Mere Mortals Conversations

It's a slightly uncomfortable topic this week as we're examining our worst habits and how we deal with them.

In Episode #338 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why my backsliding required I bring this up, examples from each of us in where we are failing, how our minds are quite different, why there is no one-stop solution to fix all bad habits, the need to realise when it's a harmless habit and why it can contain a masochistic tinge of saying 'fuck it, I don't care' when in reality you do care.

Huge props to Mr Dave Jones (twice!) and Baz for supporting the show this week. Handsome wizards the both of them!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's back from Tassie
(1:19) - Why this topic?
(2:24) - Definition
(3:51) - An uncomfortable one: Porn
(14:12) - Over reliance on external stimuli
(21:00) - Alcohol, Sweet Tooth, Overthinking
(25:36) - Teeth Grinding, Jokingly Lying, Diving Headfirst & Not Prioritising
(33:34) - Two monkey minds
(34:15) - Chat comments
(34:45) - Boostagram Lounge
(40:28) - How Juan will deal with his problems
(43:34) - How I'll deal with my bad habits
(47:07) - Main Takeaway: Deal with them based on severity
(50:05) - The element of self-destruction
(55:22) - Kick your bad habit of not boosting by ..... boosting!


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What could be more selfish than defending our eyes from swooping birds, we must be so greedy :(

In Episode #337 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: all our recent altercations with birds in the QLD springtime, why I struggle to connect with animals and likely will never have a pet, a therapy session on whether I am leading my life in the right way, a new learning as we pass 3 years of podcasting and examples of how I'm trying to experiment more.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - It's magpie time
(0:30) - Dogs & Miner birds in the park
(0:57) - It's also swooping season
(1:57) - Story of magpies jacking Juan on his veranda
(5:19) - Plovers wrecking Juan on a run
(7:16) - Brisbane baby death
(9:39) - Aussie pets and why I want a red panda
(12:49) - Animal unpredictability
(14:37) - A necessity to be uncomfortable
(20:16) - I want all the things!
(23:01) - You'll regret either life choice: the 9/5 vs freedom
(26:33) - We're all incredibly selfish
(32:56) - Sweating the small stuff (ft AMERICA + & Apple For The Teacher)
(39:38) - Uncut FM: NFT's for podcasters and their audience
(44:53) - I might try V4V busking
(50:27) - Tech problems strike again; support so I can get a new laptop plz!


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A solo episode this week because Juan's life principle is to go travelling Tasmania. Also just realised that the thumbnail is slightly clickbaity as I'm not going to fight for any of these. Apologies but I'm too lazy to change it, plus I like the pink and white colours.

In Episode #336 of 'Musings' I discuss: why these differ from ethical principles, a get out of jail-free caveat, why change is frustrating and maddening, how the world will break you if you're not careful, why in the future money will be connected directly to consciousness and why you need to consume things carefully! 

Vielen dank to Borsengelaber, Petar The Chapter Art Lover and McIntosh, Vergelt’s Gott!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's left me to fend for myself
(0:45) - Why the ethics episode (#332) inspired me
(4:41) - A Disclaimer
(5:44) - Keeping sane & living in reality
(21:16) - The world doesn't care, but people do
(28:32) - Chat comments & V4V explanation
(30:58) - Boostagram Lounge
(39:02) - The starting point is consciousness
(44:28) - General rules of thumb
(55:36) - How insane am I? Give me some feedback!


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You feel that ....... it feels 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) - General Intro
(0:45) - Juan's September Recap
(2:55) - Kyrin's September Recap
(6:28) - Leaderboard Update.
(10:03) - Juan's October Goals
(16:46) - Kyrin's October Goals
(25:19) - Fitness Challenge
(26:43) - How to write an RSS feed
(28:30) - V4V


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Juan is itching to do something physically crazy whereas I just need to experiment more and get out of my routine.

In Episode #335 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why my laptop is still playing up, the 96 km all-night hike that Juan loved, a bunch of disciplined psychos who take physical activities way too far, the pros/cons of doing challenges in a group setting, why Otter.Ai and transcription services cannot spell my name right (they call me Chyron, that's not my name!), how I locked myself out of my own podcast and why you need to be careful with Podcasting 2.0 tags as they can bite you in the bum.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Dark and loud
(0:43) - Kokoda challenge
(2:32) - Ross Edgley
(3:22) - Fergus Crawley & hybrid training
(7:52) - David Goggins & overseas trails/Okugakes
(15:48) - Showing off your training
(21:05) - Just doing a marathon
(24:31) - Running around an AFL field plus impressing randoms
(32:04) - More experimentation is required
(37:16) - Funny transcription stories
(42:33) - Reuploading the entire V4V podcast on Castopod
(47:14) - Marketing boostagrams with lots of splits
(50:15) - P2.0 tribulations
(59:09) - Why we are ethically against advertising


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It's one of my favourite sessions because my yearly goals are kicking off at the start of October.

In Episode #334 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what Juan thinks I'll be focusing upon, why I only have 8 goals every year, the murkiness of lack of definition for this year, why I haven't included any numbers to be striving for, aiming for 80% handstands and 20% calisthenics, the fitness challenge to get a One Arm Handstand & strong pressing movements and the desire for spontaneity and living in the present moment.

