A podcast by Robert Humphrey & Asher Cohn
Learning to live
on purpose.
Research, self-experimentation, and honest conversation — in pursuit of a more fulfilling life.
Platform
Apple · Spotify · YouTube
Focus
Fulfillment & growth
Format
Research + conversation
About the show
What does it actually mean
to live a fulfilling life?
Learning To Live is a podcast built around one question: how do we build a life worth living? Robert and Asher dig into research, run experiments on themselves, and commit to sharing transparent results.
No life-hacking shortcuts. No empty inspiration. Just genuine curiosity, real findings, and the occasional uncomfortable truth.
Robert
Co-host
Driven by curiosity and a belief that the examined life is worth living.
Asher
Co-host
Bringing research, skepticism, and a willingness to test ideas in real life.
Latest episodes
Recent conversations
A Message To Our Future Selves
In Episode 14 of Learning to Live, we record a message to our future selves. Will this podcast still exist in 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? We make predictions a...
Why Modern Life Feels So Empty (The Master and His Emissary Part 2)
We live in the safest, most connected, and technologically advanced period in human history. So why does modern life feel increasingly empty? In Part 2 of our ...
Why Your Progress Isn't Linear
For the past couple of months we’ve implemented challenging self-improvement habits into our lives: - No non-essential phone use - 30 minutes of meditation ever...
What we explore
Topics
We're not experts — we're two curious people doing the reading, running the experiments, and reporting back honestly.
Mindset
Consciousness, surrender, and the untethered mind. Exploring Michael Singer and the science of meditation.
Focus
Deep work, attention, and reclaiming concentration in a distracted world.
Habits
Behavior design and building change that actually sticks, inspired by BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits.
Technology
The hidden costs of phone use and what the research says about our digital lives.
Nutrition
Food, energy, and metabolic health — starting with Casey Means and Function Health.
Neuroscience
How the brain shapes perception and reality. Exploring the divided mind.
Ongoing challenges
We don't just talk about it.
Every season we run real challenges on ourselves and track the results on air. No experts — just two regular people doing the work.
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Start your own experiment.
New episodes every week. Follow along as we read, experiment, and figure out what actually makes life better.
Have a topic suggestion or want to get in touch?
We're always looking for ideas, research, and feedback from listeners.
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