THIRTEEN - a podcast for Being & Creating

How to consume information in the new age? (E·135) We’re discussing a topic that touches upon the aspect of content consumption in the new age, and learning. Especially in today’s world, where there are multiple means through which we’re constantly consuming content, is having information equivalent to knowledge. Sure, etymologically speaking knowledge is derived from the word “know” and therefore...

Slowly and steadily, we take our own city – whether we’ve immigrated to and made our home or whether we’re born and raised in one – for granted as we get used to it. And, in our own city we may become a part of a routine. To explore our own city, we need to become a traveller in our own city. In this conversation, we share our thoughts of being a traveler in our own city. _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is...

A lot of youngsters find it difficult to deal with failure. One of the main reasons we hypothesise is the way our competitive education is structured along with the modern upbringing of children. How do we deal with failure? What becomes available when one is capable to deal with their failure? In this conversation, we try to dig this subject. Please listen and share. _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is to f...

Continuing from our previous conversation about creative block, in this conversation, we try to find the genesis of creation. We look at if we can find a means of creating. What role does Artificial Intelligence have to play in creation in the coming future? We also look at the three facets of creation that bring to realization of thought into manifestation. Probably from that purview, there is no...

We’ve been offline lately, and that’s because we’ve been swamped with work. Real apologies for being inconsistent for that. We’ve also been feeling a little creative block, and instead of trying to find a solution for this issue, we thought of recording our conversation to see where it takes us. We all are creative individuals. Yes, even the so called “non-creative” ones. We’re all creating someth...

Thought journaling is banal activity but a necessary one, just like breathing. It is a cathartic process that allows us to not only shed our burden but also to bring an inner clarity. In this episode, we shae our experience with journaling and the role it play in our life. _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is to find meaning in the everyday mundane and help people find their purpose and inner balance. Please...

Goal setting is confused by us as the first step towards our goal. What if, setting of those goals is not the first step, but rather an opportunity to acknowledge the mundaneness in the stride for achieving something big? This conversation is about discovering that for us… _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is to find meaning in the everyday mundane and help people find their purpose and inner balance. Please...

When I was growing up, I thought that meditation was that yogis and sanyasis did. They all had to leave their home and renounce their material possessions and go in search for enlightenment. As I grew, I thought the purpose of it is for inner peace. We often get confused with meditation with these extremes. There could be various reasons that we choose to meditate. The other part is that meditatio...

Among the several definitions that we byhearted during our schooling was of Newton’s First Law of Motion. It states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change by an external force. Likewise, we all resist change unless it is direly needed. We cocoon into the comfort and conform to a set routine. Why change is necessary? What does change...

We all read biographies, autobiographies of various people. And the takeaways from these readings are the experiences, the memories, and the learnings they had in their life. Now, if these experiences, memories and learnings is what makes them, then if we’re able to put what is our perceived future in the hindsight and see the person we have become then we can clearly see the possibility of making...

In this episode we look into various means and methods through which we can calm the internal conversation. A word of caution though, this episode is not essentially a “how to” but more of a quest in finding these means of relaxation. In that sense we’re not attempting to prescribe any means or methods to relax your mind, rather experientially find if those ways work for us and then choose whether...

Self-care is not a discipline, it is a choice. Often, we struggle in defining what is right for us. Well there isn’t one right answer. However, learning to exercise the appropriate choice can do wonder. In this conversation, we’re not discussing what is the right choice, for most of the time we already know it. We’re neither discussing how to exercise the right choice, simply because that too we a...

There are innumerable shades between black and white. But when it comes to life, we seldom want to acknowledge, let alone see those in-between shades. We want to be definitive, judgemental. What happens if we find the path in-between? Does it alter our perspective about life, about the situation? We try to find that for ourselves through this conversation. _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is to find meaning...

Often we confuse “my failure” as “I’m a failure”. Failure is an event, not a person. The conversation is about understanding this distinction and the power of celebrating failure. _ Our aim at THIRTEEN is to find meaning in the everyday mundane and help people find their purpose and inner balance. Please share your thoughts, feedback and comments. Subscribe to our channel and share the content wit...

This is not a video on how to practice mindfulness. The internet is flooded with content on that subject matter. This is a conversation touching on the aspect of why one needs to consider practising mindfulness, and how can we make ourselves comfortable with our with our emotional vulnerabilities, and why is it necessary to discuss on this subject openly without a sense of shame or guilt. _ Our ai...

The minimum age to get your driving license is 18. But most of us have chosen our career trajectory when we turned 16! (sic) - Ankur Warikoo Many of us walk the path laid to us by the societal norm. We get into university by 18, find a job by 21 or 22 and work in that discipline until we grow old. While that was probably the need in the 60s and the 70s, is it still the norm? What is an alternative...

This episode is unique as well as spexial in its own way. This is the first podcast of 2023. This is also our first video podcast. As the podcast's title suggests, this episode brings forth 23 nuggets for '23. These are small resolutions that one may opt to imbibe of work on. We're making this podcast as a sort of a reckoner for us and our audience so that we can revisit this episode through out t...

It is that time of the year when we reflect on the year gone by and make new resolutions for the coming one. Fifteen days later, we realise that the resolutions were probably over-ambitious and we conveniently blame the circumstances for not them not working... Neither will power nor your strong intent will make these resolutions work. Then needs to be done? This conversation is about finding that...

This episode is neither a moral inquiry nor a judgement on the youth of this country, but an introspective question. If about three-fourths of this nation is under the age of 35, it not only becomes an introspective question to an individual but to the entire nation!  In this episode, we converse about what is happening with our eating habits and our diet, and the pain points in the system as...

In the age of social media, we have strived for instant gratification. And, this does not limit to our presence on social media, but also extends into our learning and education, our career and profession, our daily chores and life! Do we have the option to shift from instant gratification to seeking and finding constant gratification? _ If you like this episode, share this with your friends. For...

"In theory, it works. But in practice, it doesn't happen like this!", how often have we come across such a sentence? There always has been a gap between academia and professional setup, but now it is getting far more pronounced. Should we simply brace for such a future or is there a simple solution? Instead of complaining about the new generation, we need to see if there is a faultline among the s...

Circumstances are limiting, aren't they? While they appear so, how can one go beyond their own circumstances is what we discuss in our today's conversation. _ If you like this episode, share this with your friends. For more such podcasts, please subscribe us on your favourite podcast platform or by visiting www.13podcast.com You may follow us on Twitter:        ...

There are many tools, platforms, apps, and a gazillion of YouTube videos and Instagram Reels that claim to provide a quick fix for all our barriers that come in the way in making us productive. These hacks once practiced magically transform us into super-human! Well, we all know that it's a gimmick. Yet, many times we give it a try. Is there really a hack for being productive? Why being productive...

How do we make friends? Do we approach the other individual with a motive, an intention or it's a natural progression in a relationship? Is the need for friendship innate or biological or simply evolutionary? More than understanding this intellectually, in this conversation we try to discover for ourselves experientially the nature of friendships and the way we form them. _ If you like this episod...

Sachin Tendulkar recently stopped at a Chai Tapri (Tea Stall) on the way to Goa. He posted that on Instagram. That makes one wonder, how familiar a celebrity's life can be to a commoner!  In light of this incident, let us recognise that with the advent of social media, our day-to-day life is now publicly presented. That combined with seeing how similar the day-to-day life is of such celebriti...