Why People Feel Empty, Lonely, and Like Nothing They Do Matters - Jennifer Breheny Wallace

About this episode

Jennifer Breheny Wallace discusses her insights on why many people feel empty and disconnected in today's culture.

Jenny Wallace has written the book for our moment, a masterclass on why so many of us feel empty, disconnected, and like nothing we do actually matters. This isn't just self-help; this is a diagnosis of our culture, and trust me, you need to hear it. Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It, which was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year. Wallace began her journalism career at CBS's 60 Minutes and is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Jennifer's book Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose is critical in today's world. Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. Pre-order my next book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, out on the 17th of September in the UK and the 22nd of September in the US: ⁠https://www.scaramucci.net/allthewrongmoves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Scaramucci

Guest: Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Topics covered

• loneliness
• achievement culture
• connection
• purpose
• self-help
• journalism

Keywords

• loneliness
• achievement culture
• self-help
• connection
• purpose
• journalism
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post

Products: All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump

Books & works: Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It, Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose

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