I have not watched many shows on television or the internet in my lifetime, but I have watched a few. This episode is meant to go over some of them. It’s episode 89, and we are here in the land of internet.

• shows like The Office and Entourage that I watched many episodes of
• the categories of content I have checked or know about
• how I have watched more Youtube clips than shows
• the fact that I read more than I watch stuff at times

The tech show I mentioned called Diggnation was not bad, run by Kevin Rose and his sidekick Alex Albrecht, and had some good info on the technology and services of the day. Different shows have different purposes. Hope you enjoyed some info on my past show viewing.

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Double 8’s in the building. I mentioned staying humble in this episode, as it was mentioned that bragging is not a thing to do often in The Elephant In The Brain. This one was mostly about podcasts that are out there, and in this episode, I discuss:

• some of the top and popular personal podcasts
• how the people running them use their abilities/strengths
• why I and others should stick to the strengths that we have
• how socializing has been a part of my life for some time now

Shout outs to Live Room LA that I mentioned in this episode. A lot of realizations happen before the episodes, but some linkages are made during episodes, and what I present is a network of thoughts. Socializing can lead you to a network of people that looks like my network of thoughts.

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You know books will be read, and I will happen to be one of the people who reads them. The Elephant In The Brain is the current one, and it is by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson. It is mostly about hidden motives people have and act on. This episode is a summary of chapters 1 through 4, including:

• how altruism has a competitive side to it
• types of competition that exist between animals
• how signals are used to identify quality of person or mate
• elements of cheating and ways people do it discreetly

The book reads pretty easily, and has examples from animals and the past. The actual nature of society is represented in it. This is my first book of 2018 I will be reading in full, with a follow-up interview. It was put out very recently(few weeks ago), and I like when books are relatively new. Onward we go to more reading and content.

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I got some new books in and some new content to share as always. This one includes some about those books, tangents like Kaylia’s book club episode, and other variety with people.

• new books I got from the library after I returned Homo Deus
• The Elephant In The Brain, the next book I will read and interview on, by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
• also got the book Who Can You Trust? by Rachel Botsman
• my friend Johnny’s birthday, and some socialization(he was in episode 6)

Looking forward to reading this book, and I see out the hidden motives that people present. I always see them quite directly.

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This is another one of those episode where I talk fast. Time goes quickly in it, and a lot is mentioned. These episodes have a fun flair to them, but I don’t know if I will do them often. I might. In it, I discuss:

• being assertive with orders of food like with the haircut
• group messages and how they are not my style
• some book info as I always throw that in
• the concept that you have many years to go to get somewhere

I was able to say a lot here, in the course of the 10 minutes or so. That is a nice feature. It takes a lot of breath, but it’s nice to share the content. 85 episodes in 85 episodes out

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One past listener mentioned that you never know what you will get when you listen to The Armen Show, and he was right, for the most part. There is variety in what I put out, but there are continuous themes I am about. In this episode, I discuss:

• how I view much other publicly available popular content
• my perspective on the world and what we are on it
• how presenting your perspective is needed to speak your side
• seeing similar content across books, and recognizing authors

I look to bring more value through episodes over time, and I seek to find out ways to do that and connect with other material out there. To the show being better and better.

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Hey all in the world. It’s episode 83 in the building, and this is based on the hair cutting I had, as well as some music and happenings in the book world. In this episode, I discuss:

• my hair cut experience, and how responsiveness is good
• plans with upcoming books and what I am looking at
• different types of breads based on their sizes
• the music used in the intro or outro (if you heard it)

I always connect real life situations to what you can take from them. Taking this information, you too can remember to look at your situations.

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What are the stories that we write? What happened with the Laguna Beach show, or the other reality shows with characters from these smaller beach towns? How did they expand the view of who they were in the public eye? In this episode, I discuss:

• the reality shows and how they built up a story
• how it can be embellished or exaggerated to present a view
• to give people your own story, with a beginning, middle, and end
• thinking about what the beginning of a story of yours would be

Marketing and branding has changed how we look at some people, who are, in fact, people like the others who walk by us. Perspective changing takes a lot of strategy, and some people apply it. To more understanding of the world~

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9×9 is 81 and we are here. The weather is colder and we have some wind today. This episode brought out the usual networking of concepts. In it, I discussed:

• putting fear to the side when making moves
• editor John Brockman and his book I’ll be looking at soon
• how books come out after the hard work has already been done
• doing deep work that requires hours of non multi-tasking focus
• keeping insular about the things that matter

Cal Newport wrote that book Deep Work to influence people to stick with a goal for a few hours at a time. This is a good thing. Doing heavy work is the way to be. 81 episodes in and the days fly by.

