Mere Mortals Conversations

In Conversation #61 I took some time to talk with Jeremy, aka OrigamicPenguin on twitter to talk all things Veefriends, taking risks, establishing his own northern star and creating his own NFT!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:30) - meeting other VeeFriends(2:45) - 60 seconds who is Jeremy(4:45) - What is happening in California?(7:30) - Moving away from corporate America(16:30) - Pursuing passion(31:45) - Ethereum going up(40:00) - Airdrops and NFTs(59:00) - VeeconConnect with Jeremy:https://twitter.com/OrigamicPenguinhttps://opensea.io/collection/13enignwelcome?search[resultModel]=BUNDLES&search[sortAscending]=true&search[sortBy]=CREATED_DATEConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Get prepared for some numbers people, we're diving deep into the analytical, engineering minds of the Mere Mortals.In Episode #246 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the reasoning behind talking about metrics & my general philosophy, realisations that it's possible to go overboard, sleep/financial/fitness/random data that we collect and analyse, qualitative metrics that are harder to measure, what happens when the process goes wrong, an example of unique podcasting metrics and a CTA to check out our Discord.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why I chose this topic(2:05) - What doesn't get measured, doesn't get managed(3:39) - Measuring for optimality = too granular(12:24) - Sleep metrics(15:33) - Financial metrics(23:21) - Fitness metrics(29:30) - Random metrics(33:14) - Qualitative metrics(42:22) - An error: tracking things that don't matter(47:42) - Podcasting metrics & learnings(51:27) - Check out the discordConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

As I write this a week on I'm still coughing up mysterious traveller germs, the fun of Airlie Beach comes with a price!In Episode #245 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our recent holiday to a vacation getaway in beautiful Queensland, similarities between my brother and I, Juan's recent experiments with photoshops and deep faking faces, getting lost inside a gaming world, some stats on how many podcast episodes are released per minute, favourite moments from our trip and some input from everyone's favourite Slav.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Airlie beach, drinking & sickness(6:22) - Sibling comparison to Kyrin(10:28) - Photoshop deep fakes & post production(15:36) - Living in a virtual world(20:15) - Podcast episodes per minute(23:17) - Favourite Airlie Beach moment(30:34) - Petar boostagrams(33:50) - I'm dying ...... for more boostagramsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We're talking about money, and then hopefully taking a break from it for a while. I feel gross when I talk about it for too long.In Episode #244 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why you don't want to see your net worth decrease, our personal monthly expenses, how much extra it would cost for our dream lifestyle, why chasing the next promotion solely for money is very very silly, how gambling can cloud your judgement and whether there actually is easy money to be made.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Earn less than you spend(4:59) - How much do we spend a month?(8:14) - How much would a dream lifestyle cost?(13:08) - Money for money's sake(23:48) - Gambling and deceiving yourself(27:55) - Is there money just laying around?(33:34) - Share with a friendConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Prerecording FTW, where would we be without you!In Episode #243 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we had to film earlier due to our upcoming/already completed Airlie Beach trip, why dubbing over anime and foreign language is unacceptable, bringing back the good times by revisiting old and fond memories, ways in which we succeeded without meaning to, some thoughtful input from our local Slav and who it is that can claim to be the #1 podcast in the universe (or in the simulation hmmmmm).As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Dubs over video are feral pfftftft(6:45) - Revisiting old memories whilst on vacation(12:23) - Goal successes(15:20) - Trust boostagrams(21:54) - The Number One podcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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) - We're recording early(0:43) - Kyrin's October recap(4:43) - Juan's October recap(8:12) - Juan's first 7 November goals(11:38) - Kyrin's November goals(17:12) - Juan's second 7 November goals(23:18) - Kyrin's fitness roundupConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

So ... what's your motivation for doing anything?In Episode #242 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our demotivating and quite frankly lazy Halloween outfits, the book Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, personal motivation for why we both workout so much, overcoming apathy and sleeping better, making sure you are not becoming a bad person, a shitty argument about action vs non action and why we refuse to spend the time to become amazing at marketing.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Halloween themed outfits(1:06) - Humankind and motivation(7:36) - Why we do fitness(15:07) - Growth for growth's sake and developing nuance(22:15) - What to do if you lack motivation(30:05) - Checks & balances to keep your motivation in check(35:25) - Unambiguous good and the trolley problem(43:36) - Why we'll never be great marketersConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I'm onto you Duolingo, I see through all your sneaky tactics. Watch your back!In Episode #241 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our gratitude for Southbank allowing us back in our normal spot, Juan's interaction with a homeless man outside a gas station, why Duolingo has it in for podcasting, why one might be hypocrite and work at cross purposes within oneself, the hilarious translation for jailbait, languages/Colombian culture & the diversity of nationalities one might find at their local calisthenic park.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Thanks Southbank!(1:03) - A suboptimal decision(4:07) - Duolingo dislikes podcasts(9:11) - Hedging in real life(14:06) - Spanish jailbait(17:41) - The Colombian pork knuckle(21:59) - Park people diversity(27:32) - Boostagram problems and solutionsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Welcome back all - today's conversation is a little different than most and was a section of conversation that occured during an AMA with the creators of Everyday Sloths - an upcoming Australian NFT project with a MASSIVE game changer in the way you interact with your NFT.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:00) - Marketplace with NFTs(4:40) - Rarity tool conversation(8:10) - The wardrobe behind the sloths(14:00) - What did it take to begin?(20:00) - Regular perks (25:10) - Great Community vs Selling out(35:00) - Dynamic generationConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Connect with Everyday Sloths:Discord: https://discord.gg/Egty9pEZWebsite: https://everydaysloths.io/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverydaySloths/Support the show

This is probably one of my beliefs that will annoy the most people.In Episode #240 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I think there is something wrong with the way that we all view 'jobs' as a necessity, why people work in the first case, how many people would stay at their job if they weren't getting paid, why paying for everything is the end goal, a Mexican parable and Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - A caveat for future privilege immunity(3:25) - My spiel against jobs(8:53) - Why work?(11:45) - Would you pay to work?(18:03) - How to get to the point where you pay for everything(26:29) - The parable of the Mexican Fisherman(28:39) - Humankind book(34:17) - Final sumup & join the DiscordConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show