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The Philosophical Mindset

by DecafQuest

Hi, I'm Mahmoud Rasmi, host of The Philosophical Mindset podcast.I think a philosophical mindset helps us ask better questions, move through uncertainty with ease, and explore life's tensions by shifting perspectives. Philosophical exercise is an ongoing process. It’s an activity we engage in, not just an end goal. The challenge is finding balance between extremes and contradictions.Therein lies the quest. A laidback, not-too-serious, not-too-flippant exploration at the intersection of philosophy, culture, business.

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  1. The Philosophical Mindset #2 | Jordan B. Goldstein

    Cross-posted with Jordan B. Goldstein’s podcast The Athletic Philosopher: A Chat with Jordan B. Goldstein on Virtues and the Philosophical Mindset in Sports. Jordan B. Goldstein holds a Ph.D. in Sports History and has over seven years of experience teaching sports philosophy, sociology, and...

  2. Sports, Virtues, & the Philosophical Mindset | Jordan B. Goldstein

    A chat with Jordan B. Goldstein on virtues and the philosophical mindset in sports.Jordan B. Goldstein holds a Ph.D. in Sports History and has over seven years of experience teaching sports philosophy, sociology, and history. After leaving academia, he founded Phya Academy, a coaching and...

  3. Rise of the Reader | Nick Hutchison

    Bio: Nick Hutchison is the visionary force behind BookThinkers, a thriving 7-figure marketing agency bridging authors and readers. In just over 7 years, he has cultivated a platform reaching over 1,000,000 people monthly and hosts the top 2% global podcast, "BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books,"...

  4. Philosophy in the Marketplace | Johannes A. Niederhauser

    Bio: Johannes is founder and leader of the Halkyon Thinkers Guild. The Guild invites all those who seek along the path towards new realms of thought. Find Johannes: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohannesAchill Website: https://www.halkyonguild.org/ YouTube: @JohannesNiederhauser Relevant links:...

  5. Building a Portfolio of Small Bets | Daniel Vassallo

    Bio: Daniel Vassallo is bad for the economy. His main business plan is to avoid returning to work from an office. Ever since he quit his cushy job at Amazon (sometime around 2018), he has dabbled in so many things and launched several products, including an AWS ebook, an online course on how to...

  6. Unamuno's Spain: An Intellectual Landscape | Leslie J. Harkema

    Bio: Leslie J. Harkema is Associate Professor of Spanish and director of the Division of Spanish and Portuguese in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Baylor University. She is the author of Spanish Modernism and the Poetics of Youth: From Miguel de Unamuno to La Joven Literatura...

  7. Navigating the Corporate World: An Existential Journey | Megan Preston Meyer

    Bio: Like Currant, Megan has an MBA. She spent more than 10 years working in supply chain and analytics; now she focuses on the stories that data doesn’t tell. She's the creator of the Supply Jane & Fifo Adventures, picture books that teach supply chain and operations management concepts to kids,...

  8. Philosophy in the Marketplace | Gregory Sadler

    Bio: After a career as a fairly traditional academic teaching and publishing in Philosophy, Religious Studies, Literature, and Critical Thinking, Gregory Sadler transitioned into entrepreneurial, public, and client-focused work. After completing APPA certification in 2014, he has engaged in...

  9. The Power of the 2-Hour Cocktail Party | Nick Gray

    Bio: Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and best-selling author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick is the author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by...

  10. Building Assets on the Internet | Louis Pereira

    Bio: Louis Pereira lives a dual life. During the day, he works with his family to run a traditional, offline first business in Goa, India. At night, he's a creator on the internet where he builds web apps and publishes the occasional article. Currently, he's tinkering around with AI (as is pretty...

  11. What Is Illusionism? | Keith Frankish

    Bio: Keith Frankish is Honorary Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, UK, Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, UK, and Adjunct Professor with the Brain and Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete, Greece. He is the author of Mind...

  12. Digital Entrepreneurship | Jordan O'Connor

    Bio: Jordan O'Connor is an engineer by trade and a self-taught digital marketer. He is founder of Closet Tools, a Poshmark automation tool. He builds intuitive and performant products, provides SEO services and courses, and shares his ideas and thoughts through his blog and Twitter to help &...

