Mere Mortals Conversations

So how much do we care about food? Well it turns out not that much!In Episode #318 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why our taste of food is lower than the average, how our lifestyles impact our food choices, the Spartan Juan life of tuna/beans/chicken/bread, why we both need partners who are better cooks than we are, my theory that food can be used to cover up deficiencies in an unhealthy style of living and why the Mere Mortals probably isn't the best place to find culinary tips.A yuge shoutout to Petar, Dave Jones & Brando Sellers & Danigamb1310 for supporting us with #boostagrams. A distinguished bunch right there!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Maybe we'll be even more live in the future.---(2:16) - A rating of how much we enjoy food(5:59) - What is the future of our food intake?(9:20) - Adding variety and not eating just beans and tuna(13:57) - Meal prepping(18:59) - How many calories do we eat per day?(21:32) - Nutrition, timing, micronutrients(27:45) - Petar in the chat(28:17) - Boostagram Lounge(34:21) - The imminent future of our food choices(41:00) - Food is more important if your lifestyle is suboptimal(45:22) - In summary, we don't care about food(47:08) - Value for valueConvo #25 with Nic Blair:https://youtu.be/_o5o53nSUhsIntro 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

Odd stuff all around this week. Juan actually worked, I exposed my sock fetish and weird photos from space.In Episode #317 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we enjoy manual labour but only in small doses, trying to explain BTC to my dad, how I met and lost a kindred soul, why Dothraki was copyrighted and Luis von Ahn couldn't use it for DuoLingo, Juan's fascination with physics/outer space and how you can help to support us with value for value.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sick with black snot(2:40) - Juan likes sanding(5:08) - Kyrin as a young handyman(8:07) - Big sanders are heavy af(10:17) - The Bitcoin Standard & Austrians vs Keynesians(13:30) - Explaining a broad topic feels like a deer in the headlights(23:19) - Weirding out a chick at the gym(25:58) - Odd socks spark convos(27:11) - Charging for use of the sun(30:17) - Copyrighting a language(32:18) - James Webb photos, black holes and quarks(36:15) - V4V us, I'm happy to helpConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I'm going to become a world class handbalancer, here is my plan on how I want to do this.In Episode #316 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what it means to be world class at something, why conscious effort on improving and fixing mistakes is critical, a common occurrence of people getting injured whilst trying to show off, the humbleness of Floyd Mayweather (lol) and my list of principles to achieve this goal I have set for myself.A big thanks to Petar the Podfluencer, Liam F, danigamb1310 and Liam F's mom for the support. And an apology to floydianslips, captain_stacks, whasintong_herrera and xavi_herrera for the boostagrams we missed. We'll do better next time.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why I chose the topic(1:52) - Defining 'World Class' isn't necessary, we'll leave it nebulous(4:44) - The two sections: mentality and principles(5:42) - Conscious effort to work on minor details(10:33) - Should the conscious effort occur during your training or outside of it?(18:03) - Not overanalysing and making every action matter(25:54) - Staying humble to not show off(29:07) - Floyd Mayweather still works hard(33:16) - Live chat(37:02) - Boostagram Lounge(41:10) - Kyrin's principles to become world class(48:46) - Butchering the Pareto Principle(54:27) - Pushing beyond pain and discomfort(1:00:27) - General wrap up(1:03:55) - V4V reminder, boosting is possible for allIntro 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

Why did Juan cause a car crash?In Episode #315 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the random as disturbance on a narrow road, our disagreement on being left behind and getting overwhelmed by new tech, the Tim Ferriss episode with Balaji, slang and how words get invented or adopted, Oscar Merry's podcast app and why clipping is awesome and whether it is better to let niggling injuries fully heal or to push through because there is not enough time to be injured.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What are Meanderings?(0:49) - Parking in Southbank(1:34) - Juan on the narrow road(5:17) - Overwhelmed by new technology(10:33) - Balaji Srinivasan & Indian words entering into the English lexicon(14:08) - Schadenfreude & Australian selfies(17:00) - Open AI plus DALL-E 2(20:05) - Ignant Spotify, Merry Fountain(25:54) - Not aggravating minor injuries(30:05) - Competition requires pushing through injury(33:50) - Deadlift shin bleeding and a longer term horizon(41:19) - Start clipping on Fountain! Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Are there any current trends that will impact history as much as 9/11, COVID, social media or the iPhone?In Episode #314 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how this topic could be easy to confuse, how history is quite subjective, what type of moments matter to an individual, why current hot topics aren't necessarily historical events, the practical benefit of appreciating the moment, making predictions will necessary involve failure and why Juan didn't particularly like this framework for thinking.A big thanks to Joey Broad Shoulders, Petar the Wise Old Man, Oscar Merry & floydianslips for supporting the show. Their names will go down in history!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - New intro(0:33) - Living IN History, not Living History(3:56) - Is right now the foundational moment of the Mere Mortals?(6:37) - A useless Top 10 Moments list(12:25) - Events occurring right now that won't actually be historical(18:37) - Can you actually appreciate the moment?(21:30) - Making predictions and being wrong(24:29) - Chat comments(26:00) - Boostagram Lounge(35:24) - Juan doesn't connect with this concept(41:15) - A practical reason why this concept could be useful(46:07) - Sum Up(50:34) - Value for Value promptIntro 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

Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and creator of the 'Unsigned Algorithms' on the Cardano blockchain.In Conversation #76, Alexander and I discuss: why he had the time to read lots of books during his useless undergraduate, how he went about creating the code for his NFT's on-chain, his views on art and using new mediums for expression, why the universe isn't 'fair', how a lot of philosophy is all talk but examples of some practical philosophical books that are out there. Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro & useless degree(2:27) - Yukio Mishima(9:20) - Other Japanese authors and heritage(13:46) - Taking a compliment(17:09) - Becoming a writer(23:49) - What are Unsigned Algorithms?(30:33) - Optimisation Problem: colour vs form(32:59) - Creating limitations(36:06) - Compositions of unsigs(39:59) - Rarity is arbitrary(42:17) - Art is about the story(49:15) - Value of allocating capital(52:50) - Power law & uneven distribution(58:02) - Mind and body connection(1:10:00) - Not V2: What is art?(1:18:51) - Philosophy: useless sometimes, good other times(1:26:21) - Daoism, Stoicism, Absurdism (1:40:07) - Learn more Connect With Alexander:Website: https://www.unsigs.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/BzrutRYktWTwitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexanderConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan has been teaching his family about Ethereum and I've been changing the way I look at the difference between Bitcoin and everything else.In Episode #313 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how a Piccolo latte should be made, how The Coffee Club screwed over Juan (again lol), reading Saifedean Ammous's book on BTC and how it is the only real cryptocurrency, why I'm a slight nuisance at almost all times and why for all the crypto talk not everything needs to be decentralised.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Angry Juan intro(0:27) - DBZ coffee calamity(2:08) - Screw you Coffee Club(5:14) - Onboarding loved ones into Web 3(11:05) - The Bitcoin Standard(12:56) - Latino crypto meetup(16:41) - NFT scams/safety/security(19:24) - Only one cryptocurrency (BTC) and the Howey Test(24:15) - What does world class mean?(29:39) - Duolingo Plus or Super(32:41) - NFT art with Alexander(34:12) - Kyrin the mildly annoying mosquito(41:09) - Getting what you want(42:34) - ShapeShift DAO(45:04) - Not everything needs to be decentralised(50:05) - We wouldn't mind a crypto asset or twoConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How do we physically and mentally prepare ourselves for periods of productivity?In Episode #312 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: whether it is possible to be jacked and going all the time, why routine can take away effort in hyping oneself up, how we trigger ourselves into focused concentration, why Juan likes the Ultradian rhythm technique, a detour into the exciting new Podcasting 2.0 developments, how stimulants like coffee can be used and whether it is more important for us to have the ability to turn on or off.Yuge thanks to Petar the Perennial, Dave Jones the Podsage and Brando Sellers from the SLIEK Podcast. Legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live On YT(0:55) - Damn You Reasons And Persons(1:23) - Why Juan Chose This Topic(3:29) - Is There A Problem With Always Being Switched On?(8:15) - Routine = No Need To Switch On(11:14) - Consciously Switching On(15:17) - Mini Prep To Trigger Concentration(19:56) - Ultraradian Rhythm(25:04) - Extended Boostagram Lounge(49:05) - Live Chat Comments(49:44) - Stimulants(54:54) - Productivity During The Day(1:00:10) - What's More Important: Switching On Or Switching Off?(1:06:52) - Finishing UpIntro 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 hear that ....... it sounds 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) - Whooaaaaoooooo(1:37) - Juan's June Recap(2:54) - Kyrin's June Recap(6:42) - Leaderboard Update(11:28) - Juan's July Goals(19:22) - Kyrin's July Goals(26:39) - Fitness Challenge(29:45) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

There are some subtle differences that Fountain is doing compared to other podcast apps using the advertising model, but explaining them takes a lot of nuance.In Episode #311 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: James Cridland's reaction to our supporter leaderboard, the Petar version of 'Kilroy was here', fee and split talks going on in Podcasting 2.0, the real culprits behind the Nigerian Prince scams, why I like being a fence sitter, some announcements on some mini changes upcoming.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Meandering explanation(0:33) - James Cridland likes our leaderboard(3:35) - Petar the Slav is everywhere(8:54) - Splits and middlemen(11:51) - Data and advertising(17:14) - Nigerian prince scammers weren't princes or Nigerians(19:19) - Not being able to explain deeply held beliefs(22:43) - Fence sitting: Good or bad?(30:05) - Less crypto, more handstands(33:39) - Juan's Mere Mortals Web 3 venture(35:48) - V4V onboardingConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show