Mere Mortals Conversations

What are your principles when it comes to investing? In Episode #370 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: Juan's sagely wisdom for the youngsters, where we begin when thinking about investing money, why self-custody is not just a crypto rule of thumb, the paradox of diversification, books and macro people (Ray Dalio, Lyn Alden, etc) who we find knowledgeable and why Juan is going all i...

HOSKY is the PREMIERE low-quality s#!t coin doggo meme token, exclusively on the Cardano Ecosystem (and it must be true, so says the website)! In Conversation #83, Hosky and I discuss: rules of thumb while investing in the age of meme coins, why his lifespan got shortened by success, the hard facts about non-decentralised money, appreciating the fun times despite the responsibility and why the onl...

Did you know that the concept of the 'tragedy of the commons' was fueled by an ideology? In Episode #369 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: why a recent book review sparked this topic, a human depopulation article with an underlying ideology, Garret Hardin's hypocrisy, whether people under a spell behave differently, using emotions and cherry picking data, why Juan loves th...

Lots of crypto talk for this episode so we're on some shaky ground. In Episode #368 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I don't understand Ethereum well, the different variations of cryptocurrency staking, my dislike of Patreon's service, why Juan might be flying to the US next month and why I suck at public speaking and don't think I (or others generally) need t...

Is it possible to escape the numbers game or is there another game you can play? In Episode #367 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: why we don't like to talk about sex, our personal experiences of dating in Australia, whether it is possible to find a girl without crunching numbers, the pros/cons of intros via social groups, why some people like Leonardo DiCaprio might never settle do...

You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week 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 monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that co...

Emmet Louis is a mobility and flexibility coach, host of multiple podcasts and former acrobat/circus performer. In Conversation #82, Emmet and I discuss: funny childhood and acrobatic stories, why he doesn't use social media much, noteworthy experiences he has had coaching people, particular details about injuries and the one-arm handstand, rules of thumb regarding training philosophy and why...

How do you know when it is time to let something go because it isn't serving you anymore? In Episode #366 of 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: an Australian slang term, why Juan almost quit acting, how energy rather than time is a better determiner for calling it quits, my list for determining when it is not worth it to continue, why vitamins may be worth not taking and our mutual disl...

We seemed to have a lot of mild observations and complaints lately. In Episode #365 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what I took away from watching Adam on the Spotify app, an analysis of podcasting platforms and search engines, a Scrubs reference to illustrate the dangers of too much info, our criticisms of 'Life Force'/'The Catcher In The Rye' and our methodolog...

Is there a way to stop letting opportunities pass you by? In Episode #364 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: latinos rejecting what I've got to offer, how we neglect to consider what our future selves might want, creating opportunity by simply putting in a bit of effort, why missed ones from fear sting even more, the time I didn't speak to the 2nd most beautiful girl I've ev...

Oscar (the cofounder of the Fountain podcasting app) is back on for the 3rd time after a long break between our chats. In Conversation #81, Oscar and I discuss: all the new features in the 0.6 edition, strategic decisions he is making whilst building the app, the complexity of trying to integrate comments from across different platforms, ways in which the onboarding is becoming much easier, whethe...

Juan's been doing some acting classes, do we have a superstar in the works? In Episode #363 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's experience at his 1st acting class, how we could potentially be more entertaining, why actors might be either fake or crazy, my experiences doing extras work and doing it shit, why your are better off practicing the thing you want to get better at...

The age old question, how do you raise your kids when technology is changing so rapidly? In Episode #362 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan's child will be raised with as much exposure as possible, why I think it's fine to ignore everything but the bare essentials, what level of tech adoption will be optimal for the best life, observations from my forays back into th...

How much of our life is spent in a deluded state? In Episode #361 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how a listener email spurred this topic, what it means to be delusional, why my journeyman lifestyle might be stopping me from creating a family, why Juan will probably never become an entrepreneur, the bell curves I created from book reviews and why it's likely neutral-bad to be self-...

I'm kicking the conversations back off again with a casual chat with Pete Smissen (who is making his 4th appearance on the Mere Mortals). In Conversation #80, Pete and I discuss: horrible things from general history, why basically everybody in Australian history got wrecked, our thoughts on a whole bunch of issues facing the world, cultural nuances regarding how immigrants view education and...

Juan's got a big announcement to make! In Episode #360 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's big news on becoming a Dad, how he is preparing to have a baby, why he would prefer to be overprepared on the risk/reward ratio, why I incline more towards underpreparing for life events, psychological reactions to having unforeseen changes thrust upon you and how you can help support...

You sense that ....... it seems like it's goal time. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week 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 monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that com...

Would you ever read a book solely (or even partially) written by Artificial Intelligence? In Episode #359 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an intro for new listeners, what Juan has been doing with Tim Ferriss' NFT, Streets 1:12 and the grinding of speed runs, why I struggle with the concept of infinity, Juan pushing all my triggers, how authors will need to use AI in the future...

What are the big and small decisions that have led the Mere Mortals Podcast to it's current point? In Episode #358 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the actual size of the studios we have used, the OG notes Juan created for our first planning session, the Alpha Baller Club name choice, the decision to split the book review into their own channel, how we choose topics to talk about, o...

I got a chance to have a second sit down with Nic, who originally came on the podcast 2 years ago. We caught up about his latest venture: Midnight Health (https://midnight.health/), the scaling of this new company, what it means to scale a digital healthcare company, the daily discipline and we finish off with some car chats. Tip: Stick it out with the audio, technical difficulties but hey, we are...

Juan has found a new obsession so we're exploring the progression of stories! In Episode #357 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: sticking to our strengths, how an idea can transform over time, Juan's plans to contribute to the Cockpunch community, the first mainstream cartoon band, how our lives would look without Mere Mortals and why it's nice to capture the small steps...

Is it worth trying to develop 'Character' or is this just a good way to get taken advantage of? In Episode #356 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how my book review influenced this episode, almost going on a date while sick, why great character might just be NOT doing bad things, why behaving virtuously might not pay off in the long run, ways to tell if someone has moral qualiti...

Consumer facing Artificial Intelligence playthings seems to be getting more and more frequent. In Episode #355 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: his crappy sleep as determined by an Apple and Garmin watch, why I can see a future where I would stop doing handstands, some random interactions I had out and about, why it would take an AI that could mimic a human interaction to really &apo...

What are your considerations to find useful info on a new topic? In Episode #354 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: techniques for rapidly finding quality information, my method of using Wikipedia and it's sources, how Open AI might be a useful search tool in the future, why it's important to seek out a variety of sources, how we go about seeking truth over a long time period and...

You sense that ....... it seems like it's goal time. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week 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 monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that com...