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[Chats with Steve] - Escaping from Youtube in Amish Buggies

[Chats with Steve] - Escaping from Youtube in Amish Buggies

FromCafeTruth: Discussions on Stoicism, Spirituality, and Personal Transformation


[Chats with Steve] - Escaping from Youtube in Amish Buggies

FromCafeTruth: Discussions on Stoicism, Spirituality, and Personal Transformation

ratings:
Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

0:01:27 where were steve?
0:03:13 maybe most of steve's liveliness rooting in uncertainty
0:03:38 we expect options in life and we are upset when they run out
0:06:01 steve on youtube gurus selling their sports cars and his own cleansing from things
0:11:15 kevin trying hard not to watch youtube
0:12:08 physical books vs digital books
0:12:39 should we give devices to our kids?
0:13:58 jail time and books
0:15:16 similarities between prison and monastic life
0:16:51 kevin asks about meditation retreats
0:21:05 internet was cool at the beginning but now its a pain in the ass
0:22:40 kevin mentions netflix's social dilemma
0:25:10 steve mentions keeping your kids off of devices and social media gonna be a battle
0:26:46 kevin wants to be more amish and take things slowly
0:28:01 kevin references to don miguel ruiz
0:29:20 story of don miguel ruiz visiting his grandfather
0:30:56 steve expects 6-min youtube clips to change his life
0:31:43 kevin takes portugese lessons
0:32:20 learning vs feeding off of streaming content
0:33:07 kevin on toltek agreements and brain lying to itself
0:34:06 steve on brain's resistance to doing hard things
0:36:08 kevin tells his feelings about parenting
0:36:36 steve tells most draining thing you can do while caring for children
0:38:42 kevin on living exact opposite of the tao
0:39:23 steve tells about the kid leaving his class
0:42:02 steve on how crying is therapeutic for kids
0:43:58 steve says don't put all your eggs in one basket
0:45:27 kevin on old-school entrepreneurship
0:47:14 steve tells about his old entrepreneur days, and how it might go bad back in the day
0:49:24 kevin on how easy entrepreneurship is nowadays
0:52:20 steve on venture capital
0:52:56 kevin says there is something different with kenneth cole
0:53:45 steve says every entrepreneur thinks they will do really well on day 1
0:54:39 kevin asks if steve can increase the odds through persistence
0:55:39 steve says we don't teach how to handle failure
0:56:24 if we want open communication we can't have punishment
0:57:34 kevin on learning from your mistakes
1:00:43 steve on jordan belfort
1:03:02 steve on entrepreneur vs employee mindset
1:05:01 kevin says covid made us rethink our beliefs of what is solid business
1:05:28 kevin mentions his aunts house burned down
Released:
Dec 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (42)

Kevin Ruess and his good friend Florian host the Cafe Truth podcast where they have meaningful conversations about Stoic philosophy, personal transformation, business, digital nomadism, and more.