Weekly Highlights #35
The content we consume can consume us, if we are not mindful enough. In this period of information overload and analysis paralysis, The ‘Weekly Highlights’ collects the 3, most valuable pieces of content I have come across during the week, and packages them in a single page, with some notes and key highlights, so to foster mindful and intentional consumption of content, which can truly add value to our life.
Intentional content consumption, in an era in which the amount of content we expose ourselves to can consume us, if we are not mindful enough. 🐘
How I Built This Podcast
Patreon founders Jack Conte and Sam Yam go through the story of founding, growing, cultivating Patreon, one of the most popular platforms for independent creators to sustain their work.
Link to the podcast episode on the title above.
Professional level competition, vulnerability, the life and mindset of highest-performance athletes are some of the topics explored in this long-form conversation between Tim Ferris and two among the greatest Olympic swimmers of all times.
A common pattern that can be noticed in the conversation is how Phelps and Hackett emphasize the importance of being vulnerable, and “Ok not to be ok” as part of experiencing life. This reminds me of Brené Brown’s book “Dare to Lead”, and her powerful message to all leaders around the world: vulnerability is part of the human condition, and we must embrace that, conscious that opening up to our flaws can make for truly great connections and authentic relationships.
You can find show notes of the podcast episode here.
This episode from the Jordan B. Peterson podcast walks us through some of the key concepts behind Existentialism, the 19th-and-20th century philosophical school of thought emphasizing “the lived experience of the thinking, acting, feeling individual.” Nietzsche, Dostoevski, Kierkegaard, and Sartre are some of the major philosophers involved in the philosophical enquiry of the individual-centered doctrine.
As we often hear say: “We are what we repeatedly do”; or, “Actions speak louder than words”.
Existentialism is an interesting school of thought to explore, to me, due to the fact that there tends to be, many times during our life, cognitive dissonance (mismatch) between our actions and our words. So, how can we understand what one truly thinks? By keeping in mind existentialism as a mental model to understand the human condition, we can postulate that we are what we do, because actions are the foremost manifestation of our subjectivity through space and time. This is because elephants in the brain, as well as (hidden) social motives may act as pressures toward what we say at any given circumstance. What we do, on the other hand, may provide a deeper insight into our authentic nature.
Quote of the week
“I never ask if “I like it” or “I don’t like it.” I think “this is what it is” or “this is what it isn’t.””
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