Sutterfaction

About Sutterfaction

Everything I build—whether it's a book, a business, a course, a field note, or a podcast—is another attempt to explore one question: what actually makes a good life? I'm Evan Sutter, and this is Sutterfaction. This is a podcast about the messy, complicated, fascinating business of being alive. We’ll explore philosophy, psychology, happiness, ambition, work, relationships, leadership, culture, meaning and everything in between. Because I don't think ambition is the enemy. And I don't think success and a good life are necessarily the same thing. I'm interested in what happens in the space between them. How do we build meaningful things without losing ourselves in the process? How do we stay curious, playful and connected while navigating uncertainty, responsibility, impermanence and all the ordinary chaos of being human? Sutterfaction sits at the intersections of philosophy, psychology, society and culture, ethics, human flourishing, business, happiness and meaning—so we can avoid the unlived life and construct one worth living. Let's get into it. If you want to explore these ideas further, head to EvanSutter.com. You'll find the Field Notes, the Sutterfaction archive, my free book 42, and ways to work with me if you'd like to take the conversation further. Until next time, keep thinking, keep questioning, and keep building a life worth living.

Publisher

Evan Sutter

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Sept 2020

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   EP. 43 - Friction: What Are We Losing by Making Life Easier?

   Friction: What Are We Losing by Making Life Easier? On effort, discomfort, technology and the things that make life meaningful. We spend a lot of our lives trying to remove friction. We make things faster. Easier. More convenient. We order dinner without leaving the couch, navigate without getting lost, exercise without leaving the house, and increasingly use technology to remove the effort involved in thinking, creating and working. And much of that is good. But what happens when we start removing the kinds of difficulty that were doing something for us? In this season finale of Sutterfaction, Evan explores the idea of friction through e-bikes, Uber Eats, exercise, childhood, technology, AI, attention, consumption and the question of what makes a life meaningful. Because some friction is pointless. Some of it is exhausting. Some of it should absolutely be removed. But some friction teaches us. Some strengthens us. Some connects us. Some makes us pay attention. And some of it might be part of the reason the destination means anything at all. The conversation also returns to ideas from the previous episode on Repair: our attraction to the new, our discomfort with difficulty, and the growing temptation to replace or remove anything that doesn't feel easy. Maybe the question isn't how much friction we can eliminate. Maybe it's: What difficulty is worth keeping? This is the final episode of Season 4 of Sutterfaction. Thanks for being part of the conversation this season. Keep thinking. Keep questioning. And keep building a life worth living.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   EP. 42 - Repair: What Have We Stopped Being Willing to Repair? On desire, consumption, attention and the things we choose to keep.

   Why do we replace things so quickly? A jacket gets a hole. A phone gets old. Something becomes difficult, inconvenient or simply less exciting—and we move on. But what happens when the logic of replacement starts shaping more than what we buy? In this episode, Evan explores desire, consumption, attention, restlessness and our attraction to the new. From an old jacket to a lesson from Plum Village, the conversation moves into a bigger question: what happens when we start treating relationships, work, discomfort and even ourselves as things to replace rather than repair? Sometimes leaving is right. Sometimes something really is broken. But sometimes, perhaps, we're simply uncomfortable. What have we stopped being willing to repair?

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   EP. 41 - Home: Where Is Home, Really? On belonging, restlessness, place and being where you are.

   Where is home? Is it a place, the people we love, where we grew up—or something else entirely? After living in different countries and spending long periods away from family, Evan explores the strange relationship between home, restlessness and belonging. What happens when we feel completely at home somewhere unfamiliar? And what does it mean when our body is in one place, but our mind is always somewhere else? Maybe sometimes we need to leave. Maybe sometimes restlessness is information. And maybe sometimes the challenge isn't finding a new place, but learning how to actually be where we are. A conversation about home, belonging, presence, identity, restlessness, relationships, place and the good life.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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