A Couple of Things by Lade Tawak
A Couple Of Things is a bite sized podcast about various aspects of life and work.
A personal blog but make it podcast.
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Written and produced by Lade Tawak.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 380
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
S02E106 - Quality can come from quantity
In this episode, I reflect on quality and whether it's better to focus on creating a few high quality things infrequently than to create more consistently even when every single thing is not high qua…
S02E105 - The relativity of the passing of time
Why does it seem like time goes fast when you're enjoying yourself and it seems to go slow when you're bored or anxious. In this episode, I discuss my personal experience through the lens of recordin…
S02E104 - On purpose and meaning in life (with Dunni)
In this episode, I talk with my friend Dunni about what purpose is, how we find our purpose and how we find meaning in life.
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- S02E051 - Why do I find it hard to obey God
- Connect with Dunni
- Instagram…
S02E103 - How to use insights from customer support to help guide product and design decisions
Continuing from Ep 102 on how to use customer support as part of the user experience, in this episode, I share some practical tips on how you can analyse customer support tickets and conversations an…
S02E102 - Making great experiences through customer support
Great customer support can elevate the entire experience. In this episode, I share some tips on how you can help recover bad platform or product experiences through great customer support.
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- It’s t…
S02E101 - The best morning routine
In this episode, I share the best morning routine--I even go a step further to talk about the best daily routine. After listening to this, you'll get inspiration on how to set up your day right.
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S02E100 - 100 episodes in 100 days: The process
In this episode, to celebrate 100 episodes, I talk about how I actually record the episodes, my process for preparing, editing, and all the thingamabobs.
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S02E099 - The one where I try to speak Dutch
De aflevering waar ik Nederlands spreek
In deze aflevering praat ik een beetje in het Nederlands over hoe ik Nederlands leer en mijn ervaring tot nu. In this episode, I chat a bit in Dutch about how …
S02E098 - Where do hobbies come from?
In this episode, I share about a recent new hobby and how it got me thinking about where our hobbies and interests come from and how we can widen our scope of interests beyond what we're used to. You…
S02E097 - Toxic positivity, what it is, and what to do instead
In this episode, I talk about toxic positivity, what it is, and what to do instead. Acknowledging the bad but still seeing the good.
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Intro Music: Dream B…
S02E096 - Creative skills I wish I had
In this episode, I share some recent creative interests and why I'm interested in exploring them
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Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie
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S02E095 - Out of the wicked comes wickedness
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Victor Frankl. Nobody can make you do anything.…
S02E094 - Why you should care for the environment as a Christian
We often think "this world is not my home" and so we don't think about how we are impacting the earth. But I believe that Christians have a responsibility and dare I say, a calling to care for the e…
S02E093 - How to juggle many responsibilities
In this episode, I share some of the realities of juggling many responsibilities, how to decide what to let go of and the importance of prioritising
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Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel…
S02E092 - How I'm learning to pray again
In this episode, I talk about some of my recent struggles with prayer, how I'm thinking about prayer, and learning to pray again.
YouCanRestHere episode: Are we getting prayer wrong
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S02E091 - On faith and freedom in Christ (with Adenike)
In this episode, I chat with my friend Adenike about our faith in Christ, being first daughters, and what being in Christ has freed us from and freed us to do.
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- TruChristianity | Instagram: https:…
S02E090 - Reflecting on 90 podcast episodes
In this episode, I reflect on the past 90 days of publishing a daily podcast.
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Intro Music: Dream Big, Travel Far - Avocado Junkie
Outro Music: Ignorance i…
S02E089 - Checking in on my 2024 goals
In this episode, I look back at some of my goals for 2024 and share where I am so far, including changing my mind about some, some I'm behind on, and the ones I'm on track.
A reminder for you to check…
S02E088 - What happens to our personal digital data when we die
In this episode, I explore some thoughts on the publishing of letters and diaries and what we would like to happen with our digital data.
- Per Axbom's post on LinkedIn
- Letters of Note: https://lettersof…
S02E087 - The last mile is the hard mile
In this episode, through reflecting on my water drinking goal, I discuss how the last mile can be the last mile and two things that can help us push past the almost giving up mind.
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