Yodellers, debaters, salsa dancers, contortionists and sales people beware; the Mere Mortals may not like you! In Episode #180 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why certain skills may not be an attractive thing to have in a friend, what sort of TV show would make us watch +100 hours, Juan getting click baited by a shit show, how some things can change their qualia with an extra bit of quantity and our introduction for our Yowie animal names.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments
(1:25) - Skills that would make you dislike someone
(7:26) - Long time investment in a TV show
(15:24) - Misleading titles about the Outliers
(18:28) - The good things in life that with a little extra you would detest
(24:50) - Ranaroja & Poppy The Possum

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The Ultimate Rule: Pet a house in perfect order while pursuing skateboarding child-cats & comparing the truth with your shoulders back! In Episode #179 - Rules For Life, Juan and I discuss Jordan Peterson's book called '12 Rules For Life' and go through a thorough breakdown of what we found useful and what did not stand out.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & JBP's '12 Rules For Life'
(5:36) - Definition
(7:13) - Are having 'rules' for life useful?
(9:17) - Rule 1
(12:16) - Rule 2
(16:36) - Rule 3
(21:33) - Rule 4
(24:55) - Rule 5
(26:19) - Rule 6
(29:57) - Rule 7
(33:04) - Rule 8
(36:30) - Rule 9
(40:47) - Rule 10
(42:25) - Rule 11
(45:32) - Rule 12
(47:33) - Mere Mortal Moments

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Brendan Jayo is the handstand man! In Conversation #47 we discuss all things handstands including: the reason people balance on their hands, common injuries that occur from this exercise, what it is like to teach other people in a group setting, personal inspirations and the best handbalancers at the moment, how long it takes to learn a 60s handstand, where Brendan gets his memes and whether we are hopeful about the future.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & the MM high-score holder
(0:48) - Why would someone want to handstand?
(3:31) - Handstand injuries
(6:25) - Running a training workshop
(13:17) - The gold standard of handstanding
(18:22) - Work and then play
(21:27) - How long does it take to learn to handstand?
(27:26) - Handstand memes & Brendan's recommendations
(31:55) - Duke Dumont VR future
(35:08) - Learn to handstand with Brendan!

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What is it about cryptocurrency that brings with it the dark side of hustlers & scammers? In Episode #178 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my recent shithouse banking experience, crypto makes sense but has some dodgy people in the community, the extreme left and extreme right, the complexity of the financial systems and what our fitness goals will look like when we are older.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:47) - Let's talk about banking
(4:37) - The dark side of the cryptocurrency community
(12:23) - Hustlers & scammers are a train wreck in the YouTube comments
(13:55) - Politics: Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
(17:27) - Small alt coins will make you more money than exists in the world!!!
(21:42) - Does anyone actually understand how finance works?
(25:40) - The importance of staying fit as you age
(30:45) - Mere Mortal Moments
(31:21) - Pragmatically what are you going to do Kyrin?
(33:48) - Do you dare to upgrade to diamond hands!

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Do you like cauliflower and if so, explain to me how you managed to burn off your taste buds? In Episode #177 - Meanderings, Juan and I discuss: disgusting foods that we have tasted, Juan's lack of care for taste, the dropping sperm counts of men due to plastics, items nowadays that could become very valuable in the future, why I hate buying things, the scale of difference between a good/shit book and the testing out of the new hat/glasses.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & fancy new hat
(0:30) - Mere Mortal Moments
(1:50) - Cauliflower needs to die
(4:21) - Disgusting foods & drinks
(7:29) - Micheladas
(14:47) - Men's sperm counts are dropping
(16:09) - Everyday items that could become valuable
(21:49) - I hate waste
(25:08) - The difference between shit books and good books
(29:13) - Kaleidoscopic Kyrin

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Are humans lazy, hard working or somewhere in between? In Episode #176 - Hard Work, Juan and I discuss: the episode between Lex Fridman and Simon Sinek on the Lex Podcast, our personal thoughts on skipping out on sleep to do more work, Juan's hatred of people who clock in and clock out of their job, why 100 hour work weeks are a bad idea, how much pressure one should apply to get the most out of their employees, founders of companies and whether legacy is important to us.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:40) - Lex Podcast #82 with Simon Sinek
(1:52) - Definition
(7:40) - Is consistency of sleep more important than length?
(14:38) - Is skipping out on sleep a short-term strategy
(17:42) - Proper preparation negates the need for hard work
(23:27) - Juan hates Clock-Watchers
(24:12) - Working hard under pressure
(27:13) - Investment bankers are working too hard!
(34:13) - Good leadership is letting others take charge
(36:20) - Hard work on a societal scale
(38:34) - The school bus test
(44:20) - Short-term thinking
(46:00) - Why I like Simon Sinek & the uncomfortable section
(49:07) - Mere Mortal Moments
(52:39) - Prep work for #179

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Welcome to Mere Mortals Conversation #46. Tofe Evans is the author of the book 'Everyone Has a Plan Until Sh!t Hits the Fan'. To some, he’s known as that kid who ran a race down the slopes of Mt Everest but most of the time he gets called ‘crazy’ or ‘nutcase’ more times than his name. All for the right reasons though. As a firm believer of pushing the boundaries of what the human body and mind is capable of, Tofe is constantly reinventing himself to advocate how anyone can rise above and be the best versions of themselves.

