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What 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 George 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

In 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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

In 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 Brach 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

No-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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

This 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 Benoit 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

This 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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

In 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 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

Becoming 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 Carnegie 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

In 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 Hasler 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

As 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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

What 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 Morley 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

This 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 Panda 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

This 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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

This 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 Diary 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

Often 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 touch with your thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you. Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

In 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

How 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” Adyashanti 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.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

What 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 thoughts about the episode, we’d love to hear from you. Instagram: @knowwhatimean.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar

Western 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.podcast Email: KWIM.podcast@gmail.com And if you feel like it... ☕ Buy us a coffee or two to support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/knowwhatimean Thanks! George & Oskar