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Laid-back, (hopefully) funny, and oftentimes inquisitive, Frndship Time is a weekly opportunity for Parth and Ratik to hang out with each other and explore new ideas. Each week, the boys talk to each other about their experiences and lessons they learn as they navigate this thing called life. New episodes every Friday!
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Another season comes to a close. Parth and Ratik meet up for the last time in 2022 to discuss what their plans were for the year, what they enjoyed, where they failed, and everything they learned.
Links from the episode
- Ratik's Birthday Special Episode
- Parth's First Business Trip Episode
- The Brownie Bites Show Guest Episode
- The First Date Episode
- College Advice Tier List ft. Jivansh
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If you do something for two years running, can it be called a tradition? It can, right? Welcome to the penultimate episode of season 2 of Frndship Time. As is tradition, the episode before the season finale is our listener's Q & A. We asked you all for questions a few weeks ago and received some amazing ones. Give a listen to this week's episode for our answers. We hope you enjoy! x
Links from the episode
- Noel's fantastic podcast
- Lizzy McAlpine
- The Dark Side of the Moon
- Pink Floyd's The Wall
- Coldplay's Parachutes
- Casey Neistat's Vlog
- Things That Don't Suck
- The Anthropocene Review
- Twenty Whatever
- We're Not Really Strangers
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Do you struggle to come up with gifts for your loved ones? Could you use a nicely laid out list of rules to help spark ideas for gifts for loved ones this holiday season? Well then, this episode is just what you need!
Frndship Time's gifting era continues for a second week running. This week, Ratik talks to Parth about a fantastic set of "Rules of Gifting" laid out nicely by creator and filmmaker extraordinaire Van Neistat.
Links from the episode
- Van Neistat
- Van Neistat x Colin and Samir
- Casey Neistat
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With Diwali and Christmas around the corner, Parth and Ratik talk about their approach to getting gifts for their loved ones. They talk about some of the gifts they've given to people and wrap up with the hall of fame of gifts they've received over the years. This is Frndship Time's Guide to Gifting.
We hope you enjoy the listen!
Links from the episode
- Calvin Harris
- Lizzy McAlpine
- FINNEAS
- Freaks and Geeks
- One Tree Hill
- chess.com
- The Ken
- Splainer
- Cometeer Coffee
- Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters
- Aeropress
- James Hoffman's Coffee Gift Guide
- Austin Kleon's Books
- Artemis Fowl
- Hades
- Baronfig
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Parth and Ratik talk about what they did and learnt in Q3, and what they're excited for in Q4. Grab a snack and enjoy!
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- Think of a question you’ve been wanting to ask us about the show, a particular episode or make it a complete surprise!
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We know a lot about each other - but the one fundamental thing we don't know is what a day in each other's lives looks like. Today, we find out!
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Ratik, Parth, and FT-regular Noel talk about all this premier league football this week. They share their thoughts on the PL's "top 6", talk about their own clubs, and finally end with some spicy takes while doing predictions for this season.
Lots of fun in this week's episode. We hope you enjoy! And if you're a football fan, we hope your team brings you only joy this season. ❤️
Who's Noel, you ask?
- Check out these Frndship Time episodes from last season
- Check out Noel's Website for everything else!
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Frndship Time returns with this year's version of State of The Apps. Parth and Ratik talk about the apps they love, the apps they DON'T love, and some new ones they're learning to enjoy. Thanks for listening!
Apps we mentioned
Productivity Stacks
- Things 3
- Apple Notes
- Todoist
- Evernote (don’t use this anymore pls)
- Cron
- Apple Reminders
- iOS Outlook
- Sunrise Calendar
- Linear
- Notion
Creation Apps
- Logic Pro
- Figma
- Final Cut Pro X
- ProCreate
- Blender
Misc.
- Nudge
- Cred
- Spark Mail
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Ratik reads Parth a poem about the value of small kindnesses.
Small Kindnessesby Danusha Laméris
*"I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk
down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs
to let you by. Or how strangers still say “bless you”
when someone sneezes, a leftover
from the Bubonic plague. “Don’t die,” we are saying.
And sometimes, when you spill lemons
from your grocery bag, someone else will help you
pick them up. Mostly, we don’t want to harm each other.
We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot,
and to say thank you to the person handing it. To smile
at them and for them to smile back. For the waitress
to call us honey when she sets down the bowl of clam chowder,
and for the driver in the red pick-up truck to let us pass.
We have so little of each other, now. So far
from tribe and fire. Only these brief moments of exchange.
