The Perfect Summary Podcast

Mel Robbins walks through the seven-question yearly audit she has used for 20 years, sharing her own answers, to plan a better year.

Andrew Huberman walks through his daily routine for learning and creativity, from morning light and delayed caffeine to NSDR and evening light.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich gives his side of his corruption case, describes prison life and faith, and argues for justice reform.

Mel Robbins and daughter Sawyer share how writing The Let Them Theory together healed their relationship, plus tools to close distance with anyone.

Mel Robbins revisits six favorite experts on manifesting, hard conversations, sleep, boundaries, happiness and money that means something.

Yale's Laurie Santos explains what really makes us happier: real-time connection, delight, contrast, time affluence, strengths and helping others.

Behavioral scientist Logan Ury explains why dating feels broken and the specific changes to filters, profiles and mindset that help.

Yale's Laurie Santos condenses her famous happiness course: what we get wrong about happiness and five science-backed ways to feel happier.

Mel Robbins redefines confidence as the willingness to try, debunks three myths and shares five tools to build it as a skill.

Mel Robbins and her daughter Sawyer share a breakup survival guide: why heartbreak is grief, the 30-day no-contact rule, and six ways to move on.

Medical inventor Dr. Jeff Karp shares six simple tools he uses to break autopilot, focus attention, learn from failure and reconnect.

Mel Robbins shows how Let Them and Let Me, plus seeing through your family's eyes, can calm family drama and build closer connection.

Morgan Housel explains why money buys happiness indirectly, how independence beats status, and why comparison and identity trap us on a treadmill.

Mel Robbins explains compatibility, three mistakes that wreck relationships, and her ABC loop for deciding whether to stay or go.

Psychologist Ethan Kross explains the inner voice, why chatter hurts, and tools like distanced self-talk, mental time travel, nature and WOOP.

Computational neuroscientist Terry Sejnowski on the brain's learning algorithm, learning how to learn, exercise for brain energy, and AI as a partner.

Huberman explains adenosine and the light-set circadian clock, with tools for timing sunlight, avoiding night light, naps, NSDR and sleep supplements.

Argentina's President Javier Milei explains his libertarian ideals, his chainsaw reforms, inflation and poverty data, and his fight against the establishment.

Financial expert Farnoosh Torabi explains the most common money fears, where they come from and how to use them to take control of your finances.

Andrew Huberman explains the nervous system's parts and functions, and how focus, sleep and 90-minute cycles drive adult neuroplasticity.

Mel Robbins explains why dread hijacks mind and body, and shares simple tools to calm down and act on what you can control.

Mel Robbins, with Dr. James Doty, Steven Bartlett, Dr. K and Sarah Jakes Roberts, debunks three self-limiting lies about failure, motivation and change.

Mel Robbins and her husband Chris share six hard-won lessons on commitment, consideration, acceptance, money, good intent and connection.

Death doula Alua Arthur explains how thinking honestly about your death can clarify how to live, love, grieve and plan.

Stanford neurosurgeon Jim Doty explains manifesting as neuroscience: calm the nervous system, quiet self-talk and embed intentions.

Mel Robbins uses a road trip metaphor to show how to reinvent your life after setbacks, breakups or burnout, and why the best years are ahead.

Mel Robbins explains why small comforts and rituals aren't childish but essential tools that help you reset, refuel and take on life's stretches.

Mel Robbins teaches "slithering," a somatic technique from her therapist that moves morning dread out of the body so you can get up.

Futurist Ari Wallach and Andrew Huberman on escaping short-term thinking and practical tools for being a great ancestor.

Jordan Peterson and Lex Fridman discuss Nietzsche, unifying ideas, the Abraham story, envy, psychopaths online, his years of pain, and how to find truth.