Topics:

Taking your work home with you.

The dangers of selling out.

Can something be universally loved and a masterpiece?

Films are really expensive to make and demand a huge ROI.

Democratizing art?

Touching a few people deeply versus gently tapping everybody.

The audience we believe is watching in even our private conversations.

Topics:

Charity. Arm twisting or public good?

Who exactly is responsible for what goes on in the world?

Appealing to kindness instead of guilt.

Guilt in the realm of life and death situations.

Do we ever feel guilt or is it simply the ego?

Guilt as a means of correcting ignorance.

How hard should we try in getting someone to see the errors of their ways?

Topics:

Finding the boundaries in which positivity can operate.

Positivity cannot be just thoughts, it must translate into meaningful action.

Positivity is not a substitute for natural talent.

Enjoyment and talent go hand-in-hand even if commercial success does not always follow.

Separating the real self-help from the fake.

It's okay to push people to new boundaries but do not lie to them.

Carry the best tools but nothing is guaranteed.

Topics:

The relative nature of standards.

There is no such things as 'no standards'.

The force needed to enforce standards.

Standards remain highly contingent upon our capacity to uphold them.

Negotiating standards with those in power.

The changing nature of 'force'.

Setting your own set of standards.

Topics:

Work in relation to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Poorly and highly developed recreation .

Slackin' it versus becoming the best you can be.

Create art as if your life depended on it.

AI...the next Michelangelo?

Failure is the breeding ground for new art.

Replication can never pass for new.

Accountability within the Recreational Economy.

Topics:

We should never be ashamed of our strengths.

The border between arrogance and confidence.

Dismissing those who are pressuring us to conform.

Self-made or socially produced billionaires?

Changing the incentive structure for positive behavior.

Charity must be voluntary and never compulsory.

Collectivism can draw out the very best in us, but it can also pull out the very worst.

Individualism and collectivism as a means of checks and balances.

Topics:

I'll take eight hours of sleep...thank you very much.

Let's face it...we're not all created with the same talents.

Self-help or self-destruction?

10,000 hours? No thanks.

Don't commit to things that you don't enjoy.

Better to be who you are than pretend to be something else.

Goodness can never be manufactured.

Topics:

What exactly is this company trying to achieve?

The power of positive micro-interactions.

5:00...quitting time?

Where has all the overtime gone?

The 8-8-8 day.

The inverse relationship between 'meaning' and pay.

The squeeze in the middle.

Don't pull up the ladder behind you.

Mentorship or suppressing potential competition?

Take a risk...but don't fail on my watch.

Not benefitting the average Joe.

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Topics:

We as a species don't have our act together.

Problems tend to travel with us.

We'll never have it as good as we do right now on this big blue ball called Earth.

We are no longer evolving with this planet.

Good Technology versus bad technology.

The dangers of playing with genetics.

Aliens feeding us breadcrumbs?

Entitlement can cause contempt.

Topics:

Empathy is sometimes more of a journey.

Experiences can make the abstract real.

A walk down the emphatic trail...

The more experiences you can comprehend the better you can predict how people will behave.

You can't quench the thirst of a village with tears alone.

Training people to see beyond the veil of false empathy.

Sometimes it's the people that appear to care the least, that care the most.

Topics:

A Case Study: The French Revolution

Revolutions are typically started by those already in the front of the line.

Second tier elites have a magical ability to rile people up.

We need to be a lot more mindful if our representatives are living true to the ideals they espouse.

Power has a funny way of alienating representatives from the very people they were entrusted to represent.

Consequences is the watchdog ensuring the captain is taking us where we were promised.

Overturning Citizens United is a good place to start.

Campaigns financed by smaller donors, creates a much stronger pipeline to those in power.

None of these ideas can work, if we don't do our part in holding powerful people accountable.

Topics:

Selfishness exists within each of us.

Selfish behavior stems from fear and the need to control.

We do have a biological proclivity to protect those closest to us.

Religion stresses the need for humanity to make personal sacrifices.

Incremental altruism.

Vast income and wealth inequality creates greater instability...even for the rich.

Who are the truly deserving?

Fairness and justice should be our highest ideals.

Topics:

Income inequality eventually comes for the rich.

