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FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnisThe Podcast for Entrepreneurial Thinkers Author: Patrick J. McGinnis
FOMO Sapiens is the podcast for anyone who wants to make smarter decisions, take action, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Hosted by Patrick J. McGinnisthe guy who coined FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)this show brings you insights from world-class entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders whove mastered the art of navigating uncertainty. Each episode is packed with real-world strategies, powerful stories, and actionable advice to help you cut through the noise, take control of your choices, and build a life you actually wantwithout the fear of missing out. Listen now and start making decisions on your own terms. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S15 E3 What Drives Every Human Decision You've Ever Made, with MacArthur Genius Rebecca Goldstein
Episode 3
Thursday, 15 October, 2026
In this episode of FOMO Sapiens, Patrick McGinnis sits down with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, MacArthur Fellow, National Medal of the Humanities recipient, and author of the new book The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us (Liveright, 2026), for one of the most philosophically rich conversations the show has had. Rebecca holds a Ph.D. in philosophy of science from Princeton, has taught at Yale, Columbia, NYU, Dartmouth, and Harvard, and has spent more than 40 years developing a theory she calls the mattering instinct: the universal human drive to prove to ourselves that we genuinely deserve the attention we give ourselves. Her argument is that this single instinct is the source of our species' greatest achievements and deepest atrocities, that it explains depression, tribalism, religious belief, entrepreneurship, and the need for love, and that understanding where you sit on what she calls the mattering map is one of the most clarifying things you can do for your own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
