42 Inspiration, Flow State, and Meaning

44:53 Does Flow State Lead To Meaning

49:05 Flow State and Performance

52:16 What Would it Mean to ‘Let Go’?

56:21 Spiritual Experience

59:26 Reality vs. Perception

1:01:23 Are You Open to Spiritual Experiences?

1:04:19 Alternative Explanations for Spiritual Experiences

1:08:24 Episode Closure

Find The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer here: https://untetheredsoul.com/surrender-experiment

In this episode of Learning To Live, we break down the book Tiny Habits by Dr. BJ Fogg. We share the secrets we learned about behavior design and habit creation, and create our own Tiny Habits to implement in our lives.

Find Tiny Habits here: https://tinyhabits.com/

In this episode of Learning To Live, we dive into the importance of attention.

We break down our experimental results of our no phones challenge and social media detox. We discuss our reactions to the "Brain Rot Emergency" episode of the Diary of a CEO podcast, which is centered around attention spans, loneliness, and the growing impact of technology on our lives. We also share our thoughts on "Deep Work" by Cal Newport and look into how we can harness the skill of focus as a means of fulfilment.

Topics covered in this episode:

• What actually happened after 3 weeks without unessential screen time

• Figuring out how to live a meaningful life in a world designed to distract us.

• How attention and “Deep Work” shape the person you become

• Why environmental design is key to overcoming "willpower" challenges

Deep Work, Cal Newport:

https://calnewport.com/deep-work-rules-for-focused-success-in-a-distracted-world/

Brain Rot Emergency, Diary of a CEO:

https://youtu.be/EScgrk7oEwU?si=wgkiWMxYU7_uTdmp

Are phones hijacking your brain?

In this episode of Learning To Live, we dive into one of the biggest problems facing our generation: screen addiction.

We break down the research behind dopamine, attention, motivation, and the reward systems in your brain, and explore why phones and social media are so hard to put down. From Instagram reels and YouTube shorts to doom scrolling, we examine how modern technology is designed to capture attention, and what it might be doing to our focus, sleep, and overall well-being.

We’re experimenting with reducing our own phone usage to zero and redesigning our environments to see what actually works and how we change.

Topics we explore in this episode:

• Why phones feel addictive

• Dopaminergic reward systems

• How short-form content rewires attention

• The impact of screen time on focus, productivity, and sleep

• The role of escapism and emotional numbing through technology

• Why willpower alone often fails when it comes to screen time

• How environment design might be the real solution