{"id":193389,"date":"2026-04-28T08:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=193389"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:28:58","slug":"podcast-1115-a-map-for-finding-direction-and-purpose-in-life-again-and-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-1115-a-map-for-finding-direction-and-purpose-in-life-again-and-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,115: A Map for Finding Direction and Purpose in Life (Again and Again)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we often think of life as linear, my guest\u2019s own life, along with a decade of research, has taught him that it\u2019s anything but. In his latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41QwDFT\"><em>What to Make of a Life<\/em><\/a>, Jim Collins unpacks the cyclical pattern life actually unfolds in, and how to navigate it. 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