Ego, Solved
Most people think ego is either something you need to kill off entirely or inflate to take over the world. Both are wrong. In this episode, we dig deep into what ego actually is—how it evolved, why it matters, and how it secretly runs your life without you realizing it.
We hit Freud, Buddhism, David Hume, Jung’s shadow self, and even the Navy SEALs to unpack why your ego isn’t always the enemy—it’s mostly just misunderstood. Then we get into how to quiet your ego without losing your identity, and yes, we talk psychedelics, too. This is everything you were never taught about ego—but should’ve been.
Episode Notes
Referenced in This Episode
- Sigmund Freud
- Carl Jung
- Shadow Self (Jungian psychology)
- David Hume
- Narrative Therapy
- Scott Barry Kaufman
- Antonio Damasio
- Mirror Test
- Default Mode Network
- H.M. (Henry Molaison)
- Ego Death
- Plato’s Theory of the Soul
- Ken Wilber
- The Atman Project (Book by Wilber)
- Quiet Ego (Heidi Wayment)
- Carol Dweck / Growth Mindset
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Robyn Carhart-Harris (REBUS model)
- Eckhart Tolle
- Jordan Peterson
- Rich Roll
- Ayahuasca
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