Random Badassery

Chad and Stewart Alsop (from the Crazy Wisdom podcast) talk about the usefulness, the limits, and the dangers of technology tools like Google and Twitter. Does increasing our fluency with abstract concepts expand the breadth of our Google searches? Can we use Twitter as a learning tool rather than a toy for social validation? How do we cultivate nuance when the algorithms are optimized for spectacle? Do we have a social responsibility to contribute to the algorithms? How do outsiders contribute to society? Are technologists hacking the use of meditation and psychedelics while missing their numinous purposes? What role does our awareness of the observing self play in dealing with the passive nature of suggested content and ranked searches? Are we entering a time of conflict? Can we learn to think like viruses? Should technology be mimicking nature? How does comfort with nuance prepare us to deal with the conflicted nature of being human? Open your mind to the Crazy Wisdom podcast (https://plinkhq.com/i/1354589

Chad and Tom talk about whether there is a way to disagree well. Is there a way to disagree with someone but still have a good and valuable conversation? What are the ways that we continually fail at this? What can we do we improve? What is the disagreement hierarchy and what does it teach about weak forms of disagreement? How do we battle alternative facts? What is shared reality? Is there a way to seperate people from their arguements? How do we seperate humilty from attachment in our thinking? What were Rapoport's Rules? What does a strong arguemtns sound like? Featured Charity: St. Jude's (https://www.stjude.org) Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Support RB on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions) -- where you can also get access to Green Room Chatter bonus audio and more. Rate & review RB on Apple Podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow RB on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadass

Chad asks Lam: What if theoretical science could be used to explain strange occurrences? What are explanatory fictions and why do some of us find them too sticky to move past? Can string theory, M theory, & N theory be strung into an interesting concept of synchronicity? Is time really linear? Featured Charity: St. Jude's (https://www.stjude.org) 2:44 Chad's log of synchronistic events 20:57 Synchronistic events happen . Synchronicity | Dr. Kirby Surprise (https://www.amazon.com/Kirby-Surprise/e/B005M6ZHTG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1569113750&sr=8-1) . explanatory fictions . existence in timespace 31:22 String theory . M theory . N theory . What do synchronicities mean? . simultaneous time . Astonishing Legends EP 153: James Willis and the Ghosts of Ohio (https://www.astonishinglegends.com/al-podcasts/2019/9/12/ep-153-james-willis-and-the-ghosts-of-ohio) . thin spots between membranes "I don't think the universe is trying to tell me to listen to more Elton John." - Chad 50:52 Why discussing things like stri

Chad and Tom talk about connecting thoughts and why so often it feels as if there is something holding us back from deep thought. When considering the things we enjoy, it often feels as if others are able to craft intelligent ideas into fascinating writing and art while we feel that our thoughts are just out of grasp. Chad sets out a plan to strengthen his cognition through tools like walking, journaling, daydreaming, and scrap paper. Featured Charity: St. Jude's (https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now) 4:31 Red Hand Files #59 (https://www.theredhandfiles.com/my-girlfrieng-refuses-to-read-my-writing/) . finding inspiration right in front of you . Reality is Analog: Philosophizing with Stranger Things (https://www.metapsychosis.com/reality-is-analog-philosophizing-with-stranger-things-part-one/) . mental haze . feeling out of sync 14:10 Thinking, Fast & Slow | Daniel Kahneman (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374533555/reawitrazbla-20) . system 1 & system 2 th

Chad and Marc Ruiz talk about focusing on the work. Since his last visit Marc has finished several scripts and has found a collaborative community of writers on twitter. This lead to recieving some brutal notes, but taking criticism is part of the process. Sometimes there are things we are blind too, so we have to take our lumps and learn. This doesn't mean taking every suggestion, but rather accepting that strong and complex choices may divide. 0:00 RB 129: The Human Element w/ Brandon Van Auken (https://randombadassery.fireside.fm/129) . podcast audio quality . upgrade your tools in time with your commitment 14:45 determining if you need another social media account . politics on social media 28:25 RB 62: A Whirlwind of Sh!t w/ Marc Ruiz (https://randombadassery.fireside.fm/61) . screenplay progess . Academy Nicholl Fellowships (https://www.oscars.org/nicholl) . twitter for writers . getting brutal notes on your writing . The Bechdel Cast (https://www.bechdelcast.com) . the Bechdel test . Marc's twitter

Chad and Lam talk about do something syndrome, where we confuse busywork with deliberate practice. When action is our primary goal we burnout; our wheels start to smoke. We need for find a place where we are challenged, yet where we do not allow those challenges to become chores. When putting things out, our compass should not be validation or the desire to curate an image, because true satisfaction comes from making a statement; making the thing you want to see in the world. 0:00 Do Something Syndrome (https://fs.blog/2015/06/do-something-syndrome/) . deliberate practice . busywork . ranking desires "You could work 80 hours at the wrong thing and you're still not going to get any better because you're doing the wrong damn thing." - Lam "When you are always tooling at a piece; always editing something; always chipping away at something—you know, never getting to the end—you're hiding." - Chad "The moment that you feel like 'I'm not too good at this; I'm not comfortable with this"—that's the moment when you a

musical humanity and openness . digital vs analog . Imperfection . nostalgia Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions) Special Guest: David Knight.

marginal gains . getting specific . photo journalism . personal procedure manual Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

dogstagram . anxiety and sleep apnea Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

clarity from impactful work . sharpening the saw . the vulnerability of starting . relationships Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

Ted Kennedy's eulogy of his brother Robert Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

dreams vs reality . wanting to be remembered . some mistakes can't be fixed . craving what we don't have . how do virtual avatars effect us Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

urinating . misophonia . putting things in writing . cursive for the brain . do we crave from the world what we are lacking in ourselves . genetic attraction & pheromones . sandwich symmetry Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

the price of concerts . taking ownership of projects & goals . the balance between staying afloat today and building a future . talent doesn't make you unique . importance of struggle . don't tell people until you're done . the balance of work and play Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

is originality in the movie industry dead . having high expectations of a film . taking a news and social media break . true crime fascination . lots of movie trivia Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions) Special Guest: Brandon Van Auken.

reading your old writing . storm area 51??? . amalgum vs amalgamation . waiting for permission . avoiding responsibility Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

being born in the wrong era . musical scores & jingles . building a personal knowledge management system . tags vs folders . instrumental music Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

desert island guitarist . wish I wrote that . personal information management . notebooks . patience with the creative process . desirable difficulty Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

going back to doing interviews . film accents . black cinema . the importance of intent . how the nature of conversation has changed Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions)

black metal . lords of the manor . modeling . myspace . ideas of beauty, photoshop, and body image . dealing with depression . time travel Did we make you think? Pass this episode on to instigate others. Rate & review us on apple podcasts (http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1090700348) Follow us on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/randombadassery) and twitter (https://twitter.com/randombadassery) Support On Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/holyfoolproductions) Special Guest: Julie Matthews.