What books are some people talking about for early in 2018? There are some that I have read, and some new ones in the science and related categories. In this episode, I include:

• talk about books like Homo Deus by Harari, and A Crack In Creation by Jennifer Doudna
• discussion of Robert Greene tweets in the realm of personal development
  • mindsets to have

Episode 64 in the building. 2018 underway. And we have had 13 guests on the show, including some repeats. Let’s all flourish in 2018.

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It is the new year folks~. Happy new year to all the listeners of the show, and welcome to 2018. I like the switch in year and the energy that comes with it. In this episode, I go over:

• the new year coming in
• goals that I have with relation to this show and reading
• some mentions of plans for the year
• a bit about the relating of ideas between people

To more cool guests in 2018, with more books read of value, and discussion of depth. Connecting is good, and we have to have a regular form if we are to carve out a path.

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Hello from near the end of December. I met a person and went to visit their rehabilitation place for a short bit. I mention the story about that here, along with:

• the facilities for rehabilitation we have in Los Angeles
• what purpose they serve
• taking rejection and acceptance with grains of salt
• a hello from pseudo guest Skyler who surfs

You have to make moves every day, or you might not be making moves at all. Give gifts and be merry.

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This one is the closer on Behave by Robert Sapolsky, which is a great book on human behavior and neuroscience. I go through content in the last chapters of it, including:

• morality and doing the right thing
• elements of human behavior in competition/cooperation
• details of empathy regarding Us/Them thinking
• metaphors and symbols that we as people live by
• the people in the trenches during war and peace

This book has been a big one for me, and finishing it was a great happening. I took complete notes on the whole book, and was able to share much of them with you here across these episodes about it. Here are direct links to the episodes about chapters 1-4, 5-8, and 9-12.

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In life, you can choose to diversify like most investors would tell you do (like Kevin O’Leary from Shark Tank), or you can put all your eggs in one basket. Here is a story about the latter option.

• my applying to UCSB
• only putting one school on the list
• retrying after getting turned down
• the trip there to deliver additional information
• the path, the steps, the process

You can do life in your way, as long as you stick with your way. I’ll include more stories in future episodes.

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What up people it’s Armen back at it in episode 56 of the show. This one is about looking at some category of yours for the year. These could include:

• the risks you took in 2017
• the amount or quality of events you went to
• people you connected with in some memorable way
• places you went to and liked

The list goes on, but it’s a smart move to pick some things that matter to you and see how they changed in the past year. You never know what kind of trends or understanding you can get from it.

Good things to come as you know~

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It is that time of the year that is the holiday. Here I discuss:

• Christmas and the holiday season
• looking at things that are presented to you as illusions
• snowboarding story of the past
• updates as I tend to do

It’s the Eve of the day that is the holiday.

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Nutrition and fitness have to remain in concert for you to roll strong. In episode 53, leading to the holidays, we discuss:

• keeping your homeostasis rolling
• how I finished the book and that is a good deal
• update on the fire record
• some side info on my day

Keep it moving~

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How fast does life go? Do we do so many things more quickly than we did before? In episode 52, I discuss:

• how life is getting faster
• how we fit more into each day as time goes on
• the way to adapt to the speed up in the future
• potential names for the listeners of this show

I am near finishing the book and will be done in due time. This is a great thing, and you should finish what you start. Also, long live day trading.

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When you are working through your life, there is no need to ever be waiting for something. You can be patient for things, but you have to make moves. In this episode, I discuss:

• not needing to wait for anything
• making moves and then adjusting after the fact
• the focus being on your actions
• causing an impact instead of waiting for an impact

I talked about a few topics on this one, and I try to share my viewpoints along my own journey.

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It’s the big 50, and you know we do it big here on The Armen Show. Little known fact is that I used to do freestyle raps that I would record every few days for years. I have raps from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and some from 2017 (over 300 in total). In this rap I include:

• messages on self-esteem
• updates on current happenings
• lyrics with style to a certain beat
• some switches in flow and speed

The beat I rapped on here is one called “A Touch Of Gold”, by Elliote Waite, one of the people who makes beats for JeeJuh. It is one of the only ones I bought on there a few years ago. JeeJuh has some great beats that I have rapped to over the years.

Glad to have y’all on here through 50 episodes and onward we go. More raps on the way in the future.

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In life, you need to have range throughout all that you do. These types of range include:

• physical range of motion through activity and stretch
• range of emotion in expression with others
• range of ability to handle wins and losses of risk
• range of understanding of different kinds of information that is available

These different types of range will make you less vulnerable to the world at large. You have to be able to manage that which is around you.

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Hey all. The Armen Show is in the building with talk of dancing and its funness, and what it represents.

• structured forms of dancing like salsa
• what dancing represents and means
• what people consider to be “good” dancing
• kinds of dancing I have done

They want more so we put out more here at the studio.

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Who is the person you are? The identity we have is important. In this episode I ask and discuss:

• what is your identity?
• what are the things in your life you see as part of you?
• how do you want others to see you?
• do you reflect on yourself?

This episode is for you to think about where you are in the world, in your own perspective.

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How is the show already at 45 episodes? It’s hard to say. This one is about:

• the market never stopping for anyone
• touching the market and its importance
• not being clouded by all potential opportunities that show up
• empathy and its relation to audience

I have been checking out some other podcasts, and noticed features that they have. Things continue to improve here in all categories.

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