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#41 - Michael Stroe | Solving Happiness, Oneshotting Procrastination & Speed Running Stream Entry
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- The Metagame
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- Oct 24, 2025
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Summary
Michael Stroe ( @Plus3Happiness ) is a phenomenologist and “happiness concierge.” Through a combination of the Buddhist Fetters & somatic practices, he’s allegedly reduced his suffering by ~90%. He claims to consistently live at 9/10 life satisfaction and has skillfully guided others into similar transformations. Today we demystify his journey and discuss concrete practices for oneshotting procrastination, reducing reactivity and permanently raising the floor of your happiness (seriously). Watch on YouTube: Transcript — Michael Stroe [00:00:00] Daniel Kazandjian: Michael Stroe, welcome to the Metagame. Michael Stroe: Well, thank you for having me. How you doing? Daniel Kazandjian: I’m doing great. I’m really excited for this conversation. You famously, through a combination of Buddhist practices and somatic practices reduced your suffering by around 90%, which Michael Stroe: Even more these days. Daniel Kazandjian: And now you’re teaching other people how to do that, which is fantastic. How did you figure that out? Like what, what’s the story there? Michael Stroe: As many great things happened by mistake, it’s a total mistake. I was on a more or less sabbatical in like 2023 in Barcelona. Uh, not in a great place in life, honestly. Daniel Kazandjian: Hmm. Michael Stroe: and towards the end of the trip, someone actually, someone that, someone being Frank Yang , which you might be familiar with, Daniel Kazandjian: Mm-hmm. [00:01:00] Michael Stroe: Shared, Kevin Schanilec’s website , which I’ve messaged, and he was very succinct as like, “try Liberation Unleashed ” being a Liberation Unleashed being this forum for, for these practices Daniel Kazandjian: Can you say that again? Liberation Michael Stroe: unleashed. Yes, Daniel Kazandjian: Unleashed. Yeah. Michael Stroe: Yes…