George Florian & Oskar Walin

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Enter The Quote#64: What energisesWhat gives us energy? And can knowing this be used as a way to navigate our lives?This is our final episode! It’s been a beautiful ride full of so much learning for both of us. Every message of encouragement has been incredibly meaningful, we can’t thank you enough for sticking with us and allowing us to share our lives with you. Keep having those deep chats, and don’t be a stranger ❤️Oskar and GeorgeWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spr...2022-02-2540 min

Enter The Quote#63: Tend to the part of the garden you can touchIn this week’s episode we talk about global vs local influence, exploring the pressures that come with the age of information and what it means to have true impact.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the po...2022-02-1819 min

Enter The Quote#62: The essence of courageIn this week’s episode Oskar talks through a real-time experience of emotional vulnerability, as well as exploring the topic of what it means to be in touch with our hearts.“The essence of courage is to willingly feel our vulnerability; this is what allows us to respond to life with an undefended, wise heart.” Tara BrachWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you. Instagr...2022-02-1136 min

Enter The Quote#61: Continuous with the universeNo-self AND no free-will?! How we managed to talk about both these subjects in under an hour is miraculous. We’re trying a new interview-style format for this episode so let us know what you think.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coff...2022-02-0437 min

Enter The Quote#60: Exploiting unrecognized simplicitiesThis week we talk about the root of truly innovative solutions, and how we can actively foster the space of innovation.“Most geniuses—especially those who lead others—prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities.” Andy BenoitWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like...2022-01-2828 min

Enter The Quote#59: No man is free who cannot control himselfThis week we taste multiple perspectives on the topic of freedom. Is freedom the ability to do what we want, when we want? Or does freedom lie in our ability to take or leave what we desire?The quote for this week is by Pythagoras: “No man is free who cannot control himself”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastE...2022-01-2125 min

Enter The Quote#58: Down to the root of thingsIn our wholehearted commitment to quote-diving, this episode quickly delves into the very core of our perspective on life. From this core we work upwards, looking at what it means to work at the root and why that leads to people we call ‘radicals’.The quote we’re exploring this week is by Buddhist teacher Singhashri: “The word radical comes from the latin radix which means root. Any radical act must get down to the root of things, which often lies below the surface, is hidden from view, taken for granted, yet is ultimately essential for existence.”Who e...2022-01-1423 min

Enter The Quote#57: One who longsBecoming who we are is a journey, not a destination. In this week's episode we explore what it means to be who we really are, and the pain in trying to be someone we’re not.“Nobody is so miserable as one who longs to be somebody and something other than the person they are in body and mind.”Dale CarnegieWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to...2022-01-0729 min

Enter The Quote#56: Wild abandonIn what way do we control and release control in our lives? In this week’s episode we explore finding balance between precision and wildness.“Dedicate your life to the twin and warring gods of precision and wild abandon” - Emily HaslerWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel...2021-12-3125 min

Enter The Quote#55: Our first year of podcastingAs our last ep of 2021 we reflect back on a year of podcasting. This episode was also recorded in person at George’s flat in Brighton.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/kn...2021-12-2434 min

Enter The Quote#54: Live in your own wayWhat does it mean to live your life in your own way? This week we explore the process of finding our own path in life, casting aside what we feel we ‘should’ do.“There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.” - Christopher MorleyWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail...2021-12-1734 min

Enter The Quote#53: Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mysteryThis week we return to our favourite topic; the present moment. We explore the value of remaining aware, our own routes into the present, and the difficulty in staying with what is.The quote: "Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, That's why it's called the Present" Master Oogway the tortoise, Kung Fu PandaWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you....2021-12-1037 min

Enter The Quote#52: Perfectly free to be anxiousThis week we explore why becoming okay with not being okay has greatly reduced the suffering in our lives.This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel...2021-12-0330 min

Enter The Quote#51: What’s real and painful insideThis week we focus on the wise words of Kester from My Mad Fat Diary, looking at the many ways in which we avoid our personal and existential discomfort.“You would be surprised what lengths people will go to not face what’s real and painful inside them.” Kester, My Mad Fat DiaryWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEma...2021-11-2631 min

Enter The Quote#50: Life rips!It’s our 50th episode! In it, we explore empowerment, conditionality and accepting difficulties.The quote for this week is by comedian Chris D’Elia: “Life rips if you make it rip!”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or two to su...2021-11-1922 min

