Life and Lessons by Sean Spooner

By Sean Spooner

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Learning out out and sharing ideas that make life a bit better. Joined by guests including Chris Williamson, Rory Sutherland, Johann Hair, Oliver Burkeman, and others.



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Episode Date
E210: The Podcast is (Finally) Back, Here's What I'm Prioritising in 2026
Jan 11, 2026
E209: I Turn 30 Today, These 16 Lessons Shaped My 20s
Dec 11, 2025
E208: Am I Struggling?
Oct 17, 2025
E207: Progress Just Kind of... Happens
Jun 30, 2025
E206: 100 Days to Q4, Bias Towards Action, Building a Lucky Life
Jun 23, 2025
E205: The Life You Want is 45 Minutes Away, People Want You To Win, You Need To Draw a Line in the Sand
Jun 16, 2025
E204: Talking in Paris, Visiting Parliament, and The Power of Doing Things Often Enough
Mar 07, 2025
E203: A Phone Call That Ruined My Month, and You Don't Need to Seek Answers
Feb 14, 2025
E202: A Mindset to Make Hard Things Easier, and Finding The Root Cause of Your Problems
Jan 17, 2025
E201: Why You'll Win 2025 One Week at a Time
Jan 10, 2025
E200: Episode 200 Q&A – My Book, Lord Sugar, Dealing With Family Illness, and My Tinder Bio
Jan 01, 2025
E199: Why You MUST Plan 2025, And Why Comfort Will Make You Weak
Dec 21, 2024
E198: 7 Lessons I Needed to Hear at 19
Dec 13, 2024
E197: How I'm Planning 2025, and If I'm Quitting The Marathon Challenge
Dec 06, 2024
E196: Act Like The Person You're Not
Nov 10, 2024
E195: You're Winning The Slow Uphill Battle of Life – Even if it Doesn't Feel Like it
Nov 03, 2024
E194: Oliver Burkeman: Working Harder Isn't Helping You! You'll Never Reach All Of Your Goals!
Oct 20, 2024
E193: Running 2 Marathons in 3 Weekends
Oct 12, 2024
E192: Rory Sutherland on Self-Improvement, TikTok Fame and 20mph Speed Limits in Wales
Aug 12, 2024
E191: Hyper-Optimisation is Ruining Your Progress
Aug 05, 2024
Little Lesson: Somebody is Waiting to Hear From You
Aug 02, 2024
Little Lesson: When Did You Last Look Up?
Aug 01, 2024
Little Lesson: Don't Chase People
Jul 31, 2024
Little Lesson: Withstanding Rejection Will Set You Apart
Jul 30, 2024
Little Lesson: Are You in Control or Are You Being Controlled?
Jul 29, 2024
E190: Monk Mode Doesn't Work – Build Slow Undetectable Progress
Jul 28, 2024
Little Lesson: Your Habits Decide Your Future
Jul 26, 2024
Little Lesson: This Podcast Won't Make You Confident
Jul 25, 2024
Little Lesson: Your Average Life Comes From Average Actions
Jul 24, 2024
Little Lesson: Most Worries Disappear When You Begin Doing
Jul 23, 2024
Little Lesson: You Won't Reach All Of Your Goals
Jul 22, 2024
E189: David Robson on How to Build and Maintain Social Connections That Last a Lifetime
Jul 07, 2024
E188: Johann Hari on the Hidden Truth About Ozempic
Jun 16, 2024
Little Lesson: You Can Make Someone's Day Today
Jun 14, 2024
Little Lesson: It Will Always Be Today
Jun 13, 2024
Little Lesson: If Someone Else Can Do It, Any Can't You?
