• welcome back to the show on episode 169
• this show has some updates on August plans and output
• a few rap songs will be coming out with choruses (Credit to R)
• book author interviews and content summaries coming for The Human Instinct by Kenneth R. Miller and She Has Her Mother’s Laugh by Carl Zimmer
• our brain and biochemical pathways are the same for nearly all people
• don’t be fooled by the outside depictions of individuals
• lot of tangents in this episode that connect to larger points
• onward we go~

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• welcome to episode 166 of The Armen Show
• this one is about the numerous niches that all have deviated into
• the world is more spread out long tail than it was 20 years ago
• the social media landscape dictates levels of divergence at any time
• there is still a larger scale convergence or point of unity I mention here
• understand all of us as part of one larger brain

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• do we have a message to put out there?
• it has to battle against the attention-grabbing of everyone else
• fear has no place in your output
• the battle is already tough enough with the competition out there
• let others try and limit you, but don’t help by limiting yourself
• the value of timeless information you can come back to years later
• we most forward on episode 165 of the show

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• visited Amazon Books in the mall where there was once a Border’s
• one bookstore replaced by another with a different ethos
• competition doesn’t work with you but seeks to replace you
• this is only if you don’t match what the world is seeking
• always look to the audience for extra information on what is needed
• this episode included a higher energy minute

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• hey to all the listeners
• this one includes some updates from the E3 gaming convention I went to
• also I discuss the framework of making things that fits you
• you don’t want to try to fit into how someone else does things
• the need for attention before a message can be gotten across
• why I like Los Angeles not paying much attention to anything anymore

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• welcome to June and episode 162 in the place to be
• what makes you relevant in 2018, as far as content creation, putting out a message, or advertising your business?
• friction needs to be reduced if you want to get anything substantial out into the social marketplace
• include people in your thing, and that can be as good as including yourself in their thing
• one purpose of TV and movies is also described in this episode
• glad to have you on the team

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• welcome all to episode 161 of the show with Armen in the place
• gave some shout outs to Julia, Rebecca, and Christi, with some reasoning for each individual
• discussed how the people who fit you always want more of you
• Julia’s quotes Instagram is at instagram.com/eretzyad
• updates on current events including the volcano in Hawaii and the ending of the NBA year and upcoming World Cup next month
• 161 out into the world~

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• fear is connected to how much you know in this world
• understanding this lets you know how much you know
• make the link between your own fear and your perceptions
• updates on some Youtube clips and others
• we move forward here on The Armen Show, on episode 159

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• updates across the way on episode 158
• April 24th was the Armenian Genocide remembrance
• last week was the Coachella performance with many singers
• an episode here with just me like back in the day
• we have moments in time to do things
• if we don’t reach for them, they float away

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• Armen T. informed me I should discuss the Easter game Armenians play
• there is one involving hitting another’s egg with your egg to win theirs
• it can be fun and involves colored eggs during the holiday
• separately, I discuss here the goal Ronaldo made as a bicycle kick
• doing more when you are already revered is only a winning situation

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• we have ratios of creation and consumption in our regular habits
• both are fine, based on how they fit you
• my message here is about how I prefer making at any level, versus seeing something that is amazingly produced
• seeing an amazing production could be done by someone other than me
• making an audio or video or article includes a bit of my thoughts and depth
• adding a layer is something we can do to all that we see

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• we build things brick by brick, and keep a focus on steps being small
• large steps ahead of us look too heavy to get moving on
• when movement is in place, chips in your glass are not to be looked at
• keep the bigger context in mind, and let the flow remain in place
• your continuous efforts are way bigger than any small difficulty is valued
• also included material from Skin In The Game about the intolerant minority
• speaking out makes a few louder than the vast majority

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• I was getting on an onramp and saw a car starting to stall
• his vehicle blocked one of the lanes of traffic going on the freeway
• I parked in the side spot and got out to join and help him
• he was happy someone was there to keep him from being stuck
• you have opportunities to help people in need in some way

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• the currently popular game called Fortnite was created by Epic Games
• they were started by Tim Sweeney in 1991/1992
• he created ZZT, one of the earliest games I remember playing on computer
• you could create your own worlds on it, just like some games today
• people like the ability to modify
• other ones I enjoyed from them were One Must Fall 2097(which the music for this episode comes from), Jazz Jackrabbit, and the Unreal Tournament series of games
• a generation of youth is now playing games that continue this streak

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