Brad Stulberg: Ditch The Hedonic Treadmill For Sustainable Success

Ambition is laudable. But hustle culture extracts a cost. True, sustainable success demands groundedness. Here today to elaborate is Brad Stulberg—a writer and coach specializing in human performance and well-being. Returning for his third appearance (you can check out episodes #293 & #429). Brad is the author of three books: Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and his latest, the subject of today’s exchange, The Practice of Groundedness. His work has appeared in the NYT, WSJ, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Forbes, GQ, TIME, & Outside. He is the co-founder of The Growth Equation newsletter & podcast alongside elite track & field coach Steve Magness. This is a conversation about striving–not out of compulsion–but from a place of wholeness and love. It’s a state of mind and action Brad calls groundedness. In addition, we discuss in great detail the principles upon which to build sustainable success and a life grounded in meaning and fulfillment. Trigger Warning: We discuss a few intense mental health topics including suicidal ideation—in fairly graphic detail. So sensitive viewers please be advised. This conversation is overflowing with evidence-and-experience-based, practical, and actionable life counsel. You can also watch the magic transpire on YouTube. As always, the podcast streams free on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Pick up Rich’s lates book VOICING CHANGE Vol. II HERE. For full show notes and to read more about Terry, go HERE. Today’s Sponsors: Athletic Greens: 75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to: athleticgreens.com/richroll to get a FREE year supply of Vitamin D ​AND​ 5 free travel packs​ of AG1 with your first purchase. Calm: Ease stress and get the best sleep of your life with guided meditations, sleep stories, & more Get a special limited-time promotion of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/richroll. Daily Harvest: Daily Harvest makes it easy to eat more fruits & vegetables with thoughtfully sourced, chef-crafted foods that are ready in 5 minutes or less. Go to dailyharvest.com/RICHROLL to get up to $40 off your first box. Liquid Death: Murder your thirst with water made by nature, not in a lab. Get free shipping on all water and merch at LiquidDeath.com/RICHROLL. Whoop: Get the WHOOP 4.O at WHOOP.com and use the code Richroll at checkout to get 15% off a membership. Enjoy the show! Peace + Plants, Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.