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"I've Never Been More Tired. And I've Never Been Happier."
A conversation with John Muldoon about the specific exhaustion of a life on fire and why it's so important to find your fellow dorks.
 • Krista Stryker and John Muldoon
35:56
Why the Most Interesting Lives Aren’t Linear
A conversation with Alisa Greenspan on the beauty of "zigzagging," the art of following a creative pull, and why no experience is ever wasted.
 • Krista Stryker and Alisa Greenspan
29:49
What Does It Really Take to Chase a Dream?
A Substack Live with Krista Stryker and Chris Wojcik
 • Krista Stryker and Chris Wojcik
34:19
How a Jog Around the Park Becomes a Life
A conversation with Terrell Johnson on running, connection, and how the pursuits we choose change us
 • Krista Stryker and Terrell Johnson
37:47
What Happens When You Find Your Passion at 12?
Justin Barker on passion, obsession, and standing up for zoo animals — what it costs and what it gives.
 • Krista Stryker and Justin Barker
32:15
The Man Who Draws Fire
Mihajlo Stojanovic and His Passion for Illustration
 • Krista Stryker
When Passion Makes You Feel Like an Outsider
The isolation of caring deeply — and why it’s also how you find your people.
 • Krista Stryker
If You’ve Lost Your Passion, Try Making It Harder
What the mastery loop teaches us about keeping passion alive.
 • Krista Stryker
When Passion Comes First
Caprice Hogg on Designing a Life Around Her Art
 • Krista Stryker
Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Obsession?
Rethinking Obsession in the Science of Passion
 • Krista Stryker
A Happy Struggle
Mary Flower and the Joy of Flow
 • Krista Stryker
Creating Worlds, Together
Matt Conant and Lauren Cipollo and their Passion for Sci-Fi
 • Krista Stryker
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