618: Return to Real: How To Live Authentically In The Digital World with Ryan Levesque
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Release Date: 12/31/2025
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info_outlineAs the digital world of AI accelerates faster than ever, it’s tempting to automate, optimize, and outsource nearly every part of our lives. But what if the path we’re on is, ironically, pulling us further away from a meaningful life and genuine happiness?
In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my good friend Ryan Levesque to explore a powerful, yet contrarian concept he calls Return to Real—and why it may be the thing we need most when AI is making us feel more disconnected than ever before.
Ryan is a renowned entrepreneur, author, and creator of the ASK Method, who has built and scaled several successful companies. His perspective weaves together business strategies, neuroscience, ecology, and spirituality to challenge how we’ve come to define success and what leads to true happiness and fulfillment.
In our conversation, Ryan breaks down three (3) transformative shifts for living well in the age of AI. He explains why the best things in life don’t scale, why optimizing for oxytocin is more important than chasing dopamine, and why reconnecting with nature restores clarity, creativity, and purpose.
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or disconnected in the digital world that’s changing faster than ever, this episode is an invitation to return to what’s real.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- What “Return to Real” Really Means
- Three Forces That Are Colliding & Reshaping Humanity
- What History Tells Us About the Future with AI
- Ryan’s Journey to Living Intentionally On a Farm
- Three Shifts That Challenge Mainstream Advice
- The Best Things in Life Don’t Scale
- Optimize Your Life for Oxytocin, Not Dopamine
- How Efficiency Squeezes Oxytocin Out of Your Life
- A Very Simple Way To Increase Oxytocin Levels
- Prioritizing Time In Nature, Not Manmade Things
- The Benefit of Touching Earth Before Touching A Screen
- How To Connect With Ryan and Get His Book
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