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
S02E346 - How to be a great manager or mentor
On this episode of the podcast, I share 5 tips on how to be a great mentor or a great manager based on what I've observed and learned from all the amazing managers I've had.
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S02E345 - How literate are you?
On this episode, I reflect a bit on literacy, how do we determine what literacy is, and how we can contextualise literacy.
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S02E344 - Are we friends or acquaintances?
In this episode, I continue a thread that started in yesterday's episode with Yimika about friends and friendships and how you know if someone is your friend versus an acquaintance.
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S02E343 - On travel, friendship, and being a DJ (with Yimika)
On this episode, I speak with my friend Yimika about a wide range of topics from alcohol to friendship to travel and being a DJ
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S02E342 - Girl chat (with Ebuwa)
In this episode, I talk with my friend Ebuwa about different things. Including her phd, doing a literature review, and many life things.
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S02E341 - Some questions I have related to being a Christian
In this episode, I share some 3 questions I have recently had relating to being a Christian including preparing for Jesus's second coming, the presence of God, and a name of God
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S02E340 - Another career conversation (with Olabinjo)
In this episode, I have another conversation with my friend, Olabinjo, about meeting people online and making career moves: including starting again, finding a new niche within an existing niche, and…
S02E339 - 2024 in music
On this episode of the podcast, I talk a bit about Spotify Wrapped / Apple Wrapped / YouTube Recap and what it tells us about how we're datafied and the meaning we attach to these things.
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S02E338 - The pressures of being the first “X”
The title describes the episode :)
I talk about what I perceive to be the pressure of being the first person of your race / culture / gender / nationality to do something.
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S02E337 - You’re getting older... and that's okay
In this episode, I talk about getting older and that's alright
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S02E336 - It's Christmas time
In this episode, I talk about December and the year ending + what I'm looking forward to this month
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S02E335 - On money matters (with Maryam)
On this episode of A Couple of Things, I speak with my friend Maryam about life in the Netherlands, money management, retirement plans, and other personal finance related topics. Not financial advice…
S02E334 - How to observe a UX Research session
In this episode, I share practical tips on what to do when you've been invited to observe a UX Research session
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S02E333 - Picking your neighbourhood
On this episode, I talk about picking where to live and what's most important for me in selecting a neighbourhood.
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S02E332 - My most recent baking adventure
In this episode, I talked about my most recent baking experience, baking a cake for my friend's husband at her request. I finally figured out how to make buttercream! I also share some highlights abo…
S02E331 - On running (with nnanna)
On today's episode, I have an actual guest episode with my flatmate. We talk about running.
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S02E330 - I upgraded my calendar productivity hack
In one of the first episodes, I shared a productivity tip I use which is to put everything in my calendar. I recently realised I wasn't doing this to its full potential and so on today's episode, I s…
S02E329 - On being an international student (with Feyipitan)
On this episode with my friend, Feyipitan, we talk about being international students, the journey to getting into grad school, and juggling many responsibilities.
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S02E328 - Stop using the Bible for divination
In this episode, I talk about a habit that we unknowingly engage in: reading the bible as a tool for divination.
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S02E327 - A chaotic conversation with my brother
In this episode, I have a very chaotic conversation with my brother about the most random things including work, his hobbies, and what he's done in Amsterdam so far.
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