What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).
Tom Libelt loves to bounce around careers and is a man of many skills. He began his work life haggling with Russians/Poles outside of soccer stadiums before being faced with the ultimatum; to be an astronaut, circus performer, businessman or musician. He ended up choosing the two latter options (for now!!), releasing two albums before becoming…
Tom Libelt loves to bounce around careers and is a man of many skills. He began his work life…
What is the worst type of humour out there? In this themed episode Juan and I discuss the topic of 'Joking'. We start off with our usual MMM's (big overlap this time) and a definition before diving into the serious side of humour. But we don't stay there long before getting into some humour of our own. We chat about crappy…
What is the worst type of humour out there? In this themed episode Juan and I discuss the topic…
With the rise of instant translation technology is it a waste of time to learn a new language? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why consultants always are flexible depending on the context, the miracle morning and the SAVERS acronym (silence/affirmations/visualisation/exercise/reading/scripting), what our morning…
With the rise of instant translation technology is it a waste of time to learn a new language?…
Is it good to workout at such intensity that at the end of a session you need to vomit? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the wonderful powers of baking soda to eliminate body odour, our differing philosophies on a healthy intensity for a workout session, avoiding exogenous chemicals in shampoo/deodorants, whether…
Is it good to workout at such intensity that at the end of a session you need to vomit? In this…
James Dooner is the director of the Australian division of 'The Foot Collective'. TFC focuses on creating foundational health in the body by focusing on proper foot health and also creating a community around the aspect of 'play'. In this conversation James and I explore the ways you can create better foot health (walking…
James Dooner is the director of the Australian division of 'The Foot Collective'. TFC…
When an idea appears in your mind is it already inherently good or bad? In this themed episode Juan and I discuss the topic of 'Ideas'. To start off the episode we announce the winner of the suit voucher giveaway and close off on our learnings from doing it. We then jump into an immediate conflict of definitions and spend a bit of…
When an idea appears in your mind is it already inherently good or bad? In this themed episode…
Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first Thursday 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 month's goals and how we will fix that for the month…
Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first…
Why did Juan's animalistic workout make him harder to kill? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my recent foray into free diving breathe techniques (and how it differs from the Wim Hof method), Juan's poor customer service experience with Reebok, the euphoric gorilla workout that Juan had on Tuesday, why…
Why did Juan's animalistic workout make him harder to kill? In this episode of…
The mindset shift, from a reactive to proactive state is HARD. Often the best way we can tackle this is by reflecting on failures and making adjustments to our future from the learnings.
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The mindset shift, from a reactive to proactive state is HARD. Often the best way we can tackle…