Jun 12, 2024
Little Lesson: Changing Your Life is Painfully Boring
Jun 11, 2024
Little Lesson: If You're Doing It To Impress Other People, You Won't Find Meaning From It
Jun 10, 2024
E187: Two Mindsets To Force You Towards Action
Jun 09, 2024
Little Lesson: Everybody Has The Same Self-Doubt As You
Jun 07, 2024
Little Lesson: You Have To Be Your Own Best Friend
Jun 06, 2024
Little Lesson: Your Excuses Won't Actually Help You
Jun 05, 2024
Little Lesson: Stop Living On Autopilot
Jun 04, 2024
Little Lesson: If You Don't Know What You Want, You're Never Going To Get It
Jun 03, 2024
E186: Why You Should Have Missions Every Month
Jun 02, 2024
E185: Q&A, Finding Flow and Submitting My Book Proposal
May 19, 2024
Little Lesson: It's You Vs. You
May 14, 2024
Little Lesson: There's No Such Thing As Being "Unsure"
May 13, 2024
E184: Overdue Life Update and 3 Mindsets To Live By
May 12, 2024
Little Lesson: The More Open You Can Be, The More You Get From Life
May 10, 2024
Little Lesson: The End of History Illusion
May 09, 2024
Little Lesson: Learn The Patterns of Your Life
May 08, 2024
Little Lesson: Nobody Will Cheer For You
May 07, 2024
Little Lesson: Life Knows Better
May 06, 2024
Little Lesson: Your 20s Aren't For Comfort
Apr 22, 2024
Little Lesson: Spend Time On Your Own
Apr 12, 2024
Little Lesson: Nobody Will Fix Your Life For You
Apr 09, 2024
Little Lesson: There Are No Shortcuts
Apr 08, 2024
Little Lesson: Paul Mort – Imposter Syndrome Isn't Real
Apr 05, 2024
Little Lesson: You're On Your Way Up Right Now
Apr 04, 2024
Little Lesson: Belief Determines Your Success
Apr 03, 2024
Little Lesson: What Are You Here For?
Apr 02, 2024
Little Lesson: The Rest of Your Life Will Feel Like This
Apr 01, 2024
Little Lesson: Ben West on Becoming a Better Listener in Life
Mar 29, 2024
Little Lesson: You Have So Much to be Grateful For
Mar 28, 2024
Little Lesson: Success Isn't an Accident
Mar 27, 2024
Little Lesson: Direction is More Important Than Speed
Mar 26, 2024
Little Lesson: Hard Work Negates Self-Doubt
Mar 25, 2024
Little Lesson: Danny Buck on Having Time to Hit Your Goals
Mar 22, 2024
Little Lesson: Tell People How You Feel
Mar 21, 2024
Little Lesson: You Can Build Confidence
Mar 20, 2024
Little Lesson: You DO Have The Time
Mar 19, 2024
Little Lesson: Intensity Predicts Your Results
Mar 18, 2024
Little Lesson: Nir Eyal on How Distraction Really Works
Mar 15, 2024
Little Lesson: You Need to Keep Moving Forward
Mar 14, 2024
Little Lesson: Speak With Your Actions
Mar 13, 2024
Little Lesson: Keep The Promises You Make to Yourself
Mar 12, 2024
Little Lesson: Optional Things Get You Ahead
Mar 11, 2024
Little Lesson: Chris Williamson on Dissatisfaction Being a Feature Not a Bug
Mar 08, 2024
Little Lesson: The First Reps Are Always The Hardest
Mar 07, 2024
Little Lesson: Pick Your Discomforts in Life
Mar 06, 2024
Little Lesson: You Made a Promise to Your Younger Self
Mar 05, 2024
Little Lesson: New Beginnings Can Begin Whenever
Mar 04, 2024
E183: Change Your Life in the Next 100 Days
Feb 23, 2024
E182: Time Under Tension Builds Resilience
Feb 10, 2024
E181: Bonnie Wan – How to LOVE Your Life Again
Feb 02, 2024
E180: Ask Who Not How
Jan 19, 2024
E179: Plant More Seeds This Year
Jan 12, 2024
E178: My 2024 Goals
Jan 05, 2024
E177: Nick Butter – Running 1,000 Marathons Taught Me This
Dec 08, 2023
E176: Pick Your Discomforts and Stop Looking Up
Dec 01, 2023
E175: Reflections from Chris Williamson Live in London
Nov 24, 2023
E174: Plan Your Time, Manage Your Energy
Nov 17, 2023
E173: You Have The Tools You Need To Begin
Oct 14, 2023
E172: Success Comes to Those Who Wait Longest
Sep 22, 2023
E171: Stormzy, Rain and Running 15K
Aug 25, 2023
E170: Increase Your Reps to Increase Your Luck
Aug 11, 2023
E169: I'm Trying My Best For The Rest of 2023
Aug 04, 2023
E168: Use Contrast For a More Meaningful Life
Jul 14, 2023
E167: Add Less Gravity to Your Goals
Jun 30, 2023
E166: Does Seeing Success Make You Feel Jealous or Inspired?