What if they are the true dwelling of the holy, these
fleeting temples we make together when we say, “Here,
have my seat,” “Go ahead — you first,” “I like your hat.”*
Links from the episode
- James Clear’s Newsletter
- Hank and John Green’s Pod
- The Possum Experiment
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I've known Ratik for 6 years. He turns 26 this year, which means there are 20 years of Ratik's life I don't know much about. Who was he all this time? How can I get to know him better? I recruit a team of 3 all-stars to learn more about my co-host. This is Discovering Ratik Sharma - a 1-of-1 special edition episode. I hope you enjoy!
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Ratik calls Parth up after week two of his first ever business trip and Frndship Time on the road continues for a second week running!
Regularly scheduled programming returns next week! Stay tuned! Until then, we hope you all are doing good and taking care of yourselves. :)
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Ratik calls up Parth to talk about the first week of his two-week long work trip. The boys catch-up, exchange stories and talk about their feelings about growing older. So, you know, the usual really.
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Parth has yet another game for Ratik this week. He asks him: "What's the Best Money He's Spent?". The boys discuss and pick winners and give honourable mentions. A fun and chill listen this week for y'all. We hope you enjoy and play along. What's the Best Money You've Spent?
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Of all the episodes we have done, which ones have had the biggest impact on our actual day-to-day lives?
We discuss.
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This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik answer a long overdue listener question: How to start a podcast?
Broadly, there are 4 things you need to figure out in order to get started with your podcast:
- What is your podcast?
- What gear do you need?
- What tools do you need to use?
- How do you publish?
Find out more about each by listening to the episode!
Links from the episode
Gear
- Blue Snowball
Tools
- Garageband
- Audacity
- Reaper
- Logic Pro
- Adobe Audition
- Descript
Publishing
- Anchor
- Simplecast
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Just one tiny question leads to 42 mins of chatting. Is life short?
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Its Ratik's birthday month and he is feeling all the feels. He talks to his best friend Parth about all the feels he is feeling about getting older. Unlike the usual "boo-hoo" narrative around getting older, Ratik actually enjoys getting older.
On the show this week, the boys talk about everything from the evolving nature of interpersonal conversations as one grows older to debating why being "young" is considered "good" by the world at large. Is one's age a limiting factor to doing things one wants to do? Are you ever "too old" to pick up a new hobby or skill?
All this and a lot more on this week's episode. We hope you enjoy!
Links from the episode
- Without Fail x Ira Glass
- Parth’s shiny new website
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Sita Sings the Blues
- Adam Ragusea on Common Sense
- Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
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Summer is here, and vacations are happening. Parth and Ratik talk about why they feel the need for vacations, and how they help them get back into day-to-day life in full flow. All this and more, enjoy this week's episode!
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2022 is almost at its mid-point. The boys are catching up on how they've been, what video games they are playing, what they've been watching and how they're indulging in their hobbies.
Links from the episode
- How to make the best coffee by James Hoffmann
- How to Make the Perfect Coffee w/ James Hoffmann
- Monument Valley 1 & 2
- The Art of Monument Valley
- Playdead's INSIDE
- Hollow Knight
- a short hike
- Severance
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Ryan Trahan surviving on $0.01 for 30 days
Check out Parth's new website! — https://www.psaraswat.com 🎉
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This week, the boys make difficult choices. Coke or coffee? Nintendo Switch or PS5? The stress is real.
Join us!
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Ratik tells Parth about a word he has beef with: "Interesting". He's has been trying to avoid using the word to enable him to have more honest and specific conversations.
Links from the episode
- Hollow Knight
- A Short Hike
- Captain Fantastic
- Lolita
- Karunesh Talwar on The Journey of a Joke
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What time is it? Summertime!
The boys are talking all things summer!
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Ratik and Parth talk about Jeffersonian Dinners and how they can be made relevant to 21st century dinner parties. If you like hosting wholesome dinners for friends and family then this episode is a must listen for you. Enjoy!
Links from the episode
- Frndship Time x Brownie Bites Show
- Outro Music
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Ratik does not have a degree in Computer Science. He didn't 'formally' study anything to do with code. Today, he makes Android apps for a living. How did that happen?! Ratik shares his story.
Links from the episode
- Austin Evans
- iDownloadBlog
- The New Boston
- Wallsies
- Uttam
- Unbox
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Last year's guest (from #31) Vishakha is back on the show this week and this time she's brought along her friend Rajvi. Rajvi and Vishakha are two best friends that also make a podcast together. It's called the Brownie Bites Show (BBS). Sound familiar?
This week on Frndship Time, we put a spotlight on Rajvi, Vishakha, their frndship, and the Brownie Bites Show. How did they meet? What even is the Brownie Bites Show?! What do they love and hate about podcasting? Listen in to find out all the answers. We hope you enjoy!