Enter The Quote#49: What you say is importantOften there can be a discrepancy between what we say we care about, and what we do. Through a thorough audit of the past month, we delve into how our values and our actual attention line up.This week’s quote is by author of the book Atomic Habits; James Clear “How much overlap is there between what you say is important to you and how you spent your attention over the last month?”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in...2021-11-1232 min

Enter The Quote#48: Share similar experiencesIn this episode we communicate about communication! How does shared experience enhance our ability to connect? Do we have communication strategies when talking to people that we struggle to connect with?This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or...2021-11-0531 min

Enter The Quote#48: Share similar experiencesIn this episode we communicate about communication! How does shared experience enhance our ability to connect? Do we have communication strategies when talking to people that we struggle to connect with? This week’s quote is by Alan Watts: “Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.”. Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them! Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you. Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcast Email: KWIM.pod...2021-11-0531 min

Enter The Quote#47: What isHow do we differentiate the map of our conceptual models from the terrain of our direct experience? In this episode we delve into the distinction between our thoughts and sense experience, and why this distinction is so vital to our sense of wellbeing.“What is is what’s happening before you have a thought about it” AdyashantiWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instag...2021-10-2927 min

Enter The Quote#46: Predicting lifeWhat is the perfect balance of order and chaos? Too much order and life become stale, too much chaos and life becomes unmanageable, so where is the sweet spot? In this week’s episode we explore the theme of predictability in our own lives.The quote we are exploring this week is by Eleanor Roosevelt: "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your th...2021-10-2230 min

Enter The Quote#45: A bird in the handWestern culture has a strong emphasis on ‘following your dreams’, but is it always wise to do so? What conditions have to be in place to feel free to pursue what you really want?This week we discuss the traditional proverb “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: K...2021-10-1524 min

Enter The Quote#44: Go to them sometimesIn this week’s episode we explore our experience of socialising. How do we strike the balance between joining social events on one hand, and initiating them on the other?This week’s quote is from Winnie the Pooh: “You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear fr...2021-10-0825 min

Enter The Quote#43: Strike while the iron’s hotIn this week’s episode we explore decisiveness, inspiration and living in an age with too much choice. Why is it that we often feel a sense of hesitancy when making decisions? And what rewards are in place for when we choose to strike while the iron’s hot?The saying for this week: “Strike while the iron’s hot.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.2021-10-0133 min

Enter The Quote#42: Life is in the livingIn this week’s episode we explore what makes us receptive to insight, striking the balance between planning and presence, and how you can use this podcast as a passive-aggressive weapon.The quote for this week: “Life, we learn too late, is in the living, the tissue of every day and hour” by Steven LeacockWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhat...2021-09-241h 01

Enter The Quote#41: Inner stillnessConnecting a sense of stillness, quietness and solitude can be incredibly pleasurable, however it’s something we rarely encounter. In this week’s episode we explore this avoidance, and ways that we can reconnect with the stillness at our core."When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.” Eckhart TolleWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episod...2021-09-1741 min

Enter The Quote#40: Peel the potatoesCan spirituality involve thinking? Or is true spirituality a wholehearted attention on the moment, free from thought? This week’s discussion tackles the different forms spiritual practice takes.“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” Alan WattsWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail...2021-09-1029 min

Enter The Quote#39: Without attention to our heartsIn this week’s episode we explored the differences between rationality and emotional intelligence, and what it may look like to have a balance between the two. We also talked about what cultural factors might be at play in our ‘head over heart’ tendencies. This week's quote is by spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield from his classic book After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: “Without attention to our hearts we become like the generation of parents who followed popular experts in refusing to feed or pick up crying children, even though every wise instinct and cellular impulse in their body call...2021-09-0343 min

Enter The Quote#38: Everything is a miracle!In this week‘s episode we explore how we choose to perceive the world: as fully figured out, or as miraculous. This was a very enjoyable one to record, it flowed nicely and resulted in a longer ep than usual!The quote: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert EinsteinWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with yo...2021-08-2734 min

Enter The Quote#37: Those with whom you disagreeIn this week's episode we explore the potential growth in disagreement.We’ve all experienced the power of being challenged, and yet often we choose to associate ourselves with people that mirror our own views. In this week’s episode we explore the potential of difficult discussions, where our views originate and the difference between indoctrination and truly knowing a subject.This week's quote is by Mary Loudon from the book Revelations: “You usually learn the most from interviewing those with whom you disagree”. Podcast episode George mentioned: Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Esco...2021-08-2052 min

