ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Find meaning and purpose through the art of struggle with philosopher and writer Gregor S Thomson. Through posing fundamental questions, this podcast guides the listener to discover who they are, where they are unnecessarily struggling and where they could embrace struggling more in order to live a healthy and productive life.
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every 19 days
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21 minutes
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English
United States
82 episodes
since Jan. 6, 2024
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
I spent years trying to optimize my productivity, routines and future until I realized I was becoming incapable of actually enjoying the present.
In Episode 82 of The Struggle, I explore what my obsession with productivity taught me about time, presence and the strange difference between experienci…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
What if everything you've been told about success, productivity and self-improvement is making you less happy?
In Episode 81 of The Struggle, I sit down with bestselling author, speaker and former teacher Gavin Oattes for one of the most honest conversations I've ever recorded.
We discuss:
• Why t…
Why do we keep repeating behaviours we know are bad for us?
In this episode of The Struggle, I’m joined by Dr Sarah Caddy to explore The Chimp Model, developed by Professor Steve Peters, and how it explains self-sabotage, emotional reactions, bad habits, social media scrolling, motivation, discipl…
A former NASA astronomer explains what time REALLY is and why everything you believe about it might be wrong.
From relativity to free will, this conversation will change how you see reality forever.
In Episode 79 of The Struggle, I sit down with former NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald to explore one o…
What makes someone truly disciplined? In this episode of The Struggle, I sit down with Diren Kartal to talk about productivity, resilience, fatherhood, coaching, discipline, handling failure, building a business, and why success means more than money.
Diren shares how growing up in East London shap…
Louis Theroux’s new documentary Inside the Manosphere has sparked huge debate — but I think it reveals something much bigger about masculinity, social media, and the crisis facing young men.
In this episode of The Struggle, I give my honest reaction to the Netflix documentary, discussing figures l…
John McClarey joins me on Episode 77 of The Struggle to talk about building Business Fives from scratch, what it really takes to grow a business over years, and what happened behind the scenes before stepping into Dragon’s Den.
We talk about:
how he started the business in 2016
taking action before…
Is the wellness industry replacing religion? And is our obsession with self-improvement actually making us more anxious?
In Episode 75 of The Struggle Podcast, author and journalist Brigid Delaney joins Gregor Thomson to explore Stoicism, ambition, journaling, alcohol, modern anxiety, and what she…
Most of us feel trapped between two voices:
One telling us to work harder, achieve more, and sacrifice now…
And another telling us to slow down and enjoy life before it’s too late.
In this episode of The Struggle podcast, I explore what I call The Freedom Fallacy — the belief that freedom only exis…
Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list?
If productivity keeps leading to burnout, guilt, and never feeling like you’ve done enough — this episode will change how you plan your day.
In Episode 73 of The Struggle, I break down a self-compassionate productivity framework that replaces shame, overworki…
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