Links from the episode
- Brownie Bites Show (BBS)
- Talking Long Distance Friendships with BBS (coming soon...)
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"Stop thinking that you’re special. The fact is, right now, you’re not special. You’re another completely inexperienced young person who doesn’t have all that much to offer yet. You can become special by working really hard for a long time."
Parth and Ratik discuss. 👀
Links from the episode
- WaitButWhy blog post
- At Some Point, You Have to Eat The Broccoli
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What do Parth and Ratik do when...
...they want to unwind after a long week?
...they feel life is getting monotonous?
...they feel confused about life?
...they want to plan a fun time for their frnds?
The second edition of the in-house 'What do you do when...?' game is here!
Enjoy the listen, friends! x
Links from the episode
- Last year's episode
- Episode 2 of Season 2
- Todoist
- True Geordie
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On this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth takes Ratik on a first date. They get to know each other from the ground up, talk about their childhoods, friends, and try out pre-prepped pick-up lines on each other.
Hilarity and nostalgia ensue.
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Do you use Notion for note taking? Or do you prefer something like Google Keep or Apple’s Notes app for your notes. Have you ever wondered why you pick one over the other?
There are of course a myriad of factors that go into choosing what software you use for work. “Speed” (of the software) tends to be one such important factor in our opinion.
Listen in on this week’s Frndship Time to know more about why we think so while we go over one of Ratik’s favourite essays on the topic of the speed of software: Fast Software, the Best Software by Craig Mod.
Links from the Episode
- Evernote
- Apple Notes
- Notion
- Technology & Delight
- The Missing Semester
- Figma
- Todoist
- Things 3
- Final Cut Pro
- Discord
- Affinity Photo
- Cron
- Outro music
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The boys answer one simple question - why do they make Frndship Time?
Links from the episode
- What makes an ideal workday?
- Release Trains
- How do you get out of a rut?
- Individual Projects vs Team Projects
- The first ever FT episode
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Ratik and Parth talk about that one thing they are completely and totally nerding out about these days.
Links from the episode
- How to fix daylight savings
- Filters for Stack Overflow
- Monument Valley
- Alto's Adventure
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Parth and Ratik talk about the rituals they have set up in their lives. What makes a good ritual? Why are rituals so damn good? Why is the 'quirk' of a ritual so important? All this and more on this week's episode of Frndship Time!
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Ratik talks to Parth about a fresh perspective of looking at ideas: the "possible by default" mindset. As we grow up and go through school and work, we’re conditioned into an "impossible by default" mindset, where the assumption about any particular difficult task is that it would be impossible, and we place the burden on ourselves to try to prove that it’s in fact possible, alongside the burden of actually doing it.
Why not flip this conditioning on its head? Why not operate on a much more ambitious assumption of things being possible by default? All of this and a lot more in this week's Frndship Time!
Links from the episode
- Ratik's Stack Overflow Question
- Meraki Foundation
- Cj Hendry mini documentary
- Learned Helplessness
- Refactoring by Martin Fowler
- Outro Music
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Ratik's brought his younger brother Jivansh on the show this week transforming Frndship Time into a special Family Time episode.
On the episode, Parth, Ratik and Jivansh look at popular college advice from everyone's favourite listicle provider: Buzzfeed. They react to the advice, share stories with each other and then finally arrange the advice into a tier list.
Lots of jokes and laughs in this week’s episode. Enjoy! :)
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Self explanatory title! The boys take a break from high effort episodes and record a super laid-back session where they talk about gaming consoles, how they have been relaxing recently, and a bunch of other tangents.
This week, it truly is friendship time :)
Links from the episode
- Astro’s Playroom
- Alexotos
- The West Wing
- Euphoria
- Sex Education
- FT Coffee episode
- FT S1 finale
- Marvelous Mrs Maisel
- Atlanta
- Bridgerton
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In this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about how they approach starting conversations with people they know and people they don't. They try to figure out if there are any shortcuts they use when doing so. The episode ends with the boys talking about a few alternatives to the famous conversational starter: "How are you?".
Links from the episode
- Season 2, Episode 2
- Last season's ep about Conversations
- Alternatives to 'How are you?' blog post
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Parth and Ratik talk about their favorite podcasts and what makes them great.
Links from the episode
- Heavyweight
- StartUp
- Food but we Digress
- The Butterfly Effect
- Public Health on Call
- Colin and Samir
- MKBHD
- Casey Neistat
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Ratik talks to Parth about one of his favourite YouTube videos, a video by Nathaniel Drew about happiness in the Netherlands.
