Designing Thoughts

In this episode, we do a weekly catch up for the first two weeks of our third year, how we feel about getting back into a routine, meeting people again and going back to the studio. We then share our experiences of moving out from home, living abroad in London, the differences between living alone in halls versus living with flatmates. We also discuss potential problems with flatmates, such as syncing schedules, confrontation, awkwardness, cleanliness and how to deal with them. Finally, we talk about what we learned from these different experiences from 2-3 years and how we learned more about ourselves and how we act.

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Glory is a third year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Hong Kong.

Yen Shan is a third year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Malaysia.

In this episode, we have a special guest, Nicole, who is studying biochemistry at UCL. We go through her journey of doing research regarding the gut microbiome in UCL, how it shaped her as a person and her lifestyle. We talk about the differences between our courses and her story of coming from Germany and realising how she loves science and research in the lab. Finally we talk about how we should 'listen to your gut', involving intuition and decision making, our experiences with listening to our body and trusting our gut during the academic year, in both architecture and biochemistry.

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Glory is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Hong Kong.

Yen Shan is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Malaysia.

In this episode, we discuss our experiences for our second year summer, activities we did and lessons we learnt, including internships, creating this podcast and creating content online (why we started it). Glory shares an interesting internship & sports story and learning about HK culture while Yen Shan talks about how her non-architecture internship experience was valuable. Finally, we talk about our fears, hopes and expectations for our third and final year at the Bartlett.

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Glory is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Hong Kong.

Yen Shan is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Malaysia.

In this episode, we discuss our thoughts after reading "The Fountainhead" (1934) by Ayn Rand. After a quick summary, we discuss individualism vs collectivism;l whether we agree with the author's views in architecture. We relate the plotline to our experiences in the Bartlett and whether architecture is about copying or innovating or improving; and also relate the characters to our own personalities. Finally, we also talk about if you can have too much confidence in the authenticity in your work even if it can be 'bad', and if there is really is a purpose in producing work when no one can appreciate it.

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Glory is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Hong Kong.

Yen Shan is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Malaysia.

In this episode, we go through different personality tests (MBTI, Enneagram, Strengths & Weaknesses, The Big 5 Personality) and find out what our personality type for each one is, and whether we find it to be accurate or not based on different scientific research and our own experience. We discuss the issues, problems and limitations for each test, such as confirmation bias, inconsistency in results, and our subconscious tendencies to subscribe to an 'ideal self'. We explore how these tests can actually help in real life, and whether it is useful to categorise ourselves and other people. We then discover a hidden and surprising use for these personality tests with identifying others around us.

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Glory is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Hong Kong.

Yen Shan is a second year architecture student studying at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, originally from Malaysia.

In this episode, we talk about everything to do with perfectionism and how we feel the need to excel in every part of life. Yen Shan and Glory go back to their childhood to discover why this mindset is ingrained in them (e.g. Asian culture and ranking systems), the negatives that resulted in this, such as self-blame and destructive thinking. We go through our journey of university and life and talk about parts we felt that we might have missed out on or did not experience in a 'perfect' way. Then we finally move onto alternatives and solutions to mentally escape this crazy rat race called life.

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In this episode, we have our first guest, Valerie, who is studying Law at the University of Warwick! We talk about introversion and extraversion, which we identify with based on tests, and if these tests are really accurate at all. We discuss stereotypes surrounding each type, and if there are any advantages and disadvantages that come with it. Finally, we question whether your type is based on genetics or upbringing and if your type really matters in society and the work field.

In this episode, we discuss our thoughts after reading "The Midnight Library" (2020) by Matt Haig. After a quick summary, we talk about what we think constitutes a good life: celebrating the ordinary, mattering and impacting people around you etc. Also our thoughts on some literature and books glamorising depression and suicidal thoughts, and does accepting your fate means not being ambitious? Finally, we talk about how mindsets impact your life, how to live with regrets, and if we should really have regrets in life.

In this episode, we talk about everything related to friendships. We go through our thoughts of friendships in university and different stages of life, the indicators of strong friendships, and the negative side of friendships, such as drifting apart and toxic friends. Yen Shan and Glory also discover their style of making friends between being in a friend group or one-to-one, and what factors they think make their friendships valuable: networking, reassurance, having fun, and clarifying thoughts.

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Initiated by Yen Shan (non-vegan) to ask Glory (vegan) questions, this episode discusses topics related to veganism, ranging from why vegans get hate based on stereotypes, why it is so hard for vegans to change people's minds etc. We also explore topics of why doesn't everyone become vegan despite the benefits, how eating meat is a cultural construct, and why men believe eating meat is a part of masculinity.

Gary Rofsky's Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5hGQDLprA8

Netflix Documentary: Game Changers

Sex Robots and Vegan Meat by Jenny Kleeman: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Robots-Vegan-Meat-Adventures/dp/1643135724#:~:text=In%20Sex%20Robots%20%26%20Vegan%20Meat,it%20means%20to%20be%20human.