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Trying Too Hard To Impress People (Episode #135 - Musings)

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 6:45 a.m.

Have you ever noticed yourself telling stories or taking unusual actions to try and impress someone? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how to know when you are telling a story because it is interesting for the convo versus stoking your own ego, the paradox of conflicting truths and how to psychologically handle that, the insane work schedule of basketball players, getting anxious about trying to consume too much data, why 1984 is the best book ever, what makes a book a timeless classic and Juan's hellish version of a monotonous repetitive day.

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments
4:22 - Trying too hard to impress people
14:04 - Choosing between conflicting information
18:58 - Basketball & The Last Dance
21:02 - Efficiency and consuming too much information
29:30 - George Orwell's 1984
33:05 - Timeless books
37:19 - Hell is a repetitive perfect day
39:08 - The optimal day is listening to Mere Mortals on repeat!


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