Links from the episode
- Nathaniel's video
- ICYMI: FT S2 Trailer
- Pick Up Limes
- Radical Candor
- Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug
- The thing from Sweden: "Fika"
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Parth and Ratik talk about activities that energized or drained them throughout their week. Insights ensue, and lessons are learnt!
Links from the episode:
- Wait But Why
- Shark Tank India
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Parth and Ratik catch-up after a long break away from the show. Season 2 baby, here we go!
Links from the episode
- IKEA's ALEX Drawers
- Shark Tank India
- Rohan Joshi x Shark Tank India
- Alexotos's Twitch
- Wordle
- Wordle Is a Love Story
- Viva La Vida
- Ghost Stories
- Black Beatles
- The Brook & The Bluff
- I THINK — Tyler, The Creator
- Coastin' — Victoria Monét
- Jugnu — Badshah
- Developer Tea
- Heavyweight
- This American Life
- The Seen and the Unseen
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Ozark
- C'mon C'mon
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Frndship Time is back!
Get ready for more guests, bigger and better episodes, and most importantly - the show you know and love.
S2E1 drops February 11, 2022. New episodes every Friday.
Check out Frndship Time's brand new website!
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It's finale day! Parth and Ratik close out the inaugural season of Frndship Time by reflecting over the year gone by. The boys talk about things they've learnt over the last year. They tell each other their favourite moments from season one. Finally, they close out the episode (and season!) by sharing (some) plans for the show's future. If you're an avid listener, make sure you have tissues handy while you listen to this week's episode. It's certainly one of those ones.
Links from the episode
- Pocketcasts
- Jack Conte with Colin and Samir
- How Parth edits podcasts
- Finneas O'Connell
- Gimlet Media
- Alex Blumberg
- Individual Projects vs Team Projects
- A Conversation about Conversations
- Ira Glass
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This episode was recorded right after the FT QnA from last week. Here, Parth and Ratik ask each other 3 questions each. What would an alternate career path for you be? What are you obsessed with these days? How do you like podcasting? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!
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Welcome to the first ever Q&A episode of Frndship Time! We get some great questions about creativity, personal relationships and other fun stuff.
Special thanks to Noel, Sakshi, Sanjoli, Esha, and Rashi for sending in questions! ❤️
Links from the episode
- Ratik’s GoFundMe
- Unbox podcast
- Lessons I learnt from blogging
- Trust Your Gut TED talk
- Show Your Work
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Slightly longer catch-up section in this week's episode. If you wanna skip it and get straight into main conversation, jump to 14:44 in the recording!
This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about the delight they experience while using well-made, well thought out (tech) products. There is a lot of talk about products made by Apple. The boys talk of their experience with the Apple ecosystem and how they now understand the hype that surrounds it. That said, the conversation isn't restricted to Apple — Logitech gets a big mention, and so does a lot of podcasting gear that is used to produce Frndship Time.
Links from the episode
- Mr. Vibes, Aryan Khanna
- Processor with Dieter Bohn
- Linus Tech Tips
- Celebrating Steve
Ratik's Mechanical Keyboard
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We've all been there - all our projects feel turgid, energy levels are low, and momentum is nowhere to be found. In other words, we've all been in a rut. Today on Frndship Time, what causes ruts and how do you get out of them?
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Back in July of this year, we had Noel on the show as a guest. We thought that day we'd be the ones doing all the question-asking but Noel had other things planned...
In this bonus clip from our recording, Noel switches places with Parth and Ratik and plays a couple of rounds of What do you do when...? with them. We hope you enjoy this quick listen and that it acts as a mid-week pick-me-up for you (something we wanna do more and more with the show!).
Frndship Time with Noel
- Show Your Work! ft. Noel Woodward
- For The Love Of Podcasts ft. Noel Woodward
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People have jobs and their jobs have titles. But often what we actually do at work isn't always clear from our job titles. Things tend to be so much more nuanced when look more closely. This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik tell each other what they actually do at their respective workplaces.
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The year is slowly coming to a close and the boys are thinking about everything they want to do before 2022 rolls around. They talk about their plans, things they're looking forward to and the mindsets they're taking to the rest of the year. Enjoy!
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Ratik picks Parth's brain about his experience of being off social media for the last year. It turns out... he's been just fine.
Links from the episode
- Digital Minimalism
- It was fine article
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Welcome to part 2 of the 'Parth and Ratik introduce each other to their individual interests series'! That name was clearly not catchy enough for the title. Here's how things work: Ratik picks something he is interested in that Parth isn't into (yet), and talks to him about it, answering questions along the way. This is part 2, and Ratik is talking to Parth about mechanical keyboards. Clickety clack.
