A Podcast About Self Help Using Memes

Work: Being better at your job and liking it more

This is the second work episode. We’ll talk about: * Productivity * College as a necessity for a “good” job * Giving and receiving feedback

How I self care for my anxiety with memes

Memes are ways that I deal with my anxiety - these ideas or suggestions are how I help myself. Some of them are tools for identifying that what I’m feeling is anxiety. Specifically we’ll talk about: * Defining anxiety * Breaking anxiety feedback loops with easy math * Using probability to be in charge

How to make good choices - Volume 2

Today we’re going to talk about framework entries - basically ways or maxims ways to live your life by. We’ll cover: * Lao Tzu - you know this guy even if you don’t realize it * Self Interest and when to prioritize it * Mental defaults and why they matter * How to decide if you should act

Giving up: Why you should quit early, and often

On today’s episode we’re going to talk about giving up. I mean this as a synonym for conceding. We get told over and over again that winners never quit, and quitters never win, so we should never quit. While there’s value in that advice, it’s got more nuance than that. I’m going to talk about * What I mean by giving up * Why you should give up (and apologize while you do it) * Like dogs! * How concession and belief interact

Caveman Problems 2: More ways our brains work against us

This is the second episode around why even with full awareness ahead of time, our brains will try and get us to settle for sub-optimal choices.  This episode will cover: * Loss aversion * The sunk cost fallacy  * Imposter syndrome * False dichotomies