Join us on our exciting new journey through sound as we evolve Life Out of the Box into a new chapter—where this leads us, we don't quite know. But we want you right there next to us the whole way through. Listen to our daily conversations as we explore the most fascinating topics this wonderful world has to offer us and experiment to develop LOOTB into something that's, well, out of the box. Welcome friends, we're excited to take this auditory trip with you.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
In today's episode, we dive deep into the concept of risk to contemplate the question—is everything a risk? The discussion generates an enlightening conversation about the minimal role risk should play in decision making—if everything was a risk... which one would you pick?
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
In today's episode, we discuss a letter that a school principle in Singapore sent out to the parents of the students just before final exam week. This leads to an interesting conversation about the pressures that exist for kids to perform well in school and role that education plays in the development of individuals with different passions, skills and talents that aren't always the focus of the educational system.
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Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
In today's episode, we discuss the concept of retirement and try to answer the question: are you already retired if you love what you do? Tune in to hear our thoughts on this interesting question!
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Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
In today's episode, we discuss the art of the entrance and exit—specifically when it comes to social settings, where it's most difficult to master the art.
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Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
When things don't go our way, we often use the phrase: "just collecting failures in the bank!" But why do we use this phrase and does it actually make sense? In today's episode, we discuss and analyze our own phrase to help us understand why it has helped us learn how to deal with failures in the most positive way possible. How can collecting failures in the bank effectively teach one how to best handle negative outcomes and even be used as a guide to figuring out how to ultimately succeed? Tune in to find out!
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
In today's episode, we discuss our reaction to a video (link below to watch) that highlights several startups in the Austin, TX area and underscores the homogeneity of the American startup culture. When every single startup describes themselves as "disruptive" and "unique" are they really all that disruptive and unique? Tune in to hear our thoughts on what we hope startups may do in the future to differentiate themselves from the cookie cutter "Google model" that many seem to be copying.
Google Wannabes Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T09Sa7jQY38
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
If you haven't heard of Metakovan, you should—he's the humble young dude from India who purchased the Beeple NFT from Christies for $69.2 million. But, to us, what really makes him cool is the low key lifestyle he continues to lead and what he's trying to do with his bitcoin billions to change the game... or create his own "wave" in the blockchain space. Oh, and 99% of Metakovan's investments are in digital assets. What does this mean for the next generation of investors and entrepreneurs? Welcome to the Metaverse friends, tune in to hear our thoughts on what it takes to become an inconspicuous billionaire next door.
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Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Have you ever wondered how NFTs might disrupt the legacy auction houses like Sotheby's or Christies? Well, it seems like they sure have and are making moves to be a part of this new world of digital art in a major way. In today's episode, Jonathon explains The Fungible Collection that recently dropped on Niftygateway—a game changing collaboration between Sotheby's & the artist Pak. Why the heck would people pay a minimum of $1500 for a rotating cube? Tune in to find out!
P.S. If you haven't heard of Niftygateway or listened to our episode on it (#171), we suggest you do to better understand the platform we're discussing.
The Fungible Pak (Niftygateway's Site): https://niftygateway.com/collections/paksothebysauction
The Fungible Collection (Sotheby's Site): https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-fungible-collection-by-pak
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Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
"There are two kind of people in this world: those who ride the wave, and those who make the wave." In today's episode, we discuss and analyze this statement as it relates to entrepreneurship and the blockchain/crypto/NFT space. Does an individual have to ride a wave (e.g., Bitcoin) in order to make a wave that influences a new industry in a major way? Tune in to hear this rather deep conversation, as we define what it takes and what it means for someone to both ride and make waves in an emerging industry.
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Sunday Apr 18, 2021
Sunday Apr 18, 2021
In today's episode, we check in with each other to discuss why we continue to do this podcast everyday and where we see this audio journey through sound may or may not take us.
If you're listening to this episode, we want you to know... WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU. Yes, YOU. Thank you to our awesome LOOTB community for supporting us by listening, subscribing and reaching out—you are our people. You are LOOTB.
Get in touch with us, we want to hear from you wherever you are in the world: lifeoutthebox@gmail.com
Love, The Buttons :)
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