  13. Building a Portfolio of Side Hustles | Hassan Osman

    Bio: Hassan Osman is a creator on the side. His full-time job is as a Senior Vice President at NWN Carousel (views are his own) where he leads the organization’s Professional Services team. He also writes short books for busy managers. He is the author of several Amazon Bestsellers, including...

  14. Cultivating a Freelance Mindset | Joy Batra

    Bio: Joy Batra is founder of Quartz Consulting, a freelance consulting firm that has advised start-ups, venture capital firms, and Fortune 500 companies. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Gunderson Dettmer, JioSaavn, briefly as a Bollywood actress (long story), and most recently as Head of...

  15. How Social Media Changed the Way We Work | Utkarsh Amitabh

    The Marketplace Discussions podcast is an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. Bio: Utkarsh Amitabh is the chief executive officer of Network Capital and the chief marketing officer of http://5ire.org, a blockchain unicorn valued at $1.5 billion. http://5ire.org acquired a stake in his...

  16. Are NFTs Dead? | Peter Noble

    This event is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. Summary: Are NFTs dead? In this marketplace discussion, Pete Noble will discuss the hype that surrounded the NFT market. He will be exploring whether or not they will have any relevance,...

  17. Colin Gorrie - The Joy of Dead Languages

    ​This event is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. ​Summary: In this marketplace discussion, Colin Gorrie will introduce you to a few of his favourite dead languages, explain how we know anything about languages spoken before the days of...

  18. The Ugly Reality of Innovation in Consumer Goods | Costas Papaikonomou

    ​This event is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. ​Summary: In this marketplace discussion, the main discussion will center around innovation in consumer goods: where all those new products in your supermarket and drugstore come from.…

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  19. Residuality Theory: Philosophy & Practice | Barry O'Reilly

    This event is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. ​Summary: Residuality provides a new theory of software engineering through applied complexity science. This session will introduce the idea by comparing and contrasting the philosophical...

  20. Crypto: Is It Really Worse than a Philosophy Ponzi? | Prab Randhawa

    This event is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between disciplines. ​Summary: In this marketplace discussion, Prab Randhawa sheds light on how cryptography-enabled technologies are transforming digital identity, altering the concept of ownership, and...

  21. The Nature of Sports: Morality & Virtue | Jordan B. Goldstein

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Discussions series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. In this marketplace discussion, Jordan B. Goldstein takes us on a quest about how philosophy can help us live a good life not only intellectually, but also through exerting our...

  22. Why Creativity Trumps IQ | Trishank Karthik Kuppusamy

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Support the channel: https://gumroad.com/l/decaphilo Bio: Trishank is an amateur computer scientist, RWRI alumnus & instructor, physical culturist. Website: https://www.trishank.com/...

  23. [Sample Class] Introduction to Philosophy - Stoicism - Lecture 3

    This is a sample of what my online philosophy classes are like. More info: https://decafquest.com/ https://decafquest.com/shop/ https://twitter.com/Decafquest e-book: https://gumroad.com/l/ohYop

  24. Is There Such a Thing as Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment? | Dr. Ghassan Chammas

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Talk #9: Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment: Is there such a thing? Bio: Dr. Ghassan Chammas is a founding partner and manager of Orion Financial Solutions, an international...

  25. Power Sector: Where Do We Go From Here? | Jessica G. Obeid

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Talk #8: Power Sector: Where Do We Go From Here? Bio: Jessica Obeid is an independent energy policy consultant focusing on electricity and energy transition. She also serves as…

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  26. Why Is Football Nicknamed the Beautiful Game? A Philosophical Reflection | Mahmoud Rasmi

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Talk #7: Mahmoud Rasmi (@decafquest) | Why Is Football Nicknamed the Beautiful Game? A Philosophical Reflection. Bio: I finished my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Salamanca,...

  27. Sharing the Story | Ronnie Chatah (The Beirut Banyan)

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest. Sixth talk: Ronnie Chatah (The Beirut Banyan) | Sharing the Story Bio: Ronnie Chatah hosts The Beirut Banyan podcast, a series of storytelling episodes and...

  28. Marketplace Lecture Series | Dan Azzi | Why Wearing a Suit is as Useless as Technical Analysis

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest. Fifth talk: Dan Azzi | Why Wearing a Suit is as Useless as Technical Analysis Bio: Dan Azzi is a retired investment banker. He worked at UBS, Merrill Lynch,...

