Episode 55: The 4 Stages of Life, Psychological Richness, and How Much Is Enough?

About the Episode

Life has a way of just kind of happening to you. And while exactly what happens is unique to each of us, we all seem to go through very similar stages of our lives. Today, we talk about the challenges of these stages. Each stage comes with its own “crisis” that, if navigated well, can propel us to the next stage. It is this never-ending struggle where life happens.

And then… Drew gets all new age and Mark just isn’t having it. And we round it out with a very simple, yet very difficult question from a listener: How much is enough?

Enjoy.

Quotes From the Episode

When you’re young, everything seems important. The longer you live, the more you realize most things don’t matter in the long run.

The default psychological state of ‘never enough’ can cut both ways—it can drive you, or it can torture you.

Aging is realizing what persists and what doesn’t, learning to recognize when something doesn’t deserve your energy or attention.

The thing that makes the transition so difficult is that essentially your life strategies that have worked for you up until this point stop working.