The Best Podcast

The Best Podcast

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The Best Podcast episodes

  • Episode 269: The Wisdom of Yoda
    “Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” - Yoda | Today’s podcast is deep. In it, I discuss and reflect on this quote from Yoda in Episode III of Star Wars, which I believe carries an incredible amount of weight for each of us. Tune in to hear the key learnings I believe we can all take from this. This is a dense episode, so I’d love to hear your thoughts. Email me at [email protected] with your reactions. Thanks so much for your attention and support. It means a great deal to me. As always, Much Love ❤️.
    15 min
  • Episode 268: Personality
    Today’s podcast was a fun one for me. The topic of personality tests and types is one that comes up frequently in our everyday lives. Tests that come up on social media of “What The Office character are you?” and comments we hear in conversation like “I’m an introvert” are quite common. However, are we talking about personality the right way? I tackle this question in today’s episode, along with providing some thoughts on the ways in which we should discuss personality (via the empirical research on it). I hope you find this dialogue to be valuable! As always, I so appreciate you taking the time to listen. Much Love ❤️.
    13 min
  • Episode 267: Environmental Laziness
    Today’s podcast is a personal reflection, mostly for myself. I’ve realized that in certain situations and contexts, I am significantly less productive and efficient in my work and personal projects. As strong as my personality factors may be in determining my output, the environment is clearly a very strong influence. In this podcast, I talk through my experiences with my environment shaping my “laziness”, what I can do about it, and how this is a step along the way in a long journey ahead. I hope you enjoyed this talk and found some value in it. I appreciate your attention and your desire to listen. I’ll be back soon! Much Love ❤️.
    13 min
  • Episode 266: Social Media Detox - Realizations
    Today’s podcast is a continuation of the last episode about my social media detox. Instead of focusing on the outcomes, this episode focuses on the more qualitative learnings that I had. Of those learnings, the biggest and most salient ones had to do with what truly matters. I hope you find value in this dialogue. This experience was very meaningful for me, and I hope that comes out clearly in these episodes. As always, Much Love ❤️.
    10 min
  • Episode 265: Social Media Detox - Results
    Today’s podcast is a deep reflection on my time away from social media. Spending the past 4 and a half months away has been one of the most impactful decisions I’ve ever made in my young life. My life changed significantly in my time away from social media, and this episode is dedicated to that experience and the learnings I have taken from it. I hope you find value in this and that it makes you think deeply about the possibilities you have in the palms of your hands. Your attention and willingness to listen means so much to me. As always, Much Love ❤️.
    17 min
  • Episode 264: Judgement
    Today’s podcast is a recording of my newest article on my blog. You can find the article at mattbest.net/theplatform/judgement. This topic of judgement is one that is enthralling for me. Instead of discussing the judgement of others, I devoted this article and podcast to how we judge ourselves. I sincerely believe that this is an area in which we all would benefit from additional reflection. I hope that you find it to be a valuable discussion. As always, Much Love ❤️. See you in 2020!
    14 min
  • Episode 263: Discussing Authenticity

    Today's podcast is a small part of my aforementioned conversation with Nick and Nico from some time ago. This segment was focused on authenticity and the importance of being authentic. I would put authenticity at the top of the list of reasons why Nico, Nick, and I have a strong friendship and are able to have conversations like the ones I have posted on this podcast. Like I frequently say, I hope that you are able to extract some value out of this conversation. All in all, that's the real purpose of this podcast. As always, Much Love.

    6 min
  • Episode 262: Making a Long-Term Decision

    Following up on two past episodes with Nico and Nick, this podcast is a segment of our conversation in which we discuss a big long-term decision that Nico is currently weighing. In our lives, we all will face decisions that carry significant consequences for our futures. Talking through these decisions with dear friends and thinking about them in creative ways can provide great benefits. This conversation is an example of that process, and I believe that the ways of thinking discussed here can be applied to various situations. I hope that you can take something positive from this. As always, Much Love.

    9 min
  • Episode 261: Nick Returns... with a Mutual Friend

    Today's podcast is quite a meaningful one for me. Nick and Nico are two really great guys with whom I have enjoyed building some great friendships filled with vulnerability, sincerity, and a lack of judgement. In this conversation, you'll first learn about Nico and his background, which leads us into conversations about a number of intriguing topics. I hope that this vulnerability, sincerity, and lack of judgement is easy for you to hear and feel when listening to this conversation. These qualities of our friendships are so meaningful to me, and I believe that they are fundamental parts of truly great relationships between people. And with that, I wish a fantastic Christmas to those celebrating and a fantastic end of the calendar year to all of you. As always, Much Love.

    54 min
  • Episode 260: Hayden Returns for Some Holiday Hijinx

    Today's episode is a conversation I had with Hayden, a dear friend and recurring guest of the podcast. It was a fun talk about the holiday season which brought us in many directions, including topics such as nostalgia, alcohol, the arbitrary nature of holidays, skiing, turning things around in the new year, and much more. Hayden always brings a lot to the table in our conversations, so I hope that you enjoy listening to this one. Thanks for taking the time to listen. It means so much to me. I hope that you're enjoying the holiday season and that you have at least one thing to smile about as we turn the corner into 2020. And as always, Much Love.

    44 min

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Conversations worth having and topics worth discussing. Tune in to find out more. For additional information and comments, see mattbest.net or email me at [email protected] . Much Love ❤️.