Episode 25 - 2024 Midpoint Check-In

In this episode, we reflect on the first six months of 2024 and share our plans for the rest of the year. Robyn has a successful art show (despite getting rained out!) and Michelle rekindles her love of reading. 

Recorded on June 30th, 2024

Timestamps:

(0:33) Intro
(0:52) Robyn’s win, challenge, and fun/interesting thing
(3:57) Michelle’s win, challenge, and fun/interesting thing
(10:20) Robyn’s 2024 check-in
(31:17) Michelle’s 2024 check-in
(1:10:36) Robyn’s plans for the next couple of weeks
(1:11:08) Michelle’s plans for the next couple of weeks
(1:19:25) Outro

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Clip from The Simpsons episode Lisa’s Wedding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEqsuNwNojI

Books mentioned:

Apostles of Mercy (Book 3 in the Noumena series) by Lindsay Ellis: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/apostles-of-mercy/
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselmen: https://dailystoic.com/books/
Push Off From Here by Laura McKowen: https://www.lauramckowen.com/books/push-off-from-here
The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck: https://marthabeck.com/the-way-of-integrity/

Quotes, ideas, and insights:

The End of History Illusion: “In 2013, (Daniel) Gilbert, along with researchers Jordi Quoidbach and Timothy Wilson, conducted an extensive study of more than nineteen thousand people between the ages of eighteen and sixty-eight. They asked a series of questions designed to get at whether the subjects thought they had changed much in the past, and whether they believed they would change in the future. The results across the board, regardless of age, were the same: People uniformly believed they’d grown and changed in the past, but when it came to the future, they predicted they wouldn’t change at all. In other words, we believe history ends here in this moment—that all we’ll experience in the future is what we’re experiencing right now. Especially when we’re in pain.” - Laura McKowen, Push Off From Here, pages 91 and 92.

“Every event has two handles, one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other—that he is your brother, that you were raised together, and then you will have hold of the handle that carries.” - Epictetus; Source: https://ryanholiday.net/two-handles/

Links:

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Credits:

Podcast art by: Robyn Lester

Theme music by: Michelle Monette

Podcast editing by: Michelle Monette