{"podcast":{"title":"Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson","slug":"meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912","podcast_index_feed_id":753912,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3a56d08/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.meaningfullife.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/511730/511730-1524996979395-2c81153cc5959.jpg","author":"Rabbi Simon Jacobson","episode_count":378,"summary":"Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson, an embodiment of inclusive spirituality and wisdom, as he examines life & offers a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche. Discover how to live a truly happy and meaningful life by using your divine gifts and wisdom to reach your highest potential. Listeners beware: this program may create a paradigm shift as stereotypes are dispelled, vulnerabilities spill through and universal truths emerge. Visit The Meaningful Life Center, called a “Spiritual Starbucks” by the New York Times at www.meaningfullife.com for more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T12:20:24.823147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912"},"episode":{"title":"To Be or Not To Be. The Spiritual Art of Making Decisions","slug":"to-be-or-not-to-be-the-spiritual-art-of-making-decisions","published_at":"2026-02-26T19:15:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912/to-be-or-not-to-be-the-spiritual-art-of-making-decisions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/meaningful-life-skills/episodes/To-Be-or-Not-To-Be--The-Spiritual-Art-of-Making-Decisions-e3flksh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3a56d08/podcast/play/116101457/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-26%2F8b7a4206-9721-72e3-9dff-52ee41f9f1d7.mp3","summary":"You know the one where the fellow who says, I used to think I’m indecisive… now I’m not so sure. It makes us smile. But for many, it’s not just a joke. Do you struggle with making decisions? So many people speak about procrastination, second-guessing, commitment issues — the constant back-and-forth. Bottom line: the inability to be decisive, to come to a decision and move on one way or the other. At times it’s amusing. At times it’s annoying. And at times, it’s far more serious. How many important life decisions have we pushed off? Delayed? Avoided? Sometimes to our own detriment and even to the detriment of others. Indecisiveness is not just a personality quirk. It’s something that needs to be addressed and understood. Is it coming from a deeper place within us? Or is it something more superficial; fear of failure, fear of commitment, fear of losing options? Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson as we explore the deeper roots of this dilemma, the inability to decide. You may be surprised to discover that the struggle to choose is not just psychological, but also spiritual at its root.","meta_description":"You know the one where the fellow who says, I used to think I’m indecisive… now I’m not so sure. It makes us smile. But for many, it’s not just a joke. Do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1667,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912/episodes/to-be-or-not-to-be-the-spiritual-art-of-making-decisions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/meaningful-life-skills-with-rabbi-simon-jacobson-753912/to-be-or-not-to-be-the-spiritual-art-of-making-decisions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}