caring too much at work, chatting with AI at midnight, and dreaming of somewhere sunny (with Eren)

caring too much at work, chatting with AI at midnight, and dreaming of somewhere sunny (with Eren)

this week i have with me Eren, a dear friend, an art director, ex-architect and self-described 8.5 out of 10 harsh self-critic. we talk about what happens when you care too much at work and why we tend to that. about hiding your emotions in corporate spaces. about AI being a productivity tool, a sounding board, and maybe a little too agreeable. and about what it means to keep moving through jobs, cities, and interests without ever really having a plan. also: devil wears prada 2, the sandwich feedback method, and what you'd do with your time if money stopped mattering. no conclusions. no advice. just two people who overthink everything and have a bit of fun.

i am the brand, not the company i work for (with Lena)

Lena moved to Berlin, built a career in recruitment, worked at companies with big names, became a founder, got burned out twice, and somehow never stopped believing in herself. in this episode, we talk about building a name that's yours - not borrowed from a logo, the reality of hiring behind the scenes, and what happens when you stop waiting for permission to create opportunities for yourself. we also talk about fear, visas, burnout, career pivots, and why the most powerful shift might be realizing that you are the brand - not the company you work for. if you've ever wondered whether you're building your own path or just borrowing someone else's, this episode is for you.

giving up on purpose, why your latest failure is the biggest (with Taylan)

what if giving up was actually the right call? in this episode, i sit down with my friend Taylan to talk about failure and not the inspirational kind, but the kind that physically knocks you down. Taylan opens up about having to move back to Turkey after his visa fell through and the moment he realized he'd been pushing way past the point he should have stopped. we also get into identity and what happens to your sense of self when a chapter closes, why we romanticize "having it all figured out," and why your latest failure always feels like the biggest one. if you've ever stayed too long in something that wasn't working, or felt your body giving up before your mind did, this one's for you.

how do you trust life?

solo episode about the one question that's been sitting on my mind for two weeks: how do you trust life when you can't control any of it? no guests, no answers, just me, you and the microphone. don't overthink it is a podcast about creative people, their stories, their process, and what really goes on behind the scenes. new episodes every two weeks. follow me on instagram and tiktok . and if you're already here, you probably know where to find me. see you in the next one.

what it takes to build something from scratch (with Linh, In/Rotation Berlin)

Linh left her corporate design job, took a sabbatical, and started her secondhand store in berlin. now she runs three. Linh is the founder of In/Rotation, Berlin's only buy sell trade store. we talked about starting from scratch, moving locations way too many times, surviving berlin winters as a small business owner, and what it actually feels like to build something that's fully yours. turns out leaving corporate was the easy part. p.s: if you need a star piece for your wardrobe, you should definitely visit one of the locations of In/Rotation in berlin⭐️