Victor Ristea

The Calmest Place on Mars

Thoughts that might help you live a happier and more fulfilling life, in an audio form

Author

Victor Ristea

Category

Education

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Latest episode

Oct 22, 2025

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Episodes

Polaris. Why we might be doomed to have a creator. 22.10.2025

Sigh

Algorithmic Slaves 26.09.2025

How to hold on and not lose your mind in the algorithm centric world

There's no Digital 16.09.2025

Digigtal does not exist

Are our bodies not important? 23.08.2025

tackling the mind body problem from another angle by suggesting a mental experiment. what if we advance so much that there is no need to takek care of our bodies? would we just discard them? your intuition about this can say whether you re a monist or a dualist and your views on consciousness

Our Next Step to Immortality 15.08.2025

Discussing the next logical step in the evolution of the humankind, that goes beyond biology. this talk implies consciousness uploading and that silicon based consciousness is attainable

Some hope in a bad job market 15.08.2025

sharing the experience with job markets post 2010 and how one can increase the chances of getting a call

STOP listening to podcasts (with alternatives) 27.01.2025

Podcasts are an unreliable way to get information. here's what I found in 12 years of academia

3 Things that HELP any Man 09.06.2024

Discussing 3 things that help any man

Reality is COMPLICATED. Now, what? 05.06.2024

Discussing reality and virtual worlds and why many choose to opt in such environments more and more.

On destiny & fate 21.03.2022

Discussing Pascal's wager in the context of destiny and how you should act in the world

On haters - How to deal with hate 15.03.2022

Trying to encourage the kids that are beginning to share their ideas and their craft and get negative responses. Enjoy the episode and ignore free negativity. You do not have to accept that gift.

On War - Morality and Where we went wrong 07.03.2022

We had a chance to stop the non-sense after what happened in WW2. We failed then. Let us not fail now.

The Illusion of Action 03.03.2022

When faced with outcomes that we do not like, we tend to go into the overdrive mode. Doing less is most times the right answer in situations that are not influenced by your effort. Selling, relationships, team work all fall under this umbrella. Don't pursue the Illusion of Action.

2021 seconds of talking 16.12.2021

Obviously it’s not that amount, but I,m posting this to recap my year. Hope you had a good one and your next would be better. Cheers!

Awarewholes: Being aware of the fact that you are an asshole doesn t make you less of an asahole 05.08.2021

Awarewholes: Being aware of the fact that you are an asshole doesn t make you less of an asahole

How to Deal with Obsessions 27.07.2021

The most important episode i did this year

Should we apologize? | When or if to say “I’m sorry” 24.07.2021

A discussion triggered by an email I received. My advice is going against the grain here: most times is just better to leave that person alone. Listen for more context.

Let’s talk about sleep 02.07.2021

This episode we re reviewing Sleep by Nick Littlehales and got 9 tips that you could use to improve your own sleeping experience

On People Pleasing, Growth, Personality & Creation with Laura Chitescu 16.06.2021

Here s a surprise interview that might help you a lot

House Buying - 5 things to look for that can ruin your experience 25.05.2021

Time to dive in the housing market in Europe. Sharing 5 most important things to look after

Anxiety, Meditation, Depression and the pressure of it all 06.05.2021

Discussing anxiety depression stress and how to deal with them and how it is alright to fail

idontknowmuch 28.07.2020

butthismighthelp

Sailing ships. 04.07.2020

Closing the chapter on this podcast. Thank you for lending me your time and we will hear each other again, soon.

Why you are feeling like you're fucking up all the time 26.05.2020

Hey hey, the title is self explanatory here. Why you are feeling like you are always fucking up? Why are you feeling like there is always something missing? With the current environment and the large levels of FOMO that it brings, it's no surprise. Therefore, we need some constraints to be happy. Great episode, don't miss this one. Also, I swear a lot and am angry.

Purpose Hunting 24.05.2020

Sharing 5 tips/exercises with you that may lead to you discovering your purpose, your passion, your desire in any category of your life that you might want to further enrich.

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