The Annual Project Podcast

The Annual Project Podcast

By Tan Wen XinSociety & CulturePersonal Journals
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The Annual Project Podcast episodes

  • ep 46 spirituality | tarot part 2/3: of the wands, swords, pentacles and cups

    episode 46 cover part 2/3 on my venture with tarot where I explored @thetarotdiagnosis Two Weeks Tarot practice. Come with me as I discover my relationship with tarot via remaining 7 questions since learning them in December 2023. Part 1 is on episode 44!


    Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website ⁠⁠www.theannualproject.com⁠⁠

    30 min
  • ep45: finding back my wanderlust (from Taiwan!)

    episode 45 covers my recent Taiwan trip and how I find back my wanderlust!


    Some discussions include:

    • losing wanderlust due to pandemic
    • highlights of Taiwan trip
    • lowlights and learnings of Taiwan trip

      • Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website ⁠www.theannualproject.com⁠

      33 min
    • ep 43 life | living by principles, triggered by principles

      episode 43 covers on having principles and also being triggered because of having principles


      Some discussions include:

      • a peek into some of my life principles
      • if principles are overrated?
      • how having principles trigger me?
      • aligning to your principles
      • tarot reading on principles


        • Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

        29 min
      • ep 42: mental health | doing too much, being too little, peace vs happiness

        episode 42 covers my recent realizations on a few life concepts, these are also fairly easy concepts i understood but never really grasp and practice them


        Some discussions include:

        1. doing too much in life, and forgot about the actual being
        2. whatever i do, i would like to enjoy doing and being
        3. truly prioritize what is aligned and deprioritize what does not serve you anymore
        4. one can't have it all and don't have to have it all
        5. peace vs happiness: happy with the process, at peace with the outcome

          6. Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram
          @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

          31 min
        6. ep 41: love | dating a projection, dating on possibility, dating the potential

          episode 41 covers some unintended modern dating 'mistakes' from a traditional dater


          Some discussions include:

          • some people are dating traditionally in a modern dating age
          • dating a projection instead of getting to know someone
          • dating on possibility instead of being present
          • dating the potential instead of reality
          • if it's yours, it will be yours
          • action speaks louder than words


            • Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com


            29 min
          • ep 40: spirituality | on finding peace or not with Vipassana meditation

            episode 40 covers the experience sharing on my refresher 3-day Vipassana meditation short course.

            some discussions include:

            • 3-day refresher course experience after 1.5 years
            • it's ok to take things easy sometimes
            • one cannot quite find peace but to experience peace
            • practicing meditation is a commitment
            • vipassana teaching on equanimity, law of impermanence, anicca (change)
            • defining peace
            • triggers arise due to being (more) principled and how to manage triggers

              • Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

              30 min
            • ep 39: love | of modern dating at our thirties and its nuances; empowering yet difficult (with Toh Yin Li)

              episode 39 covers two ladies' dating stories and perspectives on modern dating their thirties. this episode welcomes back Yin Li who was featured in a much earlier episode in 2022!

              Some discussions include:

              1. Our definition and dating experiences
              2. Difference between dating teens, twenties, thirties
              3. 5 types of attractions and 3 types of relationships
              4. The concept of interdependence
              5. Handling traumas from heartbreaks and how relationships shape us
              6. Our take on looking for love right now and would we want to change about modern dating

                7. Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

                1 hr 3 min
              7. ep 38: love | Sex and the City; of Carrie Bradshaw, gal friendships and situationships

                episode 38 covers a dive on the famous HBO series - Sex and the City involving the lives of a group of ladies at their thirties navigating love and friendship in the hustling New York.

                Some discussions include:

                • Character discussions from Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbes, Charlotte York to of course Carrie Bradshaw
                • Finding out via tarot if which lady I resonate with
                • Sociological discussion on the series - female friendships, navigating modern dating, types of femininity
                • Tarot reading for the collective, depending if you are team Samantha, Miranda, Charlotte or Carrie

                  • Plug: Running a 50% promo on my newly launched tarot reading services until 31st May!

                  Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

                  50 min
                • ep 37: social | have we been losing compassion and gaining judgment?

                  episode 37 covers some pondered thoughts on people losing compassion and gaining judgment as we grow up? Is it right/wrong? Is it good/bad?

                   

                  Some discussions include:

                  • Losing compassion and compassion being a choice
                  • Having a right to have opinion but it's how we process and express the judgment
                  • Practicing more compassion and less judgment with Vipassana meditation and tarot reading
                  • Tarot reading for the collection on compassion and judgment

                    • Connect with The Annual Project on Instagram @theannualproject OR the official website www.theannualproject.com

                    35 min

                  About The Annual Project Podcast

                  From the publisher's feed

                  Hi, this is The Annual Project podcast by Tan Wen Xin. This podcast would cover my learnings on my annual project literally one project a year! Since 2016, I have covered Italy, Minimalism, Sociology, Website, Diet and Bullet Journal, Faith and Art. Annual Project 2023 is this very podcast! Additionally, I'd also cover topics such as career, relationship, travel, finance, lifestyle and everything else in between. You can follow me on Instagram @theannualproject or visit my website at https://www.theannualproject.com.