Mere Mortals Conversations

How do you know when it is time to let something go because it isn't serving you anymore?In Episode #366 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: an Australian slang term, why Juan almost quit acting, how energy rather than time is a better determiner for calling it quits, my list for determining when it is not worth it to continue, why vitamins may be worth not taking and our mutual dislike of telling others what to do.Huge thanks to Petar, Dave Jones, Gene Bean & a nameless Mere Mortalite for supporting the show. Super encouraging!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live(0:33) - Pulling up stumps definition(1:38) - Three Juan Examples(6:45) - Preparation: You can't quit if you don't begin(12:52) - Energy management(18:44) - When to call it quits?(27:12) - Boostagram Lounge(32:00) - Short term vs long term benefits(43:50) - Telling other people when to quit(50:40) - Juan's summary(53:05) - Kyrin's summary(54:30) - Focus in on Value For ValueIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We seemed to have a lot of mild observations and complaints lately.In Episode #365 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what I took away from watching Adam on the Spotify app, an analysis of podcasting platforms and search engines, a Scrubs reference to illustrate the dangers of too much info, our criticisms of 'Life Force'/'The Catcher In The Rye' and our methodology for having conversations with guests in the future.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Finally in Southbank again(0:51) - Adam Curry on Joe Rogan(3:26) - Positives of Adam & Joe(6:01) - The downsides of Spotify(9:08) - Testing platforms(12:07) - Search engines: chose your battles(14:58) - Wiki for the win!(15:47) - Tony Robbins book(19:50) - Looking for bad things like a hypochondriac(23:59) - Biological vs Chronological age(26:26) - AI video alterations(28:11) - New books vs Classics(32:56) - Getting on varied guests(37:42) - V4V: so many ways for contact(39:29) - John Spurlock and OP3Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Is there a way to stop letting opportunities pass you by?In Episode #364 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: latinos rejecting what I've got to offer, how we neglect to consider what our future selves might want, creating opportunity by simply putting in a bit of effort, why missed ones from fear sting even more, the time I didn't speak to the 2nd most beautiful girl I've ever seen and why you are screwed no matter what.A huge thanks to The Tone Wrecker, Martin Lindeskog, iluvsushi, Dave Jones, Adam Curry and McIntosh for supporting the show! And an extra special thanks to the big baller PEEETTTTAAAARRRRR!!!!!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - I'm flustered!(0:42) - Today's topic brought to you Cloudland(5:54) - Lack of effort(11:25) - Or maybe miscalculation is the better term(17:09) - Baseline effort(22:06) - Lack of courage(31:11) - Boostagram Lounge(34:53) - PETAR'S BALLER BOOST(45:43) - Personal misses(55:08) - Opportunity cost & System 1 vs 2 thinking(1:00:48) - Summary(1:03:48) - Don't miss this V4V opportunityIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Oscar (the cofounder of the Fountain podcasting app) is back on for the 3rd time after a long break between our chats.In Conversation #81, Oscar and I discuss: all the new features in the 0.6 edition, strategic decisions he is making whilst building the app, the complexity of trying to integrate comments from across different platforms, ways in which the onboarding is becoming much easier, whether the 'value for value' model can work for a business and my hesitation to participate with advertising in any manner.As always, I hope you enjoy. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Oscar(1:04) - Fountain compared to last year(2:51) - Payments & Zebedee(5:15) - Time spent developing(7:31) - Fiat to Bitcoin within the app(11:47) - Attention vs Value as the signal(16:59) - YouTube comment system(21:16) - Podcasting 2.0 comments(29:08) - Tags in the namespace(30:56) - Moderation & free speech(36:14) - Opt-in organ donations(38:02) - Adoption of P2.0 tags(43:38) - Fountain Lightning addresses(49:41) - V4V as a business(56:06) - Fountain Premium(58:21) - Advertising on Fountain(1:00:52) - My satvertising conflict(1:14:35) - BTC, KYC and ethics(1:24:04) - Value For Value podcast season 3Connect with Oscar & Fountain:Website: https://fountain.fm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_appOscar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscarConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan's been doing some acting classes, do we have a superstar in the works?In Episode #363 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's experience at his 1st acting class, how we could potentially be more entertaining, why actors might be either fake or crazy, my experiences doing extras work and doing it shit, why your are better off practicing the thing you want to get better at and why we will be authentic and not acting as characters.A huge thanks to Dave Jones, ChrisLAS and McIntosh for supporting the show! Boostagrams are the way of the future.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's been acting a fool(0:44) - Why Juan wanted to try these classes(2:18) - Nervous and shitting balls(5:53) - The actual class(10:36) - Entertainment & stories(14:47) - Telling stories in the past tense(20:54) - Mr Beast and eliminating unentertaining portions(28:06) - Boostagram Lounge(34:09) - My interactions with actors(41:00) - I have to act like a loser(45:54) - We have no need to 'act'(50:03) - Will acting classes make you a better podcaster?(52:19) - Juan's sum up(55:44) - Authentic Kyrin & Juan(58:38) - Living happily ever after with boostagramsIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