All of capitalism is predicated on sustaining markets which can afford the goods and services being offered...there is no way around this.

The dangers of a stock market that does not reflect real world economic conditions.

The psychological construction of value.

Executive compensation and perverse incentive structures.

The practice of short selling is not a problem...it's when short sellers manipulate value that it becomes a problem.

Capping executive compensation to a certain percentage beyond the lowest paid employee.

Consequences can help correct risky and corrupt behavior.

Once people discover there are no real gold coins in the treasure chest...chaos ensues.

Layoffs and minimum wage jobs should be an indicator of weakness not strength.

We need to bring back good ol' fashioned SHAME.

Topics:

The things we cherish today might easily become tomorrow's plastic toys.

Our temporary obsessions come not just with a cost, but with an opportunity cost as well.

We tend to value what others value without really thinking it through.

Momentary pleasure will only lead to regret later.

We are failing to make the most crucial investment of all...our youth.

Impatience and visibility can be blinding.

The people we surround ourselves with are based on the best of times, not the worst of times.

Compassion versus competence, why not both?

Topics:

We are trained to pay attention to those who are the most radicalized and entertaining.

Truth is a giant puzzle in which we all hold a piece.

The significance of the "Middle Way."

The middle is not necessarily the median viewpoint.

Extreme zealots are incapable of holding down a conversation.

Our desire for entertainment is usurping our will to find solutions.

Plato warns us of the dangers of having a ruling class that is too wealthy.

We can't expect our representatives to represent us, until they start living like us.

Topics:

Times of extreme peril require a strong guiding hand.

Stimulus packages serve as good first aid but are not the cure.

Access to easy credit and tax cuts cloak real economic problems.

The invisible elephant in the room is really not enough jobs for everyone.

Capitalism is predicated on the idea of selling to markets which are rich enough to afford the goods being sold.

Some of the problems with UBI.

We need to start building and producing our way out of these problems.

Correcting the inequities of our modern economic system actually PREVENTS revolutions from occurring.

Moving away from ideologically originated solutions to pragmatic solutions.

A thriving middle class actually makes everyone richer in the end.

Topics:

If it never rained, life would get boring quick.

Absolute certainty can lead to absolute stagnation.

Humans need growth...perhaps more so than their need for stability.

I like it safe...or am I simply afraid?

Conquering today's uncertainties leads to more global stability.

The best remedy for uncertainty is taking action.

Topics:

Lies help in the short term but never in the long game.

Our brains are wired to believe lies.

We should all become like lawyers in how we think.

The lost art of fact checking

The best way to terminate a lie is to refute it!

Banning speech is never the answer.

The power of creating a truth ledger on the internet.

Topics:

The Greeks Gods, walking embodiments of the best and worst in us.

Archetypes are still living within our culture.

The importance of superheroes.

Does what we idolize influence our behavior or is it the reverse?

Video games and the rise of the negative archetype simulation.

Negative archetypes have the power to promote a more apathetic society.

The need for media that lionizes what we truly cherish in this world.

The need to enmesh the old cannon within new media.

Topics:

There has never been so many opportunities for the common person to leave behind a footprint.

People tend to remember accomplishment not pleasure.

Legacy tends to favor those who uplifted the human condition.

The pros and cons of family dynasties.

The problems with 'wealth' legacies.

History smiles favorably upon those pushing the needle forward.

A terrible means will NOT be forgiven by a glorious outcome.

Changing the focus on who we worship in the here and now.

Topics:

Basic fundamental human respect.

No one life is more valuable than another...period.

Be careful with how you treat people as things always change.

Respect in the workplace is a bit different.

We can't help but respect those who work hard from those who don't.

How respect is achieved does matter.

What happens if a title or rank is achieved through unfair means?

At times we must bend the knee to the one writing the checks.

Having enough respect for yourself to walk away.

Topics:

Hubris...the dangers of believing one is above the collective.

Solipsism...quite possibly the most dangerous philosophy ever invented.

Pride prevents us from embracing new ideas and improving.

Focusing on yourself does not mean you are prideful, but rather you are acting from a place of humility.

When to start helping someone else.

If the cameras are rolling, you are being prideful my friend.

The overlap between respect and pride.

Speaking your truth but not going extra.

True pride tempers arrogance.

