#53 - Notes on Comedians, Wealth and Therapy
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1. Learning from People
Rohan Joshi is a stand up comedian from India. He shares some amazing book, film, video game, podcast and pop culture recommendations on this episode of The Longest Interview by Chalchitra Talks. You can also watch Part 1 (63 recommendations) and Part 2 (52 recommendations) of his last interview with the team at Chalchitra Talks at the above links. Chalchitra Talks is a community of pop-culture enthusiasts that give recommendations of favourite movies, books, songs and more through their Youtube and Instagram handles.
2. Learning from Ideas and Questions
Surel Ingale is a music producer and composer based out of Mumbai, India. He shares insights on why humans create music in this short clip from his interview on the podcast, Learning Stories.
3. Learning from Books, Websites and Blogs
Sahil Bloom is an entrepreneur, investor, former athlete and content creator (full bio here). He writes a newsletter titled, Curiosity Chronicle where he shares actionable ideas to help you build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life. I love his newsletter (with over 800,000 subscribers) and first came across his work on Twitter a couple of years ago. My favourite editions of the newsletter from his archive are
How We Spend Our Time (about how we have limited time with our loves ones and must use it to the fullest)
The Surfer Mentality (about choosing the right wave to ride and being fluid like water when waves crash over you)
The Single Greatest Habit You Can Build (about how walking can help you be more present and clear your thoughts)
7 Types of Rest (about the how you need social rest and spiritual rest in addition to your sleep each night)
Life Lessons from 1,000 Years (interviews with 90 year olds about the best way to live your life)
Sahil often writes about the importance of family, health and community. I love how he takes academic research and converts it into actionable frameworks to help us lead our lives. I really appreciate the amount of content he puts out free of cost on Linkedin, Twitter, Youtube and his website. You can pre-order his new book, ‘5 Types of Wealth’ here.
4. Learning from Films, Videos and Shows
I binge watched the first season of Couple Therapy this week. This is a fascinating show about a couples therapist, Dr. Orna Guralnik and her conversations with a set of couples navigating difficult moments in their relationships. I learned a lot about human psychology and human behaviour from the conversations on the first season of this show. It also got me thinking about the benefits of therapy for your life in the long run. I think it is like a gym for the brain where you have a neutral and trained third person that can help you gain perspective on your life. Therapy can help you identify the mental blocks and traumas that stop you from thriving on a day to day basis. We have 20,000 thoughts a day and a lot of them do not serve our best interests. Therapy helps you identify the thoughts that send you down a spiral and re direct them in a more positive way.
5. Learning from Podcasts and Music
My two favourite YouTubers from India are Ganesh Prasad (@ThnkSchool) and Ranveer Allahbadia (@BeerBiceps). In this conversation they talk about how they started creating educational content on Youtube and what worked and did not work for them on their journeys. They have added a lot of value through their videos on Youtube. I admire them for their tenacity in creating these unique career paths and encourage you to subscribe to their channels on YouTube.
Thank you for reading this edition of #EducationCoffee. I look forward to writing weekly editions of this newsletter this year. I hope to continue to share resources that will add value to your life. You can also review the archive of Education Coffee for free at this link (51 past newsletters). You can subscribe to this newsletter for more such recommendations on people, ideas and culture.
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Abhishek Shetty