The age old question, how do you raise your kids when technology is changing so rapidly?In Episode #362 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan's child will be raised with as much exposure as possible, why I think it's fine to ignore everything but the bare essentials, what level of tech adoption will be optimal for the best life, observations from my forays back into the dating world, Game advice from the old Roosh V Forum and utilising 'value for value' in the modern age.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - An early morning(0:36) - We've been talking about AI(2:37) - Teaching your kids tech(4:54) - AirPods vs AirPods Pro(7:17) - Using ChatGPT3 to skip work(14:50) - Technology is outpacing the education system(21:53) - Is reading & writing important?(24:32) - Cursive and ostracisation(29:41) - Why do I suck with social media?(33:52) - Can technology change generations of humans?(42:31) - My dating goals(45:37) - Changing your personality to be more attractive(53:27) - Unlearning Game & slightly changing tactics(57:58) - Pithy V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How much of our life is spent in a deluded state?In Episode #361 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how a listener email spurred this topic, what it means to be delusional, why my journeyman lifestyle might be stopping me from creating a family, why Juan will probably never become an entrepreneur, the bell curves I created from book reviews and why it's likely neutral-bad to be self-deluded.A huge thanks to Nastia for the inspiration and Dave Jones for supporting us this week, he's a kind lad!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Are we really Mere Mortals?(0:37) - Why Self-Delusion?(1:42) - Definition(4:22) - Do I actually want a family?(9:28) - Juan's response(13:47) - Property & Babies(18:22) - I'm not deluded about finances(21:29) - The paradox of self delusion(29:47) - Boostagram Lounge(34:40) - Juan's biggest delusion(42:08) - My book bell curve(44:18) - Why my bell curve is right shifted(46:16) - Nastia's bell curve(47:18) - My raw data(48:02) - Nastia's raw data(50:55) - What is Standard Deviation?(55:50) - Is self delusion good or bad?(59:07) - Juan's summary(1:00:41) - Don't be delusional, send some value!Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I'm kicking the conversations back off again with a casual chat with Pete Smissen (who is making his 4th appearance on the Mere Mortals).In Conversation #80, Pete and I discuss: horrible things from general history, why basically everybody in Australian history got wrecked, our thoughts on a whole bunch of issues facing the world, cultural nuances regarding how immigrants view education and why (shock and horror) women are different than men.As always, I hope you enjoy. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Pete(0:38) - Using AI to pickup girls(5:02) - The Last Days Of The Incas(7:45) - Knights just slaying(9:36) - Settlers fucking up the natives(15:53) - Unbelievable animals in antiquity(18:05) - Bennelong & aboriginal stories(22:07) - Watkin Tench & Aussie history(25:11) - More Aussie history books(28:35) - Books on Australian explorers(32:49) - Cultural differences causing problems(38:18) - Effective altruism & useless charities(40:56) - Using resources more efficiently(47:09) - Innovation & great men of history(50:37) - How Pete's English has changed?(53:55) - Slang & education in Colombian culture(57:06) - Immigrant education in Australia(1:03:59) - Pete vs Women(1:10:52) - Pete vs Patriarchy(1:14:37) - Pete vs Kyrin(1:16:23) - Pete vs PlantsConnect with Pete:Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@petevsplants7516Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan's got a big announcement to make!In Episode #360 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's big news on becoming a Dad, how he is preparing to have a baby, why he would prefer to be overprepared on the risk/reward ratio, why I incline more towards underpreparing for life events, psychological reactions to having unforeseen changes thrust upon you and how you can help support us through the value for value model!A huge thanks to Petar and Dave Jones for supporting the show. Rock solid legends that make it all possible!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - No more hints!(4:56) - Conversation with a Doppelganger(5:49) - Preparing for a baby(10:48) - Overpreparing: The good and bad(17:03) - How useful is the research?(25:25) - Underpreparing: The good and bad(31:40) - Chat Comments(33:23) - Boostagram Lounge(38:36) - Changes to the boost measuring(39:47) - Forced vs Unforced changes(50:55) - Songs making you nostalgic(53:34) - Juan's Summary(59:56) - How to send a boostagramIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You sense that ....... it seems like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - It's Monthly not Yearly(1:01) - Juan's December recap(2:14) - My December recap(3:47) - Supporters recap(7:06) - Juan's January 2023 goals(13:45) - My January 2023 goals(19:07) - Fitness update(21:54) - We'd love to know your goals!Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show