A Couple of Things by Lade Tawak
A Couple Of Things is a bite sized podcast about various aspects of life and work.
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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
S02E206 - Maybe I don't have business sense
This episode is about relocation sales and marketplaces.
Mentioned episode:
- S02E083 - Shared language, memes, and the collective unconscious https://youtu.be/BMs9DhiLriI
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S02E205 - How to do a mid year review (with free guided template)
In this episode, I share some steps and specific questions you can ask to successfully carry out a mid year review and set yourself up for success for the rest of the year.
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S02E204 - Don't take craft for granted
I bought flowers recently and that made me reflect on craft and the different kinds of expertise people have. That's what I talk about in today's episode
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- S02E027 - The purpose of work …
S02E203 - Why does your brain fixate on bad things?
Have you ever wrongly remembered an event? Thinking it was worse than it actually was. I always remember house hunting in the Netherlands as way worse than it actually was. And that's what I talk abo…
S02E202 - Check in on me
In this episode, I talk about how easy it can be to not check in on your friends because you're always online
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S02E201 - Do things because you want to
Not everything has to have a deep underlying why--at least not that you know. Sometimes, you just want to do things. That's what I'm talking about on today's episode
Not everything has to have a deep …
S02E200 - Q&A: How I release a podcast episode every day
In this episode, I answer a listener question on how I am able to publish the podcast daily.
From "Osai and all their friends": How do you manage to record/release an episode daily? Do you pre-record…
S02E199 - On doing what matters (with Yemisi)
In this episode, I talk with my friend, Yemisi about building a business through solving problems for people, using social media to find career and work opportunities, and the intentionality required…
S02E198 - How to handle being micromanaged
In this episode, I talk with Tolu, a Commercial Operations Manager, on what to do if your manager is a micromanager. We answer a listener question from Fouad: "What's your experience with micromanage…
S02E197 - Can you make friends at work?
In this episode, I talk about whether you can or should make friends at work.
Related Episode
- S02E024 - My quadratic theory of friendship https://youtu.be/49xavBxQI6c
Links
- My theory of friendships (and …
S02E196 - Let it sit
In this episode, I share something I learnt from playing word games like the NYT Crossword and Spelling Bee and how I'm trying to apply that to other things
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S02E195 - Pet peeves
This episode is about pet peeves and some of mine. What are pet peeves even?
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S02E194 - Grieving lost things
On this episode, I talk about grieving lost things and how I'm dealing with that
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S02E193 - On overcoming limiting beliefs (with Maryam)
In this episode of conversations with my friends, I talk wit Maryam about why she's leaving her 5 year marketing career to become a Psychologist, as well as limiting beliefs, what they are, how we de…
S02E192 - What is God interested in?
In this episode, I share some thoughts and reflections of what God is interested in when it comes to sacrifices and offerings based on readings from 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Amos, Obadiah, and …
S02E191 - George, where are the books?
In this episode, I talk about why I don't think we're going to get the rest of the books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series and link that to the pressures of creating in public.
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S02E190 - Do cats have more self control than humans
In this episode, I talk about whether cats have more self control than humans based on my recent experience watching my friend's cats.
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S02E189 - The aesthetic usability effect in UX and it's potential pitfall
In this episode, I briefly explain the aesthetic usability effect and the one place where it could get you in trouble with your users/customers
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S02E188 - Is this struggle from God or is it an attack of satan? (with Pastor Fums)
In this episode, Pastor Fums and I tackle a listener question: as a christian, how do you differentiate between going through a difficult time or a rejection as God's will and as something being an a…
S02E187 - How learning Dutch is going
In this episode, I talk about how learning Dutch is going and some of the very --if I do say so myself--impressive things I can do now
Related episodes
- S02E099 - The one where I try to speak Dutch http…