We always hear nowadays to be present. Yet when you really think about it more than a third of our lives are spent talking to ourselves, as we reflect, reminisce, or play our scenarios in our heads just like what I did now.

And as far as we know, we are the only species on Earth with the ability for introspection. This allows us to solve problems, make decisions and even plan for the future. But too much introspection can be a bad thing too. Since too much of it becomes chatter - a loop of negative self-talk. So how do we turn the negative being in our heads into our best friend?

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I was catching up with one of my friends and the first thing we mentioned was that it's so hard to just talk and catch up on things because of the countless meetings we have. And come to think of it, ever since the pandemic, there are more meetings being held as well as not much time to transition from one meeting to the other. And I think that the reality has become more meetings talking about what can be done but less work actually being done. And if you are like me, most of the time, these countless meetings leave me unengaged and deeply frustrated about the interruption of our work.

This book pulls scientific research and analysis to show how we can transform our meetings into invaluable tools for solving problems and making decisions - what meetings should be in the first place. So let's take a look at the simple tips and techniques that you can implement as soon as you can.

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Here we are again talking about passion. We always hear that we have to follow our passion to be happy in our lives.

But books like this go against popular belief and explain things through a different perspective based on reality.

It discusses things like how passion and drug addiction aren't so different from each other and how the general lack of understanding of passion can result in destructive behavior that leaves us burned out or even depressed. I myself have experienced it and maybe even shared it with you a few times. Especially when I wanted to balance my work and life. Interestingly the book also mentions that trying to live a balanced life like the countless self-help books say may be wrong.

Listen in and let's dig deeper!

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First of all, I want to say thank you! for listening! It’s our 35th episode! So congrats to our community for getting this far!

This book looks at the set of characteristics and habits that geniuses have. And it's not about waking up early or meditating like what popular literature and social media posts say.

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Minimalism was a thing and I am one of those people who embraced it fully and started practicing it. But as time went on, minimalism actually made me more anxious and guilty about things. I may be wrong in the way I practiced minimalism, but I felt bad about wanting or even needing something. And when it came to my output and productivity, practicing minimalism actually took a toll on me. Then I found essentialism - a new approach to productivity and life that allows you to be extremely selective about the essential things in your life and then ruthlessly cut out everything else. And to this day essentialism is what I stand for.

Thank you to Ella Sheen for suggesting and reminding me about this book!

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