Expedition Life X: Recent Episodes
Adam
Adam is a guy with a few thoughts and a mic. He reads a lot and goes into many adventures, and because there are so many things he likes to talk about he wanted this podcast to be like an open ending, an organized chaos, where he will talk about multiple topics like philosophy, journals, comedy, adventures, or anything else that he feels he needs to share. Expect daily episodes and lots of fun!
What does it mean to be kind? And did we forget how to be kind? It feels so hard to create a genuine connection with anyone these days. It even feels hard to have a genuine conversation, we’re stuck with the shallow questions and short conversations.
What is more important, sleeping or eating? How we get programmed to stay stuck in the rat race and in the 9-5 job. I feel like I’m wasting my life working for someone else doing something that I don’t like. Also, what is the missing link?
Are marriages still a viable option these days? What happened to principles and values? And what the hell is going on with social media?
According to The Daily Stoic book, there are 7 clear functions of the mind. Let’s talk about them and understand how we can use this stoic philosophy in our lives. In my life I found out that embracing even just one of those wisdoms or functions creates a major paradigm shift that helps me think and act in a better way. I’m still working on adopting multiple of those stoic functions in my life, but it’s not easy! Who said that life was easy anyway?!
I believe that each one of us has a purpose, a destiny to fulfill. Most of us live and die without even knowing what our destiny is let alone fulfilling it. And I think if we don’t work everyday to achieve our purpose then we will never reach our full potential in life.
Throughout my life I didn’t struggle to say no to people, I can do it comfortably. What I struggle with the most is saying no to my negative thoughts and emotions. I tend to stay in them for a long time until I learned to do this…
I can’t tell how many times and how exponentially I transformed after I started reading. This is my story…
These are the questions that I ask myself to determine if something is within my circle of control or not and what action to take to resolve the situation.