Learning Day

Learning Day

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Learning Day episodes

  • S2 - Episode 2 - Becoming an artist with Katie Shelly

    Today's guest is Katie Shelly. We talked about allowing yourself to be an artist and expressing your creativity, and tolerating being bad at something for a while in order to learn it. I hope you enjoy our chat. 🙌🏻

    The references Katie makes on the conversation:

    📌Katie and Alonso's Guide to Barcelona  - https://katieshelly.art/portfolio/barcelona-zine/

    📌Video of how the mural Katie talks about came to be - https://www.instagram.com/p/BzkUWiMnYu6/

    📌The cookbook - https://katieshelly.art/archive/

    If you want to get in touch with Katie, here's how:

    ⚡️Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/interkatie/

    ⚡️Website - https://katieshelly.art/

    I would also love to hear from you. Go to https://learningday.community/ and reach out.

    If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app, and as a little extra, share it with a friend. 💌

    I don't know where this is going to take us, but I know we're going to learn something along the way. Thank you for listening. See you next time.

    36 min
  • S2 - Episode 1 - Dancing with Uncertainty with Laura Cincera

    Today's guest is Laura Cincera, who joined us to share her story about dancing with uncertainty. We talked about the resistance provoked by a 3-month lockdown in Madrid, that was supposed to be a two weeks trip; accepting the paradoxes within us; and befriending our inner demons. I hope you enjoy our chat. 🙌🏻

    The references Laura makes on the conversation:

    • Internal Family Systems - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Family_Systems_Model

      • If you want to get in touch with Laura, here's how:

      • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lauracincera_/
      • Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraddcc/
      • Twitter - https://twitter.com/lauracincera
      • Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/565647f4e992/newsletter
      • Medium - https://medium.com/@lauracincera

        • I would also love to hear from you. Go to https://learningday.community/ and reach out.

        If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app, and as a little extra, share it with a friend. 💌

        I don't know where this is going to take us, but I know we're going to learn something along the way. Thank you for listening. See you next time.

        28 min
      • Presenting Season 2 - Will you miss the roll call?

        Long time, no speak! Welcome back ❤️

        The season 2 of Learning Day will come out in January and I need your help. Will you miss the roll call? 

        Listen to this short introduction and get back on the journey with me.

        Subscribe to Learning Day and don't miss the start of season 2.

        3 min
      • Episode 8 - Cognitive Functions with Rebecca Collins

        Today’s guest is Rebecca Collins. We talked about hard and delightful stages of a learning experience, the eight ways Carl Jung believed we process and internalise information, and how those connect to our learning preferences. Hope you enjoy our chat! 🙌

        Show notes:

        • Mário’s podcast - https://anchor.fm/mariobrandao
        • #BlackLivesMatter resources - https://bit.ly/2AuYBxX
        • Non-violent Communication - https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X
        • Carl Jung - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
        • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/

          • If you want to get in touch with Rebecca, you can find her on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/introsbective/

          I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.⠀

          If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend!⠀

          Thank you for listening 🎧❤️

          48 min
        • Episode 7 - Magic with Rubens Filho

          Today’s guest is Rubens Filho. We talked about how to look and find magic in your day to day life and what can happen if you stay in that space of wonder. We also talked about how magic connects with different people and how they learn best, and Rubens performed a magic trick for us only with the power of voice.

          Hope you enjoy our chat. 🙌

          If you want to get in touch with Rubens, you can find him on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubens-filho-a45a2250/

          I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.⠀

          If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend!⠀

          Thank you for listening 🎧❤️

          37 min
        • Episode 6 - Resilience with João Silva

          Today’s guest is João Silva. João has made a massive career change, from economics to football, and his story can help us learn a thing or two about resilience. He is also my friend. We talked about bouncing back from failure and chasing your own luck.

          Hope you enjoy our chat. 🙌

          If you want to get in touch with João, you can email him at joaondv [at] gmail.com

          I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.⠀

          If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend!⠀

          Thank you for listening 🎧❤️

          55 min
        • Episode 5 - Confidence with Lauren Currie

          Today’s guest is Lauren Currie. Lauren is on a mission to democratise leadership and to change the face of confidence. In our conversation, we talked about learning to be confident and being confident to learn. We talked about what confidence is and the conditions that contribute to having confidence; its connection to learning; how to improve one’s confidence and specific strategies you can employ to make the learning journey less scary. ⠀

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          Hope you enjoy our chat. 🙌⠀

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          Questions we explored:⠀

          01:31 - Who’s Lauren and what’s her story?⠀

          03:05 - Why is resting and disconnecting the key to being “successful”?⠀

          04:44 - What is confidence for Lauren and which role did it play in her path?⠀

          06:35 - What are the conditions that contribute to having confidence?⠀

          12:12 - What is the connection between confidence and learning?⠀

          16:30 - Can confidence be learned?⠀

          25:00 - How can someone work on improving their confidence?⠀

          32:00 - What strategies have you found to make the constant pursuit of improving one’s confidence less daunting? ⠀

