Probing Questions to Reflect on 2020
In this episode, we answer some reflective end-of-year review questions. We introspect about new ways we've had fun in 2020, new ways we've suffered in 2020, and what lessons we'd teach to others. Enj...
21 Des 202059min
What do we want from life?
In this episode, we discuss some thought-provoking questions designed to help us (and you) figure out what we want from life. This turns into a commitment we make to one another to consciously work to...
13 Des 20201h 1min
Disappointment, Seriousness and Sincerity
In this episode, Ali shares a disappointing moment from his week when System 1 thinking took hold of him. We then discuss Alan Watts' famous framing of life as a game with two modes of operation - ser...
6 Des 20201h 1min
An Existential Crisis
In this episode, Taimur talks about the existential crisis that he's going through. We try and figure out what our real goals and motivations are for the things that we're doing.LinksVenkatesh Rao Twe...
30 Nov 20201h 25min
How authentic are we on this podcast?
In this episode, Ali moans about how he always comes across poorly in podcasts while Taimur always comes across well, and how this doesn't accurately represent how we are in real life.----------------...
22 Nov 20201h 18min
John O'Nolan on Life as a Nomad, Ghost and Optimising for Happiness
John O'Nolan is the developer, founder and CEO at Ghost which he has grown to a $2.7m/year business. He has become a digital nomad in recent years and has been working remotely whilst travelling the w...
17 Nov 20201h 23min
Austin Kleon on Writing, Creativity and The Importance of Idleness
This is an 'inbetweenasode' and features an interview Ali did with Austin Kleon as part of his Deep Dive series last month. Austin Kleon is the bestselling author of a trilogy of books about creativit...
9 Nov 20202h 3min
Is it immoral to publicly share revenue numbers?
In this episode, we discuss Taimur and Mack's setup of co-living in the Caribbean while Ali's stuck in rainy England. We then wonder aloud at length about whether Ali is a bad person for posting his r...
1 Nov 20201h 14min