Jun 09, 2023
E165: Progress is Slow – But There's No Alternative
Jun 02, 2023
E164: Direction of Travel is Everything
May 26, 2023
E163: Danny Buck on the Realities of Growing a £20m eCom Business
May 10, 2023
E162: Decide Your Life Has Potential
May 05, 2023
E161: Always Pick Taking Action
Apr 28, 2023
E160: The Future of This Podcast
Apr 21, 2023
E159: An Overdue Life Update
Apr 07, 2023
E158: Thomas Frank on What Productivity Actually Means
Mar 24, 2023
E157: I Turn 30 in Exactly 1,000 Days
Mar 17, 2023
E156: David Robson on How Expectations Change Your Reality
Mar 10, 2023
E155: The Power of External Accountability
Mar 03, 2023
E154: Moshe Bar on the Unexpected Power of Mindwandering
Feb 24, 2023
E153: Become a Professional at Life
Feb 17, 2023
E152: Dr Meg Arroll on How Small Traumas Shape Your Life (And What To Do About Them)
Feb 10, 2023
E151: Episode 150 Q&A: The Problem with Self-Help, My Life in 10 Years & more
Feb 05, 2023
E150: Floyd Woodrow on SAS Leadership Lessons for Life
Jan 27, 2023
E149: 5 Steps to Manage Your Energy and Get More Done
Jan 20, 2023
E148: Paul Mort on How To Claw Your Life Back and Find Meaning
Jan 13, 2023
E147: Why I Missed My Targets in 2022
Jan 08, 2023
E146: 8 Lessons From 2022
Dec 16, 2022
E145: These Two Questions Will Change Your Life
Dec 02, 2022
E144: Change The Way You See Yourself
Nov 11, 2022
E143: Answering Questions on Blue Tick DM Slides and Making The Most of Your Time
Nov 04, 2022
E142: Am I Living My Dream?
Oct 30, 2022
E141: This Process Will Fix Your Life and Why I'm Writing a Book
Oct 21, 2022
E140: Monk Mode and GB News Standing Me Up
Oct 17, 2022
E139: Why Instagram Verification Was Underwhelming and Designing Your Ideal Day
Oct 07, 2022
E138: It's Easy To Be Above Average
Sep 30, 2022
E137: Malleable Goals and What Losing a £2,500 Watch Taught Me
Sep 23, 2022
E136: 48 Hours in Europe and Tricking Your Mind
Sep 18, 2022
E135: Natasha De Teran – The Hidden World of Payments
Sep 09, 2022
E134: Questions on Dating, Imposter Syndrome, the Recession and More
Sep 02, 2022
E133: Tiago Forte – Build a Second Brain and Remember Anything
Aug 19, 2022
E132: Doubting Myself and Rethinking The Podcast
Aug 12, 2022
E131: Luke Burgis – How Mimetic Desire Is Shaping Your Decisions
Aug 05, 2022
E130: Calling Out My Own Bullshit
Jul 29, 2022
E129: Carole Walker – The Secrets of Westminster's Press Lobby
Jul 22, 2022
E128: Waiting For Permission Will Kill Your Dreams
Jul 15, 2022
E127: Ben West – This Podcast Could Save Your Life
Jul 08, 2022
E126: Be Slightly Above Average at Everything
Jul 01, 2022
E125: Lewis Mokler – Why Independent Musicians Are Struggling
Jun 24, 2022
E124: Half Year Review and Improving Areas Where You Spend The Most Time
Jun 17, 2022
E123: Jon Yates on Why Society Is Fractured And How To Solve It
Jun 10, 2022
E122: Getting More Enjoyment From Less
Jun 03, 2022
E121: Lessons From The Podcast Show London
May 27, 2022
E120: Confidence Is 90% Of The Battle
May 20, 2022
E119: The Importance of Solitude and Why You Shouldn't Stop When It Gets Hard
May 13, 2022
E118: Nir Eyal on Becoming Indistractable and Stealing Back Your Attention
May 06, 2022
E117: Malleable Identity and Hitting a Brick Wall
Apr 29, 2022
E116: Ollie Horton on Exactly How To Start Your Fitness Journey
Apr 23, 2022
E115: The Irreversible Path of Self-Improvement
Apr 15, 2022
E114: How To Actually Build Confidence
Apr 08, 2022
E113: Questions on Regret and Advice To My 18-Year-Old Self
Apr 01, 2022
