The Working Experience

Matty K guides you into the depth of your soul and your tummy with this guided meditation.  Matty's secret to happiness? A big old breakfast every morning. He is late all the time but that doesn't bring him down because his tummy is full.  

Watching a grown woman yank a doll out of the hands of a three year old will put anyone in the holiday spirit.  Hopefully, the 80% off of the TV was worth getting trampled in a Consumer Stampede.

Sometimes you need to turn everything off and be quiet. Read a book, meditate, whatever.  It seems like common sense. As usual, the brain trust in Silicon Valley has to make a religion out of it!  Matty K and John discuss and swing on the end of the spectrum and OD on Dopamine!  Enjoy!

On today's podcast, John talks with Amit Kapoor about how GDP is a poor measure of Human Well Being.  Amit is the chair for the Institute for Competitiveness in India and they have created an Ease of Living Index to measure the average citizen's quality of life as opposed to tracking economic output!  Makes sense!  Fascinating discussion - we cover numerous topics including happines...

Yes, folks its Monday and time to get after it even though good old Thanksgiving is on Thursday!  Matty K and John plan on working right through Turkey Day and pitching family on their latest business adventure. Remember you have a captive audience on holidays, so always be selling!!!

What happens if alcohol was off-limits?  Matty J and John jump into a thought experient and they both get lost in the weeds...Would people still attend professional sports events if no alcohol was available? Would people go to parties where no booze was served? What would they talk about? Would it be awkward and painfully boring? Or would people discover a new and rewarding way of l...

Charles Manson is one of the most famous criminal cases in history. He was a crazed hippie guru who programmed kids to slaughter innocent people in order to start a race war. However, there is a lot more to the story. Tom O'Neill gives us a lot to think about in his book, 'Chaos' To order the book, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Charles-Manson-History-Sixties/dp/0316477559 For more informatio...

John and Matty K rekindle their mutual love affair with their favorite day of the week, Monday!!!  John confirms his addiction to 'Hustle Porn' and all Matty K wants to do is take a nap.  The duo also gives you a sneak peek of the groundbreaking podcasts scheduled for this week.  Strap in for a little audio pleasure!

Is everyone your best buddy or is everyone out to slit your throat at work?  Matty K and John go deep into office politics and spit out some wisdom on how to navigate the modern-day workplace.

The GDP is often used to measure the well-being of a nation. However, it only measures the "gross", not the "net". Such costs as the impact of the manufacturing of cars on the environment and the costs of income inequality are not factored into the equation. There is more to people's well-being than producing goods.

TGIM!  Thanks a Veteran for their service and scoring the working man a day off!  Matty K and John discuss hustle, grit and how everyone loves to play the blame game.   Win Monday, win Life!

He has been described as erratic, impulsive and incompetent by his own generals. Yet, despite the myriad failed businesses (Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, Trump University etc) the myth of the genius deal-maker still persists. People believe what they want to believe.  And will Donny dodge yet another bullet with the impeachment process!

According to Bloomberg, everyone has a "Wealth Number". Unsurprisingly, there are a lot more people with a low wealth number (-2 to 2: subsistence farmer) than a high wealth number (11: Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates).  The rest of us fit somewhere in between.  And it's comforting to know that the human soul can be represented by a number.

We have brought TGIM back form the dead!  Matty K and John did a reorg at The Working Experience, we hired some pricey management consultants to tell us what to do - a complete waste of money and time.  But hey, you get a little affirmation for your Monday Morning!  Which is a win!  Plus we let you know what's coming up on this week's episodes. Listen and enjoy!

Due to stress and overwork, many Americans are not getting enough sleep. This has long term health consequences.  John and Matty K offer tips on getting enough sleep. Matty K personally goes to bed at 5pm and sleeps until 8am...he also needs someone to tuck him in with a warm glass of milk...a fragile soul.

A computer can teach itself chess but can it be a creative, sentient being? Do we want it to be? Are computers going to feel angst, joy and sorrow? Will they feel those emotions artificially? Will they become angry at us?  Matty K and John muster as much intelligence as possible to discuss this big issue

It is pretty widely accepted that even a few minutes of quiet meditation helps reduce stress and improves health.  The big rage is to squeeze out every last bit of productivity from the modern worker...so every company needs a $4,000 meditation booth!!! This contraption is basically a standard phone booth pre-smartphone era - and Matty K and John are designing a workplace Panic Room so you ca...

Everybody has things they hate about their job. And, if we pay attention, we have things to like about our jobs as well. Life isn't all lollipops and creamsicles but appreciating what we have helps us to be happy.

Happy Friday folks!  On this mini-episode of IFMF, Matty K and John discuss the physics behind picking up leaves, bobbing for apples in a hot tub, and the utter magnificence of the state of Florida!  It's Friday, time to get your party on and head into the weekend fist first superhero style!

It's TGIM and we are swapping out Monday for Tuesday!!!  We hope you all had a wonderful Indigenous People Day...now the fun is over and you have to hit the beginning of the workweek with an open hand slap to the ass.  John and Matty K talk hustle, sub 2-hour marathons, and the ability to wear many 'know it all' hats - enjoy!

Yes, Friday has arrived and on this mini-episode of TWE Matty K and John discuss the Trump Impeachment and the need to Ball this weekend - thier brilliant idea is to rent a limo with the hottub in the back!

In 2007 there was a real fear among the college educated that, like the factory jobs, their jobs would be shipped overseas to places like India. Some did get outsourced abroad but many went to cheaper parts of the US like South Dakota and Florida. Is it better to just lose your job or have to move? John and Matty K discuss.

Amanda Yates Garcia is a practicing witch and one of the most engaging people Matty K has ever had the pleasure of speak with. Misconceptions about her profession abound and she does a wonderful job explaining the connection with nature and oneself.  Her book, Initiated: Memoirs of a Witch, comes out on October 22nd and I know it will be a fascinating read. For now, listen and enjoy.

TGIM folks!!!  Matty K and John had a rough weekend - but still sailing into Monday all smiles.  Get after it, it's Monday and we ca smell the scent of Hustle!

IFMF's!!!  Matty K is recovering from a half marathon in which he half walked and John is planning on a weekend filled with apple picking, landscaping, chopping wood and all around hustling...Matty and John attempt to fire you up for an energy-filled weekend, but fall far short in their inspiration and life in general.