How is common sense defined and what level/percentage of commonality is required to even be able to use this phrase? In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Common Sense'. Of all the themed topics to date, this was probably the hardest to define and have a sensible conversation about. Both Mere Mortals agreed with the general definition of 'sound judgement on practical matters' but also needed an extra personal addition to really make sense of it.
Common sense shouldn't be confused with knowing general knowledge, specific facts or even technical know-how. It is also a mistake to say label it as something 'obvious' especially when looking at something in hindsight. Many AI researchers believe that cultivating common sense is the equivalent to human-level intelligence, but it is laughable how far that research field appears to be away from coherently expressing a simple plan of how to achieve it.
Hypothetical scenarios are useful in helping to zero in on the meaning of a phrase and were used liberally throughout this conversation. Some examples included: looking both ways before crossing a street, the inappropriateness of wearing ass-less chaps to work and passing by a drowning person. Both Juan and Kyrin agreed this was the best discussion to date and hope you enjoyed it as much they did, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Jonathon Radford is the Co-Founder at Suit Society, a leading suit company that provides the modern gentleman with quality tailored suits and accessories. Based in Brisbane, Jonathon is also an external CFO for Adama Digital and the founder of Attica asset management. In this conversation we talked all things suit, where the idea initiated from, some of the learnings he found throughout the beginning, the pivotal points that helped the company expand and what lays ahead. Outside of a business context, we also spoke to current world trends and the importance of speaking out, not just now but always.Support the show

Are you assertive enough to order all the chicken that McDonald's owns? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: the responsibility of having absurd amounts of money, Kyrin's dream of Juan ordering too much chicken, Juan's rant on people expecting perfection from you, internal vs external motivation, what you would enjoy but never spend money on and a final inspirational note to try for the seemingly impossible!Support the show

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? The Mere Mortals crew on the first Thursday of every month go over their progress from the previous month and where they are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings and why they didn't achieve their goals and how they 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? Let us know in the comments, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Jump in to find out Juan's deep epiphany on his recent birthday! In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: the paradox of wanting something so badly that it becomes further out of reach, Kyrin's faith in humanity being dependent on not interacting with people, not changing your life even if you had a $100 million, reaching the social media critical mass and judging the persona instead of the actuality of ultra-famous people.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

What's better, a well articulated video/audio that gets the message across in a perfectly edited way.. or a slightly rougher piece of content that still gets across the message with the minimum expected quality. What's more, it depends on what context you look at it being better for. On one hand, it might be better for your target audience to have the value from the video delivered in the ideal timing, but what about from the context of being better for yourself. Ie to be able to learn through those "rough" patches, through the Umm's and Ahh's to ultimately be able to speak better.. both on digital platforms and beyond.
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Why do the Mere Mortals crew strive for excellence? In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Excellence'. In the dictionary, excellence is defined as "the quality being outstanding or extremely good". However both Juan and Kyrin went a bit deeper in their own personal meanings of the word. For Juan, it meant achieving a high level of competence in a figurative scale (more than 7 out of 10) as well as being known for that competence. For Kyrin, it meant achieving an internal qualitative goal that requires effort to reach (such as achieving fluency in another language).
In a broader professional sense, there are different types of group achievements. These can be excellence of process (creating a model of action that works efficiently), of product (meeting the stated and implied needs of customers), of business (great market and financial performance) and of leadership (setting and enforcing the right standards). The crew finish of by musing on if there is anything beyond excellence and the type of psychosis/madness that is required to reach it.Support the show

Is the way out of the 'Cancel Culture' game to aim for being so great, so excellent in your chosen avenue that you are undeniable? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: hair sticking out like a twat, saving money on Monster energy drinks, presenting better by preparing less, ScoMo and the wombat wobble, becoming the best but not aiming for perfection, what the Mere Mortals crew want to become undeniably good at and why Domino's is so interesting. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Is continually taking in new information the best way to learn or should there be some sort of review process to consolidate learnings? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: being pleasantly surprised by old insights, key methods to absorb information, the hidden steps actually behind innovation and adding 'adherence' to the effective vs efficient debate. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Effectiveness and Efficiency are often misunderstood concepts that both play an integral part towards doing the right things and doing things right. Juan runs through both of these, a short summary from the last podcast on the subject and provides two take away pieces to get you moving on a Monday.
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Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortal...Twitter: https://twitter.com/MortalsMereFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show