E112: Adam Hart on How Evolution Left Us Unfit For Purpose
Mar 25, 2022
E111: Trying Something Harder Than 75 Hard
Mar 18, 2022
E110: Rory Sutherland on the Behavioural Science of Lockdowns, Tinder, EVs and more
Mar 11, 2022
E109: Stranded at the O2, Gratitude and Jamal Edwards
Mar 04, 2022
E108: Laura Watkins and Vanessa Dietzel on Finding Your Purpose and Avoiding Burn Out
Feb 25, 2022
E107: Quitting The News Cold Turkey
Feb 18, 2022
E106: Patrick Poster on the £4m Secret Life of a Gambling Addict
Feb 11, 2022
E105: Don't 'Fake It Until You Make It'
Feb 04, 2022
E104: Max Fosh on Lessons From Being a Fake Model, Facing Laurence Fox & More
Jan 28, 2022
E103: Lean Into Discomfort and Force Change
Jan 21, 2022
E102: Rick Pastoor on Finding Focus and Getting a Grip of Your Life
Jan 14, 2022
E101: 2022 Goals, Catching Covid, and Resetting My Sleeping Pattern
Jan 07, 2022
E100: Episode 100 Q&A
Dec 03, 2021
E99: Foundations
Nov 27, 2021
E98: Deciding Your Own Freedoms
Nov 19, 2021
E97: The Worst Shape Of My Life
Nov 12, 2021
E96: Avoid Big Issues With Small Actions
Nov 05, 2021
E95: Making Decisions Selfishly
Oct 31, 2021
E94: Missing $1.6M?
Oct 22, 2021
E93: Finding Happiness In The Process
Oct 15, 2021
E92: An Uneventful Update
Oct 08, 2021
E91: Advice To My Younger Self
Oct 01, 2021
E90: My Five Week Cough Solved, And A Question About Habits
Sep 24, 2021
E89: Unremarkably Remarkable
Sep 10, 2021
E88: Three Productivity Principles and The Best Night of My Life
Sep 03, 2021
E87: The Late Episode
Aug 29, 2021
E86: A Framework For Better Decisions
Aug 20, 2021
E85: Asking Yourself 'What If?'
Aug 13, 2021
E84: Purpose, New Identities, and Finding Obvious Answers
Aug 06, 2021
E83: Finding My Feet in a Post-Restrictions World
Jul 30, 2021
E82: How Young Apprentice Distorted My Priorities
Jul 23, 2021
E81: Everyone Is Making It Up As They Go Along
Jul 16, 2021
E80: Journaling, Conversations, and Getting Paid For Things You Love
Jul 09, 2021
E79: Patter Turned One
Jul 02, 2021
E78: Mentors, Resilience, Redefining Success & more
Jun 25, 2021
E77: A Myth About Happiness
Jun 18, 2021
E76: Broken Cars, Broken Phones and Broken Vaccination Websites
Jun 11, 2021
E75: Ollie Horton on Consistent Actions, Practical Productivity, Education and more
Jun 04, 2021
E74: Catchup, Bitcoin Punts and Treasure Hunts
May 28, 2021
E73: Dom McGregor on Growing a £200m Business and 4.5 Years Sober
May 21, 2021
E72: Surrounding Yourself With The Right People
May 14, 2021
E71: Ben Pearson on the Mental Health Impacts of Frontline Policing
May 07, 2021
E70: Why 'Hustle Culture' is Fundamentally Flawed
Apr 30, 2021
E69: Elke Wiss on Asking Better Questions and Getting Better Answers
Apr 23, 2021
E68: An Unexpected Consequence of This Podcast
Apr 16, 2021
E67: Chris Williamson on Identity Change, Sobriety, Cancel Culture and more
Apr 09, 2021
E66: Dealing With Events Out Of Our Control
Apr 02, 2021
E65: Cameron Rawson on The Secret Life of a DJ, Mental Health, Alcohol and more
Mar 26, 2021
E64: My Productivity Blueprint and Restructuring Things
Mar 19, 2021
E63: Thinking Bigger and Asking Better Questions
Mar 12, 2021
E62: Peter Watson on Financial Stability, Calling Out Bullshit, Business Growth and More
Mar 05, 2021
E61: Witnessing a Car Crash and Going Back to Basics on My Habits
Feb 26, 2021
E60: Ryan Murton on Gambling £100,000s, Quitting Cold Turkey, and The Future of Dating
Feb 19, 2021
E59: Elon Musk, Podcast Growth, and Missing The Past
Feb 12, 2021