Topics:

Biological imperative to multiply?

A child will not change your core personality predispositions.

Take your 20s as an opportunity to know thy self.

More personality tests to help people discover if parenthood is right for them.

America's corrosion of the middleclass makes it difficult to raise children straight out of high school.

People need to know their options before they can make an informed decision.

The dark...dark...dark...secrets of every educator.

Our 'shyness' regarding conversations about sex.

If we are truly serious about ending poverty...we need to invest more in serious sex ed talks.

Removing the stigma from older women who don't wish to have kids.

Mastering loneliness might also be the key to our salvation.

Topics:

Navigating a long history...

Why no scientific interest?

Is it possible to achieve anything great when you're too busy chasing tail all day?

It's not a lack of brain cells but rather a lack of fire.

Energy always finds a way to be channeled into something.

Abstinence...UFC style

We unfortunately have limited space on our mental hard drives.

The dangers of being too visual a society.

Please...no more things to distract us guys.

Topics:

2020...The year of the philosopher.

Everything we needed was right in front of us all along.

How hard times can teach us to be grateful.

Serenity in what can't be changed, action for the things that can be.

There is a reason why we can't see at night.

The importance of journaling.

Even when faced with a brick wall...there are always moves to be played.

Topics:

Figuring out the line between excellence and perfection.

Ultra detail people tend not to get very far in this world.

The perfect sentence?

Books that teach us how to read books...what has this world come to?

Joy and excellence tend to go hand-in-hand.

School teaches us how to be sloppy in how we learn.

Good things take a long time.

Death to multitasking!

New Star Wars is a prime example of not striving for excellence.

Let us not abandon figures who were less than perfect, cause we all are.

Excellence doesn't happen right away, but having an excellent mindset can get you there.

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Topics:

Humor has the power to bring to life the mundane but also to desensitize us.

Humor is great cure for the unchangeable...but not the changeable.

Comedy is constantly being reinvented.

Do jokes have an expiration date?

Your sense of humor may not be transferrable once you board a plane.

Humor as a means of not taking yourself too seriously.

The responsibility of gauging the room when telling a joke.

Topics:

Vegetables are good...candy is bad...why can't we just figure it out?

Too heavy? Eat less.

The college debt debacle...bad common sense at its finest.

The market place of 'common sense'.

Common sense sometimes changes with the times.

The corrosion of common sense in parenting.

Common sense has a lot to do with moderation.

Too much information can impede the ability to even think.

Avoid 'googling it' and see what happens.

Topics:

Trying to change people is typically not true altruism.

The dangers of imposing one's value system onto another.

"Help is not helpful, unless it is helpful."

Friendly suggestions without punishment.

The difference between changing a person and fixing inequities in a relationship.

Accepting people in their original incarnation.

You need to be super vigilante for red flags when meeting new people.

Accepting people for who they are.

The Hard Reset Button.

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Topics:

Centrism is a type of category and not independent thought.

Labels come with a lot of packaging.

The same label may not mean the same thing to different people.

Being precise in your label.

The curious case of Albert Einstein.

Labels and reaction time.

Learning from history and predicting the future.

Not all philosophers are apathetic tea drinkers.

Taking action in concert with other people.

The sexiness of labels.

The importance of the game plan behind the label.

The meaning of labels overtime.

Tribalism and self-identity.

Topics:

Why it's wise to try as many things as possible.

Drifter versus explorer.

Sometimes necessity push us in certain directions.

Monotony is the first sign of trouble.

Playing the long game.

Extensive travelling...the ultimate cure to our freedom cravings.

Is the Grasshopper always right?

You need to be constantly vigilante and looking for new opportunities otherwise this life will eat you alive.

Rich or poor...did you enjoy the journey?

Topics:

The brevity in our dialogues leave room for misinterpretation and mistaken intent.

Are avatars a way to mask cruelty?

Engaging in spaces where disagreement can occur, fosters growth.

The best forums lean neutral.

Meaningful conversation seldom occurs in the public square of the comments section.

If possible, email is always the best way to approach strangers.

New people will always be on their guard, so always do your research.

Email etiquette 101

Much like meeting people in person, always bring something to the table.

Conversational Activism.

