The Working Experience

The federal government collected $3.3 TRILLION in tax revenue last year. Where did it all go? That is probably the most frustrating question for the citizens of this great country. Pork barrel projects, scams and good old fashioned waste. Let's hope some of it gets to the people who need it.

Strap on your meditation belts...you are in for quite a ride with this guided meditation from Matty K!  Matt guides you to source within by tapping into man's need to eat.  You need to remember what an important person you are.  And you need to eat breakfast.  The path to enlightenment is paved with donuts.  Enjoy!

You can't be happy all the time. You would make yourself miserable. Embrace the bad times, the sadness, the anxiety, the pain. They make the happiness so much more rewarding.   And at work, happiness is frowned upon - better to start the day as a grumpy sack.

TGIM and Matt and John talk smack about hauling your ass into the work week!

Matty K is at it again, aligning your soul with the boundless energy of a universal vortex of light and love.  On Matty's path to enlightenment, he has some tips for his followers ala the great Buddha...on this guided meditation Matty guides you through the ins and outs of stealing food from a coworker.  Enlightenment begins and ends with a full tummy.  Enjoy!

People are working harder and not "getting ahead". How much is Washington helping them? How much should Washington help them?  Is the game rigged or can people still work themselves up from nothing and reach the top?

Work sucks.  So call out sick.  Tell them you have diarrhea or whiplash or emotional distress;  just about anything goes.  In Germany, you can tell your boss that you're just too hungover; the government says it's fine. 

Get back to work, how else are you going to pay off all the money you spent on useless crap on Black Friday?!  On this TGIM episode, Matty K and John strategize on how to spend the least amount of money on holiday gifts and still look like the hero...Buy gift cards and use 50-70% of the value, then gift it to close family and friends - its a brilliant way to knock out holiday shopping and sav...

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...