No Easy Answers with Mike Bellanti
Sep 2, 2026 · 43 min · 9 segments
Are we thriving, or are we trapped in the pace of modern life? With technology constantly pulling our attention, nonstop information overload, and the pace of life moving faster than ever, it’s worth…
When I think about endless choices, I think about when I go into the grocery store and the choices I have just for mayonnaise or cereal or whatever.
I mean, a lot of these things seem opposed to human flourishing, at least in my mind.
And so how would you answer someone that asks you the question? I mean, all of these things, technology, speed, availability on this choice, Jenny, they're opposing human flourishing.
In the late 90s, early 2000s, I would have given a very different answer than today.
And I don't know if you remember, I'm older than you, but I was very influenced by two books by Dr. Richard Swanson.
And at that time, he started sounding the warning signals about things like the accessibility people have to us via email, by pager at the time, and by the cell phone.
And then he was also addressing the efficiency and pace and choices in American culture and had a whole, like a lot of very good research around what he had been seeing as a physician related to stress-related illnesses.
When I think about endless choices, I think about when I go into the grocery store and the choices I have just for mayonnaise or cereal or whatever.
I mean, a lot of these things seem opposed to human flourishing, at least in my mind.
And so how would you answer someone that asks you the question? I mean, all of these things, technology, speed, availability on this choice, Jenny, they're opposing human flourishing.
In the late 90s, early 2000s, I would have given a very different answer than today.
And I don't know if you remember, I'm older than you, but I was very influenced by two books by Dr. Richard Swanson.
And at that time, he started sounding the warning signals about things like the accessibility people have to us via email, by pager at the time, and by the cell phone.
And then he was also addressing the efficiency and pace and choices in American culture and had a whole, like a lot of very good research around what he had been seeing as a physician related to stress-related illnesses.
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