The Upshot: Recent Episodes
Sharine M
Everything happens as a result of others’ actions, events, or decisions. The Upshot Podcast dives into the history of events that determine our current behaviours or inform our ways of thinking.
In anything we do these days, the sentences often ends with "in a pandemic". That has become our sobering reality and we all thought it life as we knew it would return to normal after the first lockdown. The gag is, we're still living in a pandemic and life is definitely not the same. How has it changed for you? Are you trying to cultivate some sort of new normalcy instead of residing in despondency? Check out what I have to say in this episode. Viktor Frankl book referenced on this episode: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe the desires of your heart have been informed by other people? That maybe your goals were not really your own but influenced by the norms of societal structures? This episodes explores the real reason behind why we want the things we want. Mimetic theory is essentially discerning between what is essential and non-essential in order to identify what is meaningful to your life.
This episode's research is inspired by Professor and entrepreneur Luke Burgis, author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Without realising it, the expectations we have for ourselves may be undermining our happiness. But who are the founders of these great expectations that plague our daily lives? Today's episode scrutinises how, without realising it, these said expectations may be undermining our happiness. Enjoy.
In our first episode we look at a different approach to living a good and wholesome life. For some people material things are what make one truly happy and for others not so much. So what contributes to a fulfilled life, find out my take in this episode.
Sorry to disappoint you but this podcast has nothing to do with the NBA. Press play and find out what I'll be unpacking in each episode.
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