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Visakan Veerasamy - On Creativity, Introspection & Being a Good Reply Guy (EP.149)

Mar 2, 2023

01:34:17

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Visakan Veerasamy

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Self-acceptance is the most heroic act, embracing flaws and mistakes leads to true fulfillment.

Humor has the power to challenge authority and break down rigid structures, promoting joy and resilience.

Questioning traditional education systems and exploring personal interests fosters growth and personal development.

Deep dives

Embracing a Fresh Perspective

The podcast aims to reset our thinking and provide a fresh perspective on various issues, helping us understand why we think the way we do and how we can change that. It explores different perspectives through history, philosophy, art, science, linguistics, and quantitative analysis. The goal is to become better thinkers and gain a nuanced understanding of the world.

The Humor and Grace in Accepting Imperfection and Self-Improvement

01:32

When the Boss Is Not Fully There, It's Not Pleasurable

01:21

The Most Heroic Thing You Can Do Is Not Hate Yourself

01:57

Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

04:35

Introduction

3min

The Nerd Zone - What Drives You to Write a Book?

3min

Aristotle's Model of Ethicism, Logos, and Pathos

3min

I'm Not a Philosopher, but I Containing Multitudes

2min

The Most Heroic Thing Is Not to Hate Yourself

4min

The Magic of Music

4min

The Minotaur

4min

The Shadow Function Effect - When the Boss Is Not There, It Will Direct Your Life

2min

The Inner Tyrant

3min

10.

What I Love About Poems

5min

11.

I Love Shontoram

3min

12.

The One Emotion That Binds Them All

3min

13.

The Most Heroic Thing You Can Do Is Not Hate Yourself

2min

14.

The Antidote Is Love

4min

15.

You Can't Change Another Human

5min

16.

The Importance of Comedy

6min

17.

How to Maintain Agency and Sovereignty

5min

18.

What's Up With You?

2min

19.

Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

5min

20.

How to Address Misconceptions in a Moment of Anger or Frustration

2min

21.

How to Be a Good Responder

5min

22.

No Asshole Role in a Community Club?

5min

23.

I Hate Times Square, but You Made Me Rethink It

5min

24.

I Love Your Ideas, Jim

5min

25.

Is School a Bad Idea?

3min

Visakan Veerasamy is a prolific thinker, writer & creator. As well as being the author of the books ‘Introspect’ and ‘Friendly Ambitious Nerd’, he is known for weaving huge, interconnected Twitter threads and for his mission to build “the greatest social graph of friendly, ambitious nerds that the world has ever seen.” Important Links:

Show Notes:

The origins of Friendly Ambitious Nerd
“The most heroic thing you can do is not hate yourself”
Confronting the minotaur
Introspection & Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Overriding human OS
Humor is the cure
How to demonstrate the power of humor
Dealing with judgment & criticism
Responding to requests for help
Enforcing a no-assholes rule
"Focus your time and energy on what you want to see more of”
“School is bullshit”
Question defaults & screw around
MUCH more!

Books Mentioned:

Friendly Ambitious Nerd; by Visakan Veerasamy
Introspect; by Visakan Veerasamy
The Science of Storytelling; by Will Storr
The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It; by Will Storr
The Hero with a Thousand Faces; by Joseph Campbell
Shantaram; by Gregory David Roberts
The Art of War; by Sun Tzu
The Tao Te Ching; by Laozi
The Lord of the Rings; by J. R. R. Tolkien

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Infinite Loops

Visakan Veerasamy - On Creativity, Introspection & Being a Good Reply Guy (EP.149)

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Embracing a Fresh Perspective

The Title of the First Book

The Most Heroic Act: Self-Acceptance

The Power of Laughter and Levity

Reevaluating Education: School is Bullshit

Embrace Creativity and Question Defaults

The Humor and Grace in Accepting Imperfection and Self-Improvement

When the Boss Is Not Fully There, It's Not Pleasurable

The Most Heroic Thing You Can Do Is Not Hate Yourself

Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

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The Humor and Grace in Accepting Imperfection and Self-Improvement

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The Most Heroic Thing You Can Do Is Not Hate Yourself

Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

Infinite Loops

Visakan Veerasamy - On Creativity, Introspection & Being a Good Reply Guy (EP.149)

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Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Embracing a Fresh Perspective

The Title of the First Book

The Most Heroic Act: Self-Acceptance

The Power of Laughter and Levity

Reevaluating Education: School is Bullshit

Embrace Creativity and Question Defaults

The Humor and Grace in Accepting Imperfection and Self-Improvement

When the Boss Is Not Fully There, It's Not Pleasurable

The Most Heroic Thing You Can Do Is Not Hate Yourself

Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

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Ignore Do Not Engage Because They're Psychic Vampires

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