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Monologues By Hasi — 143 episodes
Learning, Earning Or Churning? Thinking About Your Career
The Output Illusion: Reflections On AI, Business, Work And The Economy
Why Clean The Window You'll Never Look Out Of Again?
Watching A Stranger Die
Money As A Poor Proxy For Human Value
Irritation As A Reframing Opportunity
Eviction Day Monologue
Impermanence As A Tool For Happiness
Reflections On 75 Hard Over A Month After Finishing
The Loneliness Epidemic: Why You Need To Be Proactive, More Forgiving And Apply Game Theory To Beat It
Take The Photo Now
50 days into 75 Hard
I'm Back! 2025 In Review
It's Easy To Blame The World... But What About You?
Struggling To Protect Your Energy
The Case For Re-Reading
Look Down Or Look Up? Picking The Right Risks & Opportunities
Starting Small And Avoiding Over-Investments
Thinking In Systems: A Better Way To View The World
Someone Has to Start… Why Not You?
Let Go Of Negative People & Focus On What Matters
Dating in the Wild: What I Learned Ditching The Apps
Entering Plato's Cave
The Business Of Giving: Are 3rd Party Marketers Hurting Charites?
2024 In Review: Successes, Set Backs And Lessons For 2025
The Biggest Regret I See Amongst 30 Year Old's... Their Health
Playing Games: Why Small Should Come Before Big And Short Should Turn To Long
Invitations, Being A Connector In Your Networks And The Exponential Backoff Algorithm
Algorithms To Date By: The Computer Science Behind Finding A Wife
Encountering New Cultures And Applying The Platinum Rule
Tragedy Of The Political Commons
8 Lessons For My 20 Year Old Self From 30 Year Old Me
I've Sucked At Selling: Here's How I'm Changing That And What I've Learnt So Far
The Final 10% Will Test You: Abstractions From App Development To Life
City2Surf 2024: Takeaways From Race Day
A Short Discourse On Letting Go Of Expectations
Secessio Plebis: An Ancient Political Tool For The Modern Ages?
The Young Male Advice Column: Don't Waste The Opportunity To Learn NOW!
How Just 15 Minutes Of Daily Meditation For The Last 100 Days Has Changed Me
Reflections On Die With Zero: What I'm Taking Away From The Book
Cell Membranes And Nation States: Has The West Gone Mad With Migration?
What On Earth Is Fair? Why You Should Stop Wallowing In Self Pity
Lessons From 100 Episodes: Detaching Effort From Outcome And More
Understanding Nth Order Effects: How Legalising Gay Marriage May Help Straight Men
Minimising Your Dependence On Neurochemical Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Solutions
Why You Should Speak To The Stranger In The Lunch Room
The Young Male Advice Column: Yes You're The Problem. All Our Problems Are Your Fault.
Don't Fear The World: Put Down The News Now!
Respect Yourself By Learning To Say No
It's The Worlds Job To Reject You: Don't Take That Away From Them
Lift A Heavy Load Now
The Status Games We Play With Ourselves: On Looking Stupid To Achieve Your Goals
Digital Nomad Diaries: People (And Places) Come And Go
Protecting The Golden Goose: My Current Challenges
It's A Skill Issue... And Why That Shouldn't Get In The Way
Digital Nomad Diaries: Work And Life In George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Micro Losses And Macro Wins: Expanding Your Time Horizon As A Decision Making Framework
Identifying and Dealing With Your Limiting Reagents
Overcome Your Activation Energy: Why You Should Pay A Higher Price Today
The Workers Union Of One: Why Employers And Unions Hate This One Trick!
Why I've Left All My Accountability Groups... For Now
Language Learning, Perfectionism, Self Sabotage and Low Confidence
How I'm Flying Around The World For AU$1700 (US$1150) In 2024
Breaking The Cycle Of Self Sabotage
In Search Of Simple Solutions To Complex Problems: Untying the Gordian Knot
2023 In Review: What I Did Well, Where I Can Improve And What I'm Working Towards In 2024
Framing Personal Development In Terms Of CapEx & OpEx
To Change The World Change Yourself
Doing A 10-Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Retreat For A Second Time: It Didn't Get Easier But Was Completely Worth It
Shipping The Imperfect: Why You Should Just Get It Done!
This Is Why I Walked Away From My 6 Figure ($125,454.54 p.a. + 11% Superannuation) Software Engineering Job!
How Not To Ask For Help: Reflections Of A Desperate University Graduate In A Strange Country
The Power Of Gratitude: The One Journal You Need To Keep
When The Dopamine Disappears: Challenges You'll Face On The Mastery Journey
The Benefits Of Subjective Valuations
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
I Sense A Recession Is On Its Way: Here's The Top 3 Things I'm Doing To Prepare
Why Labour Market Economics Should Influence Your Leverage And Liquidity Strategies
Matching Problems As Societies Grow In Size: A Simple Thought Experiment
How 10km Turned Into 42km: The Tale Of How I Accidentally Completed My First Marathon
The Power Of Reframing Your Losses As Costs
Is Generational Wisdom Less Wise Due To Rapid Technological Changes?
