Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger | A Bit of Optimism Podcast

War reporters risk their lives to document conflict. And yet, after a career living on battlefields, Sebastian Junger’s closest brush with death was surviving an aneurysm. Sebastian’s story of his sudden internal hemorrhage and making sense of what he saw while dying is the subject of his new book In My Time of Dying. As someone who usually writes as an outside observer, it’s an atypical and personal exploration of death. I was privileged to speak with Sebastian about the fragility of life and why being necessary to others is one of our highest needs of all. This…is A Bit of Optimism. To learn more about Sebastian and his work, check out: https://www.sebastianjunger.com/ His book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 Surviving an aneurysm 12:09 Becoming a war reporter 20:28 The need to feel necessary 25:14 Honor and underdogs 30:21 Do you miss combat? + + Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Simon has devoted his professional life to help advance a vision of the world that does not yet exist; a world in which the vast majority of people wake up every single morning inspired, feel safe wherever they are and end the day fulfilled by the work that they do. Simon is the author of multiple best-selling books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, Together is Better, and The Infinite Game. + + Website: http://simonsinek.com/ Live Online Classes: https://simonsinek.com/classes/ Podcast: http://apple.co/simonsinek Instagram:   / simonsinek   Linkedin:   / simonsinek   Twitter:   / simonsinek   Facebook:   / simonsinek   Simon’s books: The Infinite Game: https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infi... Start With Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/start-wi... Find Your Why: https://simonsinek.com/books/find-you... Leaders Eat Last: https://simonsinek.com/books/leaders-... Together is Better: https://simonsinek.com/books/together... + + #SimonSinek