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One big question at a time. Explored, untangled, and (possibly) solved. Self-improvement is everywhere but most of it's overly simplistic, shouty, and backed by vibes, not evidence. I'm Ed Stott, former BBC & ABC journalist turned independent audio doco maker, obsessed with figuring out how to live better. (That obsession once led to 50 stand-up gigs in 6 months… but more on that later.) Each month, I tackle one big, messy life question like "What's my purpose?" or "Should I quit my job?" and get real answers from the world's sharpest minds. Big ideas, explored creatively, to help you make sense of your life. (Formerly 'That's Helpful'.)

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September 1, 2025

Should I Quit My Job?

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This episode will help you work out whether it’s time to leave, or if there’s still something worth holding onto.</p> <p data-start="449" data-end="651">We’ve all been there: lying awake at night, weighing the costs of staying against the risks of walking away. Do you push through and hope it gets better, or cut your losses before you waste more time?</p> <p data-start="653" data-end="1043">In this episode, I’ve brought together Ash Ambirge, Julia Keller, Simone Stolzoff and Monique Ross to help you figure it out.</p> <p data-start="653" data-end="1043">We’ll explore the hidden traps that keep us stuck, the real benefits of quitting, and the surprising strategies that can make staying a lot better than it feels right now. Plus at the end, I’ll give you five questions that can bring your answer into focus, fast.</p> <p data-start="1045" data-end="1067">💡 <strong data-start="1048" data-end="1065">You’ll learn:</strong></p> <ul data-start="1068" data-end="1368"> <li data-start="1068" data-end="1113"> <p data-start="1070" data-end="1113">When grit and perseverance become harmful</p> </li> <li data-start="1114" data-end="1166"> <p data-start="1116" data-end="1166">Why the sunk cost fallacy makes quitting so hard</p> </li> <li data-start="1167" data-end="1222"> <p data-start="1169" data-end="1222">How to spot your own version of a “good enough job”</p> </li> <li data-start="1223" data-end="1278"> <p data-start="1225" data-end="1278">Simple shifts to make your current role work better</p> </li> <li data-start="1279" data-end="1368"> <p data-start="1281" data-end="1368">Why sometimes the smartest move isn’t quitting or sticking — but something in between</p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="1370" data-end="1723">📖 <strong data-start="1373" data-end="1385">Chapters</strong><br data-start="1385" data-end= "1388" /> 00:00 – Should I quit my job?<br data-start="1417" data-end= "1420" /> 03:40 – Ash Ambirge: quitting as growth<br data-start="1459" data-end="1462" /> 11:20 – Julia Keller: rebranding quitting<br data-start="1503" data-end="1506" /> 20:00 – The sunk cost fallacy<br data-start="1535" data-end= "1538" /> 26:30 – Simone Stolzoff: the “good enough job”<br data-start="1584" data-end="1587" /> 34:10 – Monique Ross on job crafting<br data-start="1623" data-end= "1626" /> 40:00 – The secret third option: quasi-quitting<br data-start= "1673" data-end="1676" /> 42:00 – Five questions to guide your decision</p> <p data-start="1725" data-end="1747">🔗 <strong data-start="1728" data-end="1745">Helpful Links</strong></p> <ul data-start="1748" data-end="2365"> <li data-start="1748" data-end="1840"><a href= "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Math_Lady_meme.jpg"> Confused Math Lady Meme</a></li> <li data-start="1748" data-end="1840"> <p data-start="1750" data-end="1840"><a class= "decorated-link cursor-pointer" href= "https://www.amazon.com.au/Middle-Finger-Project-Imposter-ckwithable-ebook/dp/B07S2N5YP4" data-start="1750" data-end="1838">Ash Ambirge’s The Middle Finger Project</a></p> </li> <li data-start="1841" data-end="1965"> <p data-start="1843" data-end="1965"><a class= "decorated-link cursor-pointer" href= "https://www.amazon.com.au/Quitting-Strategy-Perseverance-Science-Giving/dp/1538722348" data-start="1843" data-end="1963">Julia Keller’s Quitting: A Life Strategy</a></p> </li> <li data-start="1966" data-end="2101"> <p data-start="1968" data-end="2101"><a class= "decorated-link cursor-pointer" href= "https://www.amazon.com.au/Good-Enough-Job-Reclaiming-Life/dp/059353896X" data-start="1968" data-end="2099">Simone Stolzoff’s The Good Enough Job</a></p> </li> <li data-start="2102" data-end="2208"> <p data-start="2104" data-end="2208"><a class= "decorated-link cursor-pointer" href= "https://www.amazon.com.au/This-Working-Life-Navigate-Uncertain/dp/1743798067" data-start="2104" data-end="2206">Monique Ross’ This Working Life</a></p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="2687" data-end="2750">📬 <strong data-start="2690" data-end="2706">Get in touch</strong><br data-start="2706" data-end="2709" /> Email me at: biglifequestions @ edstott.com</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article>

