The Working Experience

Get back to work, how else are you going to pay off all the money you spent on useless crap on Black Friday?!  On this TGIM episode, Matty K and John strategize on how to spend the least amount of money on holiday gifts and still look like the hero...Buy gift cards and use 50-70% of the value, then gift it to close family and friends - its a brilliant way to knock out holiday shopping and save money.

Matty K guides you into the depth of your soul and your tummy with this guided meditation.  Matty's secret to happiness? A big old breakfast every morning. He is late all the time but that doesn't bring him down because his tummy is full.  

Watching a grown woman yank a doll out of the hands of a three year old will put anyone in the holiday spirit.  Hopefully, the 80% off of the TV was worth getting trampled in a Consumer Stampede.

Sometimes you need to turn everything off and be quiet. Read a book, meditate, whatever.  It seems like common sense. As usual, the brain trust in Silicon Valley has to make a religion out of it!  Matty K and John discuss and swing on the end of the spectrum and OD on Dopamine!  Enjoy!

On today's podcast, John talks with Amit Kapoor about how GDP is a poor measure of Human Well Being.  Amit is the chair for the Institute for Competitiveness in India and they have created an Ease of Living Index to measure the average citizen's quality of life as opposed to tracking economic output!  Makes sense!  Fascinating discussion - we cover numerous topics including happiness, climate change, Trump, quality of life, social media, and Hong Kong!  Enjoy!

For more information on Amit Kapoor, his books and articles and the Ease of Living Index, please visit his site at https://amitkapoor.com and you can also follow Amit on Twitter @kautiliya

For more information on the Institute for Competitiveness, please visit www.competitiveness.in or twitter @arthsastra

Yes, folks its Monday and time to get after it even though good old Thanksgiving is on Thursday!  Matty K and John plan on working right through Turkey Day and pitching family on their latest business adventure. Remember you have a captive audience on holidays, so always be selling!!!

What happens if alcohol was off-limits?  Matty J and John jump into a thought experient and they both get lost in the weeds...Would people still attend professional sports events if no alcohol was available? Would people go to parties where no booze was served? What would they talk about? Would it be awkward and painfully boring? Or would people discover a new and rewarding way of living?

Charles Manson is one of the most famous criminal cases in history. He was a crazed hippie guru who programmed kids to slaughter innocent people in order to start a race war. However, there is a lot more to the story. Tom O'Neill gives us a lot to think about in his book, 'Chaos'

To order the book, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Charles-Manson-History-Sixties/dp/0316477559

For more information on Tom O'Neill, visit his website: https://tom-oneill.org/

John and Matty K rekindle their mutual love affair with their favorite day of the week, Monday!!!  John confirms his addiction to 'Hustle Porn' and all Matty K wants to do is take a nap.  The duo also gives you a sneak peek of the groundbreaking podcasts scheduled for this week.  Strap in for a little audio pleasure!

Is everyone your best buddy or is everyone out to slit your throat at work?  Matty K and John go deep into office politics and spit out some wisdom on how to navigate the modern-day workplace.