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Episode 98: Sherry Ning - Creating Your Own Path

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Sherry Ning is an author and an essayist, whose Substack, "Pluripotent," has some of the best writing I've come across on human nature, purpose, and how to live. During our conversation, Shelly talks about creating one's own path, success, open-mindedness, beauty, nostalgia, spirituality, and religion.

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00:00 Intro

00:36 A purpose to write

2:37 Trait openness

6:12 Real diversity is found in human personality

8:37 Fame 10:29 WEIRD people

12:45 For happiness, ask: what will make me miserable?

15:47 Success and going your own way

26:36 Open-mindedness and particularity of taste

34:06 Wildflowers: beauty and toughness

39:52 The death of Sherry's father

43:27 Nostalgia and good times

49:49 What modern writer does Sherry enjoy?

52:26 Sherry's religious and spiritual beliefs

  continue reading

114 episodes

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Content provided by Dan Riley. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dan Riley or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Sherry Ning is an author and an essayist, whose Substack, "Pluripotent," has some of the best writing I've come across on human nature, purpose, and how to live. During our conversation, Shelly talks about creating one's own path, success, open-mindedness, beauty, nostalgia, spirituality, and religion.

------------

Keep Talking Substack

Rate on Spotify

Rate on Apple Podcasts

Social media and all episodes

------------

Support via Venmo

Support on Substack

Support on Patreon

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00:00 Intro

00:36 A purpose to write

2:37 Trait openness

6:12 Real diversity is found in human personality

8:37 Fame 10:29 WEIRD people

12:45 For happiness, ask: what will make me miserable?

15:47 Success and going your own way

26:36 Open-mindedness and particularity of taste

34:06 Wildflowers: beauty and toughness

39:52 The death of Sherry's father

43:27 Nostalgia and good times

49:49 What modern writer does Sherry enjoy?

52:26 Sherry's religious and spiritual beliefs

  continue reading

114 episodes

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