Jackie and I chat through our NY trip otgether. Fun convo we recorded right before I went home. f

00:00:00 Jackie's hot take
00:04:24 NY Recap
00:08:26 Asking good questions
00:18:38 Is it just me?
00:22:22 Getting closer to people
00:27:46 Anxiety magnet
00:30:40 Codependence
00:34:54 GenZ vs. Millenial 
00:39:08 One take to rule them all
00:49:12 Codependence pt. 2
00:59:50 Eastern Medicine (ft. psych0l0gy)
01:10:36 Energy vampires
01:12:40 No risk it, no bisciut
01:19:48 Couple Questionnaire
01:23:18 The Parent Trap

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Ryan is my brother's best friend and also used to work for me. His views on life are often entertaining, sometimes offensive, never boring, and always changing. Curious to check back with him in a year to see how his views have shifted. 

00:00:00 Hi Ryan
00:01:36 Moving to NY
00:03:44 Managing identities
00:11:32 Pushing for growth
00:15:40 Growing with your partner
00:21:04 The perfect party
00:24:38 Respect your elders
00:30:34 Closeness: Magic or Math?
00:37:24 Golf
00:39:52 Creating your own fun
00:45:24 Ryan: Abrasive or misunderstood?
00:53:16 Community & virtue signaling
00:59:04 Building your team
01:13:18 Insecurity
01:18:14 Ryan's thoughts on therapy
01:23:24 Gaslighting
01:39:52 Art
01:46:42 Releasing music
01:51:22 Taking feedback

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Trying a new format for Life Update 6, breaking things into sections (Reflection, Introspection, Passions, Life, and Random). Thinking this will make the life udpates easier for me to mentally organize.

50 First Date Questions
Chilli Lime Pistachios

00:00:00 New life update format
00:04:00 Reflecting: NY conversations
00:06:56 Introspection: Greg vs. Diet Coke
00:12:50 Learning to release ideas
00:17:24 Passions: 7OHMZ (Kratom Company)
00:20:28 Nasdisc (vinyl marketpalce)
00:21:40 Life: NY thoughts
00:24:04 I'm monogomous
00:30:32 Random: Chili Crisp
00:36:56 Family Weight Loss Challenge
00:42:38 Jesus Merch
00:48:28 Succession

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After many requests, I now have my first episode with my brother Jeff.  It was a great time catching up while I was in New York. I don't get many long conversations with my brother, but I'm grateful for everyone that I get. It's impossible to talk to Jeff for more than 20 minutes without getting a new perspective on something. He has always been the Order to my Chaos, which makes for great conversation. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. 

00:00:00 Welcome Jeff!
00:01:50 DMT, Hi! 
00:18:56 Trip debrief
00:24:04 How Jeff & I met
00:26:42 Video games
00:29:54 Dopamine fasting
00:33:50 The worst food cities
00:41:14 Martin Garrix
00:52:10 Music & Drugs
00:56:08 Story telling
01:05:56 J. Ryan says hi
01:17:36 Jeff's story
01:21:54 Entertaining people rule
01:25:34 Letting your friends fail
01:30:02 Competitiveness: Feature or bug?
01:34:20 Mediating conflict between friends
01:40:24 Friend networks explored
01:43:40 Greg's crazy takes
01:59:02 Jeff's feedback on the podcast

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Want a astrology chart reading from Charlotte? Email her! 
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This episode is the first conversation with someone I don't know very well. Charlotte is a friend of Jefrey & Jackie, and this recording takes place the morning after the first night we met. I have been a bit insecure at the idea of having an episode with someone I don't know very well because I worry I will sound awkward or unnatural, but whatever, it's too late now. 

The audio quality isn't the greatest as I messed up and recorded with the wrong mic, but hopefully you can still understand what we are saying. Enjoy!

00:00:00 | Charlotte's intro to astrology
00:06:28 | Humans love stories
00:09:06 | Greg's astrology chart
00:16:28 | Creativity: Grab hold by letting go
00:22:00 | Why I started making music
00:26:20 | Charlotte's perspective on art
00:28:40 | What my chart says about how I love
00:34:32 | How Jackie and I interqact astrologically
00:47:12 | My thoughts on Charlotte's chart reading
00:53:20 | My first impression of Charlotte
01:01:48 | Exerpts from our journals
01:03:36 | Charlotte's first impression of me
01:07:00 | Cancel culture

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Jackie joins me for part of my life update. I've been playing around with vocal editing lately. I edited a clip of Jackie saying "space trash robot" and added it to the outro. Vocals are a huge pain, so getting the hang of editing them. 

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J. Ryan joins us this week for his debut episode. Ryan and I go back to my first job at AdRoll, where he was one of the first friends I made after getting into tech. A lot of the early lessons I learned about how to treat people in the workplace, how to carry myself, and how to determine what is important, I learned from Ryan. Part of the motivation for starting this podcast was my sadness that I'm not able to go back listen to all the conversations we've had over the yers, so it's great to finally get one in the books.

I think the most special thing about Ryan is his willingness to be honest and open with his insecurities. Those who know him likely see him as a confident, accomplished super connector, and my personal belief is that a lot of his power comes from his ability to show up authentically and not hide the parts of himself that make him squirm. I know the concept of "power in vulnerability" is thrown around a lot these days, but I think Ryan embodies this. Great conversation and lots of learnings.

Ketamine PLaylists:
KetaDream (OG)
KetaDream (Deep House)

Enjoy! 

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This is a 3 part episode which starts with me in the car, right before surgery. Part 2 is recorded right after I ws discharged, and part 3 was recorded 2 days later. Overall a bit of a roller coaster. My eye still is pretty uncomfortable, but it's getting better. Overall so grateful to have pushed past this obstacle, and ready for what's next. 

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Last life update before my surgery today. Feeling a little uneasy but overall life is good. Excited to move forward. This episode is releasing at 11am, which is the time of my surgery, so wish me luck. 

Email me if you want to be a part of my analog Connections App idea. 

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Lillian was visiting from Portland, so the two of us recorded our catch up. I am super proud of this episode because I feel like Lillian has done so much to push herself to grow in the past year, and it was beautiful to get to meet the new Lillian and get to know her. 

Surgery Update: Schedule for Friday, 5/26. Will try to post an episode soon after detailing my experience. 

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