I also had to admit recently that all my (bulimic) reading and all the podcasts I listen to can be counted as procrastination many times. What you describe about vibe listening I think it's called pseudo-socializing or para-socializing. It's similar to putting the tv in the background, but not watching it, in the good ol' days of that.
But the best point is that information doesn't mean much if we don't do anything with it.
There's a quote from Derek Sivers that has always stuck with me - "If more information was the key, we'd all be millionaires with six pack abs"
Really resonating with what you wrote, instead of listening to a wide range of podcasts I've narrowed it down to 2-3 primary ones that I circulate between and I always try to listen to a topic that I'm writing about so it's more relevant.
After all these years of listening, which ones do you continue to gravitate back towards?
Thanks for capturing this, Edward. Such an interesting observation about “vibe” podcasts filling a social need. Also like the laissez-faire approach - no right or wrong. Sounds very Jed McKenna.
I have a post about podcasts sitting in my drafts as well, I resonate with a lot of what you said but tapped out quite early on. I started ambitious but totally slipped into mind numbing stuff (in more ways than one) like true crime, which I actually despise. I'm now at a point where my mind directly wanders off as soon as I put a podcast on, kind of like falling asleep immediately when you open a book in bed. I've started listening to music again more these days!
I also had to admit recently that all my (bulimic) reading and all the podcasts I listen to can be counted as procrastination many times. What you describe about vibe listening I think it's called pseudo-socializing or para-socializing. It's similar to putting the tv in the background, but not watching it, in the good ol' days of that.
But the best point is that information doesn't mean much if we don't do anything with it.
There's a quote from Derek Sivers that has always stuck with me - "If more information was the key, we'd all be millionaires with six pack abs"
Really resonating with what you wrote, instead of listening to a wide range of podcasts I've narrowed it down to 2-3 primary ones that I circulate between and I always try to listen to a topic that I'm writing about so it's more relevant.
After all these years of listening, which ones do you continue to gravitate back towards?
That quote says it all!
It changes a lot for me, but I would say overall, The Examined Life and The Pathless Path have been really consistent listens for me. What about you?
PS, your writing has been 🔥 lately!
Thanks for capturing this, Edward. Such an interesting observation about “vibe” podcasts filling a social need. Also like the laissez-faire approach - no right or wrong. Sounds very Jed McKenna.
Thanks John! Don't know much about Jed but I will put him on the radar :)
I have a post about podcasts sitting in my drafts as well, I resonate with a lot of what you said but tapped out quite early on. I started ambitious but totally slipped into mind numbing stuff (in more ways than one) like true crime, which I actually despise. I'm now at a point where my mind directly wanders off as soon as I put a podcast on, kind of like falling asleep immediately when you open a book in bed. I've started listening to music again more these days!