A huge thanks to Dave, Petar and anonymous, you're all essential in keeping this party rolling!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Round up of 2022 goals
(1:49) - Juan's predictions
(3:55) - Context for my long term goals
(5:30) - Partner: Find an interesting chick
(11:42) - Relationships: Proactive in communities
(14:42) - Financial: No overexposure but experiment
(20:41) - Health: Full front, middle splits & pancake
(22:44) - Boostagram Lounge
(27:13) - Spirituality: Create memorable moments
(35:38) - Travel Prioritise German & Spanish convos
(40:33) - Character: Figure & fix my bad tendencies
(41:39) - Knowledge/Skills: Understand basic coding
(47:58) - Fitness Challenge
(53:52) - Juan's impressions
(59:21) - Tune in to the monthly goals for action


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Laptop problems were the reason for our mini break, apologies everyone.

In Episode #333 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how one of my RAM ports is fried, the nonsense of getting back all my settings, our mutual dislike of tech problems, why Juan was clambering out a window with his phone, a sum up of what we discussed the previous week (but never aired), Alexander Watanabe's latest project on Cardano, how you can short the floor price of a CNFT and the difference between Juan and I when it comes to thinking about crypto.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're back
(0:47) - Laptop dramas
(5:36) - Living on low RAM
(10:03) - I can't log into the V4V podcast on Castopod
(11:22) - Why I don't run a lightning node
(12:41) - Hardware vs software
(13:59) - Work Wi-Fi and passwords defeated Juan
(19:47) - Why Juan hasn't yet started Mere Mortals Web 3 (MMW3)
(22:19) - The lost audios
(25:11) - Guchi: Shorting NFT's on Cardano
(29:12) - How everyone can make ADA
(31:02) - Juan's misunderstanding
(34:22) - Clearing up the error
(40:20) - Real life crypto vs money money money
(51:10) - Listen to Jeff Yew's interview


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What are you most deeply held ethical boundaries?

In Episode #332 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we had a recent enforced break, the Generational Wealth With Cryptocurrency podcast, why we both are wary of money coming from sponsorship or advertising, topics of conversation that wouldn't be talked about, why I won't be fighting in any ways, Juan's requirements to be fit and achieve his goals, why I try to never tell a lie and the reasons we hold all these views.

A huge thanks to Petar the Philosopher, Dave Jones and our mystery streamer. What studs!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're Back!
(0:48) - Apologies for the break, laptops are tricky
(2:30) - What spurred the ethics talk?
(3:41) - In general, strong stances end poorly
(5:52) - Our stance against advertising and sponsorship
(18:14) - What we would or would not talk about
(21:15) - Goal setting must have a bare minimum level of adherence
(25:43) - I abhor violence
(29:32) - But Juan loves it
(32:52) - Boostagram Lounge
(39:47) - 10,000 steps a day
(44:58) - Lying
(48:48) - Internal vs external lies
(52:26) - Where do we derive our ethics from?
(1:02:06) - V4V: No ads or sponsors here


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Jeff is the founder and CEO of Monochrome Asset Management - the torchbearer of institutional-grade access to digital assets in Australia. I got to sit down and have a yarn with him, and if nothing else listen to our ESG commentary, because I certainly learned a ton from it. 

https://www.monochrome.co/

Monochrome was founded to solve an industry problem of the lack of objective education, regulated access, and secure custody for digital assets, through blending deep traditional finance and digital asset expertise.

Jeff is also the co-founder and former CEO of Australia's largest digital currency exchange by trading volume - Binance Australia.

He has been active in the Bitcoin markets since 2013. In his free time, Jeff is an active angel investor and a passionate motorsports enthusiast.

In Conversation #78, we dive into his time as the CEO of Binance Australia, where Monochrome gets its name, Bitcoin, ESG implications, the case for environmental benefits and so much more.

Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Juan out!

TO DO
Timeline:
(0:00) - Introduction, Beginnings in architecture
(6:50) - Financial System, definition of governance
(11:00) - 2013 Bitcoin to CEO of Binance
(13:50) - The moment in the journey
(19:20) - Challenges in growth
(23:20) - What's in a name, and why Monochrome
(28:00) - The wild west and articulating regulation in crypto
(37:00) - ESG Questions and Answers (Listen to this!)
(50:20) - Where does the passion for Bitcoin sit for Jeff
(52:20) - The place for different cryptos
(57:00) - Bored Ape Yatch Club
(1:02:10) - What are we missing in this space?
(1:06:00) - Passion for cars
(1:08:50) - Closing thoughts, why Bitcoin

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How good are you at spotting fakes and would it matter if you were consuming mostly AI generated content?

In Episode #331 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Beats by Dre changed gym culture, the rise of deep fakes into your podcasts and media, how to tell what is true so you don't lose a grip on reality, how YouTube is the 2nd biggest search engine, whether a singularity can make a fantastic search engine and why you should check out our chapter art on the Breez app.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Water in my phone
(0:53) - AI images are killing Stock Photography
(1:45) - Earphones in the gym
(8:19) - Definition of 'deep fake'
(9:15) - Facebook's deep fake detection challenge
(11:37) - How much media you consume is AI generated?
(15:54) - Losing grip of reality
(19:56) - Fake voices & not trusting your senses
(30:54) - On demand content will determine who is real
(37:23) - Do books tell the truth?
(40:56) - Deep fakes of your favourite podcast
(44:27) - Broad vs narrow search engines
(53:09) - The Mere Mortals will overtake all, can you trust we're real?
(1:00:26) - Breez & V4V
(1:03:12) - Checkout the AI chapter art


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