Enter The Quote

Enter The Quote

By George Florian & Oskar WalinSociety & CulturePhilosophy
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  • #54: Live in your own way

    What does it mean to live your life in your own way? This week we explore the process of finding our own path in life, casting aside what we feel we ‘should’ do.

    “There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.” -  Christopher Morley

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    George & Oskar

    35 min
  • #53: Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery

    This week we return to our favourite topic; the present moment. We explore the value of remaining aware, our own routes into the present, and the difficulty in staying with what is.

    The quote: "Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, That's why it's called the Present" Master Oogway the tortoise, Kung Fu Panda

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    George & Oskar

    38 min
  • #52: Perfectly free to be anxious

    This week we explore why becoming okay with not being okay has greatly reduced the suffering in our lives.

    This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious.”

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    George & Oskar

    31 min
  • #51: What’s real and painful inside

    This week we focus on the wise words of Kester from My Mad Fat Diary, looking at the many ways in which we avoid our personal and existential discomfort.

    “You would be surprised what lengths people will go to not face what’s real and painful inside them.” Kester, My Mad Fat Diary

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    George & Oskar

    32 min
  • #50: Life rips!

    It’s our 50th episode! In it, we explore empowerment, conditionality and accepting difficulties.

    The quote for this week is by comedian Chris D’Elia: “Life rips if you make it rip!”.

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    George & Oskar

    23 min
  • #49: What you say is important

    Often there can be a discrepancy between what we say we care about, and what we do. Through a thorough audit of the past month, we delve into how our values and our actual attention line up.

    This week’s quote is by author of the book Atomic Habits; James Clear  “How much overlap is there between what you say is important to you and how you spent your attention over the last month?”.

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    George & Oskar

    33 min
  • #48: Share similar experiences
    In this episode we communicate about communication! How does shared experience enhance our ability to connect? Do we have communication strategies when talking to people that we struggle to connect with?
    This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences”.
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    32 min
  • #48: Share similar experiences

    In this episode we communicate about communication! How does shared experience enhance our ability to connect? Do we have communication strategies when talking to people that we struggle to connect with?

    This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.”.

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    George & Oskar

    32 min
  • #47: What is

    How do we differentiate the map of our conceptual models from the terrain of our direct experience? In this episode we delve into the distinction between our thoughts and sense experience, and why this distinction is so vital to our sense of wellbeing.

    “What is is what’s happening before you have a thought about it” Adyashanti

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    George & Oskar

    28 min
  • #46: Predicting life

    What is the perfect balance of order and chaos? Too much order and life become stale, too much chaos and life becomes unmanageable, so where is the sweet spot? In this week’s episode we explore the theme of predictability in our own lives.

    The quote we are exploring this week is by Eleanor Roosevelt: "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."

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    George & Oskar

    31 min

About Enter The Quote

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Each week we pick a quote that intrigues us and together have fun philosophising about it's meaning, and how it applies to life.