The Battle Against Imposter Syndrome: Why Its So Prevalent In Tech, How Its Hurting You And What To Do About It
How I Ended Up As A Software Engineer (SWE) After Spending Over 9 Years Trying To Become Something Else
A Short Discourse On The Joys Of Consistency
The Hidden Costs Of Learning For Free And What You Can Do About It
What We Finish Is Of Greater Importance Than What We Start
Why Its So Easy To Get Stuck In A Pareto Efficiency Holding Pattern And What You Can Do About It
The Dichotomy Of The Victim And The Underdog: How Do You Want History To Remember You?
Gamification Can Work For You Or Against You: Here's How I Made It Work For Me And How You Can Do It Too
What Are We Hiding Beneath Our Abstractions?
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: A Perspective On Financial Myopia
This Is Why I'm Not Paying My Student Loans Off Early (HECS/HELP/VET Loans)
Your Saviour Isn't Coming For You
The Size Of The Risk You Take Is Proportional To The Size Of Your Parachute: So Here's How You Make Your Parachute Bigger
Let Your Rocket Boosters Fall Off On Your Assent Upwards
Are You Allowing Your Demographics To Limit Who You Can Learn From?
I've Abstained From Drinking Alcohol For The Past 3 Years: Here's What I Learnt
Decoupling Effort From Outcome And Falling In Love With The Process
Hard Path Easy Life, Easy Path Hard Life: Why Delayed Gratification Matters
Skill (Talent) Stacking: When The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts
Manufacturing Your Own Luck: The 4 Types Of Luck And How To Increase Your Surface Area For Luck
Mastery Is A Step Function
State Of The Union: The Challenges Of Modern Democracy
Improving Your BATNA (Best Alternative To Negotiated (Or No) Agreement) With Passive Investments
Building Out My Financial Buffers: Emergency Funds And Insurances
What Financial Independence Means To Me And Why I'm Chasing It
Micro-Dosing The Good Stuff
Navigating The Peter Principle: How To Avoid Getting Stuck Where You Are Most Incompetent
Area Under The Curve: How To Be Inefficient And Still Reach Your Goals
Why Society Wants To Sell You Additive Solutions To Your Problems And What You Should Do About It
Home Economics: Thoughts on Senator Elizabeth Warrens 'The Two Income Trap - Why Middle Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke'
Map Your Goals To Meaning and Your Goals To Goals To Win In 2023 And Beyond
Life Is Compound Interest
The Mexican Fishermans Parable: Are We Hustling Just To Get To The Same Place We Started?
2022 In Review With A Simple Framework: What Am I (Not) Proud Of Doing This Year?
Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First
I spent $1276 and 1 Day Of Annual Leave On A Commercial Contracts For Non Lawyers Course... Here's Why
Are You Sabotaging Your Success By The Way You Set Goals?
The Perceived Value Of Your Achievements Is Based On Perceived Difficulty Of The Actions You Took
Here's My Three Big Takeaways Since Starting My Podcast 8 Months Ago
Here's Why I Joined The Government (As A Graduate) And This Is Why I Quit
Manufacturing Best Practices Applied To Life: This Is Why I'm Forcing Myself To Go On Holiday
What On Earth is Vipassana?
A Step By Step Guide On How To Get Kicked Out Of Your Therapists Office
The Young Male Advice Column: Reactions, Overreactions and Mis-reactions
Carrots, Sticks And Accountability: Achieving Individual Goals As A Team
How I Beat The S&P 500 And Made 5 Times More Money 15 Times Faster
Complain Better To Get Ahead
How Clarity Can Increase The Value Of Your Time... No Matter Your Age
This Is Why I Want To Pay More Taxes
Explicit Rejection Is Your Key To Success
Getting In A Rut Is Fast... Getting Out Of One Requires Patience.
Housing Affordability Part 2: Tying Residential Credit Growth To Wage Price Growth And Limiting Mortgages On Residential Property As Policy Solutions
Sri Lanka's July 9 2022 Protest Follow Up
July 9 2022: Sri Lanka Takes To The Streets
Housing Affordability Part 1: Michael Daley, Asians with PhDs and the Sydney Housing Affordability Crisis
Life Is Suffering... So Do It Consciously!
Who Do You Blame When Something Goes Wrong? Take Back Your Power Today!
I Almost Bought My First Home and Then I Didn’t... Here’s What I Learnt
Accelerate Your Learning With The Swiss Cheese Model of Knowledge Acquisition And The LIOR Framework
Is There Luxury In Cashflow and Liquidity?
Mortgage Debt Is Society's Trojan Horse