Mere Mortals Conversations

How would the sum of human psychology change if every person's death was preceded by an ecstatic euphoria? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: changing the overall perception of death as a negative event, Juan's ambivalence towards food, desiring every piece of gym equipment known to man, learning to perfect the fundamental movements and general fitness/flexibility goals for 2021. We hope your day isn't as windy as our was and as always, hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction0:43 - What if every death was preceded by euphoria?4:53 - Analogy of a last meal for a death row inmate9:35 - Juan wants to eat maggots13:41 - Sporting equipment wish list17:39 - Getting back to the fundamentals23:36 - Kyrin's 2021 fitness goals26:22 - Juan's 2021 fitness goals29:19 - Stretching and mobility goals33:16 - Windy windy daysAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Interviews & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

Sammy & Don Appah are two brothers living in London and are the hosts of 'The Family' podcast. Kyrin connected with them via Instagram and loved their mix of humorous banter with deep philosophical questionings. The brothers kindly made themselves available for a discussion on some topics that immediately jump out when listening to their podcast.The convo started off with some personal role models that have had a big impact for both Sammy and Don. This led into the commonality of the traits that they exhibit. With the recent BLM protests across the world the brothers gave a unique perspective on racism and an ideal world where this problem is solved. Finishing up we talked about family and why across human history we all tend to be drawn to 'home', wherever and however it is defined.Timeline:0:00 - Introduction2:46 - Initial connection3:49 - What's the difference between a role model & entertainer6:14 - Don's personal role models11:14 - Sammy's personal role models17:56 - Divorcing the person and their ideas/traits23:25 - Commitment to making oneself better25:37 - Authenticity 30:50 - Racism: No utopias and equal treatment44:30 - Holding competing views at the same time45:51 - Strong views held loosely48:56 - The roots of 'The Family' podcast58:27 - What is the call of home?1:04:08 - Different cultures through a different filter1:09:07 - Connecting with 'The Family'Connect with Sammy & Don:The Family Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefamilypodcast/Sammy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s_isforsammy/Don's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/don.speaks/Support the show

What are long-term goals and why are they important? In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Long-Term Goals'. First of all we want to apologise for the inferior audio quality in this episode. We had some technical glitches that unfortunately were not able to be fixed to our normal standard, but felt that the listener would still receive sufficient benefit from the conversation. Rest assured, one of our long-term goals is to continually improve the Mere Mortals podcast, in terms of technical capability and conversational value. Nevertheless, we are only Mere Mortals in the end and mistakes will be made.With that said, the Mere Mortals start off the convo as usual with a definition and talking about the process of creating long-term goals. This leads into a conversation on the shared values that most humans have as well as what to do once you have your goals set. Both Kyrin and Juan then share their personal long-term goals before rounding of the chat with some additional helpful tips. This was an episode we had been excited about for a while and so hope you get some value despite the decreased audio quality. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction & Mere Mortals Moments3:34 - Definition and previous goal setting conversations6:17 - Where does a long-term goal come from?14:28 - The drafting process20:49 - Formulating the list27:48 - We all care about similar life aspects31:38 - Weighting and priorities35:54 - Connecting long-term goals to medium-term goals40:59 - Kyrin's 8 x long term goals48:12 - Juan's level 5 eminent human being goals54:20 - Methods and pitfalls of goal setting59:11 - Setting impossible goals1:07:59 - Summation of the process1:13:25 - Learn more about goal settingSupport the show

Have you ever been stuck in an IQ-killing, mind numbingly boring, uselessly impotent work meeting? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: the reasoning process between going for short term gains while taking long term damage, sleep and how much is necessary for the Mere Mortals, verbal fillers of like and ummm, a collection of differences between Juan/Kyrin and why they work well together and terrible communication patterns resulting in absolutely useless work meetings. That's it for today, hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction & Episode #100 surprise2:43 - Short term gain vs long term damage6:04 - 4 hrs sleep per day9:15 - Kyrin's experimentation with sleep cycles16:08 - Liiiiiiikkkkkkkkkeeeeeee24:42 - What life expects from us26:53 - Spontaneous vs Known challenges30:42 - The magic element33:16 - Would you be your own friend?37:20 - Terrible communication and useless meetings43:59 - Juan's life maxims48:03 - Recommended MM episodes and outroSupport the show