  29. Marketplace Lecture Series | Mike Azar | Lebanon and the Game Theory of Anarchy

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest. Mike Azar | Lebanon and the Game Theory of Anarchy Bio: Mike Azar is an international finance professional who advises governments on financing transactions in...

  30. Market Place Lecture Series | Philippe Caponis | Three Philosophical Lessons from Modern Physics

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by Mahmoud Rasmi (@decafquest). Second Lecture: Philippe Caponis | Towards a More Responsible Tech Development Bio: Philippe is interested in better understanding how…

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  31. Market Place Lecture Series | Mahmoud Dgheim | Towards a More Responsible Tech Development

    This talk is part of the Marketplace Lecture Series in an attempt to bridge the gap between academia and industry hosted by @decafquest. First Lecture: Mahmoud Dgheim | Towards a More Responsible Tech Development Bio: Mahmoud Dgheim (@dgheim) is a Lebanese blockchain evangelist and Co-founder &…

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  32. DecafQuest #32 - The Beirut Banyan (Ronnie Chatah)

    Joint Episode with Ronnie Chatah from The Beirut Banyan. https://youtu.be/bSQjOWIdKQk Ronnie Chatah is a Master of Science (2017) graduate in literature and creative writing at the University of Edinburgh. His previous degrees include a Master of Arts (2012) in Middle East Studies from the…

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  33. DecafQuest #31 - Mahmoud Natout | ديكاف كويست #٣١ - محمود ناتوت

    Mahmoud Natout is an entrepreneur, consultant, and educator. He is co-founder of L3b, a start-up that utilizes play-based strategies to help organizations build vibrant and human-centered work cultures that foster collaboration and innovative risk-taking. Relevant Links: Facebook:...

  34. DecafQuest #30 - Nadine Welson Njeim | ديكاف كويست #٣٠ - نادين ويلسون نجيم

    Nadine Welson Njeim is a Lebanese entrepreneur, and a tech and sustainability geek. She is the founder and managing partner of Microbits, a now leading digital agency. She is also head of the PR & BD department of Designer-24 holding. She is currently pursuing her master's in management at…

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  35. DecafQuest #29 - Dalal Mawad | ديكاف كويست #٢٩ - دلال معوّض

    Dalal Mawad is a Lebanese journalist currently working as a senior Middle East and North Africa video producer with the Associated Press. She previously worked as a regional video producer for the United Nations Refugee Agency covering displacement in the Middle East and the world. Relevant…

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  36. DecafQuest #28 - Ghadi Francis | ديكاف كويست #٢٨ - غدي فرنسيس

    Ghadi is a Lebanese Journalist and Writer. She's worked as an investigative journalist in the Levant and the region, as well as directed and produced documentaries covering war conflicts, displacement, and humanitarian crises. She currently runs GAIAMEDIA, a media consultancy, and production…

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  37. DecafQuest #27 - Karl Sharro (Karl reMarks) | ديكاف كويست #٢٧ - كارل شارّو

    Karl Sharro (aka Karl reMarks) is an architect, satirist and commentator on the Middle East. He is a Partner at PLP Architecture in London and co-author of Manifesto: Towards a New Humanism in Architecture which was included in 100 Artists’ Manifestos: from the Futurists to the Stuckists, a…

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  38. DecafQuest #26 - Ahmad Al-Jallad | ديكاف كويست #٢٦ - أحمد الجلاَّد

    Dr. Ahmad Al-Jallad is a philologist, epigraphist, and historian of language. His work focuses on the languages and writing systems of pre-Islamic Arabia and the ancient Near East. He has authored books and articles on the early history of Arabic, language classification, North Arabian and Arabic...

  39. DecafQuest #25 - Agriculture in Lebanon - Souhad, Robert, Mouhaned

    #AgriNERDS 1) Souhad Abou Zaki is an #economist with a constant craving for learning. She's passionate about rural development and has been fortunate enough to work in this realm with Rural #Entrepreneurs, an #NGO that works on expanding employment prospects for youth and women and promoting...

  40. DecafQuest #24 - Magda Bou Dagher | ديكاف كويست #٢٤ - ماجدا بو داغر خرّاط

    Table of contents below. Professor Magda BOU DAGHER KHARRAT is a Plant Geneticist. She is head of laboratory Biodiversity and Functional Genomics at the Faculty of Science in Saint-Joseph University (USJ) Beirut. Adapting to the lockdown and working from home: 00:02:00 Research and conservation...