Links from the episode
- TaehaTypes
- HamajiNeo
- RamaWorks
- r/MechMarket
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Welcome to part 1 of the 'Parth and Ratik introduce each other to their individual interests series'! That name was clearly not catchy enough for the title. Here's how things work: Parth picks something he is interested in that Ratik isn't into (yet), and talks to Ratik about it, answering questions along the way. In part 2, roles are reversed!
This is part 1, and Parth is talking to Ratik about Formula 1. Vroom vroom.
Links from the episode
- Drive to Survive on Netflix
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lando Norris
- Max Verstappen
- Sebastian Vettel
- Lewis Hamilton
- F1 YouTube channel
- How logistics work for F1
- F1 Beyond The Grid podcast
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Ratik talks to Parth about one of his favorite mental models — being present or future-focused. The mental model is from Derek Sivers' famous blog post. The episode starts with a quick summary of the model, followed by a retrospective look at the qualities present and future focused people tend to exhibit. Finally, the boys talk about where they think they are on the present / future-focused sliding scale.
Links from the episode
- The Time Paradox by Phil Zimbardo
- Matt D'Avella video on flow state
- Tom Segura's Work
- James Clear
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Back to basics! Parth and Ratik discuss lessons they've learnt from recent experiences with mentoring people. Lots of reflection and talking on this one, we hope you enjoy!
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Most recommendations are made along the lines of 'If you liked that, you will surely like this'. While this is a perfectly good way to recommend things, here at Frndship Time HQ, we believe that sometimes people want to consume things based on what mood or state of life they are in. In that spirit, this episode of Frndship Time is all about contextual recommendations!
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For when you're feeling down...
Ted Lasso / Soul / Better (song)
Things from your childhood that you still enjoy...
New Girl
Some non-entertainment YouTube channels...
Veritasium / SmarterEveryDay / CharliMarieTV / Johnny Harris / Iz Harris / KRAZAM
Things to make you feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things...
The Fermi Paradox / Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
For the times when you're in an "elevated state"...
Pink Floyd / Coloratura
For when you wanna laugh your ass off...
Clueless Gamer / JusReign / Aalas Motaapa Ghabraahat
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A different, longer, more fun episode! Low conversational value, high entertainment value. This week, Parth, Ratik and Vishakha (a new guest!) go through an online 'Things to do in your 20s' list and critique each piece of advice. Fun times. Enjoy!
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It's friendship day and the boys are talking about how friendship as a concept has evolved for them as they've grown older. Lots of jokes and some feels in this one as usual. Enjoy!
Other Friendship-themed Frndship Time Episodes
- Nostalgia and missing your friends
- How to keep in touch better
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Main topic begins at 12:55 :)
What makes good conversations? What are some good conversations you've had recently? A surprisingly fun conversation about Conversations. Share your thoughts and observations about conversations with us!
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Parth and Ratik try to figure out the ingredients that make up a perfect work day for them. What does your perfect work day look and feel like?
Links from the episode
- Knives Out
- Bojack Horseman
- Tide
- Suchali's Artisan Bakehouse
- New JM Album — Sob Rock
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Happy birthday Ratik! The gang gets together to make sure he has a good birthday episode to come back to.
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Parth and Ratik talk about things in their lives that they were once skeptical of but now have completely changed their mind on. Strong opinions, loosely held?
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This week on Frndship Time, the boys are missing their friends! They talk about feeling nostalgic, why birthdays are great to catch-up with friends, Esther Day, and the importance of calling people up and letting them know when you miss them. All this and more! Enjoy!
Mentioned in the episode:
- Esther day
- This Star Won't Go Out
- Vlogbrothers
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Friends Parth, Ratik and Noel talk about podcasts. Why they love podcasts, why they make podcasts, how they make podcasts, and much more!
Links from the episode
Podcasts from the episode
- Serial Podcast
- The Seen and the Unseen
- The Chernobyl Podcast
- The Plot Against America Podcast
TV, Movies, Docs from the episode
- Kiss The Ground
- MINDHUNTER
- The Serpent
- True Detective
- One Strange Rock
- Tenet
- Industry
- Omeleto Films
- Nomadland
- Calls
- The Night Eats The World
Books from the episode
- Steal Like An Artist
- Show Your Work
- Keep Going
- The Mist
FTLO Favourites
Ratik
- Charles Sobhraj: Through the eyes of The Serpent
- Voiceovers & Soundchecks with Shagun Trisal
Parth
- For The Love Of The Sea
Noel
- Reading Cities & Their Stories
- Dynamic Domains of Antarctica
- Reviving Folk Music with Abhinav Agrawal
- Atmospheres and Soundscapes with Nishant Nagar
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Special episode this week. There is so much more friendship this week than usual. That’s because we have a guest on the show — Noel Woodward! Noel is an architect working at Studio PKA in Bombay, but a maker at heart. He is also extremely passionate about films, and has been watching, cataloguing and covering cinema for the past decade using M.A.TV.D (now: The Big Little Screen) as his vehicle to show his work. He also entered the podcasting space last year during Lockdown by launching For The Love Of — a compendium of thoughts and ideas ranging from design to music and from films to books.
