Throughout our careers, we find meaning and external affirmation in the work we do. We’re contained in a reliable groove for the majority of our adult lives, that is until we hit retirement. Today’s guest explains why you might find yourself knocked off your center when that groove falls away.
Jeremy Sherman Ph.D. is a cradle-to-grave researcher – from the chemical origins of life to our grave situation and in between. Not only has he authored over 1,000 articles for Psychology Today, but he has also published two books exploring eight meaty questions about what makes us tick.
As a psycho-protologist, one of the biggest questions Jeremy poses is how we can stop and prevent buttheads without becoming one in the process. Today he shares how he goes back to the origins of life to explain a-holery — and how his unconventional early transition into Chapter X led him to study human behavior.
We discussed:
- Jeremy’s real-life story of reaching financial security at 16 years old
- How he developed an internal sense of self through self-employment
- A midlife crisis that led Jeremy to discover evolutionary theory
- How to spot assholes—and stop them—without becoming one
- Engaging your curiosity and sense of self in Chapter X
- Jeremy’s advice of designing the constraints in your life