Building on our discussion of Gullibility not too long ago, Juan take's on the topic of self-distortion.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Meanderings, Interviews & Themed Podcast.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_mediaFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

Would Kyrin face the criminal justice system if cars became sentient and exposed his abusive relationship? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: role models who have had a significant impact on their lives, not allowing external factors to kill your passions, creating a brand to rival Mcdonald's, a couple of fun 'what if' questions regarding cars/exercise and the strangeness of caffeine addiction.Timeline:0:00 - Outdoor introduction0:40 - Are you neurotic about certain things?4:20 - Who has influenced you the most that you've never interacted with?10:23 - The utility of philosophy14:50 - Social media, marketing and creating a brand21:27 - Kyrin is an abusive parent to his car32:03 - 1000 muscle-ups or 50,000 push-ups35:29 - The addictions of caffeine39:40 - Wandering Mexico in search of sugar42:35 - Outdoor outroAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST.4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Interviews & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

This week Juan got the chance to chat with John Vickers. As a senior executive, John has held the positions of General Manager, Vice President, CEO, CIO, Partner, and State Manager, in the Private, Public and Not-for-Profit sectors. His rich and varied life have led him across assignments that spanned the UK, USA, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. This interview was far reaching, beginning our conversation with running at a young age and progressing to taking on the Comrade's marathon (It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race at 90km of length). From here we explored the rich history of South Africa, his time of national service, some of the founding principles and learnings he has gathered from life, as well as the books he is currently writing to help share some of the key pillars he believes every individual should focus on. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction2:00 - Getting involved in marathons9:00 - Giving it 100%12:30 - 25 Years of service14:00 - Never just one learning to takeaway and discpline19:35 - An MBA, what you need before undertaking it28:50 - Safety and security34:45 - Pareto's principle40:00 - Feel sad, but get over it. Being Human.53:35 - Communication and triggers55:30 - Anyone past or present to have a conversation with1:10:30 - The definition of a perfect dayAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Meanderings, Interviews & Themed Podcast.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortal...Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

If you are easily tricked and gullible, fear not the Mere Mortals are here!!! In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Gullibility'. Before diving in the team want to give a big shout out to all those who have joined us for our journey so far. The team has just passed the 1 year anniversary of starting the podcast and we feel like we are just getting started!To start off the conversation, the Mere Mortals ask themselves if they are gullible? This leads into talking about the power of good story, with a good example of this being the flesh eating bananas taking over the world. Gullible is an sneaky word as the definition initially seems simple, but as one gets into its intricacies it seems to become less clear. The convo ends on a more philosophical note, exploring the base nature of humans and whether we need to protect ourselves from being too trusting. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction & Kyrin's hyperventilation error1:36 - Mere Mortal Moments6:58 - Definition & etymology9:32 - Are the Mere Mortals gullible?13:36 - The power of a good story18:36 - Flesh eating bananas21:33 - Honing in on the definition28:05 - Sticky nuggets30:11 - Fake news and conspiracy theories32:03 - The downsides of being gullible33:50 - Well informed people could be more gullible37:01 - Are humans naturally trusting or doubting?39:51 - Immunising ourselves from gullibility43:02 - Connect with the Mere MortalsAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Interviews & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

Life is like a room filled with suffering, locked on the outside by a guy in a silly hat. In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: enjoying/reflecting on the small wins and not needing the big life changing moments, Juan's morning routine to ground himself, Man's Search For Meaning and 3 ways to find it, some analogies for life and the inherent nature of suffering and allowing yourself to lose hobbies/work/whatever and replacing it with something else. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction0:39 - A long series of small gratifying events6:38 - Reflecting on the small moments8:07 - Grounding through a sight, sound and smell13:35 - Kyrin's pivot validation14:30 - 3 ways to find meaning17:56 - The use of humour through suffering21:00 - Suffering will expand to the size of the room24:48 - Analogy vs analogy27:25 - Stepping outside the room of suffering29:11 - A certain enjoyment is lost when one reaches a deep level33:13 - Juan's not allowed to train!34:11 - Outro and the meaning of lifeAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Meanderings, Interviews & Themed Podcast.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

A Monday morning and you feel DOWN! What to do? Juan takes us through this very feeling on a fine Monday. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Meanderings, Interviews & Themed Podcast.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Facebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show