This episode is part one of our conversation with Noel where we'll get to know him and his journey. We'll talk about side projects, publishing, and revisit episode #4 of Frndship Time to talk about consumption and creation. There is some something for everyone this week for sure! Enjoy frnds!
Watch out for part two of our conversation with Noel next week. That episode is going to be all about podcasting!
Links from the episode
- Noel's Must Watch Movies
- Noel's Must Watch TV Shows
- Shoah
- What is a Blackberry?
- SPA Bhopal
- M.A.TV.D. on Facebook
- Studio PKA
- Show Your Work! — Austin Kleon
- Notion
- The Code Breaker
- The Nolan Variations
- Feedly
- Binging with Babish
- Mubi
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- M.A.TV.D (Instagram)
- The Big Little Screen
- For The Love Of
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What apps do we use? Why? Why not the alternatives? What do we pay for? All this and more in today's episode of Frndship Time.
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Parth and Ratik have a brief conversation about multitasking.
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The boys catch-up after a short break from recording. They share what they've been up to with each other and how life is going. The conversation then naturally progresses to talking about the importance and power in "feeling like ourselves" in life.
Links from the episode
- Ratik's top 4 prediction
- Codenames
- Spyfall
- The coffee episode
- The Gap
- Jojo Rabbit
- Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
- You've Got Mail
- Parth's Good Morning playlist
- No Stupid Questions
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It's graduation season! Having completed a year of 'real life' after graduation, Parth speaks with Ratik and they talk about how they've changed since college. Specifically, how they approach work differently now, and how they define success these days.
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It's graduation season! Having completed a year of 'real life' after graduation, Parth speaks with Ratik and they talk about how they've changed since college. Specifically, their college friendships and approach to being collaborative rather than competitive.
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Parth and Ratik carry out a brainstorming session to come up with the next iteration of the Frndship Time website. They carry out a discovery process together to figure out what is it that they wanna build as a website for Frndship Time and how the website fits in as part of the larger Frndship Time brand. As usually, there is a healthy amount of jokes and banter along the way — so, strap in and enjoy the ride!
Links from the episode
- Nocebo Effect
- What do I do with my life?
- Why Emma Chamberlain is the New Casey Neistat
- Justin Guitar dot com
- Developer Tea
- How to approach side projects?
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The music video!
We talk about our experience covering Sparks by Coldplay and how collaborating and not overthinking each move led to a surprisingly great time.
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Parth and Ratik talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team, what they learnt about collaboration over the past 5 months, and discuss some of their favorite collabs from the world of music, YouTube, and more. Enjoy!
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Parth and Ratik write a love letter to coffee. Headphones recommended for this one. If you like the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
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Bonus episode! An excerpt from last week’s episode. Parth and Ratik talk about what they do when they don’t feel 'good enough'.
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What do Parth and Ratik do when...
...they realise they're procrastinating?
...they want to celebrate?
...they feel lonely?
...they feel overwhelmed?
...they don't feel inspired to do something?
The first edition of the in-house 'What do you do when...?' game is here! Complete with its own garbage theme tune. Enjoy!
Links from the episode
- Frndship Time episode 13
- Kurzgesagt (YouTube channel)
- Emotional First Aid (book)
- www.downloadmoreram.com
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This week's Frndship Time is a continuation of last week. Parth and Ratik talk about about constraints and how they bring forth creativity. You learn newer ways of doing things. You might not always need the best gear to make the things you wanna make!
Links from the episode
- Ratik's Volca Sample Experiment
- Outro Music
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Does gear really matter? Do you need an expensive camera to start your YouTube channel? Do you need high quality microphones from the get go to start your podcast? This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about their relationship with buying and investing in new gear. They talk about when it can be a good time to make gear upgrades and when it doesn't make sense to upgrade. They also talk about how sometimes buying new gear can just be a nice thing to do. It can make you enjoy the things you do more or even help you see newer way of doing things.
Links from the episode
- Ratik's Coffee Movie
- Easy by Mac Ayres
- Every YouTuber in 2021
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In which Parth and Ratik talk about their journeys being self taught in music, engineering, and other hobbies. There's talk about how to approach self learning things, the pros and cons of self teaching, among other tangents.
