Beyond the Present Podcast

When it comes to the ideal approach towards working there exist two major groups, one in favor of focusing on working smart i.e. finding ways to boost efficiency in your work so that you can achieve the same results by making less effort and working fewer hours, while the other is the group of hustlers who consider grinding and putting in long hours to be the key to career success. 

As vegetarianism and veganism find more and more fans around the globe and the modern culture embraces such lifestyles the rest of us might wonder how the two approaches might seem different than the typical omnivorous manner of eating that most of us are used to. In this episode of Beyond the Present Podcast Danny and Poujix join Emmy, a veterinarian turned vegetarian, to discuss this issue from both sides of the isle. 

They say you are what you eat but how much do we really care about the food that we consume on a regular basis? In this program as a part of the Let’s Talk edition of Beyond the Present (BTP) Podcast Danny and Poujix discuss all things food from favorite cuisines and dressings to the pros and cons of eating out! There is no doubt that cooking at home will lead to healthier and more affordable meals so we will also discuss the whys and how’s of preparing your dishes at home. If you aren’t already hungry then you probably will be by the end of listening to this tasty program. 

There is no doubt that most of us would prefer the company of an openminded person over someone who is assumed to be closed minded but does that mean that being openminded is always the best approach to thinking and decision making? In this episode of Beyond the Present Podcast Danny and Poujix join Shivank Goel to discuss the issue of open mindedness vs closed mindedness. 

One of the most crucial aspects of attaining the kind of success that is both sustainable and fulfilling is recognizing that if one is not getting better then one is getting worse! 

We all unanimously agree that creativity and innovation are what have allowed humanity to take itself from cave dwellers to spaceship developers; however, we often fail to recognize the difficulties one has to endure for being creative and coming up with innovative changes. 

One of the most seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the way to happiness is the trap of overthinking a.k.a paralysis by analysis! When thinking leads to overthinking action is no longer taken which further sends the person down the vicious spiral of negativity and self-doubt and the antidote to this pessimistic fall is a combination of courage and confidence backed up by action orientation.

Artificial Intelligence was a term coined in the 20th century as a means of referring to giving computers the ability to autonomously make decisions for simple tasks; however, the rapid development in the field of AI has led to the creation of machines that will transform our very lives in the not so distant future. In the 20th episode of Beyond the Present Podcast Danny and Poujix join Marvin to discuss the issue of Artificial Intelligence and how it is going to transform the way we will live and work. 

 When the book Flow was first published decades ago most readers were surprised by two things: how life transforming the content of the book is, and how impossible to pronounce the name of the author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi! In this Let’s Talk edition of Beyond the Present Podcast Danny and Poujix offer an thorough summary for the book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, arguably the best book ever written regarding the scientific approach towards achieving happiness and living with meaning.

 When the book Flow was first published decades ago most readers were surprised by two things: how life transforming the content of the book is, and how impossible to pronounce the name of the author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi! In this Let’s Talk edition of Beyond the Present Podcast Danny and Poujix offer an thorough summary for the book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, arguably the best book ever written regarding the scientific approach towards achieving happiness and living with meaning.

It is said everything that we do is for the sake of acquiring higher levels of happiness, yet we live in a world where people are only promised happiness in exchange for consumerism or dogmatism without ever getting to experience actual happiness which is why the book Flow is one of the most transformative books you will ever read and to get a glimpse of what is inside of this publication you are recommended to listen to this program.