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          References:⠀

          Stride - https://stride.inc/⠀

          UpFront - https://twitter.com/upfrontglobal⠀

          Dunning–Kruger effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect⠀

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          If you want to get in touch with Lauren, you can find her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_laurencurrie_/ - and Twitter - https://twitter.com/_laurencurrie_⠀

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          I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.⠀

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          If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend!⠀

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          Thank you for listening 🎧❤️

          43 min
        • Episode 4 - Making Sense of Complex Subjects with Gemma Milne

          Public announcement before I introduce this episode! I'm in the hunt for the next topics to cover on Learning Day. Reach out through Instagram. Thanks! ✨

          Today’s guest is Gemma Milne. Gemma simplifies complex topics related to technology and science and is passionate about understanding how those affect our lives as a society. We talked about how Gemma chooses the content she consumes, how the different jobs she has had and the groups of people she is a part of support her understanding of complexity, her tips on how to critically think about the messages around us and she builds the case for why we should go through this often painful process of caring.

          Hope you enjoy our chat! 

          The questions we explored

          • 02:59 - What makes Gemma a “curious explorer”?
          • 04:44 - How does Gemma choose the content she consumes?
          • 08:20 - Why does Gemma always finish a book?
          • 10:20 - What does a science and technology writer do?
          • 12:50 - How does reading for Gemma’s work change when compared to the way she reads for pleasure?
          • 15:50 - How did Gemma get into answering such complex questions?
          • 20:12 - What is Gemma’s book, Smoke & Mirrors, about? What guided her to this topic? - https://www.gemmamilne.co.uk/book
          • 24:00 - Sara and Gemma share and reflect on their experience with hype.
          • 27:25 - How can we cut through the clutter and figure out what’s relevant? How can we be better critical thinkers?
          • 42:30 - What is “learning” for Gemma?

            • If you want to get in touch with Gemma, you can find her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/gemmamilne

            I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.

            If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend!


            Thank you for listening 🎧❤️

            47 min
          • Episode 3 - Asking questions with Stephanie Troeth
            Today’s guest is Stephanie Troeth. Steph asks questions for a living and she is also incredibly curious! We talk about how curiosity can drive your learning, how absorbing someone else’s knowledge can be a superpower, and practical tips and tricks to have more meaningful conversations and to learn from them. Hope you enjoy it! 🙌
            The questions we explored
            01:50 - How did Steph get into jewellery making?
            05:06 - What the role of curiosity in Steph’s day-to-day?
            07:45 - Why isn’t reading about something enough to learn it?
            11:05 - Why did Steph decide to study computer science?
            12:00 - How did Steph transition from programming to user experience?
            14:30 - Why does Steph feel like she is turning into Sylar from Heroes? (Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Heroes_characters)
            16:30 - What is the role of questions in Steph’s life?
            19:05 - How did Steph unexpectedly get her job as a researcher?
            20:09 - What is the mistake people make when asking questions?
            21:29 - Which questions can you ask on your next conversation? (Reference: https://portigal.com/seventeen-types-of-interviewing-questions/)
            23:12 - With whom can you practice your question-asking skills?
            24:13 - Why don’t we practice our question-asking skills with our family members?
            26:57 - How can active listening help you get surprising insights from the people you’re learning from?
            27:57 - How can you clear yourself from your biases when talking to someone? (Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias)
            31:00 - Can misinterpretations lead to new insights?
            33:49 - How can you practice being comfortable with asking follow up questions?
            36:09 - What is “learning” for Steph? (Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book))
            In the spirit of the episode’s theme: Which topics would you like us to explore future episodes? 🤓 Send me a direct message on Instagram with your answer - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/
            If you want to get in touch with Steph, you can find her on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanietroeth/.
            If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and, as a little extra, share it with a friend!
            42 min
          • Episode 2 - Mentorship with Erica Neve

            It's time for the first interview on Learning Day! 💃

            Today’s guest is Erica Neve, an incredibly talented human and also my mentor. We talk about why Erica chooses to learn something outside her comfort zone every year, how being mentored by people with different life experiences has shaped the way she does business, and the key to having a more exciting life, among other things.

            The questions we explored

            • 02:07 - Who is Erica?
            • 04:51 - What changed in the learning and development space in the last 20 years?
            • 07:33 - What strategies have you seen helping people embrace the constant learning mindset?
            • 09:15 - "So what?" How can you better engage learners?
            • 11:32 - Why do you choose to learn something outside her comfort zone every year?
            • 17:11 - What is mentorship?
            • 20:11 - How do you see your mentees and yourself benefiting from mentorship?
            • 24:52 - Should mentorship relationships be structured or fluid?
            • 27:56 - What is the role of mentorship in constant learning?
            • 32:42 - How does mentorship happen in corporate workplaces? What are the pros and cons of the existing models?
            • 38:04 - What advice would you give to someone wanting to ask someone else to be their mentor?
            • 40:09 - What is learning for you?

              • Hope you enjoy it! 🙌

              If you want to get in touch with Erica, you can find her on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-neve-1bb0771b/.

              I would also love to hear from you! You can do that by going to our website - https://anchor.fm/learning-day - and leaving a voice message or reaching out on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saramnramos/.

              If this episode was useful to you, consider subscribing to Learning Day on your podcast app and share it with a friend! 


              47 min

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