Red White & Brown

How Can Desi Americans Stand Out in an Increasingly Competitive World?

In today’s day and age, it is getting harder and harder to stand out. Traditionally, we as desi people have always put a huge premium on education, but after a certain point, does more education really help us stand out? What are the ways that we can stand out in today’s competitive world? In this episode, we discuss the ways that individuals can stand out in an increasingly competitive world. Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below. Enjoy! 01:23 – Why are Desi People so Obsessed with Education? 03:07 – [MOVIE Reference] – “Life is a race” via 3 Idiots (Compete or DIE?!) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UptwZdRtrkI&ab_channel=UltraBollywood] 07:31 – [STUDY Reference] – Is the World More Competitive Today than Ever Before? (feat. College Admissions (1995 vs. 2020: How College Admissions Has Changed Over the Past 25 Years)) [https://kdcollegeprep.com/how-college-admissions-changed-last-25-years/] 08:10 – How is “Standing Out” in Today’s World Different than “Standing Out” in the Past? 18:36 – [SCENE Reference] – Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc] – Sometimes life will hit you in the head like a ton of bricks – do not lose faith. The only way to do great work is to LOVE what you do. 26:50 – Spaced Repetition – This is one of the best ways to improve your memory and learn more about topics that are really important to you. Prerak has created a TON of videos related to this topic, and you can find them here (Anki: ALL YOU WILL EVER NEED) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saVJN5-_JDM&list=PLoRUsKSPCHAYv6OnDZQnb_TjGn6WGIpud&ab_channel=PrerakJuthani]!

How to be More Procrastinate Less, Work More and Avoid TOXIC Productivity [DESI Edition]

Last time we did a Q&A, we got far more questions than we could answer. So, to make sure we could answer a few more of them, we are doing another Q&A. The details for each of the questions and the scenes referenced in the episode can be found below! Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below, but they are usually only "click-able" when you listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts on your phone. 01:03 – Inside the mind of a master procrastinator via Tim Urban [https://youtu.be/arj7oStGLkU?t=223] – shows you how to deal with procrastination like a boss! 01:57 – How we deal with Procrastination (& Sofia’s blog post [https://sofiaetc.com/virtual-interview-meeting-must-haves/] on productivity) 06:50 – Toxic Productivity: What is it and how to manage it? 12:19 – [BOOK Reference] - Atomic Habits [https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299] (One of the BEST Productivity Books of ALL TIME, please check it out!) 13:18 – SCREW Goals and Focus on Systems Instead [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT7tQzmGRLA&t=190s] (feat. Ali Abdaal) 14:41 – What are the Factors to Consider When Picking College/Medical School? (feat. Prerak’s Video: Picking a Medical School? Here's What You Need to Consider! [https://youtu.be/arcM67c7djo]) 22:24 – What We’d Change About Our Experience in College and Medical School

How to Convince Your Desi Parents that Being a YouTuber is Even Cooler than Being a Doctor

Today, the dream job for many kids – including desi kids – is to become an Intagrammer, TikTok-er, and YouTuber. This demonstrates just how interesting the creator economy has become in our day-to-day lives. In this episode, we are going to discuss the details behind what it means to be a creator and some great creators in the desi-space. The creator economy is defined as the class of businesses built by over 50 million independent content creators, curators, and community builders including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers, plus the software and finance tools designed to help them with growth and monetization. Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: 00:40 –What is the Creator Economy? (there are more than 50 million “creators” and it’s fascinating to see how they’ve created an economy) 02:29 – [Article Reference] Kids now dream of being professional YouTubers rather than astronauts, study finds [https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/more-children-dream-of-being-youtubers-than-astronauts-lego-says.html] 04:49 – Sofia’s [https://www.instagram.com/thisgirlnamedsofia/] Creator Economy Contributions and Prerak’s [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79thEpQhGaazdjufC_p1SA/videos] Creator Economy Contributions 07:20 – Misconceptions Individuals Have Regarding the Creator Economy 14:18 – Challenges of Being a Creator on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube 17:50 – Prerak and Sofia Gossiping about FAKE Creators

Why is the “GO, GO, GO” Mentality so Prevalent in Desi Culture (& What We Can Do About It)

Do you ever wonder why our parents often are so averse to us taking “time off” to figure stuff out? Is this a prevalent theme among all desi parents, and if so, what does this say about our culture? If you want to join our next Q/A discussion, please drop us a follow at @redwhitebrownpod. Also feel free to connect with both of us on Instagram: Sofia (@thisgirlnamedSofia) and Prerak (@prerakcity). Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below, but they are usually only "click-able" when you listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts on your phone. 02:56 – [SCENE Reference] Gully Boy Scene about How Harvard Literally Waits for NO ONE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwJ1dl03koM] (feat. Ranveer Singh

How to Adult as Desi Americans

It seems like the older we get, the more we turn into our parents. We’ve been seeing that a lot in ourselves lately and we wanted to use this as a chance to talk about “adulting.” We chat about what it is, how it works, and how we can (slowly) get better at it! Relevant Memes and Bollywood Scenes: NOTE: We've hyperlinked the memes referenced in the show below, but they are usually only "click-able" when you listen to the podcast via Apple podcasts on your phone. 01:30 - Progressive Commercial 03:03 - Adulting Definition 1 [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Adulting]: This is a really fun definition to get the conversation started! To carry out one or more of the duties and responsibilities expected of fully developed individuals (paying off that credit card debt, settling beef without blasting social media, etc). Exclusively used by those who adult less than 50% of the time