Enter The Quote#36: What lies dimly in the distanceDo you find yourself wanting to have it all figured out? Or would you say you live for the moment? In this week's episode we explore our tendency towards these two ways of being.This week's quote: “It is not our goal to see what lies dimly in the distance but to do what clearly lies at hand.”Thomas CarlisleWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hea...2021-08-1535 min

Enter The Quote#35: Who are we bowing to?This week's episode is on the theme of trust, ritual and what’s bigger than ourselves. This was a super interesting topic to dive into as it’s not one we usually cover, enjoy!Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or two t...2021-08-0635 min

Enter The Quote#34: As unique as their thumbprintThis week we explore an area that we very often bring into the episodes: subjectivity. Do we share the world we’re in, or do we create it ourselves?This weeks quote is by Milton H. Erickson “Every person's map of the world is as unique as their thumbprint.”Here’s the paper that George mentioned in the episode: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276291917_Philosophy_of_Conceptual_Network#pf28Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with you...2021-07-3027 min

Enter The Quote#33: Expressions of inner abundanceJoin us for our first ever in-person episode! This week we talk about where the drive to create originates; from a sense of inner lack or a sense of inner abundance.This week's quote: “Outer achievements should be expressions of inner abundance, not compensation for inner poverty.” SangharakshitaWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail...2021-07-2332 min

Enter The Quote#32: Confusion of the real with the idealPrepare for a therapy session! In this week's episode we explore the discrepancy between our conceptual worlds and our lived reality, our values and our day-to-day existence.This week's quote is by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “A confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com 2021-07-1633 min

Enter The Quote#31: Making other plansIn this week's episode we reflect our assumptions about ‘the future’: what is the future we most often inhabit, and does ‘the future’ even really exist?Oskar picked a famous quote by John Lennon this week: “Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com 2021-07-0924 min

Enter The Quote#30: Believe that there are fairiesIn this week's episode we discuss ‘magical thinking’ and enquire into its acceptability in modern life. We also wonder why we often find ourselves thirsting for more even on the best of occasions.This weeks quote is by Douglas Adams: “Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to...2021-07-0218 min

Enter The Quote#29: If I wasn’t here, would anyone notice?In this week's episode we explore the themes of loneliness, validation and spiritual insight. We really allowed this conversation to be organic and enjoyed the recording process, hope that comes across!I heard this week’s quote on The Solo Collective podcast, from guest Kimberley Wilson talking about loneliness: “If I wasn’t here, would anyone notice?”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagra...2021-06-2530 min

Enter The Quote#28: And when they played they really playedIn this week's episode we explore the theme of wholeheartedness and the barriers to fully committing to what we're doing, whether socially or while working. The conversation truly felt like a real-time exploration of the subject, with insights naturally springing up as we went along. The quote this week is from Dr Suess, “And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the e...2021-06-1741 min

Enter The Quote#27: Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to beIn this week's episode we explore the difference between seriousness and playfulness, between heaviness and holding things lightly. This episode really felt like an open and fun exploration of a word we both have a unique relationship with; seriousness.The quote is by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle: “Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.2021-06-1146 min

Enter The Quote#26: People may have fluff in their earWe have all been the victim, and perpetrators, of poor listening. In this week’s episode we explore our own reaction to perceived rudeness, and also why at times we are unable to be present with others.This week’s quote: “If the person you are talking to doesn’t seem to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that they have a small piece of fluff in their ear” - Winnie the PoohWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in t...2021-06-0427 min

Enter The Quote#25: Hatred can never cease through hatredIn this week’s episode we explore our culture's preference for revenge over progress, and how certain emotions tend to breed more of the same. We’ve both agreed that this is our favourite episode so far (for real). Enjoy!Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you feel like it...☕...2021-05-2839 min

Enter The Quote#24: What is easiest to see is often overlookedIn this episode we explore what we take for granted. What has become so obvious in our lives that it has melted into the background? As often with discussions like this we find we end the episode feeling much better than we started, we hope you do too.This week's quote is: “What is easiest to see is often overlooked.” by Milton H. Erickson.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love...2021-05-2126 min

Enter The Quote#23: Why don't people want to be who they are?It seems that we spend our lives longingly looking over at others and their qualities, while rarely appreciating ourselves. In this episode we explore our own experience of comparison, and who we believe we really are.This week's quote is from the poem ‘What if there is no need to change’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer: "What if the question is not, ‘Why am I so infrequently the person I really want to be?’ But ‘why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?'"Who else do you know that might enjoy this...2021-05-1431 min

