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Monologues By Hasi — 134 episodes

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The Loneliness Epidemic: Why You Need To Be Proactive, More Forgiving And Apply Game Theory To Beat It

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Take The Photo Now

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50 days into 75 Hard

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I'm Back! 2025 In Review

5

It's Easy To Blame The World... But What About You?

6

Struggling To Protect Your Energy

7

The Case For Re-Reading

8

Look Down Or Look Up? Picking The Right Risks & Opportunities

9

Starting Small And Avoiding Over-Investments

10

Thinking In Systems: A Better Way To View The World

11

Someone Has to Start… Why Not You?

12

Let Go Of Negative People & Focus On What Matters

13

Dating in the Wild: What I Learned Ditching The Apps

14

Entering Plato's Cave

15

The Business Of Giving: Are 3rd Party Marketers Hurting Charites?

16

2024 In Review: Successes, Set Backs And Lessons For 2025

17

The Biggest Regret I See Amongst 30 Year Old's... Their Health

18

Playing Games: Why Small Should Come Before Big And Short Should Turn To Long

19

Invitations, Being A Connector In Your Networks And The Exponential Backoff Algorithm

20

Algorithms To Date By: The Computer Science Behind Finding A Wife

21

Encountering New Cultures And Applying The Platinum Rule

22

Tragedy Of The Political Commons

23

8 Lessons For My 20 Year Old Self From 30 Year Old Me

24

I've Sucked At Selling: Here's How I'm Changing That And What I've Learnt So Far

25

The Final 10% Will Test You: Abstractions From App Development To Life

26

City2Surf 2024: Takeaways From Race Day

27

A Short Discourse On Letting Go Of Expectations

28

Secessio Plebis: An Ancient Political Tool For The Modern Ages?

29

The Young Male Advice Column: Don't Waste The Opportunity To Learn NOW!

30

How Just 15 Minutes Of Daily Meditation For The Last 100 Days Has Changed Me

31

Reflections On Die With Zero: What I'm Taking Away From The Book

32

Cell Membranes And Nation States: Has The West Gone Mad With Migration?

33

What On Earth Is Fair? Why You Should Stop Wallowing In Self Pity

34

Lessons From 100 Episodes: Detaching Effort From Outcome And More

35

Understanding Nth Order Effects: How Legalising Gay Marriage May Help Straight Men

36

Minimising Your Dependence On Neurochemical Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Solutions

37

Why You Should Speak To The Stranger In The Lunch Room

38

The Young Male Advice Column: Yes You're The Problem. All Our Problems Are Your Fault.

39

Don't Fear The World: Put Down The News Now!

40

Respect Yourself By Learning To Say No

41

It's The Worlds Job To Reject You: Don't Take That Away From Them

42

Lift A Heavy Load Now

43

The Status Games We Play With Ourselves: On Looking Stupid To Achieve Your Goals

44

Digital Nomad Diaries: People (And Places) Come And Go

45

Protecting The Golden Goose: My Current Challenges

46

It's A Skill Issue... And Why That Shouldn't Get In The Way

47

Digital Nomad Diaries: Work And Life In George Town, Penang, Malaysia

48

Micro Losses And Macro Wins: Expanding Your Time Horizon As A Decision Making Framework

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Identifying and Dealing With Your Limiting Reagents

50

Overcome Your Activation Energy: Why You Should Pay A Higher Price Today

51

The Workers Union Of One: Why Employers And Unions Hate This One Trick!

52

Why I've Left All My Accountability Groups... For Now

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Language Learning, Perfectionism, Self Sabotage and Low Confidence

54

How I'm Flying Around The World For AU$1700 (US$1150) In 2024

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Breaking The Cycle Of Self Sabotage

56

In Search Of Simple Solutions To Complex Problems: Untying the Gordian Knot

57

2023 In Review: What I Did Well, Where I Can Improve And What I'm Working Towards In 2024

58

Framing Personal Development In Terms Of CapEx & OpEx

59

To Change The World Change Yourself

60

Doing A 10-Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat For A Second Time: It Didn't Get Easier But Was Completely Worth It

61

Shipping The Imperfect: Why You Should Just Get It Done!

62

This Is Why I Walked Away From My 6 Figure ($125,454.54 p.a. + 11% Superannuation) Software Engineering Job!

63

How Not To Ask For Help: Reflections Of A Desperate University Graduate In A Strange Country

64

The Power Of Gratitude: The One Journal You Need To Keep

65

When The Dopamine Disappears: Challenges You'll Face On The Mastery Journey

66

The Benefits Of Subjective Valuations

67

How To Be The Dumbest Person In Room And Still Come Out Ahead: A Case Study In Accelerating Your Growth As An Early Stage Software Engineer

68

I Sense A Recession Is On Its Way: Here's The Top 3 Things I'm Doing To Prepare

69

Why Labour Market Economics Should Influence Your Leverage And Liquidity Strategies

70

Matching Problems As Societies Grow In Size: A Simple Thought Experiment

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How 10km Turned Into 42km: The Tale Of How I Accidentally Completed My First Marathon

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The Power Of Reframing Your Losses As Costs

73

Is Generational Wisdom Less Wise Due To Rapid Technological Changes?

