Summer Fridays: How to get your sense of wonder back (w/ Nate DiMeo) (re-release)
About this episode
Nate DiMeo discusses how the past can enrich our present lives and enhance our sense of wonder.
How do you make sense of the present? Nate DiMeo might suggest you look at the past. Nate is the host of the podcast and book, The Memory Palace. Nate joins Chris to discuss how the past can teach us to live life in a new, rich, and complex way. Nate shares how to exercise the muscle of curiosity, how to tap into your sense of wonder to escape algorithmic filters, and urges you to seek moments of meaning in between life’s biggest plot points. This is an episode of TED's How to Be a Better Human podcast. Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://tedtalks.social/4gmAZt3 For the full text transcript, visit https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from THE MEMORY PALACE by Nate DiMeo; excerpt read by Nate DiMeo. © 2024 Nate DiMeo ℗ 2024 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved. This episode originally aired in 2025. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Fill out our survey at bit.ly/BHSurvey6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Chris
Guest: Nate DiMeo
Topics covered
- curiosity
- sense of wonder
- living in the present
- the past
- meaningful moments
Keywords
- curiosity
- wonder
- memory
- self-improvement
- TED
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TED, Penguin Random House
Books & works: The Memory Palace
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