Links from the episode
- Ted Lasso
- The New Boston
- JustinGuitar
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Ratik has been feeling the itch to give YouTube a go again. Parth has a lot of thoughts. Ratik is being his own worst enemy. Parth likes a lot of Ratik's ideas. Why is YouTube so frickin' hard?
Links from the episode
- Ratik's YouTube, Parth's YouTube
- Becca "Farsace"
- The Gap by Ira Glass
- Sam Angl
- Ratik's infamous Bootloop vid
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Parth, Ratik, and the first non-K9 guest on Frndship Time, Aananya talk about their love for football, the feeling of belonging in a group of strangers, loving things and how to love them in this episode. This has been one of my favorite episodes to edit and put together from start to finish, and I only hope that you enjoy it just as much as everyone involved did.
Links from the episode
- John Green's "How to Love Things" video
- Neon - acoustic
- Advaita
- Ray Hudson commentary
Sorry, no time jumps for this one. The episode was one long conversation, and if possible, should be enjoyed as one!
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Bonus episode to the conversation from Episode 12!
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Do you have people in your life that have fundamentally shifted how you conduct yourself or how you look at the world? Conversations with these people inspire you. You're left energized when you talk to them. You learn new things whenever you interact with them.
In this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about the strange power that Good People™️ have that transforms folks around them. Strap on! This will be an emotional ride.
Not too emotional though, there is ample silliness too of course. This is Frndship Time after all!
Links from the episode
- Wait but why dot com
- The Cook and the Chef
- Outro Music — Consequences, one of Ratik's beAtZ
Timejumps
- 00:57:19 FT Derby Review...NOT
- 02:44:19 Welcome, welcome!
- 05:30:24 What kind of people transform our lives?
- 06:06:15 Importance of a Good Teacher
- 14:45:16 Good Friends & Family
- 30:31:23 Good Managers at Work
- 35:01:00 "Archetypes"
- 39:55:06 Closing
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On part 2 of the 'commitment' episode, Parth and Ratik talk about staying in a particular job for a 'longer than usual' period of time, why the guys hate the concept of conventional wisdom, and the importance of trusting your instincts.
Links from the episode
- Adam Ragusea's science video
- Seth Godin
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- 00:38:00 Introduction to job context
- 01:22:06 R's experience working for 3 years at a startup
- 02:17:18 Empirical evidence vs conventional wisdom
- 05:33:18 The cost of ramping up
- 12:45:18 Trust your instincts
- 16:19:18 Knowing your team for a while
- 20:29:18 Being influenced by the right people
- 22:49:18 Outros
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On part 1 of the 'commitment' episode, Parth and Ratik talk about why they've found it hard to commit to their hobbies and skills, why it might be a good idea to commit long-term, and how to get over the 'I feel like I've plateau-ed' problem.
Links from the episode
- 3 Mics
- Vulfpeck
- Reddit post
- Music by Blanks
- Austin Kleon
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On this exxxtra special Valentine’s Day special, Ratik picks Parth’s brain, and Parth nibbles Ratik's ears about this idea of reducing friction in the processes in our lives. Both boys are big fans of reducing friction, optimizing processes, creating templates and checklists in order to make their work and in-turn their lives easier.
This week's conversation goes in a lot of interesting, unexpected directions as well. Listen on to find out more!
Links from the episode
- 3 Mics
- Google Keep
- Functions in Programming
- Haskell
- Partial Application
- HydroHomies
- Atomic Habits
- Aeropress
- Spark Email
- Dark Patterns in UX
- Goodreads
- Letterboxd
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Is self-help a problem? At what point do you stop consuming self-help content and start doing things? Why is it fun and easier to keep watching bullet-journal and Notion videos rather than to get started on projects? Is there any value in self help at all? How is self-help similar to buying new gear?
All this and more in this week's episode of Frndship Time.
Mentioned in the episode:
- Simon Clark
- Building a Second Brain
- Outro music (made in house — a part of Parth's new music project)
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The podcast episode Parth and Ratik were on: For the love of: The Game
This week — the boys change up the pace of the show and experiment with a new format. Listen on to know why :)
Links from the episode
- FT: Episode 5
- For The Love Of
- Parth's Cornell Experience
- Emacs
- Dave 2D
- Sound of Metal
- Outro music (one of Ratik's cover songs!)
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In which Parth and Ratik go back and forth trying to determine the elements of a perfect 'relaxing' weekend. They end up with a simple trio of characteristics: contrast from your day-to-day, time to reset, and a lack of stimulus at times. All this and a lot more just in time for your weekend! Enjoy, everybody.