Topics:

Human nature cannot be changed by rewards and punishments alone.

The fundamentally good versus the fundamentally bad.

No evil or good societies, simply certain forces that triumph over others.

Culture remains the chief 'primer' in pushing a society towards good or bad.

Passion corrupts a man's logic and prepares him to do unjust things.

Figuring out a way to warn people without preaching.

The ultimate preacher, sells you a desirable lifestyle rather than ideas.

Topics:

The workplace is all about people...always has been.

Welcome to the night shift...shared goals and shared enemies.

The importance of dark humor.

My aversion to people that are phony...

The importance of personalities.

Sometimes other people can point out the flaws in you.

Speak up immediately, so your disdain doesn't fester for too long.

Figure out sooner rather than later if you can survive in a workplace.

Form alliances but don't sacrifice personal identity.

Always have an 'outside tribe' so you never lose track of yourself.

Topics:

Damnation need not punishment in the afterlife.

Don't hold onto anything too tightly, otherwise your hand will get burned.

We were not meant to do the same thing for the entirety of our lives.

Death is the greatest motivator.

On your bike ride, you'll always be looking for the next hill but don't forget to enjoy the ride itself.

Stop blaming external forces.

Create an 80 year map of your life, not a five year plan.

Developing your own unique sense of service.

Don't ignore the call.

Stoicism that meets the demands of the occasion.

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Topics:

Retributive versus rehabilitative justice.

Murder the ultimate test of justice.

The line test.

Two sentences; one that is retributive, the other that is rehabilitative?

No cruel and unusual punishment.

Preventing ex felons from getting a job on the outside creates an unnecessary negative feedback loop.

Should prisoners be given some type of moral system before leaving prison?

Is prisoners reading Kant the answer?

Life imprisonment and the death penalty.

Are there individuals that cannot be rehabilitated?

Is technology a solution in rehabilitating people or simply masking the darker sides of human nature?

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Topics:

Removing yourself from tyrannical organizations.

Trusting your initial intuition before long-term resentment can build.

It's not that Millennials are lazy, we simply strive for purpose in what we do.

Unpacking: "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."

Always keep a running tally but be open to new situations and people.

Topics:

Separator or mediator?

Are we inherently tribal?

The dangers and perks of cliques.

Unnecessary exclusion versus forming genuine friendship based on common interests.

Being careful when cliquish preferences are denying people opportunities.

Focusing on commonality more so than differences.

Topics:

Starting to sound like the people on TV....

Intellectuals tend not to be shown in a good light.

Should one go cold turkey or gradually phase it out?

Why early TV shows were better written than today.

Oh...the things you could if you gave up TV...

Utilizing media that has a specific application.

The effects of a society with a low verbal IQ

TV...the beginning of the end of original thought?

The stunting of emotional growth.

If you got to watch, watch with purpose.

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Topics:

You don't have to be 'special' to break free.

America's prosperity has made us weak.

We like the appearance of education but not actually learning.

A lot of noble causes are simply motivated by the desire to earn money.

When we make things easy and fun, we compromise their inherit utility and value.

Tragedy begets true awakening.

The true anecdote to depression.

We need to overcome the sedation model.

An alliance between philosophers and scientists?

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Topics:

"I won't milk the cows."

Liberty versus equality.

Both systems can lead to extreme tyranny.

Are we entitled to baseline rights, to pursue freedom?

The answer for now is really a mixed economy...but just how mixed?

Government and businesses are an unwritten form of checks and balances.

The two buckets of socialism...needed and unneeded benefits.

What is the maximum that we can give to people without killing incentive?

The rising tide of sufficiency.

How to correctly redistribute....(to be continued)

Topics:

Society forces us to try and network a bit too much.

We sometimes gamble away good conversations.

The power of changing just one person.

We tend to value expansion over quality.

Two is a magic number.

How a place such as New York can impede one's thinking.

In life, there is no safety in numbers.

Topics:

The consequences of not challenging yourself for too long.

If you never leave your cave, how do you know what's on the outside?

The importance of in-person debates and encounters.

Recognizing a hole in your worldview is sometimes the precursor to growth and change.

Don't let your belief system become an immune system against new ideas.

How we approach people and ideas sets the tone for those interactions.

