Mere Mortals Conversations

In this episode of Musings, Juan and Kyrin discuss a range of topics. These relate to Kyrin's recent benefits from using the Stoic principle of negative visualisation, being a role model versus telling someone what to do, Chinese adages and becoming a better story teller, developing 3rd party apps to improve functionality on social media, application programming interface, using music to alter your mood (priming), leadership styles in the army vs civilian and Zenpencils. As always, we hope you enjoy!Support the show

In this episode Juan and Kyrin discuss 'Life After Coronavirus'. As the restrictions around the globe start to slow down, we all find ourselves looking ahead and thinking 'what will come next?'. The forced working from home has opened a lot of people's eyes to what sort of lifestyle is possible and the inherent unproductive time spent commuting (an especial dislike of Kyrin) as well as the environmental improvements that have been witnessed over the past couple of months.Both Mere Mortals predict there will be some small short-term changes but that while scary, the Coronavirus is unlikely to have long-term impacts that in 10 years time we could say were caused directly by this pandemic. Human nature will remain unchanged from this (the good and the bad) and while we have hope that this time is the perfect opportunity for some genuine introspection, it is unlikely to be widespread. So, we keep trucking on. As always, we hope you enjoy!Support the show

In short, this will be going forward a set of episodes where the team sits down, has a drink or two and converses on anything that is top of mind. Unlike the usual structured discussions, this is much more fluid where anything can come up! If you feel like tuning in, do so and as alway, enjoy.Support the show

The team gathered around our podcast table to talk about all of the latest things going on in the world, including some learnings we took away from the doco Fyre festival, what that means in terms of courage and Plan "B's". The team also tackled extremes vs the norm and where we see that being important and where we differed in view. As always, enjoy.Support the show

Short-term goals, Long-term goals. These are known and discussed in-depth in many forms, in-fact the team has covered goals in general in earlier podcasts (Check those out for more context). But have you stopped to think about medium term goals, what they are, how they can define whether you achieve your long term goals and if they are worth it? The team takes on this discussion in the latest installment of there mere mortals podcast. Strap in and enjoy this episode, a must listen.Support the show

This week brings around the first set of Mere Mortal Musings, a short (er) episode in comparison to our usual ones where the team sits down, talks smack and looks back at the week that was. In amongst other things, we look back at the big insights we learned this week and got talking deep into fear and how one might find their true passion.Support the show

In this episode Juan and Kyrin discuss Top Podcasts, in particular their favourite podcasts and standout episodes from these podcasts. A summary of these below:Juan Top Podcasts:- The Tim Ferriss Show- The Property Couch- The Art Of Manliness- Jocko Podcast- The Tony Robbins PodcastJuan Top Episodes:- The Tim Ferriss Show #148, #107 & #36-37- Property Couch #275, #200 & #153-154- The Art Of Manliness #591, #574 & #294- Jocko Podcast #12, #155 & #180-182- The Tony Robbins Podcast (Why We Do What We Do, Do You Want To Be Happy & In Pursuit Of Your Why)Kyrin Top Podcasts:- Sam Harris (Waking Up)- Jordan B. Peterson- Joe Rogan (Joe Rogan Experience or JRE)- Eric Weinstein (The Portal)Kyrin Top Episodes:- Naval Ravikant (How To Get Rich: Every Episode)- JRE #1436 (Adam Curry), #925 (Theo Von) & #911/#1255 (Alex Jones)- Jordan B. Peterson (How To Make The World Better. Really. With Bjorn Lomborg)- Jocko Podcast #122 (Jordan Peterson)Support the show

Episode 30 brings to you a discussion on a topic that was voted in by a listener! Conspiracy theories touches upon the definition and psychology of conspiracy theories and the individuals/groups who believe them. We also get into what the team believes might be real, what might be a conspiracy and some of the biggest theories that turned out to be true! Tune in and as always, enjoy.Support the show

The team at Mere Mortals tackled negotiation in the latest installment of the podcast. Amongst other things, Juan shares some of his personal experiences, both positive and negative. The team also runs through the five steps to a succesful negotiation, and while sound in nature beware that it can change and mix depending on the situation. As always, enjoy.Support the show

In this episode of the podcast, Juan and Kyrin discuss self-loathing. The state of internal hatred is an abhorrent feeling, ranging from mild to extreme severity. It is a by product of the thinking of one who is questioning their worth to themselves, society, even existence at large. As mere mortals we all examine our own moments of worthiness and it is a rare person indeed who does not experience self-loathing. There is a strong link between self-loathing, childhood trauma and self-harm. Practical remedies to alleviate these feelings include: practising forgiveness, embracing meditation/stoic philosophy, ridding yourself of social media and using self-love/self-talk.As always, hope you enjoy! Mere Mortals out.Support the show