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August 22, 2025

Why Can I Never Just Have One? 🍪

<p data-start="152" data-end="233">What if that “can’t stop eating” feeling isn’t about willpower, but design?</p> <p data-start="235" data-end="675">Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist <strong data-start="269" data-end="285">Michael Moss</strong> has spent years inside the boardrooms, factories and labs where our food is being engineered, and what he’s discovered will change the way you think about food.</p> <p data-start="235" data-end="675">In this full conversation, we dig into how processed food is crafted to override your appetite, what food giants don’t want you to know about nutrition “research,” and why breaking free from these cravings is harder than you think.</p> <p data-start="677" data-end="720">💡 <strong data-start="680" data-end="718">What you’ll learn in this episode:</strong></p> <ul data-start="721" data-end="1054"> <li data-start="721" data-end="795"> <p data-start="723" data-end="795">How the food industry deliberately designs products to be irresistible</p> </li> <li data-start="796" data-end="863"> <p data-start="798" data-end="863">The tricks companies use to shift blame for overeating onto you</p> </li> <li data-start="864" data-end="925"> <p data-start="866" data-end="925">Why “health halos” and marketing slogans keep us confused</p> </li> <li data-start="926" data-end="991"> <p data-start="928" data-end="991">The science behind food addiction and whether we can break it</p> </li> <li data-start="992" data-end="1054"> <p data-start="994" data-end="1054">What Moss believes has to change for us to eat more freely</p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="1056" data-end="1252">🎧 <strong data-start="1059" data-end="1073">Featuring:</strong><br data-start="1073" data-end= "1076" /> 📚 Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Sugar, Fat and Hooked → <a class= "decorated-link cursor-pointer" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1214" data-end="1250">mossbooks.us</a></p> <p data-start="1254" data-end="1446">If you’ve ever felt like you can’t stop eating certain foods, or you’ve wondered why your willpower never seems enough, this episode will change the way you think about what’s on your plate.</p> <p data-start="1448" data-end="1608"><strong>Loved the episode?</strong><br data-start="1466" data-end="1469" /> Follow the show, share it with a friend, and know that every listen is a tiny act of resistance against unqualified men with microphones.</p> <p data-start="1610" data-end="1748">📬 <strong data-start="1613" data-end="1629">Get in touch</strong><br data-start="1629" data-end="1632" /> Email: edwina @ edstott.com<br data-start="1659" data-end="1662" /> Instagram: <a class="decorated-link" href= "https://instagram.com/biglifequestionspodcast" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="1673" data-end= "1746">@biglifequestionspodcast</a></p>