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We got to another decade in the set of episodes. This one connects off of running into an old acquaintance. What an interesting world we live in. We can connect with many. In this one, I go over:

• connecting with people around the world as much as applicable
• how my acquaintance gave me some good information
• keeping it in the present moment
• not focusing on likes or views
• being about the people

Glad to run into this individual, and he was going to a conference this weekend. The world is a fun place.

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Why do we keep up a rhythm? What does it say about who we are, our consistency levels, or our ability to respond to the world at large? It is a message of sorts. In this episode, I discuss:

• why the show goes up every day
• how I have switch to 128 kbps instead of 320 kbps output
• a little bit about content from Homo Deus on keeping death away
• linear versus networking ways of communicating
• tone-based communication

We can always throw variety into the world that we see. Should it always be structured and regular? Onward~

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Music is a big part of the world. Alex from episode 48 and Gary from episode 3 are two individuals who are into making music. They both get into the technicals, and enjoy the creativity. I like some music too, and in this episode, I discuss:

• types of music I have liked over time
• trance and music with melody or beats
• a lyric from a Jay-Z song that I break down into parts
• vocal music I have enjoyed in years, along with its motivational aspects

Music is a big part of the world, through Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, Pandora, and so on. All of these services bring tunes that give people feelings and energy they use. To more creativity.

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77 in the place to be. I have started reading Homo Deus by Yuval Harari. It’s the sequel to Sapiens, which was one of the top books of the past few years in the category of humankind’s progress over time. This one includes material from that book, and has updated content, and also discusses the future. In this episode I discuss:

• the introduction to this book, and how it is laid out
• plague like Black Death sweeping through nations
• famine no longer being the issue in relation to food levels
• the lack of war and the impacts it has on society

I am looking forward to flowing right through this book, and understanding more about some of the linkages between happenings over time. To more knowledge, and continuing the story.

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Insight and examples are what I bring to the table here. Most of how I communicate is through concepts. This episode includes Alex’s jingle as the intro and outro again. I might make that the regular thing. In episode 76 of the show, I discuss:

• aligning with individual who have a similar energy to you, and who you can relate with or believe in
• types of chocolate I have enjoyed eating or drinking
• talk show games and their routine nature of a sounded intro and comfortable elements
• weekly cycles that society rolls through, and “hacking culture”
• Katja’s song’s Ride The Wave and Come Thru

You have to link the parts of your life if you want to reach new levels. There are a lot of details to the networks of our thoughts and actions. Glad to have you following along the story I’m narrating. If you like the show, let others know it~

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How did we get to 75? Probably 25 * 3. We are here at the 75th episode, and over half of this episode is about my mind map that I made in 2009. In it, I discuss:

• the content in the mind map that I made on MindMeister
• how you can brainstorm using one of your own
• vocabulary word groups and word roots being drawn out
• ways to organize your day or year in mind map form
• concepts about blockchain and its connection to the universe

There is a lot of cool content in this one. You can check out the mind map from the link at the beginning, and I’m glad to have you listening. Feel free to let others know about the show, and we’ll see you on the next one.

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Hey all and welcome to episode 74. This one is on my text interview with Dr. Sapolsky on his book Behave that I’ve been talking about. It is 8 questions instead of my usual 5, and that’s because I got so into the material through reading and notes. In this episode, I discuss:

• marketing and how it relates to the brain development of the viewer
• being generous in an individualistic culture
• how someone can adapt to their environment that doesn’t suit them
• efficient ways to manage executive decision-making ability that you have

It was great to have this dialog with Dr. Sapolsky, and his answers were informative to me. The little nuances of answers in response to how I asked the question also teach me a lot about what I was missing or didn’t pay enough attention to.

Onward we go~

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Do I get books on hold from the local library? You know it. I continue to lean in the science/nonfiction section, and got some books lately for potential reading or analyzing. In this episode, I discuss:

• Harari and his books Sapiens and Homo Deus
• things about the books that make me more likely to read them
• Designing Reality and how it has some new tech in it
• what I look for in books before I dive in

I throw in some concepts and talk at the end of the episode, and always continue the trend. As we move through the 70s, in terms of episodes, I see good smoothness. Only do what fits you, and your world becomes more suitable.

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This episode was an extended one. Who knows if the new form of the show will be extended. It’s always different on here. Topics were:

• Har Ghobind Khorana being the Google Doodle for his biochemical research
• why I like scientists and people who focus on a niche future field
• continuing momentum before it disappears, with a Youtuber example
• how words represent certain time frames or generations of people

So many tangents of value in this episode. With great content like this episode, there can only be nice things to come. 70~

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