{"podcast":{"title":"Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger","slug":"reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","podcast_index_feed_id":635912,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789.rss","website_url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/s/reasonably-happy-podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789/a16ca37324e805787f46b75cedb6bc74.jpg","author":"Paul Ollinger","episode_count":336,"summary":"Reasonably Happy is a podcast hosted by comedian and former tech executive Paul Ollinger who explores the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness through candid conversations with authors, thinkers, and creatives. With wit and depth, each episode offers insights into how we can lead more fulfilling lives—without chasing perfection.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:18:41.337879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912"},"episode":{"title":"Believe and You Will See! (w/ Nir Eyal )","slug":"believe-and-you-will-see-w-nir-eyal","published_at":"2026-03-12T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/believe-and-you-will-see-w-nir-eyal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/believe-and-you-will-see-w-nir-eyal-fca","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191299829/9a0704b0e93d95b18de40b6753a4456d.mp3","summary":"My guest this week is Nir Eyal, whose two books ('Hooked’ and ‘Indistractable’) have sold over 1 million copies in over 30 languages. This week he published his latest - Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results. In our chat, Nir and I discuss: Why beliefs can help us perform at our top potential (or vice versa) The difference between facts, faith, and belief How beliefs can benefit us, even if they’re not “true” The importance of cognitive flexibility And, the power of prayer, even for non-believers Nir also shares a powerful story about the thing he learned by buying his mother birthday flowers from the “wrong” florist. Nir's work has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, and many more. He attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. Please ⁠rate and review⁠ ⁠⁠Reasonably Happy⁠ ⁠HERE⁠⁠ (DO IT!) Read ⁠Paul’s ⁠⁠Substack newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠HERE⁠ Learn more about Nir on his website. Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"My guest this week is Nir Eyal, whose two books ('Hooked’ and ‘Indistractable’) have sold over 1 million copies in over 30 languages. This week he publish…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/believe-and-you-will-see-w-nir-eyal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/believe-and-you-will-see-w-nir-eyal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}