Just Chatting About

Just Chatting About

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Just Chatting About episodes

  • #9 - The Hedonic Treadmill

    Life is a rat race (on a treadmill).

    In this episode, we explore the positive and negative implications of the Hedonic adaptation.
    A candid episode which gets even more candid once we decide to end the episode and cue the music and continue to leave the record button on.
    At around 40 minutes, the conversation takes a shift as we talk about our own expectations from this podcast.

    Tune in to find out.
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    50 min
  • #8 - The Psychology of Gaming

    Time just flew by while recording this episode.

    We try to fathom why we love to spend time playing - sports, video games, board games and the game of life.

    Gaming's success is built on adherence to basic principles of psychology.

    We explore the concepts of flow, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, F2P, addiction and share our experiences.

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    57 min
  • #7 - The Science of Doing Good

    In this episode, Elson and Rehan grab a drink and discuss a topic that is very little spoken about and probably understood.

    We all know we should do good and give to those who need, but why?

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    41 min
  • #5 - Finance as a Soft Skill & Spending Too Much vs Too Little

    Are you someone who is penny wise and pound foolish?

    While there is a dire lack of financial literacy in the country, even the available financial knowledge out there teaches us how to earn money or save it. There is almost no information out there on how to spend your money.

    So in this anecdotal episode, we turned to our experiences to form an opinion on how to go about spending the money you earned.
    Financial advice not from experts but experiences.

    Wait till the end where we discuss fundamental concepts of Behavioral Finance like Hyperbolic Discounting and its implications in our decision making.
    This is time well "spent"!

    1 hr 12 min
  • #4 - Small Talk. Flirting. Networking.

    If your conversation skills are more reminiscent of a Sloppy Joe than Joe Rogan, a bit of preparation is in order.


    Asking the right questions with the right level of interest and at the right time is a good way to lay the foundation for a positive relationship with another person.
    But why do we dread small talk and trading niceties or even go out of your way to avoid neighbors and "unimportant" conversations.

    In this episode, Elson and Rehan explore small talk and its not so small impact.

    Small talk is a means to an end. In essence, it is polite conversation about unimportant things. 

    Knowing when to initiate small talk and also knowing when to move on and escalate the level of discourse beyond the mundane will make you a popular conversational partner.

    In short, being adept with small talk is an important component of your arsenal of social skills.

    Listen to the full episode for clever tips, psychological tricks and personal trajectories in the case for small talk.

    45 min
  • #3 - Generalists vs Specialists

    A consolidation of historical references, our present experiences and almost all the material available on the theme - we discuss the Generalists vs Specialists debate.

    We explore the changing paradigms from the Renaissance man to the Industrial Age and the ubiquity of technology. And also dabble with our predictions of the future.

    But unlike the traditional narrative of cherry-picking anecdotes and choosing one over the other, we examine its interleaving intricacies.

    Remember, a problem well put is half solved.


    1 hr 1 min
  • #2 - How to Find Freedom from 9 to 5 "Slavery"

    "If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to help build theirs." – Tony Gaskins

    What would you have to do to get from where you are to where you want to be?

    You are probably working on the dream of someone else while you could be working on your dream instead. Or better yet, if at all possible, work on both at the same time.

    In this episode, we discuss our experiences being employees and employers and how you can find the freedom to chase your dreams at your job too.

    58 min

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Just Chatting About is a blend of fun, interesting and stimulating conversations. It allows us to zoom out of the things we are involved in and research about things that are outside our domains.