Welcome to episode 28! It covers the week of April 13 - 17, 2020.

This week’s theme is: *Lifelong Learning,* and it comes to us from Ari Gootnick at Knowable. For this week’s theme, Ari scored EarBuds listeners and subscribers exclusive access to some Knowable content. To access some Knowable courses, head to your inbox for the EarBuds newsletter. If you’re not already signed up, do that at earbudspodcastcollective.org.

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Here’s why Ari chose this theme:
They say graduating college is simply the beginning, not the end. As a young adult, in my mid-twenties, I have been trying to find ways to continue education myself, beyond my daily routine. I have found that being a lifelong learner allows me to explore new ideas, have better conversations, and most importantly, understand myself.

Here are the episodes Ari chose:

MONDAY: On Purpose with Jay Shetty - How To Release Your Toxic Beliefs & Getting Back To Your Higher Nature - 63 minutes

Jay Shetty interviews leadership coach Robin Sharma on his new book, The 5AM Club. In addition to explaining his 20-20-20 formula on how to structure your morning for optimal daily productivity, he also introduces concepts about freeing yourself from distractions, the nature of the mind, and tapping into your primal genius. Learning can also get you into the flow state, which triggers the release of dopamine in your brain and helps you deal with stress and anxiety.


TUESDAY: Knowable - Learn to Learn - 5 hour course

Hosted by a team of behavioral psychologists, memory champions, polyglots, and masterminds explains their proven strategies and teaches you how to learn better. I particularly enjoyed hearing from Yanjaa Wintersoul, a Mongolian 3x memory champion. You can listen to this course for free on Knowable!


WEDNESDAY: Knowable - Speak with Confidence - 7 hour course

Hosted by master communicators (including the 2019 world champion), speechwriters, and vocal coaches (including a longtime NPR voice coach), this course teaches you how to speak in any setting, from presenting to clients, to giving a wedding toast, to schmoozing at dinner parties. Knowable is giving Earbuds readers an exclusive coupon code to access this course for free! Redeem the course by using the code earbuds on their website today.


THURSDAY: The Ground Up Show - Morning Routine - 60 minutes

Josh Janssen from The Daily Talk Show joins Matt D’Avella to discuss waking up early, morning routines & why we care how others start their day.


FRIDAY: A Tribe Called Yes - 4 Degrees of Separation - 23 minutes

In this episode, host Daron K Roberts interviews me about how I traveled from LA to NY relying solely on connections made via social media. This was a profound experience and the first time that I began to truly believe the idea that you can learn something incredibly unique and fascinating from anyone. I wanted to share this because it was the first time that I began to be a lifelong learner.


Most of these episode recommendations are available on Podchaser, Castbox, and wherever else you get your podcasts! For the Podchaser playlist, just search “Lifelong Learning” in the search bar at podchaser.com. For the Knowable exclusive content, head to Knowable.fyi for more info.