• the things we avoid are the things we get weaker in
• bringing attention to a topic is the way to handle it
• brushing it to the side gives it more weight than it deserves
• we want to keep things light
• things that are avoided grow bigger
• it represents a fear within
• you don’t want to give fear more energy or it can overpower you
• you bring your focus like a light to the issue
• what is something you have avoided?
  • is there something you can do about it?
  • can you target that thing?
  • who are you afraid will find out about it or will think less of you if they find out?
  • are you giving those people’s opinions too much credit?
• sometimes we avoid what we don’t understand
  • can you look into it?
• episode inspired by Mary

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• on this one I went over a few topics
• better to make errors along the way than not do anything
• we have times where the thing we did was the last time we would do that
• view things as though that time is the only time that matters
• including things as part of a group of times can lead to regret
• the weight of regret is heavier than any comfort
• description about time by the beach in Ventura
• input is always lower in priority than output for creative types
• your mind is to be kept in mind when doing anything

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• welcome to episode 173 of the show
• on this one I am talking about some of the people departed
• Chester Bennington who left his singing career
• Kate Spade who left her jewelry career and brand name
• Anthony Bourdain and his chef and cooking career
• xxxtentacion and his rapping popularity with the youth
• I go over some of the things that matter most in life
• mental well-being is the things that is bigger than socioeconomic status, wealth, popularity, or reverence
• more to come on the show~

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• welcome online to episode 171 palindrome fest
• the story of Kelp Man and how he became
• know the value of kelp for the ocean and what it brings
• the greatness of text as a medium for communication
• Twitter and Medium for their textiness
• my story of someone asking me for my Twitter to use it
• how to respond to the world
• to more ocean rescues with Kelp Man

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• we are in the 170s as episodes go
• this one is about the first chapter and a half of Carl Zimmer’s most recent book
• it is called She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, and it is about heredity/genes
• this section included discussion of many scientists work early on
• in the 1400s and 1500s and 1600s, people tried to show off lineage
• many kings and prominent families wanted to show their power or clean family lines
• inbreeding did not work well to keep family lineage going; forcing something = failure
• scientists later in the 1800s and 1900s processed idea of heredity
• deVries and Mendel and Darwin are all mentioned here
• the book reads very storylike and progresses through time

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• 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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