on Cultivating Joy

The Honest Path · May 7, 2026 · 1h 2m

Podcast Guide:

Big Idea: Joy is not something you stumble into accidentally—it is something you build intentionally.

Four Quarters:

1. Who killed Joy: Where Has All The Joy Gone?

2. Disciplines That Create the Joy You Have

3. Disciplines that Protect Joy

4. Finding Sustainable Joy: The Eternal Root

Q1: Who killed Joy: A Hopeless Culture

Regret (past), anxiety (future), and comparison (everywhere) pull men out of the present—the only place joy can actually be experienced.

Rising anxiety and depression despite increased comfort

Comparison has gone global and constant

We are over-stimulated but…