The Observing I Podcast

In this episode, I discuss the concept of hedonism and its impact on happiness.

We explore how consumer culture and capitalism fuel a cycle of desire and dissatisfaction, with the pursuit of material wealth and status often seen as the key to happiness.

Practicing gratitude can counteract this, allowing us to appreciate the present and find contentment in simple joys.

So step off the hedonic treadmill, get grateful, and experience a deeper, more sustained sense of happiness.

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In this episode, I’m exploring identity. What is it that shapes who we are, and how does that impact our reality? Is it fixed, or does it constantly change? And how much agency do we have to change it?

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In this episode, we're going to be discussing the art of listening, a very important and very powerful skill that all of us can learn.

I'm going to be explaining what makes a good listener, and I'm going to give you some techniques and tools to improve your listening skills. Be that at home, at work, with friends, family, colleagues, whomever, we're going to make you an effective listener.

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In this episode I’m exploring vulnerability. Why we hide certain facets of ourself, the benefits of accepting our vulnerabilities, and what happens when we expose our vulnerabilities to the world at large.

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In this episode, I’m talking about free will. The red pill or the blue pill. What are the different takes on whether we have free will or not, what's been done to prove that we both do and don’t have it, and why is it such a challenging thing to discern in the first place.

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In this episode, I dive into how a sense of belonging is vitally important to our human experience, the different between traditional and modern societies, and what we can consider when it comes to curating our own tribe - the people that we surround ourselves with.

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Here we go, part 2 of my dive into the cult mindset. In this episode, I’m talking about cult thinking in society. Most notably, the cult of celebrity, and the cult of self. Oh, and there’s that time I visited the Church of Scientology and had to make a quick exit.

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We’re embarking on a two-part series exploring a topic that may seem fringe but has broader implications than you might think: The Cult Mindset. In Part 1, I’ll be talking about the origin of the cult mindset, and the psychological tools that are used by cults to suck people in.

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Are you constantly doubting your abilities, attributing your success to luck, or fearing you'll be exposed as a "fraud" at work? You're not alone; Imposter Syndrome affects approximately 70% of people at some point in their lives. Including me.

In this episode, I explain what it is, the psychological indicators that inform it, and explore some strategies on how to beat it.

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In this episode, I’m talking all about framing our human experience in the cosmic perspective, our intrinsic need to be connected to the numinous. and how these two things are deeply interconnected.

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