A Couple of Things by Lade Tawak

I ran an 8k! That's it. In this episode, I talk about running an 8k. How I got through it and so on Related episodes S02E258 - My favourite thing is doing things nobody sent me https://youtu.be/rGiN5FgKoSg S02E259 - When the going gets tough, the wise quit... temporarily https://youtu.be/u3jsKRbW4-s Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerFo...

In this episode, I chat with my friend Nazom about 5 common psychological traps we fall into in our lives--whether personal relationships, professional lives or in other contexts. We talk about the halo effect, anchoring, framing, confirmation bias, and sunk cost fallacy, the surprising ways these biases show up in our lives, and what we can do to avoid them. Connect with Nazom YouTube: youtube.co...

In this episode, I talk about how people's demographic categorisations change with time. I used to be called a millennial, now I am referred to as Gen-Z. Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In this episode, I talk about some of my favourite European cities I've visited and my favourite things about them. Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I talk about the change in seasons and as we get to the end of the year how we should take care of ourselves and resist the urge to try to do everything Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

In this episode, I talk about how a recent new hair do got me thinking about how perceptions shift and change over time Related episode S02E130 - My hair journey: a retrospective https://youtu.be/5sA7OMSjtjg Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Li...

In this episode, I build up on the previous episode where I touched on why we should do hard things . I talk about the different kinds of hard things we could do/face Related episode S02E259 - When the going gets tough, the wise quit... temporarily https://youtu.be/u3jsKRbW4-s Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream...

In this episode, I talk about doing hard things and why it's okay to (temporarily) quit when it gets tough Related episodes S02E015 - You're allowed to change your mind... if you want https://youtu.be/MBqI8nkIMv4 S02E107 - On exploring new interests (with Febi) https://youtu.be/8tJYL8jpeaQ S02E258 - My favourite thing is doing things nobody sent me https://youtu.be/rGiN5FgKoSg Submit a question or...

In this episode, I talk about another new thing I did that absolutely nobody asked me to do and I did it great! Related episode S02E079 - Just try https://youtu.be/BMAPS5YzLnY Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast...

In this episode, I talk about a difficulty I have with looking people in the eye Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I basically rant about some of the overt and covert issues women face for just existing Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I chat with my friend Ezra about his work (what does a CTO do?), his favourite travel places, and a lot of random things like food, devices, networks. A very lovely episode Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music: Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acas...

In this episode, I talk about a phrase I often hear: "the Holy Spirit is a gossip" and other variations of it. Why it's wrong, and the purpose of revelation Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Is it the thought behind the action that counts? Or is it how your actions are received? Or the outcome/impact of the outcome? Or is it the action itself? Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In this episode, I talk about an often underused source of user feedback that can influence your design, product, and research decisions and help you get research buy in from stakeholders. Related episodes S01E08 - Bits Of UX: 4 ways to get user insights when you can't do user research https://youtu.be/sBD6JZ8FFb0 S02E103 - How to use insights from customer support to help guide product and design...

In this episode, I talk about three things that people do here in the Netherlands that at first shocked me but that I do now Related episode S02E216 - Life in the Netherlands: expectations versus reality https://youtu.be/QQAYNxGswsg Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music...

In this episode, I talk about what causes the feeling of being behind and why you're not really behind. There's time! Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Remember to rate the show 5 stars, like, leave a review, and share Hosted on Acast....

In this episode, I talk about the idea of being afraid to give Jesus the reins of your life. Why we often have that fear, why we shouldn't be afraid, and what we can do to overcome that fear. Related episodes S02E051 - Why is it hard for me to obey God? https://youtu.be/-lxesVm06NE S02E241 - God is not a vending machine https://youtu.be/YQCG73t9vVM Submit a question or nominate yourself to be feat...

Food is such a huge part of culture. With so many similarities across cultures and with it being so difficult to actually determine where the food is "originally" from, I wonder why were so fixated on the idea that there's one way to make something Related links Everything I, an Italian, thought I knew about Italian food is wrong https://www.ft.com/content/6ac009d5-dbfd-4a86-839e-28bb44b2b64c S01E...

In this episode, I talk about a hot topic "should you work in tech" Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music: Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I share 4 things the greatest (fictional) detectives have in common and how they're able to solve so many cases. And if you apply these tips, maybe you too can become a great detective Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty...

In this episode, I talk about acknowledging the reality that although I can do anything, I can't do everything . Related episode S02E143 - You can reinvent yourself https://youtu.be/Sia2fYw6Dbc Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music : Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music : Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted o...

In this episode with my friend Zainab, we answer a listener question about long distance relationships through the lens of our experiences. We also talked about things we learnt, essentials for long distance relationships, and what we'd have done better. Related episode S02E137 - Q&A: How to keep in touch with long distance friends without feeling like daily stand up? https://youtu.be/aqCxHKF6...

You may have heard that tactical research is only for juniors and that senior researchers should be more involved in foundational research. Or that evaluative research is short term but is it really true? That's what I talk about in today's episode Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junk...

In this episode, I talk about the fact that nothing lasts. Why is this happening? Submit a question or nominate yourself to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/ACOTListenerForm Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie Outro Music: Ignorance is Bliss - Liberty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.