17: I Did Not Abandon This Podcast! And Obsessions with Biographies
I'm back after locking in for a month with work. Turns out I just really miss podcasting and emptying my brain with structured thoughts. In this episode, I talk about why I was gone for a month and my...
24 Touko 202546min
16: Turbulence and Dispassion
In this episode, I review the last quarter of the new year and the previous temporary shift of what is valuable. I talk about the cynicism that comes with feelings of having low agency and cultivating...
1 Huhti 202539min
15: Ego is the Enemy: Success, Unteachable Lessons
In this episode, I continue on the insights in section 2 (success) in Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. Specifically, I cover 3 chapters: "Don't tell yourself a story", "What's important to you", and ...
15 Maalis 202548min
14: Solutions to Sadness and Finding Delight in Overthinking
Being a bit sad these couple of days (but not today as I'm recording this!), I reflect a bit into my sadness and operationalize the approach to get out of the rut. I then wonder if I experience more s...
1 Maalis 202541min
13: Ego is the Enemy: Ascent
In this episode, I cover the insights in section 1 (ascent) in Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday. Specifically, I cover the 4 chapters: "talk talk talk, "don't be passionate", "get our of your own head...
22 Helmi 202551min
12: Reaching Out and the Curse of Competence
With the past two weeks being stressful, this week is a bit more slow. In this episode, I talk about the internal resistance and fear with reaching out to people in the context of work and of friends....
15 Helmi 202525min
11: I'm Stressed ! Breaking It Down and Small Reminders
It's another week and I'm still stressed. In this episode, I pull my attempt at a MECE framework of the sources of my stress (spoiler alert: internal expectation and self validation are buckets). I al...
8 Helmi 202540min
10: Downsides to Ambition and being Type A
Recording this in a stressful time after just gotten back from a ski trip with catch ups for work, powerlifting programming, friends, and other interests (like this podcast!). I talk about the downsid...
1 Helmi 202553min
