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Direction and Space
Money is an essential part of society.
For some, our whole existence revolves around it.
For others, it is a means to an end.
How many of us actually understand what money is, what it represents or what properties it should have?
Join us as we begin our journey in answering these question, starting with the root of money.
Accompanying Written Piece: https://medium.com/@smilevskistephen/money-part-1-the-root-of-money-3fa5d72cfe6b
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Kush Mody - Creature Comforts (feat. Nate Mondschein and Garth Taylor)
End Quote:
Nothing's more expensive than experience - Tonedeff (from Tonedeff - Hunter)
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:50 - VALUE
00:06:22 - Value and Tangibility
00:10:45 - Common Human Valuation
00:17:50 - Takeaway (Value)
00:18:40 - ASSETS
00:23:38 - Goods
00:26:19 - Services
00:27:57 - Takeaway (Assets)
00:28:56 - Reflection on Direction
00:30:01 - EXCESS
00:34:30 - Excess Leads to Lower Valuation
00:39:09 - Lower Valuation Leads to Trade
00:41:51 - We All Have Excess
00:43:57 - Takeaway (Excess)
00:44:32 - ECONOMY
00:50:01 - TRADE
00:52:08 - Trade is Ideally Positive-Sum
00:55:51 - Skills Are Important Assets
00:58:27 - Bad Trades
01:05:31 - Takeaway (Trade)
01:06:00 - Methods of Trade (Preview)
01:07:54 - Summary of Discussion
01:09:56 - Outro
We tried something a little bit different this episode, both presenting topics that the other was unaware of; resulting in an on the fly "unplanned" discussion.
Join us as we explore the topics of Leadership and Virtual Reality.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
¡MAYDAY! x MURS - Here
End Quote:
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time - T. S. Elliot
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:54 - Leadership
00:05:10 - Leaders and Common Resources
00:09:08 - Leaders and Animals
00:16:57 - Costs of Leadership
00:22:33 - A Leaders Sacrifice
00:30:35 - Costs of Leadership Revisited
00:36:10 - Misunderstandings
00:40:11 - Present Day Leaders
00:42:14 - Answering the Initial Question (Partially)
00:49:37 - Virtual Reality (VR)
00:51:38 - Value of Virtual Reality
00:57:23 - Benefits of Recreating Reality
01:01:04 - Simulation vs Reality
01:04:37 - Abstract Applications for VR
01:11:42 - Going Beyond Recreating Reality
01:21:14 - Final Thoughts on VR
01:22:08 - Outro
We live in one of the most peaceful periods in history; why then do we still experience fear?
Join us as we explore what fear is, how it effects us, and how we can master it.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Saba - Fearmonger
End Quote:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others - Marianne Williamson
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Defining Fear
00:01:41 - Origins of Fear (Nature)
00:06:20 - Origins of Fear (Nurture)
00:13:04 - Source of Fear
00:15:30 - Fear Takes Control
00:20:32 - All Revved Up With No Place to Go
00:23:33 - Conquering Fear Through Exposure
00:27:31 - Mastering Fear
00:32:06 - Fearmongering
00:40:51 - A Mechanism of Manipulation
00:45:50 - Talking Off Topic (Reflecting on Retail)
00:49:49 - Detecting Fear
00:56:38 - Tips for Managing Fear
01:03:37 - Outro
We tend to divide ourselves into generations, but do we ever consider what the role of each generation is?
In this episode we share our thoughts on the role each generation should play in human evolution.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Macklemore - Growing Up (feat. Ed Sheeran)
End Quote:
If I have seen further than other men, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants - Sir Isaac Newton
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:22 - Catalyst for Conversation
00:02:25 - Parenting Purpose Process
00:06:46 - Living Forever
00:12:42 - Biological Drive and the Human Niche
00:18:19 - Passing Down Knowledge
00:26:28 - Levels of Awareness
00:32:19 - Knowledge and Evolving Environments
00:37:40 - Getting Up to Speed
00:41:41 - Lost Foundational Knowledge
00:47:52 - Abundance
00:51:27 - Waste (or Ineffective Use)
00:55:24 - Roles Through the Ages
01:00:16 - Outro
Throughout life we experience many forms of pain, but how much do we think about what that pain is doing for us?
