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Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Choices

Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Choices

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A podcast to share humans' under-told stories and to help inspire others to make choices towards their dreams starting TODAY! (not tomorrow) Hosted by Vamsi.Creative Commons License - Use It As You Like! Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • Exploring Human Potential: An Inspiring Conversation with a 15-Year-Old Visionary |
    Apr 7 2023

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    Episode 15 of Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Choices. 

    TIMESTAMPS: 

    00:00:00 - Upcoming (Original From 1:38:00) 
    00:00:40 - Harrison's Thoughts on Highschool
    00:01:46 - Have you ever been in a fight?
    00:02:09 - What are your future plans?
    00:02:41 - Do you have any role models?
    00:04:16 - What where some key concepts Virkaiyu (LoL Coach) covered?
    00:07:08 - Riot's Lead Balance Designer, Phroxzon
    00:08:49 - Innovating in League of Legends
    00:11:58 - Would you ever want to get in the professional side of league?
    00:17:26 - What level do you play at
    00:18:07 - What got you into league
    00:21:41 - Pursuing Greatness by Choosing What you Like
    00:22:44 - What Personality type are you?
    00:28:43 - Mental illness
    00:33:11 - How does it feel to play a musical instrument
    00:35:12 - In the orchestra what role do you play?
    00:35:59 - Do you get solo pieces?
    00:36:36 - How do you feel when your playing the viola in home
    00:38:07 - Do you ever do things while playing the viola that surprise you?
    00:39:00 - Learning Fewer Things at Once
    00:40:54 - Vamsi's Shakuhachi (Japanese flute) 
    00:43:59 - Did you have any barriers to overcome to play an instrument?
    00:46:12 - Can you play us something on the viola?
    00:54:44 - Gardening club
    00:55:49 - Soccer
    00:57:04 - Linguistics
    00:59:17 - Some Languages with Two Kinds of Envy
    00:59:54 - Show & Tell for our Instruments
    01:02:25 - Back to Languages - Harrison Learning Mandarin
    01:03:00 - Asking for Help, People liking to Teach and Help
    01:03:31 - Asking too many questions in school
    01:04:29 - Emtest childhood
    01:05:16 - Its about being corrected
    01:05:42 - The episode with Holliander - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBhqDRJf9o
    01:06:32 - Religion and spirituality
    01:07:06 - Tell us about the Jewish faith
    01:08:45 - Atheism
    01:13:21 - Harrison writing a story about Goblin culture from Warhammer 40K
    01:22:21 - Cycle of problems
    01:23:10 - Chess
    01:24:37 - 1v1 me bro
    01:38:38 - Harrison on, "How do I Live a Good Life?"
    01:40:35 - Outro

    #teenager #selfimprovement #selfhelp #podcast #philosophy #mentalhealth #passion #ambition 

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Cultivating Passion & Lifelong Learning with Stephanie
    Mar 31 2023

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    Episode 15 of Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Choices. 


    ▼ Timestamps ▼
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    01:04 Intro
    03:14 Is Carter (Her son) the technical genius in their Family?
    05:08 Twins
    10:14 Stephanie's Work as a Writer and Speaker 
    11:02 About the Right minded women community during COVID Lockdowns?
    12:27 How would you tie good American values and parenting?
    13:37 What happens when your children disagree and think they know better than you?
    15:24 Children are not stupid.
    18:35 Being a contrarian
    19:23 Being an agreeable person
    23:22 Innovation
    26:14 Family Trips + Practical Philanthropy 
    27:31 Interacting with people while travelling + Host Families 
    28:25 Staying in Touch with Friends made on Travel
    31:30 Podcast's impact and how Vamsi finds guests.
    33:36 The truth always makes things better.
    36:26 How Stephanie Solved the problem of Unintentionally Leading Boys On
    39:15 Radical Candor 
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29939161-radical-candor
    41:49 How Stephanie grew more Honest even when Difficult
    44:59 Out of your 5 kids which one do you think is the oldest soul?
    46:33 David the Sage
    49:33 Introverts and how fascinating they are.
    51:28 Vamsi finding his calling.
    52:42 Vamsi likes Southern Women's ideas. (Small sample size) 
    56:48 Vamsi's Podcast Format (there is no format #bruh )
    58:20 The Impact of the Podcast
    1:00:16 Courage
    1:04:45 What Advice would you give someone that wants to live a meaningful, fulfilled life without regrets, but they don't know how to get started?

