The Insight Scoop

Impulsive decisions lead to great experiences. However, not always. We talk about Albert Einstein and creativity. Does conforming and paying attention to your surroundings or related research kill creativity? Your ideas aren't really yours, are they?

Happy new year! However, don't rush to make new year's resolutions just yet. Don't overpromise. Especially to yourself. We chat about gifting and what type of gifts are best. We look at the "New Year, New Me" concept. And chat about what we both plan to achieve over 2021. Don't forget to keep it simple and attainable! Year in review blog post: https://www.mariusurbelis.com/posts/year-in-review-202...

This year has been a mess, this episode is one too. However, the year is over and we are glad. Here is to what's to come. We try to reflect on the main themes of our year and other things. Stay safe, everyone!

What is the goal you are trying to achieve? Is there a better, a more optimized way of doing that? Maybe it is not worth the effort? Or maybe it is possible to put less effort into it but still get ~100% of the outcome. We also talked about business travel, COVID impact on mental health and more.

Here are our two cents on what are some pitfalls and what the future possibly holds for Artificial Intelligence. We mostly chat about GPT-3 and it's uses.

We talk about mental models. Marius has a revelation about how mental models relate to machine learning models and AI. Some existentialism where we try to think what impact is and how can we make an impact on the world. Quoting Elon Musk: "It doesn't have to change the world. ", "Even if it's just a little game or some improvement in photo sharing...". Everyone has their purpose. Some of us never...

What led Oskar to a decision to defer the last year of university? More about dharma, some stock trading mishaps and how your past choices and experiences dictate your future.

The main questions answered: What does creativity mean? Where does creativity come from? Where does creativity go? How does one capture a spike of creativity?

We talk about which loads we perform better under. We ask a question if Oskar is more of a scatterbrained person or deep, focused tasks work better for him. Why did he choose to participate in football again? Was it because of his free will? Or was his decision impacted by something like his upbringing or choices done in the past.

In this special longer episode we talk about mood swings, dharma, meaning, the purpose of an old man shoveling snow and other things like creativeness and deep work.

Are humans just data processing machines? What is the impact of coursework on our willingness to do things on our free time? Why did we miss an episode? These questions and more answered on episode 41.

It is that time of the project when we are having to work harder than usual. It affects our conversation too, we are visibly tired. But join us for a chat anyway.

This week we have been presented with quite a significant project and are now supposed find our rhythm in developing a software solution for a company. It was a tiring week. We share our thoughts on how it went and why.

This time we are coming to you from the studio! We have a chat about what we think growing as a person means. We also discuss some topics about the hot and the cold states and look into emotion and what that might be.

This time we are in a studio! Oskar shares his experiences of internet detor and we also chat about the search for truth.  We are also experiencing slight technical issues with audio.

Temptations and distractions can be limited. In this modern internet era it is very easy to access online content or order food delivery. What does it take to stay productive?

In this episode we have a discussion on why people are confused. We have engineered the systems around ourselves to be confused. That's why. Life became way more confusing in comparison to the days of the hunters and gatherers. In turn people are now trying to avoid confusion and are looking for easy explanations for everything.

This week we have Angela join us from Toronto to chat about the importance of correctly managing your personal finances and starting to do that from a young age.

In this episode we are talking about the definition of distraction. Why a schedule is important? And that you cannot be distracted if you do not have anything to be distracted from.

This week we have a brief discussion on the importance of diversifying one's commitments. Does focusing on one single thing yield any real benefits? Or is having a safety net the right thing to do? Should you put all of your eggs in one basket? Or is Plan B simply a distraction from Plan A? Sometimes when a job posting requires the candidate to have 30 years of experience... Focusing on a single t...

This week we have Laura on to tell us about linguistics and English literature. We talk about the importance of reading books and how 18th/19th century literature is different. We also explore topics like books only written for monetary gains and how important online presence is for modern day writers.

This time we have Oskar submerged in cold water! The effects of which are becoming more and more apparent with time. However, there are positives to taking cold showers and/or baths.

This time we provide our take on the controversial Joe Rogan clip about gaming addiction. We share our stories and think about what the future may hold for the esports and gaming industry. It is important to pursue your dreams and not let others tell you what is important to you.

This week we have a chat with Dumitru about his inspiring exercising journey. We learn how exercising can help you during hardships and how it can boost your performance in other life areas.

In this episode we discuss the future of the podcast and try to answer the "Why?". Is sharing important or does saying too much make you look ignorant.