Why Life Feels So Dull All The Time (and how to fix it) - Robert Greene - #1162

Robert Greene joins Chris Williamson to discuss why modern life can feel persistently dull and how to make it feel vivid again. The conversation centers on the Sublime, the historical shifts in human experience, and the roles of awe, scale, and wonder. Greene examines why novelty, travel, drugs, and stimulation may be mistaken attempts to recover a deeper sense of magic, and he explores the difference between authentic inner direction and impulsivity. The episode also considers how history, scale, and the improbability of human life can reorient perspective.