3 online sessions: How much is enough?

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Pod Question: How Much Is Enough?
A 3 Session Online Premise Pod

How much is enough? More money. More comfort. More security. More status. More time. More space. More things. So much of modern life pulls us toward more. But when does more stop serving us and start shaping us?
In this 3 session online Premise Pod, we will explore one of life’s most persistent questions through guided conversation, short readings, and film. Together, we will look at desire, scarcity, excess, responsibility, and what it might mean to live with a clearer sense of what is truly worth wanting.

A Premise Pod is a small group experience built for deeper conversation. You will meet with the same group across all three sessions, which means the dialogue can grow richer, more honest, and more thoughtful over time. This is not a lecture and it is not a debate. It is a welcoming, structured space for adults who want real conversation about the questions that matter.

Online Pod Dates
Saturdays
March 7, March 14, and March 28
10:00 to 11:30 AM Pacific
Zoom link shared after registration
* We ask that you be able to commit to missing no more than one session for the cohesion of the group. We are a cameras on community for our online sessions.

What we will explore

Session 1: What would it take to feel satisfied?
Readings:
Anton Chekhov, The Lottery Ticket
Toni Cade Bambara, The Lesson
The Cut, A Classic Psychology Study on Why Winning the Lottery Won’t Make You Happier
Tressie McMillan Cottom, The Logic of Stupid Poor People
Kurt Vonnegut, Joe Heller

Session 2: How much is enough when others have too little?
Readings:
Leo Tolstoy, How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Peter Singer, The Solution to World Poverty
A counterpoint essay from Aeon challenging anti consumption narratives

Session 3: What might enough look like in practice?
Readings and film:
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Honorable Harvest from Braiding Sweetgrass
Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, excerpt from Your Money or Your Life
Seneca, selections from On the Happy Life
Film: The Queen of Versailles

Each session includes under two hours of preparation and is designed to bring thoughtful people together around one enduring question.
If you are hungry for conversation that is intellectually rich, personal, and grounded in real life, we would love to have you join us.