Strawmanning and Steelmanning...impediments to developing understanding.

True dialogue versus indoctrination.

Topics:

We like to blame technology, but never the people giving their kids technology.

Parents are now afraid of their children...

Getting away from 'child oriented' teaching and parenting.

America's desire to create 'magical moments'.

We need to figure out ways to rebuild delayed gratification.

The glories of looking things up in a good ol' dictionary.

Why are the masses fed technology but the elites don't partake?

It's not the number of holes that you dig.

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Topics:

The devil isn't some dude in a suit and moustache...it's within you.

Corrupt deals happen a lot in politics but are a product of how society operates.

Every deal we accept brings us further away from our authentic self.

Rich and powerful people don't always have your back.

Most of our politicians are rich in power but poor in soul.

Inner mastery before outward mastery is key.

What happens when fear enters the equation.

We create our own version of Heaven and Hell right here on Earth.

Topics

We are attracted to what is easy and familiar.

Overcoming the language barrier.

We all put food into our mouths in the same way.

A true tourist travels to experience things not to curate things.

Always be very curious in new surroundings.

When approaching others, always bring something to the table.

Change will never come from the top.

Disagreement need not beget hate.

The leaving the room effect.

Topics

Taking solace in the stars but not passivity.

Getting your natal chart done.

Consult Astrology but don't become too attached.

Let's make a deal...just not when Mercury is in retrograde.

We are in the age of Aquarius...a goodtime for thinkers!

Carl Jung and synchronicity

No such thing as coincidence, only people that were meant to be there.

The Universe has your back.

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Topics

Politics is not a stand in for religion and philosophy.

Being informed without taking action, doesn't help all that much.

Understanding your priorities in life.

If you don't take care of yourself...how can you even possibly think about helping others?

Don't be too easily carried off by the winds of destiny.

Experiment but grow at the same time.

Topics:

The family unit and morality.

Nietzsche and the Genealogy of Morals.

Slave morals versus Master morals...who knew?

No true altruism in this world.

Switching between Master and Slave mindset.

Lessons from a cheese sandwich.

Being a good person is not just being submissive.

Utilizing the full gambits of emotions justly...makes for perfection.

Context matters.

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Topics

Having a strong sense of confidence.

The robot way of emotions is not the path of strength but of fear.

A quiet household is not a happy household.

If you can't trust your friends, they are not your friends.

How the judgements of others often prevent us from being our true self.

Topics

The failures of using data to compare ourselves to others.

Why our value systems often triumph over empirical evidence.

The ways in which statistics can be corrupted (cherry picking variables).

The role of qualitative researchers in posing new research questions and theoretical ideas that can later be tested.

Ending the hate...for qualitative thinkers.

Scientists must forgo hubris and take a small dose of humility when speaking about universal truths.

What the path of research could look like moving forward.

Topics

Properly designed spaces can motivate you.

Know which pieces of furniture are of supreme importance.

The male versus the female mind regarding space.

Organizing can actually make you feel good.

Not unpacking a suitcase...a look into the subconscious?

Functionality is going to look and feel different to everyone.

The memories and personas forged in different spaces.

At the very least...clean your room!

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Topics

What the data says about income and educational outcomes.

The ugly truth...are we all meant to be philosophers and high thinkers?

Is it possible to value smart people just for being smart?

Are the affluent hoarding the keys to success?

Parenting 101.

What can be done to make learning and education sexy again?

Topics

A leftover byproduct of the industrial age.

Employers seeing workers as a means to an end.

Oh no...here comes the automation and new platforms.

What is the individual's responsibility in developing new skills?

What is the role of employers and the government in retraining people?

Employee rotation...a possible solution?

Even the highly educated are not immune...

Always stop and evaluate what exactly is it that you are being asked to do.

Topics:

The two missed calls dilemma.

Find why can't we find happiness in our respective social hierarchies?

The sex and money endgame.

Bad energy tends to roll down the pyramid.

Good people remind us of our deficiencies.

The good has now become society's new sacrificial lamb.

Should the good people start speaking up?

The artificial versus the organic good.

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Topics:

The 3 Robe System.

How having less can free us from fear of loss.

How we project material desires onto others.

Respect for different people's lifestyle.

