Practical philosopher Paul Baker takes the Old Fox Young Fox team on a journey through his life and what he has discovered of happiness and meaning along the way.

In a story that ranges from Eton to pioneering microlights, and from meditation to lessons from ancient greece, we cover a lot of ground and put a few ideas to rest along the way.

About the show

Old Fox Young Fox is an intergenerational conversation between Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy, one that explores the impacts of a rapidly changing world.

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Show mentions:

• 04:30, 05:30 if i look for meaning what would happen
• 06:30 going from meaninglessness to meaning
• pascal's wager
• 08:30 what if this is your one life...leaving the world better off
• 10:20 the thing i learned from hang gliding
• 12:00, 37:30 permaculture is...
• 13:30, 15:30 the alexander technique
• The Alexander technique
• incorrect sensory perception
• the habit of thought
• the U.S. election
• 18:33 frog into boiling water
• the boiling the frog concept
• NLP
• virginia
• castell
• milton ericcson
• fritz furls
• john mcquerther NLP
• Hypnotherapy
• 22:20 definition of hypnotherapy
• 24:30 magic and science
• book - Yiral harare - homo deus
• 25:30 human beings are complex
• 28:30 the most important thing any living thing can do
• documentary - the social dilemma
• 30:15 one of the reasons we are more fragmented than ever <-------
• 31:15, 32:50 a bristol engineer, staying curious <-----
• martial arts
• civil engineering
• UN report: a common future
• 33:30, 34:47 UN report and climate change took a week to understand <----
• Quakers
• Oxfam
• William Waldergrave MP Bristol
• 35:30, 37:00 what can we do to create a fair world <---
• the environmental movement
• karl henrique robere - Swedish Doctor and Karate champion
• Karate
• 38:00 Karl henrique robere wanting a consensus between scientists in sweden <--------
• 39:30 how to be unsustainable
• 42:00 there are 3 environments - social human environment
• mesopotamian myths
• 45:00 the yin yang symbol and seeking balance as humans <-----
• 50:40 we are a part of nature, we are struggling with a need to conserve
• 52:30 the magic of life as a gardener
• Veganism and evolutionary theory
• 57:30 the difficult thing for humans as hunters and gatherers
• 1:02:00 when we eat we should be grateful
• 1:06:00 the most impt rule - look after your environment
• book: hindsights guy kawasaki
• 01:27:00 quality of our reacting ...systemic nature of our actions <--
• 01:29:00 the power of three

About our guest:

Paul Baker is a practical philosopher most interested in how we as individuals can help each other to live lives that get better and better. A coach, therapist and trainer, Paul can be reached via the email below.

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