Join us as we reflect on the nature of pain and discuss how it benefits us.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Tonedeff - Control
End Quote:
All of our knowledge grows only through the correcting of our mistakes - Karl Popper
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Defining Pain
00:05:00 - Pleasure/Pain Scale
00:08:47 - Differences Between Discomfort and Pain
00:13:09 - Pain in Losing Loved Ones
00:17:24 - Mental Anguish Turning into Pain
00:22:44 - Refocusing Using Pain
00:29:24 - Blurring Discomfort and Pain
00:35:35 - Benefits of Pain (Part 1)
00:39:22 - Feel the Pain
00:47:50 - Benefits of Pain (Part 2)
00:53:47 - Pain Hurts and Heals
00:56:04 - Benefits of Pain (Part 3)
00:58:28 - Dealing with Discomfort
01:07:43 - A Bit of Unsolicited Advice
01:08:50 - Do Machines Feel Pain
01:12:15 - Outro
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Language is how we communicate; but do we actually understand each other?
In this episode we look at many aspects of language and the dangers we may face in meddling with it.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Lupe Fiasco - Bitch Bad
End Quote:
You can't get wet from the word water - Alan Watts
Links:
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCYtKbt0mDyO4vntdh_Etw
Odysee - https://odysee.com/@directionandspace
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6h3hAfYYdQOOAPgmMlwfiw?si=9c141941fa1240b5
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/directionandspace
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/directionandspace
Minds - https://www.minds.com/directionandspace
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Purpose of Language
00:05:18 - Impact of Changing Definitions
00:12:22 - Human Language Consensus
00:15:03 - Impact of Rapid Changes
00:18:21 - Language and Law
00:23:18 - Energy Cost of Change
00:29:16 - An Approach to Updating Language
00:39:40 - Emotional Ties to Language
00:43:24 - Understanding Misunderstandings
00:47:20 - How We Learn Words
00:52:31 - Our Approach to Language
00:59:06 - Outro
In any system decision making can occur either locally or globally, where do we prefer it for us?
Join us as we share our thoughts about where decision making currently occurs and where we think it should.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Ces Cru - Slave
End Quote:
Sovereign is he who decides on the exception - Carl Schmitt
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:22 - Defining Governance
00:07:23 - Defining Local and Global
00:13:36 - Focusing on Humans
00:19:44 - Steps of Governance (Objective and Approach)
00:26:24 - Tangent (Ecological Sustainability)
00:34:10 - Appreciate Everything by Needing Nothing
00:38:26 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
00:41:05 - State of Governance
00:52:51 - Approach to Global Governance
01:03:49 - A System for Global Control
01:08:21 - Where Global Bests Local
01:16:40 - Final Thoughts
01:19:10 - Outro
The majority of us go through the school system, but do we know what it is actually doing for us?
In this episode we reflect on the current school system and discuss how we think it could be improved.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Tech N9ne - Public School feat. Krizz Kaliko
End Quote:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand - Albert Einstein
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Scope
00:02:12 - Current Objective of School
00:08:23 - Assessments
00:14:47 - School Over Time
00:23:24 - Thought Process for School's Objective
00:31:46 - New Objective of School
00:37:44 - Why Self Mastery
00:42:13 - Structure of a School Day
00:46:46 - Communication is Everything
00:50:48 - Holistic Learning
00:56:49 - Approach to Teaching
01:03:45 - Self Mastery (Emotional Regulation)
01:13:11 - Self Mastery (Perspective Switching)
01:17:27 - Final Thoughts
01:19:31 - Outro
We benefit from being both open and closed minded at times, but do we know when each is most useful?
