CHAPTER 3 OUT NOW: https://youtu.be/gZsE5nsbuao Surfshark: Go to https://surfshark.com/solvedpod or use code SOLVEDPOD at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark! AG1: For a limited time, save 20% on your first subscription order of AG1 Next Gen or AG1 Pro at https://manson.deals/ag1 Casanova had more adventures than anyone in recorded history. He escaped an inescapable prison, ran France's first lottery, slept with over 120 women, and met Voltaire, the Pope, and Benjamin Franklin. He also died broke, alone, and forgotten in a small castle in present-day Slovakia. We use his life as the cautionary tale of what Kierkegaard called the aesthetic stage, where novelty becomes an addiction and every open door is another reason to never walk through one. We talk about the paradox of choice, why your brain is hardwired to hoard options even when it costs you, and Mark's own years as a digital nomad who eventually realized that the more he explored, the less satisfied he became. Get your free episode guide: https://solvedpodcast.com/commitment This is just CHAPTER 2 from our full episode on Commitment. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/XVCAHrdS6jc. ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: https://go.markmanson.net/cdi1xzha ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at https://go.markmanson.net/217i5ys5 FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ #casanova #paradoxofchoice #optionality #digitalnomad #selfhelp #markmanson #solved