Inner Work with Steli Efti

Inner Work with Steli Efti


Latest Episodes

062: My Ridiculous Subconscious Thoughts
March 16, 2021

Here's another episode that can be tagged with "aftereffects of reading Kafka". Little Voice In My Head A: "Steli, it's 11am and you've not done anything yet". To which Little Voice In My Head B responded: "Well, fuck you, I don't have to do anything

061: Fatherhood Odyssey: Remember to Have Fun
March 15, 2021

Another beautiful insight that came out of some time I spent with my two sons recently was this: Remember to have fun when you do fun stuff. Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/remember-to-have-fun/  Connect with me: https://steliefti.com  https://twitter.co

060: Reading With Steli: The Trial by Franz Kafka
March 11, 2021

I recently started reading The Trial by Franz Kafka, and there's one thing I really love about this book: It has already raised so many questions in my mind and made me think thoughts I wouldn't have pondered if it weren't for this book. This episode is j

059: Fatherhood odyssey: The power of nonjudgmental encouragement
March 09, 2021

Now that I'm back in Germany, I'm spending a lot of time with my two sons, and there was a beautiful experience of trust and courage we've shared together that I want to capture here. Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/fatherhood-nonjudgmental-encouragement

058: Steli returns to Germany: A lesson in presence and priorities
March 06, 2021

I've never had a great relationship with my Germany, even though I was born here, I grew up here, I have family and friends I love here. I never liked living here. And whenever I came back to spend time in Germany, I always like coming back to a place I d

057: Read books your own way
March 05, 2021

Some books have literally been life-changing, epic adventures in my life. I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for these books. But if I've read books the way most people read books, I'd probably never have experienced any of that. Today I discuss my de

056: Geeking out on storytelling and the audience's capacity to open up their hearts and minds
March 02, 2021

In this episode we geek out about the art of storytelling, and it's magical ability to touch and move us, to think new thoughts, to live life in new ways. Books discussed: Story by Robert McKee Dune by Frank Herbert Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/s

056: Storytelling and the audience's capacity to open up their hearts and minds
March 02, 2021

In this episode we geek out about the art of storytelling, and it's magical ability to touch and move us, to think new thoughts, to live life in new ways. Books discussed: Story by Robert McKee Dune by Frank Herbert Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/s

055: Ok, now I'm punching pillows (Anger management adventures)
February 24, 2021

One of the emotions I still haven't found a good way to relate to is my anger. For most of my adult life, my way of handling anger was simply to suppress it and pretend it didn't exist at all. Getting angry meant that someone else had power over me, someo

054: How my jaw pain forces me to face unpleasant truths
February 22, 2021

I don't know how to explain this to people who've never felt it, but I've been suffering from jaw tension for quite a while now. It comes and goes, and I never really know what triggered it until I did some deep introspection. I believe it's forcing me t