EP 29 | Techniques to Limit Social Media | American/European Workplace Culture | Facing Unfortunate Circumstances

00:20 Dave's Weekly Check-In. Dave shares his latest technique for limiting his social media consumption02:40 Jihad's Weekly Check-In. Jihad shares his desire to expand the podcast to YouTube and beyond, which is encouraging him to learn how to video edit05:08 Biden’s student debt relief plan08:30 The importance of the stories that we tell ourselves & the placebo effect 11:45 The Huberman podcast (An example of how to hack your dopamine system for motivation.)18:30 Loss & Death spirituality encourages us to look at life as cyclical, can't have life without death19:40 Jihad asks David.. “When faced with an unfortunate circumstance how does your perspective on life allow you to navigate these situations?”25:30 In the western world we avoid death and disconnect from the “death-life cycle” and nature in general30:45 New workplace surveillance technique: A ploy recently introduced by companies to measure employee workplace productivity 38:00 We are not robots (Workplace, healthcare)40:05 America v. Europe work life balance differences43:50 America has it’s benefits (more opportunity)