74

The Battle Against Imposter Syndrome: Why Its So Prevalent In Tech, How Its Hurting You And What To Do About It

75

How I Ended Up As A Software Engineer (SWE) After Spending Over 9 Years Trying To Become Something Else

76

A Short Discourse On The Joys Of Consistency

77

The Hidden Costs Of Learning For Free And What You Can Do About It

78

What We Finish Is Of Greater Importance Than What We Start

79

Why Its So Easy To Get Stuck In A Pareto Efficiency Holding Pattern And What You Can Do About It

80

The Dichotomy Of The Victim And The Underdog: How Do You Want History To Remember You?

81

Gamification Can Work For You Or Against You: Here's How I Made It Work For Me And How You Can Do It Too

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What Are We Hiding Beneath Our Abstractions?

83

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: A Perspective On Financial Myopia

84

This Is Why I'm Not Paying My Student Loans Off Early (HECS/HELP/VET Loans)

85

Your Saviour Isn't Coming For You

86

The Size Of The Risk You Take Is Proportional To The Size Of Your Parachute: So Here's How You Make Your Parachute Bigger

87

Let Your Rocket Boosters Fall Off On Your Assent Upwards

88

Are You Allowing Your Demographics To Limit Who You Can Learn From?

89

I've Abstained From Drinking Alcohol For The Past 3 Years: Here's What I Learnt

90

Decoupling Effort From Outcome And Falling In Love With The Process

91

Hard Path Easy Life, Easy Path Hard Life: Why Delayed Gratification Matters

92

Skill (Talent) Stacking: When The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts

93

Manufacturing Your Own Luck: The 4 Types Of Luck And How To Increase Your Surface Area For Luck

94

Mastery Is A Step Function

95

State Of The Union: The Challenges Of Modern Democracy

96

Improving Your BATNA (Best Alternative To Negotiated (Or No) Agreement) With Passive Investments

97

Building Out My Financial Buffers: Emergency Funds And Insurances

98

What Financial Independence Means To Me And Why I'm Chasing It

99

Micro-Dosing The Good Stuff

100

Navigating The Peter Principle: How To Avoid Getting Stuck Where You Are Most Incompetent

101

Area Under The Curve: How To Be Inefficient And Still Reach Your Goals

102

Why Society Wants To Sell You Additive Solutions To Your Problems And What You Should Do About It

103

Home Economics: Thoughts on Senator Elizabeth Warrens 'The Two Income Trap - Why Middle Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke'

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Map Your Goals To Meaning and Your Goals To Goals To Win In 2023 And Beyond

105

Life Is Compound Interest

106

The Mexican Fishermans Parable: Are We Hustling Just To Get To The Same Place We Started?

107

2022 In Review With A Simple Framework: What Am I (Not) Proud Of Doing This Year?

108

Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First

109

I spent $1276 and 1 Day Of Annual Leave On A Commercial Contracts For Non Lawyers Course... Here's Why

110

Are You Sabotaging Your Success By The Way You Set Goals?

111

The Perceived Value Of Your Achievements Is Based On Perceived Difficulty Of The Actions You Took

112

Here's My Three Big Takeaways Since Starting My Podcast 8 Months Ago

113

Here's Why I Joined The Government (As A Graduate) And This Is Why I Quit

114

Manufacturing Best Practices Applied To Life: This Is Why I'm Forcing Myself To Go On Holiday

115

What On Earth is Vipassana?

116

A Step By Step Guide On How To Get Kicked Out Of Your Therapists Office

117

The Young Male Advice Column: Reactions, Overreactions and Mis-reactions

118

Carrots, Sticks And Accountability: Achieving Individual Goals As A Team

119

How I Beat The S&P 500 And Made 5 Times More Money 15 Times Faster

120

Complain Better To Get Ahead

121

How Clarity Can Increase The Value Of Your Time... No Matter Your Age

122

This Is Why I Want To Pay More Taxes

123

Explicit Rejection Is Your Key To Success

124

Getting In A Rut Is Fast... Getting Out Of One Requires Patience.

125

Housing Affordability Part 2: Tying Residential Credit Growth To Wage Price Growth And Limiting Mortgages On Residential Property As Policy Solutions

126

Sri Lanka's July 9 2022 Protest Follow Up

127

July 9 2022: Sri Lanka Takes To The Streets

128

Housing Affordability Part 1: Michael Daley, Asians with PhDs and the Sydney Housing Affordability Crisis

129

Life Is Suffering... So Do It Consciously!

130

Who Do You Blame When Something Goes Wrong? Take Back Your Power Today!

131

I Almost Bought My First Home and Then I Didn’t... Here’s What I Learnt

132

Accelerate Your Learning With The Swiss Cheese Model of Knowledge Acquisition And The LIOR Framework

133

Is There Luxury In Cashflow and Liquidity?

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Mortgage Debt Is Society's Trojan Horse