Enter The Quote#22: Our first 4 months of podcastingAs Oskar is away on retreat this week we thought it would be a good chance to reflect back on our four months podcasting. It’s a chance to see inside how we’re currently working, what we’ve learnt so far, and where we hope to take you in the future!Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.pod...2021-05-0726 min

Enter The Quote#21: Let he who is without sin cast the first stoneIn this episode we explore our readiness to ‘cast the first stone’. What is it that makes us so willing to condemn others, and what does this say about ourselves?This week’s quote is an adaptation from Jesus in John, 8:7 “Let [those] who are without sin cast the first stone.”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM...2021-04-3026 min

Enter The Quote#20: Generosity expresses our interdependenceWhat makes a generous act: it’s perception, or it’s intention? In this episode we explore the experience of feeling connected and what it feels like to give from that space.This week’s quote is by spiritual teacher and author Jack Kornfield: “Each act of generosity is a recognition of our interdependence, an expression of our Buddha nature”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.2021-04-2335 min

Enter The Quote#19: Enjoy things for what they areIn this week's episode we explore the pitfalls of our desires, and the beauty of impermanence. We had a great time recording this episode and we hope that comes through!This week's quote: “Enjoy things for what they are, without idolising them as a necessary part of everyday life.” by Peter Adeney, better known as Mr Money Moustache.The quote is from this article: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/06/28/king-for-just-one-day/Here is the TV study George mentioned: https://hbr.org/2010/10/defend-your-research-commercials-make-us-like-tv-moreWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spre...2021-04-1636 min

Enter The Quote#18: Love is knowing you are everythingThis weeks quote really feels like one to be experienced, and so Oskar begins by guiding us in a meditation. Join us in exploring a profound reflection on who we really are (tall order we know).This weeks quote: “Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.” by non-dual teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love t...2021-04-0947 min

Enter The Quote#17: The opposite of a deep truth can also be trueIn this week's episode we explore the validity of opposites. In many cases it feels safer to pick a side and discredit it’s opposite, however is it possible that the extremes are both equally true, even necessary for a healthy world?This week’s quote: “You can recognize a deep truth by the feature that its opposite is also a deep truth.” by physicist Frank WilczekWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the epis...2021-04-0226 min

Enter The Quote#16: The dark of the womb and the graveIn this week's episode we have a refreshing discussion about death, and its inextricable connection to birth itself. It seems that as a culture we spend so much time avoiding this topic, that it actually feels liberating going into it!This week’s quote: “The future is dark, with a darkness as much of the womb as the grave” by activist and author Rebecca Solnit. This quote is from her book Hope in the Dark (which is highly recommended, incredible stuff).Book link: https://www.waterstones.com/book/hope-in-the-dark/rebecca-solnit/9781782119074Who else do you kn...2021-03-2428 min

Enter The Quote#15: There's no such thing as a small act of kindnessIn this week’s episode we delve in to the significance of kindness in our own lives. We both really enjoyed this topic, even talking about kindness seems to be contagious! We really hope you have as nice a time listening as we did recording.This week’s quote: “There’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” by Scott Adams.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with...2021-03-1725 min

Enter The Quote#14: You cannot find peace by avoiding lifeIn this episode we investigate our failed attempts at finding peace, becoming at ease with the turbulence of life, and George's secret obsession…This week’s quote is misattributed to Virginia Woolf, but is a good’n nonetheless: “You cannot find peace by avoiding life”.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you.Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcastEmail: KWIM.podcast@gmail.comAnd if you...2021-03-1127 min

Enter The Quote#13: There is no expedient to which we will not resortIn this episode we explore the tendency to take the path of least resistance, what it takes to fully consider our actions, and if we are in control of our thoughts at all.This weeks quote: “There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labour of thinking.” by eighteenth century painter Sir Joshua ReynoldsWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from y...2021-03-0431 min

Enter The Quote#12: A fool can give more advice in a dayIn this episode we explore the realm of advice giving; is dishing out advice always appropriate? How do our egos handle it when advice isn’t received as intended? And when is it time to simply be quiet? This weeks quote is by Buddhist teacher Sangharakshita: “A fool can give more advice in a day than a wise man can follow in a year”Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!Get in touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to...2021-02-2528 min

Enter The Quote#11: Be a bush if you can't be a treeIn this episode we explore what it means to act wholeheartedly, and to be grateful for where we are. Our culture puts so much emphasis on being ‘somebody else’, somebody better, more beautiful, more productive, is it possible to be content with ourselves as we are?This week’s quote is a poem! If you can't be a pine on the top of the hillBe a scrub in the valley--but beThe best little scrub by the side of the rill;Be a bush if you can't be a tree.Be t...2021-02-1836 min

