Live Talks LA and Audio Documentary on Consciousness

Some news!

Hi all,

Hope you’re all doing great. Lots of change happening over here. I’m in the middle of a big cross-country move to New York City. I will be teaching full-time at Barnard College, Columbia University in the 2025-2026 academic year. Excited to mentor students and drop some knowledge about human psychology and how to live well!

Before I move, I’m doing an exciting event at Live Talks Los Angeles with my buddy Mark Manson, where we’ll be discussing the topic of my next book (due out April 22): Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Reach your Full Potential.

Hope to see some you at the event! If you attend, please stop by and say hi! And even if you can’t attend, there is also an option to stream the event virtually! See here for tickets.

In others news, I’m super proud of my friend Annaka Harris for the release of her new audio documentary on consciousness. This is what I said about it in my endorsement:

This 10-part audio documentary,LIGHTS ON, just came out yesterday and is available wherever audiobooks are sold! It really opened my eyes up about a lot of things, and made me think harder about the “hard problem of consciousness”, and where my consciousness is even located. The audio documentary also helped me understand the universe! I highly recommend giving this a listen! [Audible | Apple | Spotify)

Once I settle into NYC, I hope to find more time to write more for you all here on my Substack. I really appreciate your support of my work. I also hope my new book Rise Above (which you can pre-order now) helps you all live your life with a greater sense of agency, hope, and purpose.

Much Love,

Scott