Episode 91: Does your life have meaning? Do you know what it is yet?

In this episode, rachel and Kendall talk about: * Kendall being back in the US, how many desks he has had to order, and the various benefits of Pickleball vs Paddleball * rachel's reign of terror over a particular kind of cooking pan, being sick, and heading to Vegas to dj at DEFCON * Why people might be pivoting away from their tech careers, looking for greater meaning * What actually is a midlife crisis? * Planning for your midlife crisis, understanding your path forward * What triggers a midlife crisis? What does one look like? * How unwillingness to talk about death as a society makes this a crisis for us * Living life well when you know you're going to die * The impact of having grown up in genX, the assumption that no one is going to take care of you when you're old * Perpetuating a cycle of dissatisfaction * The fallacy of "follow your dreams and everything will be fine" vs "enjoy the work you have because life is short" * Intentionally doing things inefficiently in order to enjoy the process more, thank you Kurt Vonnegut (see https://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/kurt-vonnegut-farting-around/ for the full quote/story) * How does one's belief in an afterlife impact these things? * Whether having some control over the time and manner of one's death is comforting * What living well means to Kendall, and his upcoming book :) * recommendation from rachel: The Witch King by Martha Wells * recommendation from Kendall: Eat something so spicy you leave your physical body temporarily Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3