In this discussion we explore the differences between being open and closed minded and when it is most appropriate to be one over the other.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Witt Lowry - Dreaming With Our Eyes Open
End Quote:
Strong opinions, weakly held - Paul Saffro
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:02 - Exploring an Open Mind
00:13:28 - Value of Closed Mind
00:19:32 - Addiction and Habits
00:23:55 - Faith
00:33:13 - Balance
00:43:11 - Mindset in Research
00:53:24 - Utilising Open and Closed Mind
01:01:48 - Outro
Algorithms are widely used throughout the analogue and digital world, but how well do we understand them?
Join us as we explore what algorithms are and how we use them.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Childish Gambino - Algorhythm
End Quote:
Get the structure right, and the function will follow - Linus Pauling
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - What is an Algorithm
00:11:21 - Algorithms in Code
00:16:08 - Mutable Algorithms
00:19:03 - Search Algorithms
00:31:03 - Outcome of Algorithms
00:39:26 - Scale and Consensus
00:48:10 - Determinism
00:58:01 - Summing Up
01:00:00 - Outro
After getting familiar with the landscape of dating apps we thought it would be fun to brainstorm an effective relationship app; how viable could our idea be?
Join us as we discuss how we would approach developing a relationship app.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer for Love (feat. Cher)
End Quote:
The brain thinks, but the heart knows - Joe Dispenza
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:19 - Objective
00:11:11 - Design Principles
00:19:34 - Business Model
00:27:13 - Value Beyond Money
00:31:39 - Design Approach
00:47:33 - Catering for All Types
01:00:12 - Summarising
01:07:00 - Outro
Technology is all around us, but how often to we stop and think about the impact of living in a technological world?
In this episode we take a look at the role technology does and should play in our lives.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Watsky - Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 1
End Quote:
It's tragic that we yawn, we got every gadget but don't care theres magic in our palm - Watsky (from the song "Watsky - Tiny Glowing Screens, Pt. 1")
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:21 - Defining Technology
00:09:12 - What Tech Should Do For Us
00:19:02 - Surviving in the Past
00:26:00 - Effects of Controlling Temperature
00:30:30 - What Tech Should Do For Us (Revisited)
00:35:19 - What Tech is Actually Doing to Us
00:38:04 - A "Brief" Tangent on Multitasking
00:46:27 - Lost Skills
01:00:50 - The Tech World
01:07:26 - Outro
Dating apps play a big role in helping people connect, but are they actually designed to keep them together?
Join us as we explore the landscape of dating apps by discussing Stephen's experience with them.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
End Quote:
Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:34 - Social Media Style Apps
00:10:46 - Filling Out Profile
00:15:42 - The Matching Process
00:32:27 - Swipe Style Apps
00:44:21 - Stephen's Approach
00:47:54 - Business Perspective
01:04:05 - Final Thoughts
01:09:19 - Outro
The term misinformation is thrown around a lot these days, but what does it actually mean?
And how does it impact our collective understanding about the nature of reality?
Join us as we explore the nature of facts and our relationship with them.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Ces Cru - Purge
End Quote:
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it. - Karl R. Popper
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - Impact of Inaccurate Facts
00:06:34 - Defining Terms
00:13:07 - Lying
00:17:22 - Belief | Opinion | Feeling
00:18:44 - Function of Facts
00:22:42 - Intuition
00:26:44 - Truth | Fact | Reality
00:38:15 - Ultimate Knowledge
00:40:59 - Misinformation
00:55:44 - Dangers of Equating Consensus with Reality
01:02:15 - Quick Fire Thoughts
01:08:00 - Outro
We often meet many diverse characters when taking public transport. It may seem like we have little in common, but is that really the case?