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Pursuing Passion with Krishna
    Mar 25 2023

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    Episode 13


    ▼ Timestamps ▼
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    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:13 - What Brought Krishna to San Diego
    00:01:57 - Creativity
    00:03:48 - Valuing What You Make
    00:04:29 - Following Your Creativity & Curiosity
    00:04:46 - Sampling vs. Remixing
    00:06:15 - How Krishna Discovered Hip Hop/Rap Through Sampling
    00:08:18 - Biotech Being Interesting, but Later in Life, Maybe 30s
    00:08:45 - Success and Innovation from Interdisciplinary Mastery and Cross-over
    00:09:17 - Finding One's Calling
    00:09:38 - Time being Precious & Living Without Regrets
    00:09:51 - Krishna's First Time Playing Music and Regret
    00:10:40 - Pursuing One's Genuine Passions/Curiosity/Intrinsic Joy
    00:11:42 - Krishna's Music Tastes
    00:11:53 - Letting Other People Decide What his Music is
    00:12:26 - Krishna's Process for Unique Music & Open to his Creativity
    00:13:34 - Suppressing Self-Creativity = Done Learning
    00:14:07 - How Music Evolves & How Musicians Must Evolve
    00:14:31 - How Krishna discovered Sampling and Hip Hop
    00:15:26 - Others Could Relate to Your Creative Work in the Future
    00:15:50 - Innovation Being Spurred by a Lack of Resources
    00:17:00 - How to Retain Self-Discover Over Time?
    00:17:23 - How Krishna Learnt to Value Rest to be More Creative
    00:18:13 - The Downsides of the Rat Race Mentality
    00:18:30 - How to Relate to Other People and Learn About Oneself To Create Better Art
    00:19:24 - His Eventual Plan to Spend a Few Years in India for Creativity
    00:20:35 - How Much of Your Wanderlust Comes from your Older Sister's Love for Travel?
    00:20:52 - How His Sister Made it Easier for him to Travel
    00:21:26 - How His Older Sister's Experience Doing an Exchange Program Inspired Him
    00:21:46 - His Plan to Switch Career Paths Went Perfectly
    00:23:12 - Krishna Values Independence and Can't Imagine Going Back to Co-Dependence
    00:24:11 - Preferring Living with Others Rather Than Alone
    00:24:35 - Being the Master of Your Own Day
    00:25:18 - Redefining Happiness and Success
    00:26:27 - Chasing Security is a Trap
    00:28:00 - Find What You Can Do For the Rest of Your Life
    00:28:20 - You Don't Need Anyone's Permission to Succeed
    00:29:48 - The Challenge of Handling Social Pressure
    00:30:34 - Krishna Doesn't Want to Live His Life Pandering to a Resume
    00:31:13 - You Don't Need a Resume
    00:33:18 - The Value of Obsession & Reframing Certainty of Success
    00:35:12 - Intrinsic Joy + Impact = Lifetime Success Inevitability
    00:35:56 - Creativity Surprising Yourself
    00:36:47 - Ayn Rand Quote about Independence
    00:37:04 - Krishna's Battle with his Parents for Independence
    00:37:22 - Krishna Wants to be Able to Make His Own Mistakes
    00:38:27 - Living Without Regrets - Holliander's Story
    00:39:33 - Being more Worried About Missing Opportunities Than Of Making Mistakes
    00:39:52 - Inspiring Others by Pursuing One's Passions
    00:40:40 - Stepping Through the Looking Glass of Discovering One's Passion
    00:41:13 - Redefining Responsibility and Sustainability
    00:41:29 - Do you Take Breaks to Exert more Effort, or Do you Exert Effort to Take More Breaks?
    Elliot Temple's Original Blog Post: https://fallibleideas.com/persistence
    00:42:19 - Live to Do & Create
    00:42:29 - Krishna's Story of Loving Working Late For 2 Weeks
    00:45:17 - Intuitively Knowing When You've Earned Rest
    00:45:37 - Rest Inspires Creativity
    00:46:57 - Shaping Obsession
    00:47:43 - Krishna Discovering his Passion
    00:48:06 - Why Krishna Hates the Word Hobby
    00:49:30 - Story of Krishna Discovering Music 2 Years Ago
    00:51:20 - Find Something Intrinsically Enjoyable to You
    00:52:27 - On Not Suppressing Obsession
    00:54:51 - Value of Consistency and Routine
    00:56:45 - Self-Discovery Through Creative Exploration
    00:58:15 - A Creative Trick Krishna Found with Naps
    01:02:04 - Krishna's Advice for Younger People to Pursue What They Want in Life
    01:08:52 - Outro Music

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