Daily Musings with Allysia

In this episode, I discuss my process for landing on a major after four full semesters of feeling rather wishy-washy about what I'd pursue. I also discuss what philosophy holds for me, and why I enjoy it, while linking it to my love of music and the ultimate quest for truth. Or something like that. Thanks for listening!

Hey all! I wanted to hop on today to talk about an enjoyable book I finished reading by Tim Urban called The Story of Us. In it, topics like political extremism and illiberalism (both sides) are dissected. It's a great read! Here are the blog posts I referred to in the podcast:

Your Life in Weeks — Wait But Why

The Elon Musk Post Series — Wait But Why 

The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why

Enjoy!

-Allysia

PS: This podcast exists as a video here: https://youtu.be/J40qMLdkgvk 

Today's podcast explores a journal prompt about what one's ideal life might be, and the arguments for (and against) using it. The prompt was from Susan Wise Bauer. Hope you enjoy this discussion!

This episode also exists as a video:

https://youtu.be/rNjUbVgwYfE

And be sure to check out the blog:

allyvb.com

This week's episode is about anxiety, a personal anecdote of a recently-developed phobia, exposure therapy/systematic desensitization, and steps I'm taking to ease the anxious burden of life. Thanks, as always, for listening. If you'd like to read the associated blog post, which includes a few reference links, visit here:

https://allyvb.com/2023/02/21/anxiety/

Much love,

-Allysia

In this episode, I explore the idea of craving roots as I get older, tying it in to my current obsession with the idea of planting apple trees (and all kinds of other fruit trees and shrubs, for that matter). I tend to think more in terms of forevers than I used to. Thanks for joining me today!

This episode also exists as a video!

https://youtu.be/i1SE5PjdbAQ

How much can you be separated from your own moment? Does living life to the fullest mean optimizing life and having the highest percentage of good moments? Or is it more about having a full and complete experience? Join me on this weird and short journey, and thanks for hanging out, wherever and whenever you happen to be.

https://allyvb.com/2023/01/31/good-moments-bad-moments/

This year, I read less books because I spent so much time doing university reading. In actuality, I probably read the same, or more, as I usually do. In total, I read 28 books in 2022, and I have four favourites to share with you. For more details, check out the episode and/or the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/26/the-best-books-i-read-in-2022/

This episode also exists as a YouTube video! https://youtu.be/mACpRgN49pM

This episode is about tears. Crying. Good crying, bad crying, and some abstract musings on connecting, and the thin line between bliss and suffering. Thanks for joining me on this strange journey.

Here's the link to the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/24/tears/

It's time to talk about my first year of university! In this episode, I explore my successes and share some advice - with the caveat that I'm not the best or brightest, and that my school is also not ivy-league level. As such, I'm probably not qualified to give advice in this arena. But I'm going to anyway! :)

Here's the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/17/what-i-learned-from-one-full-year-as-a-university-student/

And here's the YouTube video version of this on my Allysia Marie channel: https://youtu.be/bwE3k7_TTPI

It's time for a year-in-review!

Visit my YouTube channel for the video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@AllysiaMarie

You can read the associated blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/10/2022-groundhog-year/