E58: Tom Harwood on the Secrets of British Politics, Twitter Division, Breaking News and more
Feb 05, 2021
E57: Gamestop, Perspective and Facing Failure
Jan 29, 2021
E56: Andrew Tindall from Studying Medicine to Marketing Alcohol Brands
Jan 22, 2021
E55: Mental Toughness and Minimalism
Jan 15, 2021
E54: Billy Harris on Bio-Hacking, Productivity Enhancements, Happiness and more
Jan 08, 2021
E53: 2021 Goal Setting, Accidentally Making The News, and Attempting 75 Hard
Jan 01, 2021
E52: 6 Lessons From A Year Of Life
Dec 04, 2020
E51: Start Your New Year's Resolutions on December 1st
Nov 27, 2020
E50: Office Refurbishments
Nov 20, 2020
E49: Finding Happiness And Podcast Guests
Nov 13, 2020
E48: Avoiding Comfort
Nov 06, 2020
E47: Why I'm Looking Forward To Next Year
Oct 30, 2020
E46: Questions About Business, Partnerships and Vlogging
Oct 23, 2020
E45: Passing My Driving Test And Buying A Car
Oct 16, 2020
E44: The Eve Of My Driving Test
Oct 09, 2020
E43: Processing Your Thoughts
Oct 02, 2020
E42: 1,000 Days Sober
Sep 25, 2020
E41: Confidence
Sep 18, 2020
E40: Visiting Auschwitz
Sep 11, 2020
E39: What Happens After Episode 52?
Sep 04, 2020
E38: The One Goal I Have For The Rest of the Year
Aug 28, 2020
E37: The Problem With University
Aug 21, 2020
E36: Why I Produce Content
Aug 14, 2020
E35: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Aug 07, 2020
E34: Getting a Coronavirus Test and Visiting Edinburgh
Jul 31, 2020
E33: Measuring Success as a Feeling
Jul 24, 2020
E32: Thinking Out Loud
Jul 17, 2020
E31: How To Get Out Of A Rut And Stay Productive
Jul 10, 2020
E30: Rebranding a Marketing Agency During a Pandemic
Jul 03, 2020
E29: 6 Months to Change Your Life
Jun 26, 2020
E28: Catchup
Jun 19, 2020
E27: The Power of Being Unusual
Jun 12, 2020
E26: Reflecting on 6 Months of Life and Lessons
Jun 05, 2020
E25: Lessons Lockdown Has Taught Me
May 29, 2020
E24: Winning Your First Client
May 22, 2020
E23: Forced Reinvention and a Question About Dating
May 15, 2020
E22: Do What You Say You're Going To Do
May 08, 2020
E21: Questions About Tinder, Optimism and My Younger Self
May 01, 2020
E20: Avoiding Burnout
Apr 24, 2020
E19: Intrinsic Values and Why We Can't Rely on Motivation
Apr 17, 2020
E18: Space To Experiment and Answering a Question on Education
Apr 10, 2020
E17: Lockdown Routine and One Question To Change Your Perspective
Apr 03, 2020
E16: 7 Books That Changed My Life
Mar 27, 2020
E15: The One About Coronavirus
Mar 21, 2020
E14: None Of This Is Guaranteed
Mar 13, 2020
E13: The Power of Short Feedback Loops and Answering Your Questions
Mar 06, 2020
E12: Focusing on These Five Things Will Change Your Life
Feb 28, 2020
E11: You Don't Grow Up, You Just Get Older
Feb 21, 2020
E10: Rejected from Berghain and How We're All Making It Up As We Go Along
Feb 14, 2020
E09: Complaining Doesn't Lead To Happiness And Why You're In Control Of Your Life
Feb 07, 2020
E08: Looking After Myself to Look After Others
Jan 31, 2020
E07: Running a Business as a 24-Year-Old
Jan 24, 2020
E06: The Stories We Tell Ourselves Are Bullshit and Perspective From a Hospital Visit
Jan 17, 2020
E05: No Alcohol For Two Years and Why I Have No Goals For 2020
Jan 10, 2020
E04: Coping With Difficult Situations, Living Below Your Means, and New Years Quick Wins
Jan 03, 2020
E03: How To Hit Your 2020 New Years Resolutions and Why We're All Hypocrites
Dec 27, 2019
E02: Quitting Social Media, Turning 24 and Talking Watches with Stormzy
Dec 20, 2019
E01: 23 Years of Life Summarised and Why Now?
Dec 13, 2019