Would you rather be naive and wholesome, or jaded and hopeless? Long-distance co-hosts Rhea and Shivani are back on Peas in a Pod to explore why they’ve been feeling more cynical of late. They discuss qualities they’re not proud of, like people-pleasing and giving in to the pressures of productivity (1:50). In this prelude to Season 2, Rhea and Shivani also talk about their love for windows and handmade neighborhood signs (10:00), and how to mitigate the dissatisfaction of desk-riddled work-life with creativity-fuelling walks. WARNING: Contains spoilers from Ted Lasso (17:00).

Show notes:

• Don’t Underestimate the Power of Silence, Vijay Eswaran, Harvard Business Review
• Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk, Deborah Grayson Riegel, Harvard Business Review
• You Are Doing Something Important When You Aren’t Doing Anything, Bonnie Tsui, The New York Times
• The Art of Looking Around with Sameer Kulavoor, Marine Lines with Raghu Karnad
• What It Means To Be Kind In A Cruel World, George Saunders on the Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times
• Shivani’s 100 Vital Signs project

This podcast is produced by Rhea, a podcast producer and writer currently based in Mumbai; and Shivani, a cultural strategist and writer in New York City. The official soundtrack was composed by Surel Ingale, and the episode was mixed and mastered by Diveakssh Schae.

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