Trevor Noah talks to Jay Shetty about the meaning of life

December 12, 2022 3:55 PM

I don't really know much about Jay Shetty, but I have been a long-time fan of Trevor Noah. This conversation between the two has Trevor offering up his insights about life, purpose, interpersonal relationships, and all kinds of things. This is maybe the deepest interview I've heard from Trevor, and it's given me a lot to ponder. For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Yourself | Trevor Noah & Jay Shetty [1h30m]
posted by hippybear (3 comments total)

I’m going to check this out. Thanks, hippybear.
posted by mochapickle at 4:20 PM on December 12, 2022

Contains an interesting discussion of parasocial relationships, but from the (for me novel) perspective of the celebrity that may shed light on the social dynamic. There's also an interesting bit about the loneliness that follows stage presence.

As to the core question of how do you find purpose in life, the main position they arrived at was ask open questions and connect with one another. I suppose you can't share purpose without sharing philosophy of living, which makes me wonder: do these ideas scale, or is it philosophy for the elite?
posted by grokus at 9:07 PM on December 12, 2022

That was so interesting. Lots of food for thought. After retiring from my work, I've been searching for meaning in my life--fortunately, I had a lot of crappy jobs in my day, so I'm not feeling valueless because I'm not working. But I am looking at various volunteer opportunities and trying to figure out what I want to do given my physical disabilities that limit my mobility and my introversion, that means I don't want to be around a lot of people. But working with animals often requires more physical tasks than I think I am up for...I am trying to give myself time and space to come up with something. This dialog has given me new ways to look at it.
posted by agatha_magatha at 10:18 AM on December 13, 2022