This week we explore the messages and themes in Hilltop Hoods song, Stopping All Stations.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Joyner Lucas - Keep It 100
End Quote:
The only thing that keeps us separate is six degrees - Prozak (from the song, "It's Too Late Now" by Prozak)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:23 - Background
00:06:56 - First Verse (Old Man)
00:12:26 - Second Verse (Woman)
00:26:31 - Third Verse (Young Man)
00:33:14 - Story Ending (Original)
00:37:26 - Chorus
00:43:25 - Returning to the Old Man
00:47:10 - Comparing Versions
01:01:50 - Last Stop
If nothing is guaranteed, and everything is possible, how then do we make good decisions?
Ever met someone who seems like they know what they are doing, only to realise they were making it up all along?
This week we explore a few ways to think about Confidence.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion:
Shakka - Strength of an Ox
End Quote:
Argue as if you were right, but listen as if you were wrong - Bob Sutton
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:53 - Confidence (Likelihood)
00:35:44 - Confidence (Competence)
00:48:00 - Spotting False Confidence
01:01:33 - Outro
Ever seen an adult make a bad decision and thought to yourself, they should know better?
Should they?
In this episode we explore what being an adult actually means.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Joyner Lucas - Just Like You
End Quote: Treat them all the same by treating them differently - Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:19 - What is an Adult
00:10:24 - Adult Allowances
00:29:16 - Adult Traits
00:57:09 - What to do with Adults
01:02:40 - Outro
Mick and Stephen continue their discussion about how they would approach rebooting society, focusing on our Esteem needs. They also briefly touch on what it means to be self-actualized.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Wrekonize - Float
End Quote: Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you really need to do, in order to have what you want. - Margaret Young
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Recap
00:03:17 - Esteem
00:49:26 - Self-Actualization
01:01:14 - Final Thoughts
01:03:09 - Outro
Mick and Stephen continue their discussion about how they would approach rebooting society, focusing on our needs of Love and Belonging.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Theory Hazit - Find Me (feat. B. Reith)
End Quote: If the goal is authenticity and they don't like me, I'm okay. If the goal is being liked and they don't like me, I'm in trouble - Brené Brown
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - Recap
00:03:29 - Physical Needs vs Psychological Needs
00:07:19 - Love
00:42:43 - Belonging
01:12:21 - Outro
Mick and Stephen continue their discussion about how they would approach rebooting society, focusing on our Safety and Security needs.
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Hopsin - Fly
End Quote: Nobody can hurt me without my permission - Mahatma Gandhi
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Recap of Part 1
00:02:55 - Recap of Part 2
00:07:45 - Transitioning from Level One to Level Two
00:09:04 - Safety
00:38:12 - Security
01:02:14 - Outro
Mick and Stephen continue their discussion on the topic of rebooting society, concentrating on human physiological needs.
Note: The start of this podcast is a bit slow. It starts to get going at about "00:07:51 - Approach (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)".
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Watsky - Cardboard Castles
End Quote: The only constant in life is change - Heraclitus
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:44 - Recap of Part 1
00:07:51 - Approach (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
00:10:50 - Survival Rule of Threes
00:11:31 - Air (3 minutes)
00:27:22 - Shelter (3 hours)
00:50:13 - A Brief Moment of Housekeeping
00:54:06 - Water (3 days)
01:06:09 - Food (3 weeks)
01:25:34 - Final Thoughts
01:28:22 - Outro
In this episode Mick and Stephen imagine a world where all digital data has been wiped. A golden opportunity to restructure society. How would we go about it?
Stephen's Supplemental Song Suggestion: Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is, 2Pac - Changes
End Quote: Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. - E.F. Schumacher
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Setting the Scene
00:07:13 - Mission Statement
00:23:20 - Societies Foundation (Principles)
00:34:05 - Transparency & Honesty
00:44:00 - Agency
00:47:40 - Accountability
00:49:36 - Compassion
00:57:47 - Brief Intro to Practical Implementation
00:59:20 - Setting a New Direction
01:01:49 - Outro