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Today’s podcast comes off of two conversations I had today with two good friends. One involved a conversational technique and the other the reconciliation between our rational and emotional desires. Conversations like these seem to clarify key pieces of knowledge that I have acquired, so I wanted to take these two and talk about them here. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be valuable. Thanks for...

I’ve been ruminating on a thought over the last couple of weeks that has really grabbed me. The social dynamics and hierarchies that I established in my mind when I was younger seem to persist in my mind and in my interactions with people I had closer contact with many years ago, even though I’ve drastically grown and changed as a person since then. I unconsciously default into certain feelings an...

Earlier this week, I returned home on a train from New York. A stranger sat next to me and made a comment on a book I was reading, which led to a couple of ours of conversation that opened my eyes to some new perspectives. These interactions seem hard to come by, yet they can be so interesting and insightful. We learn, they learn, and we share in our collective humanity. It’s something I wish we d...

Today’s podcast is an audio message I sent to a friend the other day when he asked my what makes me sure about committing to Gabi at this young of an age. It’s a great question, as many people in my age group find themselves asking the same thing. Thus, I wanted to share it with you, as perhaps you find yourself in a similar situation. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be a valuable reflection. A...

Today’s podcast is a stream of consciousness, trying to translate what I’m feeling into words. Endings are never easy, but there is plenty to feel and to learn from in them. That’s what this is about. Perhaps you can feel the feelings through these words. I certainly hope so. I’ll be back on the other side for a new chapter. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast comes on the back of the start of a big new chapter: wedding planning. It’s a new adventure, and it led me to reflect on some of the most meaningful pieces of knowledge I’ve encountered so far in my life. I talk all of that and more here, which I hope you enjoy and find to be a valuable reflection. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast continues on a similar tangent to a recent episode on non-conversational politics. It’s quite easy to stay in our own heads, follow our baseline intuitions, and to believe what makes sense to us in the moment. I pose an exercise that will challenge this process and instead introduce one that can open our eyes to what we’re missing when we follow this easier path. I hope you enjoy i...

Today’s podcast is a big life update. On August 27th, Gabi and I got engaged. It was a special moment that served as a culmination of all we’ve been through and all that is to come. I pay homage to all that and more here. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be meaningful in some way. I appreciate you taking the time to listen. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast comes to you from a slew of emotional challenges I faced and reflected on today. Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, as we all know. It has plenty to teach us, and sometimes those teachings don’t feel all too good when they’re being taught. These emotions do pass, fortunately, but it’s important for us to reflect and to take the learnings that accompany these emotions seriously e...

Today’s podcast is in a topic I previously discussed once before here. It’s an idea that I held firmly for some time, but slipped away. I’m extremely grateful to have it back, and it is with this gratitude in mind and heart that I record this episode. It is a manifesto on how I see intentionality and its benefits. I sincerely how that you enjoy this and find it to be valuable. I am also grateful f...

Today’s podcast is based in a recent quote I heard on a podcast. It was that great literature is that in which one can identify with the antagonist. It made me stop to really think and to reflect on it. I thought it was quite a meaningful point, so I took some time to talk through it here to share why I thought it was indeed so meaningful. I hope you find it to be, too. Thanks so much for listenin...

After some months, Gabi returns! This time, we talk about her career journey and her business. We get into why she went into design and fashion, how she liked math but hasn’t been able to play with the subject as much as she would like in recent years, building her business during the pandemic, and her ambitions for the future. It was a fun conversation that brought plenty of laughs and insights....

Today’s podcast is inspired by the upcoming election here in Brazil, which has brought with it an intense political climate. I’ve seen a decent amount of content about the candidates and the problems of each party, and it has led me to some thoughts that I think we should have in mind when it comes to the ways in which we interact in spaces of political conversations. I hope that you can resonate...

Today’s podcast was inspired by a recent dive into some old photos from 8+ years ago. It brought back all sorts of memories of who I was back then and an awareness of just how different I am now. I talk about how I’ve changed and what I would do differently back then with my current knowledge. I hope you find this to be an interesting reflection that inspires your own retrospection. Thanks for lis...

Today’s podcast is about why we would benefit from being more specific when we say things to ourselves in our own heads and also when we engage with others on challenging topics. When we are more specific, the terrain becomes easier to navigate and we are less likely to tell ourselves things that are blanket statements that caricature reality. I hope that this message gets across to you and that y...

Today’s podcast is about silver linings. Not the playbook with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, but rather the good learnings and takeaways that we can pull out of the challenging situations and experiences we face in life. It’s easy to sit with the negatives and to be overwhelmed by them, yet if we look hard enough, there are typically lessons and learnings that can make us better versions o...

Today’s podcast is my first conversation in some time. It’s also about a topic that I haven’t really gotten to discuss on the podcast. I invited my friend, João Paiva, for a conversation about physics. We start with what physics is, and then dig into what interested him about physics, why it’s valuable, what his area of speciality is, and the value of science for the public. There was a lot of coo...

Today’s podcast comes a bit from out of the blue. I was at a restaurant called Bahl tonight in Rio and had a weird set of interactions with the restaurant staff. It was something I’ve never really experienced before, so I wanted to take some time hear to clear my head and talk about it. Perhaps it will inspire you to be more observant in future dining experiences. Thanks for listening. As always,...

In a conversation I had with Gabi this evening, we talked about a recent article she read in the Harvard Business Review about “the five relationships we need to build a successful career.” I thought the content was really useful, so I discuss it here. I also dig into an issue I have with the title and work through the ideas it sparked for me. I hope you find it to be a thought provoking reflectio...

Today’s podcast comes from an audio message I sent to a friend who is coming off of an abrupt ending to their relationship. They asked me about the ways to prevent these feelings of pain and heartbreak in the future, to which I responded with this message. I tried to reframe the premise they laid out to something that is more fit to what I’ve come to understand about love. I hope you find this to...

I recently finished rereading Jonathan Haidt’s book The Righteous Mind. It’s one of my favorite books. Rereading it brought me a lot of really meaningful learnings. This episode is just a small portion of my big takeaways from the book. I hope that you enjoy it and find it to be as interesting as I did. Thanks so much for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast concludes my series of episodes in which I read the newest article on my blog, “Quarter Two - 2022.” You can see the full article at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-two-2022 . I hope these learnings serve you well as you listen to this. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is the continuation of a series of episode in which I read my newest article on my blog, “Quarter Two - 2022.” You can see the full article at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-two-2022 . I’ll be back with the rest of the article in the following episode. I hope that you find some of these learnings to be useful in your own life. See you back here for the conclusion of the article n...

Today’s podcast is the continuation of a series of episode in which I read my newest article on my blog, “Quarter Two - 2022.” You can see the full article at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-two-2022 . I’ll be back with the rest of the article in upcoming episodes. These learnings are always really meaningful for me to reach and articulate. I hope you feel the same. See you back here for the rest...

Today’s podcast is the first of a series of episode in which I read my newest article on my blog, “Quarter Two - 2022.” You can see the full article at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-two-2022 . I’ll be back with the rest of the article in upcoming episodes. The turnaround time for the article was much better this quarter than it was last quarter, which I’m really content with. I hope you find th...