As with all things, great advice - when taken to the extreme - can turn into great vice. There are always (at least) two sides to every coin, and the ability to make discernments and discriminate, to affirm that which is most suitable to one's particular situation, is true wisdom. Kevin and Shang share their journeys stumbling along the middle path, between the banks of vice and advice. 

What's the right mindset to start and grow a business? Why is profit maximization a dead-end strategy? Are there any positives for selfish? Kevin interviews Shang about his experience starting Meraki,  building personal utopias, and how to stay grounded, committed, and aligned to your north star.


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What's the difference between good and suitable? Whereas it's easy to measure good as long as you have arbitrary quantifiers, suitable is much more subjective (and therefore difficult) to measure. Shang and Kevin talk about their own experiences handling the good vs. suitable dichotomy, selecting for suitableness, and what it's like when all the boxes are checked.
 

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What are you most concerned about in society today? Shang and Kevin take on some of the things they feel are the major societal speedbumps of today, what they've encountered personally, and some of the approaches they've implemented to combat these issues. While a single episode done in freestyle is nowhere near sufficient to do justice for the topics at hand,  their main goal is instead to initiate conversations and spark the self-reflections that'll pave the way to self-improvement. 

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What makes for a good extracurricular activity? Shang and Kevin talk about the importance of extracurriculars in the scope of admissions, the necessary ingredients that make them 'good', and - more importantly - the greater significance of hobbies in life beyond institutionalized schooling.

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Shang and Kevin talk about their favorite students (without naming names!). What is it about them that made them so memorable? What are some trends and patterns we've noticed? What are the traits and characteristics that these students share? What's their view of the world? What's the secret sauce? 

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Shang and Kevin from Meraki take a stab at podcasting.  It's funny: conversations are perfectly natural and awesome right until you hit the record button. The podcast, which starts around forty minutes into the recording session, surveys a multitude of topics we talk about all the time, from study habits to self-improvement, to the purpose of education, to the meaning of life and beyond. For this episode, it's all in breadth but none in-depth. 

Future episodes will be much more structured, much more in-depth, and much more constructive! Please excuse the awkwardness, the digressions, etc.., this is a test! We promise to get better as we go! This episode is probably going to be something that's great in retrospect.

That said, Welcome to Bloom!