This week’s MIDLIFE CHRYSALIS episode features a soulful conversation with writer and global nomad Pico Iyer, whose reflections on stillness,
Stillness, Simplicity, and the Sacred: A Conversation with Pico Iyer
Chip Conley
August 1, 2025
….and….ACTION!
It took me three weeks to write this post. The first 20 days were spent ruminating. This morning, I knocked
David Weaver
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Becoming the Message
I used to think joy was something I would build— architected, scaled, delivered. For decades I worked at the intersection
Jack Abbott
August 1, 2025
Am I Psychic?
In midlife, as the noise of external validation fades, intuition grows louder. We begin to know things without evidence. We
Chip Conley
July 30, 2025
How Old (or Young) Do You Feel?
Why do so many people have an immediate, intuitive grasp of this highly abstract concept called “subjective age?” As Jennifer
Chip Conley
July 29, 2025
We Don’t Have Souls — We Are Souls
One of my recent blog posts about the soul went crazy viral which meant I had a lot of deep,
Chip Conley
July 28, 2025
From Knowledge Economy to Wisdom Economy
While headlines swirl with AI breakthroughs and economic disruption, a deeper shift is unfolding, one that touches not just how
Nicolas Michaelsen
July 27, 2025
The 3 Life Questions
As he was finishing the manuscript for Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl gave a series of lectures in Vienna
Chris Kenny
July 26, 2025
My Love Affair with 4 Quadrants
With just two axes and a Sharpie, I can transform anything—from my weekend plans to my spiritual angst—into a clean
Chip Conley
July 25, 2025
Joy is Trending
For years, I’ve quoted J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye: “Happiness is a solid. Joy is a liquid.”
Chip Conley
July 24, 2025
Pop Culture is Waking Up to the Upside of Aging
I was overjoyed to see National Geographic publish an article on the benefits of aging. Given that the subtitle of
Chip Conley
July 23, 2025
Michael Meade: Our Modern-Day Joseph Campbell
“A person doesn’t become whole by simply growing up. We grow whole by falling apart and coming back together again.”
Chip Conley
July 22, 2025
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