"My time on this Earth is limited. I'm not going to live forever. That can be a beautiful tool to help you  understand that you only have so much time to live in the present."

It's a shame he thinks we are "really, really insignificant." This is contrary to everything he talks about. If we are insignificant on the grand scale of things, where does that desire to do our craft  come from? Why bother? As big as the universe is, if it weren't exactly as it is, we wouldn't be here. We can't be that insignificant after all.

Dreaminess

O encanto de um piano

Com Os Olhos Fechados

Midi performance/reproduction - Commissioned by the Virginia Tech Philharmonic Orchestra in 2022.

Three Love Letters - Cinematic Suite for Orchestra

1. Umbrellas

A lot of people feel dissatisfied about how they spend their time. They often feel busy, but that busyness doesn’t add up to anything — not to fun, not to fulfillment, not to memories.

My guest, Laura Vanderkam, has spent a lot of time thinking about and studying time, and last year she decided to run an experiment to see if the insights she had gained from that study could help average people get a better handle on their time. She had 150 people try out nine different time-management rules, which were sorted into three categories: Calm the Chaos, Make Good Things Happen, and Waste Less Time. She shares these field-tested strategies from what she called the Tranquility by Tuesday project in her new book by the same name.

Today on the show, we talk about my seven favorite rules from Tranquility by Tuesday. Laura explains why you need to give yourself a bedtime, plan your week on Friday, make a “punch list” for tackling small tasks, and more. We also discuss the principle that can allow you to read a hundred books in a year.

#843: 7 Ways to Achieve Tranquility by Tuesday

The Twilight Zone is arguably one of the best and most influential shows in television history. The reason it endures, and is still being watched and talked about more than sixty years after its debut, can not only be traced to its superior storytelling and innovations in the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, but the fact that each episode is embedded with a lesson on how to grapple with life’s moral and existential dilemmas.

Here to unpack those life lessons is Mark Dawidziak, author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone. Today on the show, Mark and I discuss the parable-like morals from a selection of Twilight Zone episodes, drawn from those that are my favorites, Mark’s favorites, and simply classic. And, since Halloween is coming up, Mark and I both offer our picks for the just plain scariest episodes to watch.

#844: Life Lessons From The Twilight Zone



Courage is borne out of vulnerability, not strength. This finding of Brené Brown’s research on shame and "wholeheartedness" shook the perfectionist ground beneath her own feet. And now it’s inspiring millions to reconsider the way they live, parent, and navigate relations with members of the opposite gender.

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/brene-brown-on-vulnerability/4928

Brené Brown — Brave and Afraid at the Same Time

Glassy Blue

We live in a time of hype and self-aggrandizement. But my guest today argues that what the world needs more of are quiet professionals -- people who’s only focus is to get the job done well. His name is Rob Shaul and he’s the founder and president of Mountain Tactical Institute. We had Rob on the podcast last year to discuss his physical fitness philosophy.

Today on the show, I talk to Rob about his philosophy towards work and life that he’s laid out in a series of essays on his site about what it means to be a quiet professional. We begin by unpacking the foundational definition of a quiet professional, and then Rob walks us through the traits and attributes he thinks one must develop to embody this ideal. Rob’s ideas are refreshingly understated in a culture that puts a premium on bombast.

Get the full show notes at aom.is/quietprofessional.com

#389: What It Means to Be a Quiet Professional

Modular retro album full of vintage keys and old school melodies! With these tracks I was trying to achieve the new sound of teenage style soundtracks presented in some of the latest Netflix films. I hope you all enjoy!!

Title: Meeting Old Friend
Album: Spring Break (2019)
Composer: Borrtex
Genre: Retro, Electronic, Soundtrack

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Tags: Retro, Keys, Old School, 80s Music, Piano Ballads, Soundtrack, Music, Instrumental, Creative Commons, Meditation, Chilling, Relaxing, Inspirational, Film Music

#389: What It Means to Be a Quiet Professional

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