mortality salience
10 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGMar 15, 2026The Nihilistic Penguin, Terror Management, and the Existential Search for Meaning
PhilosophyNihilismSelf-determinationExistential threatDopamine addiction
hubermanlabSep 1, 2025Alex Honnold: Mastering Massive Goals Through Incremental Training and Mindset
Self-DevelopmentFree solo climbingIntrinsic motivationExtrinsic motivationGoal setting strategies- HealthyGamerGGAug 3, 2023
Self-Awareness, Cultural Context, and Transformative Experiences in Managing Anxiety with RTGame
PsychologySocial anxietyIntroversionSelf-awarenessCoping mechanisms 
psychacksDec 30, 2022The Transformative Power of Mortality: How Confronting Real Problems Cures Neurosis
PsychologyNeurosisHealth psychologyExistential psychotherapyMortality salience- hubermanlabNov 28, 2022
Navigating Conflict, Purpose, and the Human Experience: Lex Fridman's Reflections from Ukraine
PhilosophyGenerational HateGeopolitical TensionPropaganda MachineHuman Experience - psychacksJan 26, 2022
Sleep, Death, and Coping with Mortality Anxiety: Lessons from Greek Mythology
PsychologyDeath anxietyThanatophobiaHypnos (God of Sleep)Thanatos (God of Death) - HealthyGamerGGSep 9, 2021
Grief, Identity, and the Struggle to Cope with Loss and Self-Perception
PsychologyOnline personaIdentity confusionExternal validationOstracization 
lexfridmanSep 26, 2020Joe Rogan on Mortality, Societal Chaos, and the Discipline of Inner Struggle
PsychologyMortality SalienceExistential UrgencySocietal FragilityPolitical Polarization- lexfridmanMay 1, 2020
The Philosophy of Hedgy: Minimalism, Mortality, and the Power of Shared Experience
PhilosophyMinimalismStoicismAnthropomorphizationMortality Salience - psychacks
Memento Mori and Happiness: How the Concept of Death Can Help Us Live More Fully
PsychologyMemento MoriMortality SalienceEmotional DenialEphemerality of Existence
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