Mentioned in the episode:
- Weekend Wednesdays
- Building a Second Brain
- Outro music (made in house — a part of Parth's new music project)
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Parth and Ratik talk about the strange power of accountability and how accountability groups help accelerate growth and development. Ratik presents a framework to help anyone form their own accountability groups; Parth decides to call these groups: "human superpower groups".
Timejumps
- 00:00:00 Opening
- 00:48:00 Hello, Hi's
- 02:18:00 The Boys Catch-up
- 07:17:12 Setting Context
- 10:16:00 Accountability
- 13:50:12 Accountability Groups
- 19:00:12 Accountability in College
- 21:42:00 Accountabilibuddy Group Framework (AGF)
- 23:11:17 AGF: Setting Groundwork
- 27:11:06 AGF: Process & Structure
- 37:56:09 AGF: Finding Your Group
- 42:55:18 AGF: Best Practices
- 51:45:11 Closing Thoughts
- 55:29:12 Outro n' Plugs
Links from the episode
- VSCode
- Ratik's Book Club
- Queen's Gambit
- Parth's Blog
- Parth's YouTube
- Cornell
- Waterfall Software Development
- What is Scrum?
- What is Agile?
- Parth's Daily Dispatch
- A Promised Land
- Becoming
- Outro Music
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It's episode number 5! Parth brings in his thoughts about quitting on this one — do you find yourself quitting on side projects or resolutions? This might be the episode you've been waiting for. Parth and Ratik talk about their experiences about quitting on projects. Whether it is quitting in the beginning, in the middle, or towards the end of projects, they've done it all. Listen in to find out how they deal with each of those situations — and how they ensure they finish projects and follow through on their resolutions now.
Mentioned on the show
- Uttam
- Grit
- Andy Hunt
- Outro music - made in house! One of Parth's new music projects.
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We live in a time where consuming things is easier than it has ever been before. Buying books on your Kindle is a simple tap away, open your podcast app and you'll be greeted with a wide variety of shows to listen to. On-demand streaming services have given everyone access to thousands of movies from all around the world. Consumption can easily take over all of your free time if you let it go unchecked.
The flip-side to consumption is the time for creation. Creation can involve anything and everything, it doesn't have to be artistic in nature. Creation can be about generating any kind of value for your friends, family, co-workers or heck even yourself. Generating value, being useful to people around you, making things are all known to be healthy contributors to a person's overall happiness.
Consumption and Creation seem like two separate, but interlinked concepts. It is hard to create anything without first consuming things to learn or get inspired. But, as soon as you start consuming too much, the time you put into creation reduces.
How does one balance these two? Do we even need to balance them? Find out what Parth and Ratik think about the Consumption and Creation, how they've historically tried to balance the two, and what they've learned along the way in this week's Frndship Time!
Links from the episode
- Spaced Repetition
- Goodreads
- Evernote, Notion, Google Keep
- Theo Katzman
- School of Life
- Bon Appetit
- Alex, "french guy cooking"
- Parth's Blog and YouTube
- Ratik's other podcast: Unbox
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In episode 3 of Frndship Time, Parth brings in his approach to how he has been keeping in touch with people over the pandemic. Ratik jumps in with his thoughts and stories.
The boys talk about replicating real life interaction using tools, Discord, and the concept of ‘momentum’ in keeping in touch.
Links from the episode:
- Parth’s blog post about Discord and the concept of momentum
- Discord
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In this episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik explore a blog post written by a well-known software engineer Kent C. Dodds about the secret behind his productivity. The secret as it turns out is a simple perspective change.
We're already doing so much "stuff" in our lives, why not take stock of this "stuff", acknowledge it, and consider it a part of our productivity?
Links from the episode
- How am I so productive
- Egghead.io
- 3 Minutes with Kent
- Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
- Unbox
- Learning in Public
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On the first ever episode of Frndship Time, Parth proposes a new mindset he's been using to set his priorities as he graduates and starts his first job. Ratik jumps in with his thoughts and insights.
Parth's list
- Experimentation
- Personal Finance
- Social Health
- Physical Health
- Career planning
Links from the episode
- Present focused vs future focused - Derek Sivers
- Designing Your Life
- What do I do with my life?
- Cal Newport's 'So Good They Can't Ignore You'
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Laid-back, (hopefully) funny, and oftentimes inquisitive, Frndship Time is a weekly opportunity for Parth and Ratik to hang out with each other and explore new ideas. Each week, the boys talk to each other about their experiences and lessons they learn as they navigate this thing called life.
Episode 1 is live!
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