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We're All Idiots
by Faraaz Kaskar & Tanwir Dadarkar
A podcast about the philosophy, daily struggles, mysteries, and the profoundness of life.
Episodes
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Women's Rights
What are women's rights? Why are we still talking about women's rights? Why are we still fighting for women's rights? We've come long way in the fight for gender equality but we still have a long way to go in ending discrimination and oppression. In this episode, our guest is mother of three, a...
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Risk or gamble?
Our emotions are difficult to understand at the best of times. It takes an incredible amount of introspection, self-awareness, and active learning to understand, let alone master your emotions and reactions. So when the society and everything around you tells you that money/status/assets/security...
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Waves of motivation
Motivation is often fleeting and cannot be relied upon to make real changes in life. It comes and it goes. To build positive habits, we need to have the discipline to change and make a commitment. In this episode, we discuss the fickle nature of motivation and challenges of being human.
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Finding your Ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being". You may have seen the 4 overlapping circles, "What you love", "What you're good at", "What you can get paid for", "What the world needs. The word refers to having a direction or purpose in life, that which makes one's life worthwhile,...
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The changing face of human interaction
The phrase "humans are social creatures" has never rung more true. In the modern digital age, human interactions are migrating to the virtual world more and more. COVID has shifted the balance in the favour of video/phone chats even further. Are we losing our ability to interact with people? Is…
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The importance of choosing your tribe wisely
There is a well-known saying that you are a reflection of the five closest people around you. Look at those individuals that you are closest to and recognise how similarities between you and them lie. Is it a coincidence that you may have the same beliefs values work ethic etc? As important as it...
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Habits and routines
How many times have you thought about creating a new habit and it just doesn't follow through. Science tells us that a habit typically forms anywhere between 18 and 264 days, and we may sit anywhere on this line. Making the first step is the most important in the process, the acknowledgement of…
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The power of vulnerability
2020 has been a challenging year in many respects, but in a lot of ways, it has also taught a lot of us to discover who we really are. Whether its working from home, re-connect with family & friends, go on a health journey, or start being more spiritual - every single event has been a lesson for...
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The struggles of being yourself
The world is constantly sharing the ideals of life; the way we should look, the jobs we should take, the way we should be and who is considered the "best" version. Who says that the best version for one person is the best version of another. The best thing about humanity is our individuality and…
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Dealing with tech Addiction
The symptoms of addictions to drugs and alcohol are well known and very recognisable. We truly believe that the same level of addiction is now being seen in with Technology. We often see that we all have at least one device in our hands at all times from the moment we wake up to the point we go…
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Managing time in the digital age
COVID-19 has further exacerbated the tech epidemic. Where as before the pandemic we would get up and walk around the office and chat to people face-to-face, now we are chained to a screen of one kind or another - we wake up with our phones, get working on our laptops in our PJs, stay on laptops...
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Empathy
Why is it that we find it so difficult to understand others? Why cant we get out of our own heads? Humans are inherently selfish and as animals we are built to be self-absorbed by nature. However its 2020. We live in a civilised society and working hard to understand others is a duty of being...
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Surrounded by Idiots: In conversation with Thomas Erikson - Part II
Part 2 of the conversation with the author of the international best seller, Surrounded by Idiots. We encounter thousands of humans in our lifetime. Most of us are closely associated with some in our lives. Hundreds of books have been written about it over centuries. Yet somehow, fully...
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Surrounded by Idiots: In conversation with Thomas Erikson - Part I
A two part conversation with the author of the international best seller, Surrounded by Idiots. We encounter thousands of humans in our lifetime. Most of us are closely associated with some in our lives. Hundreds of books have been written about it over centuries. Yet somehow, fully understanding...
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What is love?
A complex set of emotions, behaviors and feelings for another person. Being in love is a journey, but something most of the world are in search of. You know when it’s hit you, but sometimes the person on the other side may be very different to what you had initially set out for. Love isn’t...
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Relationships, expectations, communication, and understanding
Modern relationships are often complicated by expectations, lack of understanding and lack of communications. Whether its a romantic partner, friends, relatives or colleagues; the aforementioned factors play a huge part in influencing a relationship and the subsequent success of it. For…
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The Devious Nature and Evils of Narcissism
Narcissistic and emotional abuse in relationships, families, and life generally seems to be getting worse in society. Everyone almost certainly knows someone who has been subject to some form of emotional abuse - either in a relationship, by parents, family, work, or friends. Trauma is passed…
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The psychological complications of addiction
As humans we are constantly chasing the feeling of joy and the ever-elusive happiness. Somewhere along the journey, we tend to fall into habits that are less than ideal or self-damaging. Sometimes it is to fight our demons, sometimes it might be a coping mechanism, others it's merely to feel a...
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The heavy price of materialism
We're living in times where the western world is so abundant yet mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are through the roof. Mental health is deteriorating at an alarming rate and along with it we're getting fatter by the day. Yet we continue to spend billions of dollars on stuff that...
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Capitalism and the inconvenience of modern conveniences
The 21st century in the western world has brought us all the conveniences we could ever ask for yet we are the unhealthiest we've ever been - be it physical health or mental health. Big corporations create 10s of thousands of jobs, but at the end of the day its all about the shareholders and...
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Frustrations of life and the modern systems
Over the course of human history we have always had powerful hierarchies that have exploited the common person down the foodchain. But never has the exploitation been so systemic and at a level that is almost evil. Today we have so many industries that are so bad for our mental, physical and…
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The power trip and the systemic inequality issues
What is it about power that changes us? The usual argument is that its a small minority and there will always be "bad people" in society. Every time it happens, we get to hear that it does not represent who "they really are". But when it is so widespread that statistics tell a clear story (and…
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Grief and the complexities of dealing with loss
The process of dealing with loss is different for everyone. Often we don't allow ourselves to grieve properly and really feel our emotions. We put pressure on ourselves to fit a non-existent norm and "get over it" as quickly as possible. Realising that it's a complex process and being kind to...
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Fear of failure
It's human to fear failure. We all experience it at some point in our lives. Fear could stem from a myriad of places - childhood trauma, cultural norms, social conditioning, evolution. In 100% of the cases its not the failure that we fear, its the perceived shame. Its not the disappointment…
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Why finding your passion is so difficult
In the social media age we're constantly reminded of the importance of doing something we love. "Find our passion; aim for excellence; do what you love; don't settle for less'. Sometimes it gets to the point that it becomes overwhelming and we start to question our own reality. In this episode we...
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Working in a business vs working for a business
How is working for yourself different to working for someone else? What is the difference between working vs running a business? We explore the pros and cons of both in this podcast.
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Why do we all think everyone is an idiot?
Occhiolism: the awareness of the smallness of your perspective, by which you couldn’t possibly draw any meaningful conclusions at all, about the world or the past or the complexities of culture, because although your life is an epic and unrepeatable anecdote, it still only has a sample size of…
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The Aftermath of COVID-19
On this episode of the We're All Idiots podcast, we discuss all things from workouts, to work life, and how we think life will change once we escape the isolation period.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) craziness - what is it doing to us?
How is Coronavirus having an impact on our daily lives? How are people coping? How are they changing their behaviours? Is It driving us insane? Tune in to find out!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about the philosophy, daily struggles, mysteries, and the profoundness of life.
HOSTED BY
Faraaz Kaskar & Tanwir Dadarkar
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We're All Idiots is created and hosted by Faraaz Kaskar & Tanwir Dadarkar.
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