  41. DecafQuest #23 - Reem Saleh | ديكاف كويست #٢٣ - ريم صالح

    Table of contents below. Reem Saleh is a Lebanese Filmmaker. She is currently Associate Director of External Relations and Partnerships at NYUAD Arts Center. She's chaotic, passionate, and a globetrotter. Adopting a dog: Drogo: 00:01:40 Reem's educational and career backgrounds: 00:05:50 "To be…

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  42. DecafQuest #22 - Elias Bou-Issa | ديكاف كويست #٢٢ - إلياس بو عيسى

    Table of content below. Elias Bou-Issa, Lebanese poet and author, records and books hunter, born in Ehden in 1984, currently living and working as a telecom engineer in The Netherlands. Corona-made beards: 00:01:00 Dutch vs Lebanese work-ethic and attitude towards work: 00:04:45 Law and law...

  43. DecafQuest #21 - Miled Rahal (the.Rahal) | ديكاف كويست #٢١ - ميلاد رحَّال

    Table of contents below. Miled and Melissa are an ex-pat Lebanese married couple based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They create digital content that focuses on their travel escapes, useful tips and tricks, and their favorite places in the UAE and its surroundings. Introduction (the name,...

  44. DecafQuest #20 - Graham Griffiths | ديكاف كويست #٢٠ - غراهام غريفيس

    Table of contents below: Graham Griffiths is a political risk analyst with a particular focus on the Gulf. He studied philosophy and economics before getting an MA in Middle East studies. Topics discussed: Political risk analysis: 4:48 Importance of consulting services: 13:34 Factoring in the...

  45. DecafQuest #19 - Adriana Lebbos | ديكاف كويست #١٩ - أدريانا لبُّس

    Also known as ‘Miss Word’, Adriana started her writing career at a very young age, publishing stories in local newspapers and magazines. With 3 books to her account and a long career with multinationals and local agencies, she creates fun, fresh, attention-grabbing content and copy, working as a...

  46. DecafQuest #17 - Sultan Al-Qassemi | ديكاف كويست #١٧ - سلطان سعود القاسمي

    Sultan Al-Qassemi is a columnist, art & architecture enthusiast, and currently visiting Instructor, Islamic Civilization & Societies program at Boston College. Relevant links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SultanAlQassemi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sultanalqassemi Instagram:...

  47. DecafQuest #16 - Wissam Kamal | ديكاف كويست #١٦ - وسام كمال

    Wissam Kamal is a Stand up Comedian, Digital Content Creator, and Filmmaker #Lebanese #comedy Relevant links: https://linktr.ee/WissamKamal Support the channel: Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/decafquest Twitter: https://twitter.com/Decafquest

  48. DecafQuest #15 - Elie Barood | ديكاف كويست #١٥ - إيلي بارود

    Elie is a food Scientist and Geography/Rap/Wrestle Mania Geek Relevant Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElijahLeb92 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lebanese_culture_history/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LebanonCH Support the channel: Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/decafquest Patreon:...

  49. DecafQuest #14 - Health NERDS | Zakia, Lama, Maysa, and Hadi

    #Health #NERDS #CORONA 1) Zakia Dimassi is a Pediatrician and medical educator based in Lebanon https://twitter.com/ZakiaDimassi 2) Lama Awada is a hypochondriac who's also a researcher in the fields of biophysics and immunology, currently based in Marseille https://twitter.com/planetperfume 3)...

  50. DecafQuest #13 - Liliane Assaf | ديكاف كويست #١٣ - ليليان عساف

    Liliane is a Computer Science #NERD. She worked as a software engineer for 8 years, then shifted into the digital marketing space, which led her to #Facebook Ireland then Dubai. She now works as a Product Marketing Manager for Facebook MENA. You can reach out to Lilian at the below links…

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Hi, I'm Mahmoud Rasmi, host of The Philosophical Mindset podcast.I think a philosophical mindset helps us ask better questions, move through uncertainty with ease, and explore life's tensions by shifting perspectives. Philosophical exercise is an ongoing process. It’s an activity we engage in, not just an end goal. The challenge is finding balance between extremes and contradictions.Therein lies the quest. A laidback, not-too-serious, not-too-flippant exploration at the intersection of philosophy, culture, business.

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