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Who does the dishes
Mapping some takes on personal growth and friction.
oaive
Aug 21


We turned it into efficiency
A chat about juggling ancient practices with our fast-paced, modern lives and the misunderstood art of meditation.
Kim
Mar 14, 2025


The real impact of return-to-office mandates
What are the unspoken motivations? More "We retain more information when we are in motion" The podcast: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/fixa...
Kim
Feb 21, 2025


Simon and Trevor
The paradox of choice and why the human experience might be defined by constraint.
Neo
Dec 13, 2024


Funology
What is fun?
Who has it?
How?
oaive
Sep 14, 2024


A daily cultural practice
Is it like brushing the teeth? Conversation about the book "Radical Candor"
Olivia
Feb 17, 2024


Writing in Italian
Jhumpa Lahiri has found a new voice
oaive
Aug 19, 2023


What's so funny?
Making space
Olivia
Mar 22, 2023


Rituals
Collective effervescence, synchrony and the power of rituals
Olivia
Dec 17, 2022


Elaine Aron
On highly sensitive people
Neo
Dec 10, 2022


On debating
How it teaches us to listen and be heard
oaive
Nov 18, 2022


Making Friends
Social connection and health
Olivia
Sep 16, 2022


Rethinking the office
What is the office today actually for?
Olivia
Sep 9, 2022


Listen
Really listen
oaive
May 4, 2022


Social illusions
"The picture we have of one another. Layers and layers of misunderstanding. The picture we have of ourselves. Useless. Presumptuous."
Olivia
Feb 8, 2022


On boundaries
How do you create and uphold healthy boundaries?
Olivia
Dec 11, 2021


A quiet evening of dance
"When the music turns on, you are suddenly able to read" tells us William Forsythe in dancing steps.
Neo
Sep 7, 2021


Speaking, interrupting, getting attention
When women speak, they are often interrupted or spoken over. Why?
Olivia
Aug 23, 2021


Defensive listening: what is it?
Harriet Lerner speaks about the quality of listening and apologizing, in conversation with Brené Brown.
oaive
Aug 10, 2020
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