The Psychology of Ambition

My journey from ADHD skeptic to Adderall enthusiast

And what it taught me about living with agency

Aug 16 • 

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July 2025

Leadership Therapy with Gena Gorlin and Jeff Matlow

A recording from Dr. Gena Gorlin and Jeff Matlow's live video

Jul 24 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

 and 

Jeff Matlow

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35:27

Rethinking attachment

Hot take: our attachment styles actually say more about how we relate to the world as a whole than how we relate to other people, per se.

Jul 18 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

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June 2025

Sasha Chapin and Gena Gorlin compare philosophies of valuing, judging, and the self

A recording from Dr. Gena Gorlin's live video

Jun 26 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

 and 

Sasha Chapin

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45:36

Psychology of Ambition with Dr. Gena Gorlin

A recording from Evgeny Shadchnev's live video

Published on Unconditionally Human • Jun 19

1:00:15

May 2025

A peek at how I'm building myself by writing a book on building ourselves by building

Hope that's "meta" enough for you

May 8 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

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April 2025

A Different and Better Way to Live, with Gena Gorlin

Recording of Dr. Gena Gorlin and Evgeny Shadchnev’s Builder’s Mindset live video

Apr 23 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

 and 

Evgeny Shadchnev

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19:54

How David Allen stumbled into "getting things done"

Tidbits from my conversation with the world's best-known and best-loved productivity expert (a.k.a. "Mr. Lazy")

Apr 2 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

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March 2025

On being married to Gena

A little over seven years ago, Gena and I were both at a conference, and her outbound flight was cancelled.

Mar 19 • 

Matt Bateman

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"Must Love Dogs"

How Loyal founder and CEO Celine Halioua sustains the energy to fight for human life extension, one canine at a time

Mar 4 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

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February 2025

From “walking in the desert” to Escaping Flatland

Why and how Henrik Karlsson raised his ambition

Feb 25 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

 and 

Matt Bateman

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The sound epistemics behind Boom's breaking of the sound barrier

Welcome to today’s installment of “Fantastic Builders and Where to Find Them.”

Feb 10 • 

Dr. Gena Gorlin

 and 

Matt Bateman

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