All Episodes
Working with your tendencies
Where I go into my tendency to overwork and how I've been trying to fix that.My blog post on knowledge work. – https://aurooba.com/notes/the-conundrum-of-hourly-knowle...
Following up on Stress Cycles
I had some great conversations with some of you around stress cycles and closing the loop, so here's a follow up episode to bring everyone else into the loop. :)
To achieve your goals, you'll have to learn.
Learning is inevitable when you set out to achieve goals. Also – watching AI models learn is HILARIOUS. Also here is that newsletter from James Clear I quoted.
On goals and self-determination
What do goals have to do with self determination, and how can we use the ideas of self determination to help our achieve our goals more reliably?Self-Determination The...
Wean off the juggle
To do what's most important, sometimes you have to stop juggling other things that are also important.Four Burners Theory – https://thedaily5.xyz/s1/23Strategic Apathy...
Required actions
In order to build a new system or routine, you need actions that are required. What is the benefit to that? How does one make an action required?Journey before destina...
What's your word?
Choosing a word for your year can be a really interesting exercise to wrap up your goal-setting with. Have you tried it?
Values and Goal setting
What role do values play in goal setting and our ability to achieve our goals? What even are values? Are they worth considering or are they just fluff?
Attention is the key to levelling up
We'll get into techniques and tactics for levelling up, but before all of that, you have to actually pay attention. But you can't pay attention to everything all the t...
Closing the stress cycle
Before we get into levelling up, let's chat about the importance of closing the stress cycle.Unraveling The Science Behind The Stress Response Cycle – https://simplish...
What will Season 2 be about?
Introducing season 2 of The Daily 5 with Aurooba. Listen in to hear why there's a new season and what it'll be about.The Wheel of Life exercise episode – https://www.y...
Balance is impossible
A rather philosophical discussion about balance today. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Plants and other thoughts
This is a weird one. Just so you know. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Quitting versus completing
Am I quitting or am I completing this thing. (a full transcript is available on the website)
First drafts and standards
Thinking about how once you know your first drafts aren't your best work, it becomes harder to accept first draft effort from yourself. (a full transcript is available...
Sleep on it.
Taking a break for a hot second (as I like to say). (a full transcript is available on the website)
On learning
A little reflection on learning and knowledge work. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Iterate and consider doing it in public.
Reflecting on the power and process of iteration. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Reflecting on 90 days of The Daily 5.
Looking back on 90 days of this podcast, sharing some news, and looking towards the future. Warning: today's piece is longer than 5 minutes (a full transcript is avail...
What's a good break?
(90 days of episodes!) Musing on what makes for an actual restful break. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Fasting
A little introduction to Ramadan, fasting, and the impact it has on my life. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Be better than promos
A late night reflection on niching. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Shrink the list of things you care about
A little audio journal on figuring out what I want to care about and what I want to try to care less about. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Sunsets and quiet.
sunsets, quiet, feeling, thinking. it's all soupy in my brain today. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Find your people.
A little reflection on surrounding yourself with people you trust. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Direction
Some meandering thoughts based on a tweet I saw the other day. (a full transcript is available on the website)
The evolution of accountability in a longer project
Reflecting on the different kinds of accountability techniques I find myself leaning on in a longer project. (a full transcript is available on the website)
Being in a state of flow
I was in the zone today and here is what I did to get there, what it felt like, and what I did while in it. (a full transcript is available on the website)