Minimally Edited

We reflect on our 2023 goals, one year of podcasting, and recap some of our favorite things of the year.

We talk about the recent tiktoks on Asian only friend groups with special guest Riya. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minimallyedited.com

Everyone is back at school! We talk about how we're settling in, what books we want to read, and do some follow up on last episode. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minimallyedited.com

Eli finally understands how Josh feels. Josh also learns how Chris feels. An episode about personality tradeoffs and being a social facilitator. --- Good conversations have lots of doorknobs --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minima...

Where we've been and where we're going. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minimallyedited.com

In place of a regular episode, please enjoy this conversation between Eli and Manansh Shukla. Manansh is a good friend of Eli and they have a conversation that touches on user research, Farcaster, asking good questions, and more. Note: this was originally recorded in Nov 2022 --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.c...

We answer some of the questions from the NYT 36 questions that lead to love. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minimallyedited.com

In this wide-ranging episode, Eli shares a revelation he had about music, we talk about different mindsets towards pain, and we debate what it means to be "clutch." --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website:  https://minimallyedited.com

Inspired by a few essays, we talk about why it would fun to live close to friends, settling down, and our thoughts on friendships as adults. Links: You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You? Things you're allowed to do WHAT IF FRIENDSHIP, NOT MARRIAGE, WAS AT THE CENTER OF LIFE? Brian Ju's YouTube channel --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please rea...

We talk about our thoughts on the college application process and share some advice. We also discuss how our perspectives have changed now that some of us are on the other side—deciding whether kids get into the teams/organizations we're part of. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: ...

Our first time recording in almost 2 months. We catch up on how the month of February went and discuss what it means to feel happy for your friends. Links: Blog post about Waterloo co-ops Monkey Business book Acquired episode about the NBA --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twit...

Jian Shen is a therapist who works primarily with college students in the New Haven area. We talk about therapy and mental health. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com

We talk about routines, mindfulness, and being bored. Links: curius.app Video about being bored Some Socially Desirable Traits Are Disputed More Than Others --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com

Part 2 of going through Sahil Bloom's thread. Links: Thread Man in the arena --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com

We reflect on life in 2022, talk about goals for 2023, and Eli & Josh reveal some revelations from their cruise vacation. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com

We go through Sahil Bloom's end of year lessons thread and give our thoughts. Part 1 of 2. Links: 22 lessons thread In God We Drink Ballmer Peak 20 Modern Heresies An Observation on Kyrie Irving --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://mini...

We talk about some thought experiments, the regret minimization framework, and broader models for making important life decisions. --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com

We are joined by Riya to talk about her experience growing with non-Asian friends, moving to a new school, and joining a sorority. Apologies for any audio issues in this episode. Links: Trojan Horse Affair podcast Eli's daily blogging Josh's blog post on listening to podcasts --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.c...

A wide-ranging episode where we talk about optimal skill level matchups for different sports, how to host better dinner parties, code-switching, Eli's first Texas football game, and the social dynamics of karaoke. Links: The Art of Gathering book Blog post about friendships --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com...

Eli and Josh are joined by two guests to talk about Simu Liu's book, why we should (or shouldn't use dating apps), and relationships. Links: Josh's blog Camaraderie at scale (Eli's magnum opus) Why is modern dating so hard? Cron calendar We Were Dreamers Curiosity Chronicle --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com...

We talk about hard work—what does it mean to work hard and how we can stay disciplined? Links to things we discussed: Lex Fridman & Balaji Srinivasan Malcolm Gladwell Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Penn students podcast Eric Barker book Cortex episode about AI GPT-3 finding paths --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqia...

We discuss an episode of Not Overthinking on making friends. Link to episode discussed: https://pod.link/1456538451/episode/79a36aecf081323ac6d89d5cd283e0b8 --- If you have feedback, we would love to hear it. Please reach out to us IRL, via Twitter DM, or email: me [at] eliqian.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinimallyEdited Website: https://minimallyedited.com/