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August 12, 2025

Why Can't I Stop Thinking About Food? - Your 20 Minute Listen

<p data-start="414" data-end="644">From grandma’s kitchen to Ozempic - how eating got so complicated.</p> <p data-start="646" data-end="880">This condensed version of the full-length documentary unpacks the surprising history behind food confusion, the tricks used by the diet and processed food industries, and what GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic really mean for the way we eat.</p> <p data-start="882" data-end="922">💡 In this quick listen, you’ll learn:</p> <ul data-start="923" data-end="1105"> <li data-start="923" data-end="976"> <p data-start="925" data-end="976">The surprising moment eating stopped being simple</p> </li> <li data-start="977" data-end="1031"> <p data-start="979" data-end="1031">How “healthy” food marketing rewired your appetite</p> </li> <li data-start="1032" data-end="1105"> <p data-start="1034" data-end="1105">The one thing food companies can’t sell you (and why it’s the answer)</p> </li> </ul> <p data-start="1107" data-end="1451">📖 Chapter Timestamps:<br data-start="1129" data-end="1132" /> 00:00 Why food feels confusing now<br data-start="1166" data-end= "1169" /> 02:00 The moment diet culture took over family meals<br data-start= "1221" data-end="1224" /> 06:00 How processed food became addictive by design<br data-start= "1275" data-end="1278" /> 11:00 The wellness halo and misleading “healthy” marketing<br data-start="1336" data-end="1339" /> 14:30 The Ozempic question<br data-start="1365" data-end="1368" /> 17:00 Why listening to your body is the radical act food companies can’t monetise</p> <p data-start="1665" data-end="1682">🎧 <strong data-start="1668" data-end="1682">Featuring:</strong></p> <p data-start="1684" data-end="1817">🔬 <strong data-start="1687" data-end="1709">Prof Marion Nestle</strong> on how food companies shape what we believe about health → <a class="" href= "https://www.foodpolitics.com" target="_new" rel="noopener" data-start="1769" data-end="1817">foodpolitics.com</a></p> <p data-start="1819" data-end="1900">📚 <strong data-start="1822" data-end="1838">Michael Moss</strong>, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <a href="https://mossbooks.us/">Salt Sugar Fat & Hooked</a></p> <p data-start="1902" data-end="1992">🧠 <strong data-start="1905" data-end="1925">Christy Harrison</strong>, dietitian and journalist behind <a href="https://christyharrison.com/books">Anti-Diet & The Wellness Trap</a></p> <p data-start="1994" data-end="2082">💉 <strong data-start="1997" data-end="2015">Dr Nick Fuller</strong> from <a href= "https://intervalweightloss.com/">Interval Weight Loss</a> on how GLP-1s like Ozempic actually work</p> <p data-start="2084" data-end="2302">📖 <strong data-start="2087" data-end="2111">Dr Lauren Samuelsson</strong>, food historian, on how The Women’s Weekly shaped modern diet culture → <a class="cursor-pointer" href= "https://www.uow.edu.au/the-arts-social-sciences-humanities/schools-entities/sass/staff/UOW263708.html" data-start="2186" data-end="2302">UOW profile</a></p> <hr data-start="2304" data-end="2307" /> <p data-start="2309" data-end="2445">If you’ve ever felt confused about food, struggled to trust your appetite, or wondered why eating feels so fraught, this one’s for you.</p> <p data-start="1998" data-end="2024">💌 <strong data-start="2001" data-end="2022">Related episodes:</strong></p> <ul data-start="2025" data-end="2116"> <li data-start="2025" data-end="2070"> <p data-start="2027" data-end="2070"><a href= "https://pod.fo/e/2b5487">Ditch Food Guilt with Dr Emma Beckett</a></p> </li> <li data-start="2025" data-end="2070"> <p data-start="2027" data-end="2070"><a href= "https://pod.fo/e/2acce5">Raising Kids with a Healthy Relationship with Food (even if you don't have one) with Leslie Schilling</a></p> </li> <li data-start="2025" data-end="2070"> <p data-start="2027" data-end="2070"><a href= "https://pod.fo/e/2a2f76">The Secret to Motivation & Exercise with Leah Barron</a></p> </li> <li data-start="2025" data-end="2070"><a href= "https://pod.fo/e/2992b7">Ditch the Diet & Become the Healthiest You EVER</a><br /> <br /></li> <li data-start="2025" data-end="2070"><a href= "https://pod.fo/e/232478">How to Empower Your Kids with Body Neutrality with Taryn Brumfitt</a></li> </ul> <p data-start="2447" data-end="2609"><strong data-start="2447" data-end="2469">Loved the episode?</strong><br data-start="2469" data-end="2472" /> Follow the show, share it with a friend, and know that every listen is a tiny act of resistance against unqualified men with microphones.</p> <hr data-start="2611" data-end="2614" /> <p data-start="2616" data-end="2744">📬 <strong data-start="2619" data-end="2635">Get in touch</strong><br data-start="2635" data-end="2638" /> Email: edwina @ edstott.com<br data-start="2665" data-end="2668" /> Instagram: <a class="" href= "https://instagram.com/biglifequestionspod" target="_new" rel= "noopener" data-start="2679" data-end= "2744">@biglifequestionspodcast</a></p>

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What is That's Helpful with Ed Stott?

One big question at a time. Explored, untangled, and (possibly) solved.

Self-improvement is everywhere but most of it's overly simplistic, shouty, and backed by vibes, not evidence.

I'm Ed Stott, former BBC & ABC journalist turned independent audio doco maker, obsessed with figuring out how to live better. (That obsession once led to 50 stand-up gigs in 6 months… but more on that later.)

Each month, I tackle one big, messy life question like "What's my purpose?" or "Should I quit my job?" and get real answers from the world's sharpest minds.

Big ideas, explored creatively, to help you make sense of your life.

(Formerly 'That's Helpful'.)

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This podcast updates daily.

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