Untangled

Untangled

By Simmy GeeSociety & Culture
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Untangled episodes

  • 10. Is there enough success for us all? ft. Mital

    This topic is based on the legendary AviTV's youtube video, "Is there enough success for us all?"

    We talk about the scarcity and abundance mindset. Mital and Simran talk about their experiences growing up and thinking about success, and their differing experiences in finance vs. medicine. We talk about living true to our values and the influence of social media on how we view success. 

    Resources: 

    AviTV video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7twkWMGwoMY

    Book: The Third Door by Alex Banayan

    36 min
  • 9. Power of the Internal Dialogue

    My first solo episode! I talk about what exactly is the internal dialogue? What are the different approaches that we can take - what do the books say?

    4 key takeaways:

    1. The science behind practicing gratitude

    2. Optimising your environment- physical and virtual

    3. Improve the quality of the questions you ask yourself. 

    4. Create your own troubleshooting algorithm


    Neat little ideas:

    Rose-bud-thorn 

    Write letters to people you are grateful for

    Quotes on the wall to prime your mind 

    Clearing your virtual space might clear your head 

    Catch the questions you ask yourself, how can I change it?

    Create the energy matrix

    24 min
  • 8. Talking about Baby Loss Ft. Selina Goyal

    Today, I am joined by Selina Goyal who sadly experienced baby loss 6 months ago. She has come on the podcast to break the silence on talking about baby loss- an experience that is more commonly experienced than we like to acknowledge. 

    We cover why baby loss is different from other losses. Why is it difficult to talk about? Helpful and unhelpful things to say to bereaved parents. Selina shares advice she has for other bereaved parents and healthcare professionals when breaking bad news. 

    SANDS charity: https://www.sands.org.uk/

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 : Introduction + Selina's story

    02:25 : The medical perspective, advice for healthcare professionals 

    7:35 : Why is baby loss different to other losses? Why is it difficult to talk about?

    10:10:  Helpful support for bereaved parents 

    13:33:  Unhelpful things to say to bereaved parents 

    16:54: How to reach out to a bereaved parent that you are close to

    18:10: Advice to other bereaved parents 

    20:15: How the SANDS charity helps parents 

    22:58: Final message and poem


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    26 min
  • 7. The value of expressing creativity ft. Pritraj

    This week i was delighted to be joined by coorporate professional and artist Prit Aggarwal. We discuss our creative journeys and what it means to us. We discuss whether fears of expressing our creativity and whether we should express it or keep it to ourselves. We touch on whether everyone can be creative and the different approaches to it. We end on an unplanned treat.

    Check out pritraj's insta: @prit.aggarwal

    Follow the new insta page: @untangled__o__

    36 min
  • 6. "Lessons for my future child": kindness, success, failures & love ft. Sony and Anoop
    In this episode I am joined by two of my best friends from University.  None of us are ready to have kids yet, but despite this decided to explore the list that Sony has written, "Lessons to my future child". Anoop and I chip in with our honest take on the lessons, drawing from our own life experiences covering themes of kindness, success and failures, and love.

    We deep dive into some of our "failures" and talk about what our definition of love might be.

    Anoop and Sony both study medicine with me at Cambridge University. Sony studied psychology with me in her third year and hopes to perfect latté art in the near future. Anoop has aspirations to be a cardiothoracic surgeon.


    Timestamps:

    00:00 Introductions to my friends

    5:00  Why did Sony write this?

    8:35  Kindness

    17:05 Success and failures

    21:00 Times where we have failed

    30:00 Recognising privilege

    31:50 Change

    32:50 Speak up

    33:27 Love

    37:00 Reaching out

    39:00 Enjoyment


    Resources mentioned

    1. CS50 Havard course: https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-to-computer-science
    2. Open access university physics degree, cause why not? http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/physics


      3. Key lessons

      1. Be kind and don't expect anything back
      2. Be kind and be happy because they are happy, not because you are the one that has helped them.
      3. Be kind and when someone is unkind, understand that they might not have had the same privileged upbringing that might motivate them be kind.
      4. Celebrate the successes of others as if they were your own
      5. Take pride in your failures, as well as your success. [write a failure CV]
      6. When you succeed,  remember that whilst you worked hard you started with privilege denied to other people. Take pride in your achievements, but not arrogance. Be humble.
      7. Change is important: nostalgia is comforting but change is stimulating and energising so accept it with an open mind.
      8. Speak up when things don't sit right: you're never small enough to make a difference.
      9. Love people not things.
      10. Love without wanting to be loved back. Love people for who they are and not what they want them to be.
      11. Reach out to people: appreciate people's work, their presence and give meaningful compliments.
      12. Don't take life too seriously and take each day as it comes.
      13. Listening: react and judge the words not source of the words because good advice can come from anywhere.
      14. Experience the masterpieces that life has to offer but don't pretend to enjoy them just to fit in.
      15. Life is a pie: diversify and have many different slices.
        16. 43 min
      16. 5. Conflict avoidance and when to disagree ft. Alisha

        In this episode we talk about disagreements and hesitations that we might have when voicing them to family, friends or authority figures. We discuss when it might be important to voice your opinion, different methods to do this and alternative ways we can approach thinking about different points of view.

        Alisha is interested in philosophy and is looking to study law at university. On the side she likes to sing and do illustrations.  Follow @alishagarwalofficial on instagram to check it out 

        Books mentioned: 

        1. Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed 

        2. Black box thinking by Matthew Syed 

        3. The Subtle Art of not giving a F**** by Mark Manson 

        36 min
      18. 3. How should we engage with world issues?- Echo chambers, anti-racism, polarisation and lots of bubbles ft. Anand Goyal

        There is a lot happening in the world right now. We are also in lock-down with more time to pay attention to issues that matter. In this episode we figure out how to get out of our own bubbles, navigate the news and Simran expresses her journey in the struggle to minimise her own biases.

        This episode is joined by Anand Goyal (brother), who has been heavily engaged in politics and world issues since the age of 18.

        Resources:

        1. Book: How to be anti-racist
        2. Concept of echo chamber and bubbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bx-rDhlmzo
          3. 32 min
        3. 2. "No, you go first!" - Why are we afraid to go first? ft. Avnish Goyal

          In this episode we think about "going first" and what this means in different contexts. We begin by talking about going first in the context of a big seminar or in class, followed by networking and parties, going on to conclude on the topic of going first with those close to us. 

          This episode is joined by Avnish Goyal, who gives us some valuable insights into how he developed his public speaking career as someone with a naturally shy disposition.

          29 min
        4. 1. Indulgence - how much is too much? ft. Reece Chowdhry

          In the first episode of this podcast we think about the topic of indulgence. What exactly is it? The discussion led us to think about how the concept of flow ties in. By the end we conclude to think about indulgence in a very different way from when we began.  

          This episode is joined by Reece Chowdhry, Founder and CEO of RLC Ventures.

          Notes 

          1. Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

          2. If you are interested in learning more about the concept of Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h6IMYRoCZw&feature=youtu.be

          3. Spotify playlist I use to get into a flow state: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RtIoZHMy9nfJ8mCNGceFy?si=Rp17mfXKRoy-pIV4jWDvNA

          35 min

        About Untangled

        From the publisher's feed

        Hi there! My name is Simran Goyal and welcome to Untangled, the weekly podcast where me and a guest will take a deep dive into topics to try and gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world. These are the topics we think about but don't often talk about.