The journey Tofe has been on these past few years have not only shaped his character, but his endurance career literally saved his life. For the ones that are screaming to get out of that deadly deep dark rabbit hole known as ‘adversity’, you’re in good hands. Here is someone who knows this field exceptionally well with his fair share of the destructive toxin. And where you may not think you'll come out of this dismal state, Tofe will guide you in the right direction with his lived experience.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:30) - The professional life
(3:16) - My own research
(4:42) - Screw Quality lets do Quantity
(8:25) - Before the endurance events
(10:45) - Associating Australians as Drinkers
(14:40) - Unworthiness
(18:30) - Focusing on Yourself
(20:35) - Getting into running
(22:44) - The day the marathon was decided
(25:20) - The Simulated Depression
(30:20) - The Race that changed things
(37:11) - Another Round of Depression
(41:00) - Identity, the Square and the Dots
(45:15) - Dealing with Emotions Today
(51:00) - Talking about the best-selling Book
(54:40) - Morning Routine
(59:59) - Summary and Links

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tofe-evans/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tofe.evans/

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Why do people read? In Episode #175 - Musings, Juan and I discuss: another examination of some ideas from Simon Sinek, a clarification on my purpose for doing the podcast, why a small act of volunteering can have an exponential/compounding impact, the areas in our lives that act as bottlenecks for action or achieving goals, my genetic makeup that forces me to read, ensuring you are reading a book for a valid reason, the realisation that my author gender/geography can use some diversification and some biographies that are on our to-read list.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Geese noise and Intro
(0:53) - The Golden Circle of WHY/HOW/WHAT
(1:55) - My WHY
(8:54) - My HOW
(11:27) - Our recent volunteering experience: MS Moonlight Walkathon
(14:50) - The Suez Canal blockage & throughput
(17:50) - Improving the bottlenecks in our lives
(23:18) - A knowledge bomb from Daddy Down
(26:25) - Don't read a book just to say you've read it
(29:14) - My reading sources are biased
(32:16) - Some suggested biographies
(33:21) - Mere Mortal Moments
(34:10) - Where to get more book recommendations

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Share some stories with us of when you have behaved (knowingly or not) like a complete asshole! In Episode #174 - Meanderings, Juan and I discuss: sneaking into organisations and causing havoc, the meme economy and where to get the best memes, our recent bulk spamming on Instagram, why it might be necessary to be impolite on occasions, insulting people about their age, our first ever photobombing (and why future photobombers should watch out) and my list of heroes all seemingly are losers and dead.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Creepy laugh & intro
(0:50) - Mere Mortal Moments
(2:00) - Anti-activism: infiltration and sabotage
(6:28) - Where do you get your memes?
(8:50) - Spam on Instagram; does it work?
(12:12) - Politeness vs impoliteness
(16:55) - The rudest thing we have ever done
(20:40) - Our first photobombing!!!
(21:49) - All my inspirations are loner-losers
(23:49) - Never photobomb us unless you are prepared for the consequences
(26:12) - Juan is going to die
(27:41) - Mere Mortal photobombing opportunities available

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Simon Sinek says to start with WHY, so why do we do the Mere Mortals podcast? In this themed episode on 'Podcasting' Juan and I discuss: some minor changes that are coming to our themed episodes, improvements/changes we have noticed in ourselves in the last 1.5 years, the definition of what a podcast is, Simon Sinek's book and our reasons for continuing to put time/effort into this project, the 3 different stages that we have experienced so far, the little techniques we have stolen off other people, a couple of our treasured memories and what we would do if we had to start from scratch all again.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:54) - Special announcements
(7:40) - Improvements & changes
(11:10) - Definition
(14:40) - Our first episode: Principles
(21:30) - Start with WHY
(27:20) - The 3 stages of Mere Mortals
(34:20) - The second 6 months
(39:50) - My first attempt at a WHY
(45:46) - Who we try to emulate
(50:12) - Our favourite moments
(52:48) - Starting from scratch again
(1:04:30) - Mere Mortal Moments
(1:06:55) - Something new

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