In today’s episode, we discuss whether or not someone can be too early when adopting/creating new tech, new business models, or new opportunities.

Although this question seems easy to answer on the surface, early adoption is actually a much deeper and complex topic that’s certainly worthy of a quality conversation. 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss our thoughts on the importance of self-efficacy—the internal belief in one’s own ability to accomplish, learn, and/or eventually become great at something. Why is it so important to believe in yourself?

We share some of the dips in our own confidence that we’ve experienced recently, and why it’s so essential for each of us to find the strength to push through those lows. Through this conversation, we come to realize just how essential this self-efficacy piece of the entrepreneurial puzzle is. 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

Get excited friends, it’s adventure story time again! Today we share one of our favorite travel stories—that time when we went to an exclusive Steve Aoki concert on a private beach in southern Nicaragua and watched it all from the VIP lounge. This just so happens to be the perfect example of a time when finding the 3rd door really worked out for us.

We recap what we mean by “the 3rd door” (we have a whole podcast episode on this too!) and share some of our tips for how to set yourself up for success when discovering that third option. We hope you enjoy this fun story and that it inspires you to seek discomfort, fun, and adventure. Get out of your box amigos—you never know what may come next.

Our original blog post about the Steve Aoki Concert from 2013: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/2013/05/31/steve-aoki-on-eskamekita-beach-in-nicaragua/ 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

In today's episode, we discuss an all too familiar feeling we're experienced constantly in the blockchain/crypto space—are we too late to the party? In all honesty, NO we are not... it's still very early days. And if you're listening to this, neither are you—but why do we tend to still feel this way sometimes?

There've been other industries, trends, and experiences that have made others feel this way too—so in this episode, we deep dive into the reasons why this may be. 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

CREAM: Cash Rules Everything Around Me. 

In today's episode, we discuss a new type of bank that is encouraging users to save money in a savings account each month in a very different way—through lottery tickets!

We deep dive into what this company is really trying to do, how they do this, and the psychology behind why lottery tickets are so effective in altering human behavior (hint: it ironically has a lot to do with our relationship with luck, chance, and uncertainty!).

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Tune in to hear our thoughts and conclusion of Yotta, the (fiat) savings bank account disrupter. 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

In today's episode, we discuss what makes a presentation great. As we think back on the presentations that had the most impact on us, what exactly was it that made them so great? We break down the various aspects of a presentation—the visualizations, the timing, getting the audience involved, etc.—to get at the heart of what truly makes for an engaging and thought-provoking presentation.

Tune in to hear our tips and tricks as we reflect on our own diverse range of presentations—from the TedX stage to a small classroom of undergraduates—as well as others we've watched both in-person and online. We hope this episode helps you kill it in your next presentation! 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

"Art is not about likes, feelings, and expressing the self. Art is about statements of innovation. Only after those statements, those feelings and expressions will be worth understanding." -Pak

In today's episode, we discuss the above statement and break it down word by word to determine whether or not we think art really does = innovation. To our surprise, as we each bring up some historical examples of artists and why their works were so influential—the answer seems to emerge and become profoundly clear.

Innovation and art are certainly entangled in their own way and have been intertwined for ages—perhaps these statements of innovation get to the heart of why certain art and artists transcend generations and continue to impact artistic creativity in the present and future. 

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

In today's episode, we discuss a podcast episode we recently heard of another couple talking with each other about life to try to figure out why their unfiltered/raw/honest conversation bothered us so much (that we had to turn it off!). This got us thinking—is there a limit to how honest people should be towards others (especially their significant other) in public, particularly when it comes to how they express their negative emotions? Tune in to hear our thoughts and the interesting conclusions we come to.

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/

Attempting to get at the truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.

In today's episode, we discuss our preconceived thoughts on the city of Miami—before ever visiting. This is a little experiment for us to challenge our own biases prior to our road trip to Miami for a week! We'll do a follow-up episode to record our thoughts on Miami after we've actually experienced it ourselves.  

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/ 

Pak _burn(A Cube) --> 0x0 = {$ASH}

In today's episode, we discuss the digital art performance that blew our mind recently — burn.art by Pak. We've talked about Pak and the genius system they created through The Fungible NFT drop on Nifty Gateway, but today we talk about our experience participating in their performance through burning our "A Cube" NFT to receive Pak's exclusive new fungible token $ASH.

If you're interested to learn how the future utility of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) might evolve, you'll want to tune into this one. Information here is not easy to find on google right now, so if you listen to this podcast in the month of May 2021, congrats you are very early to the game friends.  

Pak's Burn Site: http://burn.art/  

LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/ 

Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/