Enter The Quote#10: We are feeling creatures that thinkThe popular myth of being ‘in control’ of our feelings. Society often thinks of itself as ‘head over heart’, but is this true? Expect stories of seduction, bullying and the baby at the core of our being (surely our most intriguing description yet?!).This week’s quote: “Although many of us think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think.” by neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor from her book My stroke of Insight.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the lov...2021-02-1139 min

Enter The Quote#9: Your mind is for having ideas, not holding themThe joy of emptying your mind, how list-making can build a relationship with your unconscious, and how we have used the book Getting Things Done to unlock our creative potential 🎨This week’s quote: “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” by productivity guru, David Allen.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts: https://www.instagram.com/knowwhatimean.podcast/📺 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...2021-02-0430 min

Enter The Quote#8: The idea of losing control fascinates usWe explore our personal relationships with control, or lack of it. We’ve dug deep and it’s packed full of juicy stories, we’re really happy with it, hope you enjoy!This week’s quote: “The idea of losing control is one that fascinates controlled people such as ourselves more than almost anything.” by Donna Tartt, from her fiction best-seller The Secret HistoryWho else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts...2021-01-2841 min

Enter The Quote#7: Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know themWe explore the transformational power of acceptance and reframing the ‘weeds’ in our own lives… oh an George discovers that he is in fact a flower 🌸This week’s quote: “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.”. Now this quote is attributed to Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne, however after looking around the source is nowhere to be found! Some people say it’s Disney, some others say 'Probably said by Eeyore'. The long and short is: it’s a great quote with a questionable source 🥴Who else do you know that might enjoy...2021-01-2129 min

Enter The Quote#6: Nothing can be changed until it is facedWe explore the nature of embracing or denying our experience. The quote invites us to explore what we are running from, and through personal stories and conversational exploration we relate it to our own lives 🔮This week’s quote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” by author, poet and activist James Baldwin.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts: ht...2021-01-1434 min

Enter The Quote#5: Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.What is the difference between making plans and taking action? So much of our time is spent trying to figure out what goodness is, but what is its lived experience?This week’s quote: “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” by Marcus Aurelius, from his book Meditations.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts: https://www.instagram.com/knowwhatimean.podcast/📺 Watch...2021-01-0952 min

Enter The Quote#4: It is never burdensome to follow someone’s genuine experiencingWe explore the quality of our communication. We investigate what we think makes great connection with others, and the elements that make that connection so rare and precious.This week’s quote: "It is never burdensome to follow someone's genuine experiencing. Only the mental fixations - the stories, beliefs, and judgements about our experience - become burdensome, never someone's living experiencing itself." by spiritual teacher and psychotherapist John Welwood, from his book Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation.Who else do you know that might enjoy th...2021-01-041h 00

Enter The Quote#3: You don't take insults. You leave them with the insulterWho holds the responsibility of insults, the insulted or the insulter? We discuss why we think insult and outrage is so prominent in our society, and ways we have found to deal with it in ourselves.This week’s quote: “You don’t take insults. You leave them with the insulter." by psychologist and hypnotist Milton H. Erickson.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts: https://www.instagram.com/knowwhati...2020-12-311h 10

Enter The Quote#2: The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraidWhat is it that pushes us to be brave? Is bravery only something that is perceived in others or something that we know within ourselves?This week’s quote: "The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid" by the character Brandon Stark on advice given to him by his father, Ned Stark, A Dance With Dragons 1: Dreams and Dust. George R. R. Martin.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scene...2020-12-311h 18

Enter The Quote#1: Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it aloneThe value of ‘doing nothing’, and how (counterintuitively) this can sometimes be the most powerful course of action.This week’s quote: "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” by renowned Zen Buddhist and philosopher Alan Watts.Who else do you know that might enjoy this episode? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!💬 Follow our IG for behind the scenes and to share your thoughts: https://www.instagram.com/knowwhatimean.podcast/📺 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1rTiBxR_5cdupRKbd8iYA?sub_confirmation=1...2020-12-3147 min

Enter The QuoteFirst Time Listening? - Intro to the ShowWelcome to Know What I Mean. In this episode we introduce ourselves and our intentions for the show, giving an overview of what to expect when joining us on this journey!Who else do you know that might enjoy this podcast? Please spread the love by sharing it with them!And if you feel like it...☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimeanThanks!George & Oskar 2020-12-3105 min