Mere Mortals Conversations

Juan's been doing some acting classes, do we have a superstar in the works?

In Episode #363 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's experience at his 1st acting class, how we could potentially be more entertaining, why actors might be either fake or crazy, my experiences doing extras work and doing it shit, why your are better off practicing the thing you want to get better at and why we will be authentic and not acting as characters.

A huge thanks to Dave Jones, ChrisLAS and McIntosh for supporting the show! Boostagrams are the way of the future.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's been acting a fool
(0:44) - Why Juan wanted to try these classes
(2:18) - Nervous and shitting balls
(5:53) - The actual class
(10:36) - Entertainment & stories
(14:47) - Telling stories in the past tense
(20:54) - Mr Beast and eliminating unentertaining portions
(28:06) - Boostagram Lounge
(34:09) - My interactions with actors
(41:00) - I have to act like a loser
(45:54) - We have no need to 'act'
(50:03) - Will acting classes make you a better podcaster?
(52:19) - Juan's sum up
(55:44) - Authentic Kyrin & Juan
(58:38) - Living happily ever after with boostagrams


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The age old question, how do you raise your kids when technology is changing so rapidly?

In Episode #362 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan's child will be raised with as much exposure as possible, why I think it's fine to ignore everything but the bare essentials, what level of tech adoption will be optimal for the best life, observations from my forays back into the dating world, Game advice from the old Roosh V Forum and utilising 'value for value' in the modern age.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - An early morning
(0:36) - We've been talking about AI
(2:37) - Teaching your kids tech
(4:54) - AirPods vs AirPods Pro
(7:17) - Using ChatGPT3 to skip work
(14:50) - Technology is outpacing the education system
(21:53) - Is reading & writing important?
(24:32) - Cursive and ostracisation
(29:41) - Why do I suck with social media?
(33:52) - Can technology change generations of humans?
(42:31) - My dating goals
(45:37) - Changing your personality to be more attractive
(53:27) - Unlearning Game & slightly changing tactics
(57:58) - Pithy V4V


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How much of our life is spent in a deluded state?

In Episode #361 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how a listener email spurred this topic, what it means to be delusional, why my journeyman lifestyle might be stopping me from creating a family, why Juan will probably never become an entrepreneur, the bell curves I created from book reviews and why it's likely neutral-bad to be self-deluded.

A huge thanks to Nastia for the inspiration and Dave Jones for supporting us this week, he's a kind lad!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Are we really Mere Mortals?
(0:37) - Why Self-Delusion?
(1:42) - Definition
(4:22) - Do I actually want a family?
(9:28) - Juan's response
(13:47) - Property & Babies
(18:22) - I'm not deluded about finances
(21:29) - The paradox of self delusion
(29:47) - Boostagram Lounge
(34:40) - Juan's biggest delusion
(42:08) - My book bell curve
(44:18) - Why my bell curve is right shifted
(46:16) - Nastia's bell curve
(47:18) - My raw data
(48:02) - Nastia's raw data
(50:55) - What is Standard Deviation?
(55:50) - Is self delusion good or bad?
(59:07) - Juan's summary
(1:00:41) - Don't be delusional, send some value!


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I'm kicking the conversations back off again with a casual chat with Pete Smissen (who is making his 4th appearance on the Mere Mortals).

In Conversation #80, Pete and I discuss: horrible things from general history, why basically everybody in Australian history got wrecked, our thoughts on a whole bunch of issues facing the world, cultural nuances regarding how immigrants view education and why (shock and horror) women are different than men.

As always, I hope you enjoy. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro to Pete
(0:38) - Using AI to pickup girls
(5:02) - The Last Days Of The Incas
(7:45) - Knights just slaying
(9:36) - Settlers fucking up the natives
(15:53) - Unbelievable animals in antiquity
(18:05) - Bennelong & aboriginal stories
(22:07) - Watkin Tench & Aussie history
(25:11) - More Aussie history books
(28:35) - Books on Australian explorers
(32:49) - Cultural differences causing problems
(38:18) - Effective altruism & useless charities
(40:56) - Using resources more efficiently
(47:09) - Innovation & great men of history
(50:37) - How Pete's English has changed?
(53:55) - Slang & education in Colombian culture
(57:06) - Immigrant education in Australia
(1:03:59) - Pete vs Women
(1:10:52) - Pete vs Patriarchy
(1:14:37) - Pete vs Kyrin
(1:16:23) - Pete vs Plants


Connect with Pete:
Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@petevsplants7516
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/

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Juan's got a big announcement to make!

In Episode #360 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's big news on becoming a Dad, how he is preparing to have a baby, why he would prefer to be overprepared on the risk/reward ratio, why I incline more towards underpreparing for life events, psychological reactions to having unforeseen changes thrust upon you and how you can help support us through the value for value model!