How to show gratitude and exercise mindfulness when relying on the generosity of others.

The power of the left behind shaving razors...

Topics:

Your possessions may come to posses you.

How certain goods simply satisfy the ego.

Why the cheap version of things can be just as good.

The old coffee can method of saving.

The importance of mattress money.

All the things you could be doing...other than shopping.

Overcoming the stigma of where you shop.

How to overcome other people's criticisms of your material choices.

Old is not a synonym for broken.

Topics Explored:

Unexpected leadership in a supermarket.

A leader...not with an agenda but an agenda to listen.

A great leader gives birth to many other leaders.

Leaders should be judged on legacy.

Simple steps that parents can take to raise healthy and successful children.

Topics:

Tipping

Tales from the subway.

How do we know someone asking for help is being authentic?

Are we allowed to have choices in where we choose to help?

Should the rich be more charitable....with charities...at the dinner table?

Topics:

It varies from place to place.

A brief look at Montessori

Can high and average kids be taught together?

Should we be training everyone to attend University?

Low expectations...the real death bullet of education.

Topics Covered:

The boy and the messy kitchen.

Does punishment and reflection, induce abstract reasoning?

Is abstract reasoning above concrete as Piaget suggests?

The ideal is both!

Possible solutions and hurdles in getting these minds to work together.

Do concrete thinkers have the final laugh?

Topics:

Timing...Timing...Timing.

Friends who don't really want to hear the truth.

Sometimes truth takes years to process.

Rules for how to take advice from someone you don't respect.

Honor versus Truth...which is more honorable?

Topics Covered:

It started with the Greeks!

Pagans...early doctors?

Coming to America...in disguise.

More of a women thing.

Fortune teller...please make me rich.

Yoga becomes Yoga and into the 2000s

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Topics Covered

Not living with regret.

Evaluating which roads in life have served us best and reexamining those pathways.

You're never too old to start embarking down a new path or rediscovering a trail you abandoned long ago.

We are no longer living in a world of just two roads....

Topics Addressed:

The power of laughing at yourself.

Giving yourself a degree of wiggle room in casual conversations.

Must leaders always be serious for us to respect them?

Situations where you have choice versus no choice.

Teachers and actors.....do the serious really win at the end?

Topics Covered:

Assumptions about people versus reality.

How personal traumas keep us jaded.

Times in life we shouldn't be too trusting.

How to integrate new people into our lives with little risk.

When to push the eject button.

Basic trust in humanity.

Topics Explored:

Telling people about life before they have reached a critical threshold in life.

The effects of traumatic events early in life in bringing about maturity.

If we could go back in time and warn ourselves would it make any difference?

Perhaps trying out new personas and having different experiences is the only way we can learn.

Topics:

Excluding others because of discomfort.

Omitting people to feel superior and hog the spotlight.

When your friends don't get along and someone has to go.

Creating the perfect ambience in deciding who to invite.

When friends are genuinely looking out for you versus leaving you out.

Summary of what we learned over the series.

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Topics:

What makes someone into a philosopher?

Aloof and detached or deep in thought?

The difference between comedians and philosophers.

Philosophers need better public relations.

Be a philosopher....but be something else as well.

Topics Covered:

Don't just be nice.....

King David did it.....why not you?

When two people wrong one another.

Is their a statue of limitations when it comes to apologies?

Topics Discussed:

Marriage....To Death Do Us Part?

Divorce as a sometimes merciful act.

Seeing the 'soul' in soulmate.

Maintaining integrity in relationships.

Prior service record when evaluating friendships.

Topics Hit Upon:

The trouble with school.

Is incidental knowledge ever helpful?

Knowing yourself in order to know what you want to learn.

Fearing true freedom.

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Topics Mentioned:

Personality tests in the workplace.

Introversion contingent upon group dynamic.

I like people.....but I just want to work alone.....

Extroversion.....fading as the day progresses.

Parental responsibility in fostering healthy social behavior.

Comic Book Boy.....loner or socially misaligned?

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Topics Addressed:

How the hustle & bustle of socializing distracted us from the people we were hanging out with.

Are rapid fire conversations socializing?

Giving up on conversations instead of giving up on people.

Should we demand a two way street with the people we are conversing with?

The balance between Relaxation Friends and Business Friends.

