Joel Stein - Parenting as Triage, Exceeding your Dreams, Wanting to be Liked - Part 1

How Are You Thinking About? with Igor

Here is part one of my fantastic conversation with TIME Magazine columnist Joel Stein! Topics discussed:

• Social anxiety as an extrovert
• Wanting to be liked
• Mid-life crisis
• The freedom of not needing your work to outlive you
• Raising a child and what one learns about human growth
• Why my plan for Instagram success will fail

Some quotes from this episode:

“I’m embarrassed not to have herpes.”

“When I’m a dick, I think it’s likable?”

“I exceeded my dreams in my 20’s and coasted ever since.”

(On striving for immortality through your work): “See a therapist…that’s ego narcissism; that’s craziness. If you’re the President of the United States, odds are in 30 years no one will be able to name you.

“Parenting is so reactive. I thought it would be so proactive, but it’s basically just triage all the time.”

“[Having a kid] didn’t ruin my life like people told me it would.”

"I just know men are horrible."

Joel will be back next week with part 2 of our conversation, where things get only more intense, and more sexual.

You can find Joel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thejoelstein

A link to buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Made-Which-Dad-Learns/dp/0446573116

Link to my college newspaper article interviewing Joel: http://dailynexus.com/2010-05-10/igor-solid-advice-uncertain-future/

You can find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/igorpix/

Feel free to write me at [email protected]

Theme song:

Vocals: MACK - https://www.instagram.com/mackandgold/

Mix: Dan Gerbang - https://www.instagram.com/dangerbang/

Writer: Igor Hiller

Cover art by George Hilton III: http://georgiecreates.tumblr.com/

Cover design by Eve Survilo: http://www.evesurvilo.com/

Thank you for listening. It makes me feel good to know my voice is in your head.