A huge thanks to Petar and Dave Jones for supporting the show. Rock solid legends that make it all possible!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - No more hints!
(4:56) - Conversation with a Doppelganger
(5:49) - Preparing for a baby
(10:48) - Overpreparing: The good and bad
(17:03) - How useful is the research?
(25:25) - Underpreparing: The good and bad
(31:40) - Chat Comments
(33:23) - Boostagram Lounge
(38:36) - Changes to the boost measuring
(39:47) - Forced vs Unforced changes
(50:55) - Songs making you nostalgic
(53:34) - Juan's Summary
(59:56) - How to send a boostagram


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You sense that ....... it seems like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - It's Monthly not Yearly
(1:01) - Juan's December recap
(2:14) - My December recap
(3:47) - Supporters recap
(7:06) - Juan's January 2023 goals
(13:45) - My January 2023 goals
(19:07) - Fitness update
(21:54) - We'd love to know your goals!


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Would you ever read a book solely (or even partially) written by Artificial Intelligence?

In Episode #359 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an intro for new listeners, what Juan has been doing with Tim Ferriss' NFT, Streets 1:12 and the grinding of speed runs, why I struggle with the concept of infinity, Juan pushing all my triggers, how authors will need to use AI in the future and my recent realisation regarding friend groups.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Welcome to the New Year!
(0:30) - Kyrin: The bum journeyman
(1:29) - The courage to be disliked and TSAONGAF
(3:41) - Juan: The assertive afficionado
(4:07) - Cockpunch AI contest
(7:59) - Too much info degrades performance
(8:25) - Grammar & clarity matter
(12:42) - Speed running games
(14:52) - Ninja Gaiden "No Damage" Run
(20:22) - Infinity, love & happiness
(22:29) - Artists collaborating with AI
(23:36) - Supportive AI for writing books
(36:00) - Young kids interacting with AI for education
(41:02) - Feeling like a loser
(46:19) - Using friend groups for comfort
(57:10) - Checkout the book reviews


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What are the big and small decisions that have led the Mere Mortals Podcast to it's current point?

In Episode #358 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the actual size of the studios we have used, the OG notes Juan created for our first planning session, the Alpha Baller Club name choice, the decision to split the book review into their own channel, how we choose topics to talk about, our general underlying philosophy for creation and why we use video but don't specialise in short form clips.

Massive thanks to Dave Jones and Petar for capping off the year with some support. Absolute legends!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Not so deephearted today
(1:05) - Definition
(1:41) - The Studio
(5:16) - We're very minimal
(6:23) - Juan's initial notes for the podcast
(12:02) - Potential names
(14:00) - Action, editing & arguments
(23:35) - Negative comments really don't effect us
(29:20) - We try hard to keep it as genuine as possible
(33:34) - Boostagram Lounge
(37:39) - Juan's big announcement
(39:51) - The why/how of the Book Reviews
(44:03) - How we decide on content
(49:30) - What we don't want to get good at
(57:22) - Why bother with video?
(1:06:28) - Why we do Value For Value


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I got a chance to have a second sit down with Nic, who originally came on the podcast 2 years ago. We caught up about his latest venture: Midnight Health (https://midnight.health/), the scaling of this new company, what it means to scale a digital healthcare company, the daily discipline and we finish off with some car chats.

Tip: Stick it out with the audio, technical difficulties but hey, we are all mere mortals.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:30) - Changing of life with a baby
(4:00) - Midnight Health
(6:40) - Where is the digital wave?
(9:15) - Why are the products valuable?
(11:50) - Marketing
(13:30) - Biggest challenge for the company
(16:00) - Strategic Partners
(18:05) - Don't pigeon hole yourself
(19:30) - Learnings moving forward
(22:50) - Culture is King
(25:20) - Growth
(27:05) - BJJ
(30:15) - Cybersecurity
(32:55) - What has Nic excited?
(35:15) - Wen Lambo

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Connect with Nic Blair:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-blair/

Juan has found a new obsession so we're exploring the progression of stories!

In Episode #357 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: sticking to our strengths, how an idea can transform over time, Juan's plans to contribute to the Cockpunch community, the first mainstream cartoon band, how our lives would look without Mere Mortals and why it's nice to capture the small steps of our own journey.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Bing bong
(0:50) - I'm actually smart!
(2:56) - And Juan's actually wise!
(6:12) - Book reviews are not Juan's strength
(8:02) - The MMW3 progression
(8:57) - Subtle influences to learn code & French
(10:41) - Read & draw Chinese characters
(14:35) - Tim Ferriss NFT
(15:44) - Juan's obsession with CØCKPUNCH
(18:58) - My Podcasting 2.0 enthusiasm
(22:08) - The origin story of Gorillaz
(25:02) - Becoming part of the lore
(31:55) - Where would Juan be without the podcast?
(35:40) - Where would I be without the podcast?
(40:40) - The journaling aspect
(46:37) - The small steps & working hard
(52:23) - Pulling up v4v stumps


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