Should your friendship circles consist of people who are of diverse interests or homogenous?

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Topics Covered:

Humility versus lack of self-confidence.

Setting a goal for success.

Asking others for help.

When are you too out there?

Metrics of success.

Topics We Hit:

The Military listen or die....

Challenging something out of selfishness versus finding a better way.

You want to be the guy in a cult asking a lot of questions.

What to do when challenging the status quo might mean death.

Some Topics Covered:

Why childhood patience is a virtue.

Dealing with missed expectations.

Important questions to always be asking yourself about where you are in life.

The voices and eyes that live inside our head.

Some Topics Covered:

What made artists take more chances in the 60's?

Elite filmmakers versus the masses.

Can money turn artists into sellouts?

The impact of 'high art'

Are intellectually rigorous forms of art for everyone?

Some of the topics we touch upon are:

Investing in one's self due to uncertainty.

Relationships where only one partner is growth oriented.

Growing in the shadows.

Being unable to help others as a result of poor choices.

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Why don't we value intellectual discourse like prized fights?

The stacked deck of network television debates.

Does our current population have the intellectual stamina for intellectually heavy discourse?

The social consequences of leaving your echo chamber.

Some topics we hit upon are; healthy skepticism versus hostile rejection, pathways for fringe science to pass through the gates of scientific rigor, structural and bureaucratic limitations of science in academia, and unexplained coincidences.

Links down below:

The Secret (2006)

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1582701709

The Global Project

http://global-mind.org/gcpintro.html

Some of the topics we explore are open minded religious instructions versus strict interpretation, existential religious moments, social pressure to conform, and what happens when two religions contradict one another.

In this first part we talk about the functionality of the Roman Republic and what forces lead to it's ultimate demise....

***Historical Correction***

Although the Marian reforms did in fact result in more power being laid in the hands of the commanding generals of Rome instead of the state, the mechanism through which this occurred is different from what was originally stated. The original statement that the Marian reforms resulted in the soldiers being paid directly from the generals, remains only a partial truth. The real reform was that prior to Marius, soldiers provided their own armor, horses, and lodgings allowing only middle and upper class Romans the opportunity to become soldiers. The reforms made it so the state paid for all equipment and made the job of solider a fulltime obligation. Before the reforms, the Roman army was made up of middle to upper class roman citizens who served until a given conflict ended, and then returned to civilian life. The formation of a professional army comprised mostly of the Roman poor, who served very long campaigns and survived entirely on the paychecks they received for serving (which were paid out by their generals). In addition, after Marius, soldiers received pay in the form of land grants after fulfilling the terms of their service.

Topics include Karma: afterlife versus present, basic manners, and what exactly constitutes a good person?

While not needed to understand the conversation, I strongly recommend reading Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning" and watching the film Rocky. Links down below:

https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0a2tUh4Nc

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Prerequisites: For those unfamiliar with either the Milgram or Zimbardo experiments the following short YouTube clips might serve as helpful:

Khan Academy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TCfex1aFw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFzqfLMBIw

Art Work By: Kenny Nnoli

Editorial Note: I was experimenting with some new recording technology and the audio is rather low......however the quality of conversation is very high!

While no prerequisites are required, links are included down below for Pinker's book and a link to support Veterans For Peace.

The Better Angels of our Nature:

https://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0143122010

Veterans For Peace:

https://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/donate

No prerequisites are required but familiarity with Jordan Peterson's theory on order and chaos is very helpful. Included down below is a link to his full lecture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhsYatBZoG4

While no prior knowledge is needed to enjoy this podcast the referenced work is listed below:

Jordan Peterson: 12 Rules For Life

Dale Carnegie:  How to Win Friends and Influence People

Amy Douglas: What's More Important To You: Being Effective Or Being Right?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2017/10/12/whats-more-important-to-you-being-effective-or-being-right/#39161aca44a7

Music By: Michael Levy "Hymn to Zeus"

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Website: https://ancientlyre.com/

It is recommended that listeners first play the introduction to nihilism prelude before listening to the first episode in order to better appreciate the philosophical context that the world currently resides in and how we arrived here.

*Correction: A more accurate date for the fall of the Roman Empire has been noted as 476 AD not 395 AD

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