Mere Mortals Conversations

You smell that ....... it smells 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) - We're recording early
(0:43) - Kyrin's October recap
(4:43) - Juan's October recap
(8:12) - Juan's first 7 November goals
(11:38) - Kyrin's November goals
(17:12) - Juan's second 7 November goals
(23:18) - Kyrin's fitness roundup


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So ... what's your motivation for doing anything?

In Episode #242 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our demotivating and quite frankly lazy Halloween outfits, the book Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, personal motivation for why we both workout so much, overcoming apathy and sleeping better, making sure you are not becoming a bad person, a shitty argument about action vs non action and why we refuse to spend the time to become amazing at marketing.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Halloween themed outfits
(1:06) - Humankind and motivation
(7:36) - Why we do fitness
(15:07) - Growth for growth's sake and developing nuance
(22:15) - What to do if you lack motivation
(30:05) - Checks & balances to keep your motivation in check
(35:25) - Unambiguous good and the trolley problem
(43:36) - Why we'll never be great marketers


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I'm onto you Duolingo, I see through all your sneaky tactics. Watch your back!

In Episode #241 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our gratitude for Southbank allowing us back in our normal spot, Juan's interaction with a homeless man outside a gas station, why Duolingo has it in for podcasting, why one might be hypocrite and work at cross purposes within oneself, the hilarious translation for jailbait, languages/Colombian culture & the diversity of nationalities one might find at their local calisthenic park.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Thanks Southbank!
(1:03) - A suboptimal decision
(4:07) - Duolingo dislikes podcasts
(9:11) - Hedging in real life
(14:06) - Spanish jailbait
(17:41) - The Colombian pork knuckle
(21:59) - Park people diversity
(27:32) - Boostagram problems and solutions


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Welcome back all - today's conversation is a little different than most and was a section of conversation that occured during an AMA with the creators of Everyday Sloths - an upcoming Australian NFT project with a MASSIVE game changer in the way you interact with your NFT.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:00) - Marketplace with NFTs
(4:40) - Rarity tool conversation
(8:10) - The wardrobe behind the sloths
(14:00) - What did it take to begin?
(20:00) - Regular perks 
(25:10) - Great Community vs Selling out
(35:00) - Dynamic generation

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Connect with Everyday Sloths:
Discord: https://discord.gg/Egty9pEZ
Website: https://everydaysloths.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverydaySloths/

This is probably one of my beliefs that will annoy the most people.

In Episode #240 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I think there is something wrong with the way that we all view 'jobs' as a necessity, why people work in the first case, how many people would stay at their job if they weren't getting paid, why paying for everything is the end goal, a Mexican parable and Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - A caveat for future privilege immunity
(3:25) - My spiel against jobs
(8:53) - Why work?
(11:45) - Would you pay to work?
(18:03) - How to get to the point where you pay for everything
(26:29) - The parable of the Mexican Fisherman
(28:39) - Humankind book
(34:17) - Final sumup & join the Discord


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There are some exceptional benefits one can gain from using the Podcasting 2.0 tech and it is starting to get noticed!

In Episode #239 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Alex Gladstein mentioning P2.0 on the Lex Fridman Podcast, whether the younger generation is more generous with money, the happiest time of someone's life, what we personally have gained from diving into P2.0, our responses to Petar's boostagrams and our lack of artistic understanding (but Juan's love of the devil Bored Ape).

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Podcasting 2.0 on Lex Fridman Podcast
(3:59) - Generosity across generations
(7:11) - Happiness across your life
(14:43) - Biggest benefit from P2.0
(21:25) - Venn diagram of P2.0
(23:33) - Petar boostagram 1
(26:48) - Ape art chats
(29:01) - Petar boostagram 2
(31:18) - Petar boostagram 3
(33:29) - Petar boostagram 4
(34:56) - Petar boostagram 5
(36:49) - Take some small podcasting steps


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How might the whole world change if everyone embodies the Bitcoin mantra of 'don't trust, verify'.

In Episode #238 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why this topic popped up for us, ways we believe the world could change with less trust in the ecosystem, process vs characteristic vs institution based trust, some data and graphs about the link between social trust and economic prosperity, how the old lady physically going to the bank demonstrates an individual comfort, the way we view the world and why governments and large entities are losing our esteem, plus a fun note on how we may create a quiz in the future.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Don't trust, verify
(2:58) - How will the world change with less trust?
(9:26) - The 3 types of trust
(12:39) - Trust graph 1
(13:05) - Trust graph 2
(13:47) - Trust graph 3
(17:42) - Generational changes
(27:52) - Our default level of trust
(34:54) - The Mere Mortals Quiz


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Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
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Have you ever heard of the Australian childhood game of Brandy?

In Episode #237 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why the Dere Dortals are feeling dusty (aka, hungover), the popular Squid Game show, turning Brandy into tennis balls with acid, Red Rover come over, how explaining things simply is quite difficult, some thoughts on how a dispassionate artificial intelligence could be beneficial to humanity, if we have the capability to make a high stakes choice and the infamous boostagram time. Also we now have a discord, come check it out!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Feeling dusty
(7:27) - Squid Game
(9:26) - Aussie childhood games
(13:00) - Will we ever be explainers?
(18:49) - Lex & Nic Carter
(21:35) - Should AI be more inhumane?
(28:30) - Making the hard decisions
(33:17) - Boostagram time
(39:11) - We have a discord


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In Conversation #59 I chat with Jordan Michaelides, host of the 'Uncommon' podcast, cofounder of Neuralle digital agency and Head of Partnerships at CoinJar. Some of the topics we cover include: the origination story of Neuralle/Uncommon, guest selection and how he gets the most out of them, his experience in the crypto industry with CoinJar and a whole selection of books that we both seem to have read.

Jordan is a great guy and I highly recommend his podcast, his style is unique and overall it is top notch!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Voice acting & Neuralle
(4:06) - Connecting via podcasting
(9:46) - Uncommon people
(15:44) - Breaking media mode
(20:50) - Behind marketing communication
(27:05) - Long-term effect of declining trust
(38:23) - Fraud & the human condition
(43:51) - Regulation in the crypto industry
(51:51) - Explaining crypto
(57:12) - Personal Q's
(1:00:03) - Bonsai & socialising
(1:03:50) - A-type anxiety
(1:12:12) - The best books
(1:17:32) - Connect with Jordan


Connect with Jordan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncommon_show/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZX2TAQNcDG5Qh88p2j3cxw

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A listener suggested topic (props to Petar), are NFT's just the current hype or do they have some lasting value?

In Episode #236 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of a fad (and provide some examples), my 4 categories that are indications of a fad, Juan's thoughts on a product integrating into society, our conclusion on whether NFT's are a fad and why they will certainly have a crash (fad or not).

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh booooiiiiiiiiii
(1:22) - Fad definition
(3:04) - The internet is a fad
(8:09) - Quickness
(13:00) - Real world effects & longevity
(17:12) - Integration & multi-use functionality
(20:00) - Specificity
(21:10) - NFT's: Fad or future?
(28:55) - Comparison between the Dotcom Crash and the NFT bubble
(36:33) - I'm going to be poor from my CNFT's


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