Maja Malmcrona

About political correctness, whether or not it is okay to joke about anything, being triggered, the Zeitgeist, Bernard Manning, alcoholism, comedy as therapy, the power of delivery, Michael McIntyre, mainstream comedy versus mainstream music, the science behind pop songs, Louis CK, separating the art from the artist, Billie Eilish, redemption, Charles Manson’s “Look at Your Game, Girl”, legacy, the confederate statues, neo—Nazism, Winston Churchill (and the complexity of a character), the bad side of Gandhi, Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death”, Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Solzhenitsyn’s line of good and evil, Robin Hood, and worms.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on June 21, 2021.

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About different kinds of community, sacred spaces, group dynamics, confirmation bias, Brazilian jiu—jitsu, the balance between novelty and comfort, being respected rather than liked, learning from the enemy, the Chinese Nation thought experiment, group consciousness, tribalism, acceptance, sacrificing your individuality, aesthetics, Zen Buddhism, stoicism, dissolving your ego, artist theft, uncertainty, the importance of absorbing dumb ideas, nuance, relativism, absolute truth, and Instagram. 

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. Emma Eglinton (@emmasyogalab) is a British/American yoga teacher. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on June 11, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

https://www.emmasyoga.ch/

About societal expectations, quitting your office job, the pressure of getting an education, mindlessly following the current, the difficulty in finding your “thing”, office—induced existential angst, whether or not taking the leap is worth the risk, Tim Ferriss’ “4—Hour Workweek”, freelance time blocking, gaining a master’s on the internet, Steve Jobs’ “the dots will connect looking backwards”, the four stages of life, the ideal Renaissance man, Brazilian jujitsu, and what to do if it doesn’t work out. 

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. Emma Eglinton (@emmasyogalab) is a British/American yoga teacher. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on June 11, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

https://www.emmasyoga.ch/

About lying, morality, Sam Harris’s philosophy, embellishing stories for comedic effect, Immanuel Kant, the line between exaggeration and dishonesty, little white lies, the long—term dangers of lying to yourself (and lying to protect others), degrees of truth, how to approach difficult subjects with honesty, compulsive lying, differentiating fact and fiction, learning to live with the true version of yourself, and hypocrisy. 

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on May 22, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

About morals, lying, putting labels onto things, Carl Jung’s shadow, Albert Camus’ The Plague, the Taoist doctrine of balance, anti—natalism, the problem with abstraction, the inevitability of suffering, sacrificial bargaining, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, flow states, Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now, the initial stroke, Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist, whether artists are creators or discoverers, “the meek shall inherit the earth”, martial artist’s taming their inner violence, and humongous oases of knowledge.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. Emma Eglinton (@emmasyogalab) is a British/American yoga teacher. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on May 25, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

https://www.emmasyoga.ch/

About extremism, morality, militant (and lazy) veganism, Bernie Sanders in Scandinavia, the outrageousness of abstinence, Star Trek vegetarians, criticising others' morality (without being obnoxious), the trap of hypocrisy, the difference between arguing to be right and arguing for change, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s line between good and evil, vegans owning pets, Heath Ledger’s Joker, Carl Jung on LSD, the importance of addressing your shadow, and drinking twelve shots of Jägermeister.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on May 22, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

About the difference between solitude and loneliness, the pros and cons of caravan life, Nordic loneliness culture, introverts acting like extroverts, the social aspect of Brazilian jiu–jitsu (and the joy of attempting murder), faking illness vs. pretending everything is fine, the dangers of a spiritual ego, high—achieving grandparents, the burdens of a hyper—empath, and replacing therapy with friends.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. Emma Eglinton (@emmasyogalab) is a British/American yoga teacher. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on April 30, 2021.

http://majamalmcrona.com

https://www.emmasyoga.ch/

About intelligence, the art of holding a conversation, the purpose of personality tests, avoiding psychopathy, Howard Gardner’s nine intelligences, how your DNA may prove your laziness (or your affinity for Russians), Lisa Feldman Barrett’s neuroscience, plagiarising Sam Harris, and under–watering your children.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on April 29, 2021.

About free will (and its different levels of analysis), the effect of drugs on your sense of agency, whether or not we should blame people for murder, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett, how to know if you are good or evil, the brain patterns of serial killers, the societal need for vengeance, how to cure psychopathy, the Norwegian prison system, removing one’s sense of agency in artistic creation, the automatism of Dadaism and Surrealism, and the infamous serial killer Charles Bukowski.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on April 18, 2021.

About creativity, the difference between complexity and intelligence, if creativity is an inherent or a learned trait, the Five—Factor Model, the difference between creativity and creative abilities, arrogant artists, ingenuity in Brazilian Jiujitsu, maths, and physics, if creativity can be a burden, and the nutcase Isaac Newton.

Maja Malmcrona (@majamalmcrona) is an artist from Sweden. T is a software tester from the United Kingdom. They both live in Zürich, Switzerland.

Recorded in Zürich on April 18, 2021.