Not caring – or nonchalance – is having a cultural moment. Nihilism is in, trying too hard is cringe, and the best way to cope with an often disappointing world is by not getting that invested. There’s just one problem: it’s hard to live a meaningful life without caring. In this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest and Dr. Rick close 2025 by making the case for healthy caring: choosing objects of care wisely, prioritizing process over outcome, and cultivating equanimity without slipping into apathy. They do this by exploring four common obstacles that keep people from caring, sharing practical ways to work with each of them.
Key Topics
- 0:00: Intro and the four problems with caring
- 6:40: Finding intrinsic motivation
- 11:05: The people you admire care, and the people that judge you don’t matter
- 20:22: The risks of caring: disappointment and facing the “dreaded experience”
- 33:25: “I don’t care about anything”
- 44:01: Managing defeatism and nihilism
- 1:01:25: Recap
Forrest is now writing on Substack, check out his work there.
