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Choosing Passion vs. Fame - Radioactivity & Madame Curie
FromCafeTruth: Discussions on Stoicism, Spirituality, and Personal Transformation
Choosing Passion vs. Fame - Radioactivity & Madame Curie
FromCafeTruth: Discussions on Stoicism, Spirituality, and Personal Transformation
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
04:25 stoic notion of insignificance - everyone is forgotten - desire of the fame is torments you
08:29 did romans thought earth is round?
09:33 how small are we on the pinhead of earth
10:09 all you see will quickly perish
11:08 chernobyl crisis and what's left from the first responders
13:38 how long historical records last? once data is gone the narrative is over.
14:20 present is all there is
15:10 we are most likely impermanent and unremarkable people
16:30 thoughts after watching the movie about Marie Curie named Radioactive - even Marie Curie will might be forgotten
20:08 marie curie seems to follow curiosity over fame
21:43 the notion of doing something for outcome of itself
22:07 social media and increased rates of teenage suicide
25:22 it is nice to know even marcus aurelius' years they dealt with tormenting desire of becoming famous
26.05 in comparison to our desire for being relevant marie curie lived the opposite
27:37 social media systems geared to reward most outrageous of us
28:08 madam curie created more impact without looking for fame and relevancy
31:03 why marie curie went through years of people looking down on her instead of manipulating fame and press
32:13 beauty of taking responsibility
33:05 quote from Epictetus - madam curie might be cancelled if there were a social media back then
35:40 YouTuber's dilemma between video quality and fame/clickbait
37:57 definitions of quality in the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance book
38:20 choose quality and virtue over fame and short term rewards - how many child stars do we remember?
40:25 kevin tells his experience in his first IT job in comparing to his colleague with Zen-like approach
42:53 quote from Martin Luther King on doing your job well
44:45 knowing we will soon be forgotten might bring relief
08:29 did romans thought earth is round?
09:33 how small are we on the pinhead of earth
10:09 all you see will quickly perish
11:08 chernobyl crisis and what's left from the first responders
13:38 how long historical records last? once data is gone the narrative is over.
14:20 present is all there is
15:10 we are most likely impermanent and unremarkable people
16:30 thoughts after watching the movie about Marie Curie named Radioactive - even Marie Curie will might be forgotten
20:08 marie curie seems to follow curiosity over fame
21:43 the notion of doing something for outcome of itself
22:07 social media and increased rates of teenage suicide
25:22 it is nice to know even marcus aurelius' years they dealt with tormenting desire of becoming famous
26.05 in comparison to our desire for being relevant marie curie lived the opposite
27:37 social media systems geared to reward most outrageous of us
28:08 madam curie created more impact without looking for fame and relevancy
31:03 why marie curie went through years of people looking down on her instead of manipulating fame and press
32:13 beauty of taking responsibility
33:05 quote from Epictetus - madam curie might be cancelled if there were a social media back then
35:40 YouTuber's dilemma between video quality and fame/clickbait
37:57 definitions of quality in the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance book
38:20 choose quality and virtue over fame and short term rewards - how many child stars do we remember?
40:25 kevin tells his experience in his first IT job in comparing to his colleague with Zen-like approach
42:53 quote from Martin Luther King on doing your job well
44:45 knowing we will soon be forgotten might bring relief
Released:
Oct 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (42)
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