Spotlight with Jonah Primo: Does Self Reflection Make Us More Miserable?

In this episode we’re keeping it in the family, as we’re joined by our very own, very talented producer, Jonah Primo. Jonah has spent many years studying mindfulness, meditation and philosophy which he channels into his own podcast, The Overexamined Life - so who better to help us reflect on self-reflection. We all know Socrates’ famous saying – the unexamined life is not worth living. But is it actually true? Does self-examination actually help us? And if so, in what way does it help? Do we end up happier, or just more aware of our limitations? And is there a point where it can do more harm than good? Maybe there’s value in a richer, more self-aware life, even if we’re not necessarily happier? Listen to Jonah's Podcast, "The Overexamined Life" here: or search it wherever you get your podcasts. BIOS Jonah is a Sydney-based creative and entrepreneur. His addiction to storytelling has taken him to strange and wonderful places - Jonah has interviewed hermetic gurus and podcast with A-list celebrities, he has scored music for leading brands and sold art NFTs to the likes of John Legend. Jonah was the host of Work In Progress, a show for Sam Harris’ meditation app, Waking Up, gaining over a million downloads in its first year. Additionally, through his company STUDIOPRIMO, he produces Principle of Charity. Jonah has spent the last 8 years studying mindfulness, meditation and philosophy in order to build frameworks for practical secular application of spiritual and psychological techniques. He shares these secrets on his personal podcast, The Overexamined Life. Jonah studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he learned contemporary arranging under some of Australia’s best composers and topped the music theory courses. In addition to his BA in Music & Philosophy, Jonah holds a BCom in Finance & Statistics from the University of Sydney, which has instilled an uncompromising diligence and attention to detail. An advanced mathematical foundation has proved invaluable in sound engineering and complex scoring. CREDITS Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile Sherman This podcast is proud to partner with The Ethics Centre Find Lloyd @LloydVogelman on Linked in Find Emile @EmileSherman on Linked In and X This podcast is produced by Jonah Primo and Sabrina Organo Find Jonah at jonahprimo.com or @JonahPrimo on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Spotlight with Jonah Primo: Does Self Reflection Make Us More Miserable? is an episode from Principle of Charity by Emile Sherman, Lloyd Vogelman.

This episode is 40:52 long.

This episode was published on Apr 21, 2025.

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