Adult Education

If you're anything like me you listen to podcasts and end up having follow up questions or comments for the guests and hosts. I'll be sitting in my car thinking, "Wait....I want to know more about that!" This episode is giving me an opportunity to ask those questions.

Today I'm catching up with Ray Harkins. He's the singer for the hardcore band Taken but also the host of one of my favorite podcasts, 100 Words Or Less. It was a pleasure to catch up with Ray and to chat about the hardcore and heavy music scene for a bit. I'll be honest, my involvement in the scene has dwindled a lot over the last few years but I still have so much love for it. It felt good to go down a rabbit hole with Ray.

You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you're relaxing and think you have something else you should be doing? That's called productivity guilt. We've conditioned ourselves to believe that we should be filling up every second of the day with things that need to get done. Is that really what life is all about?

Madeleine Dore is an Australian writer, interviewer, and I'd call her a researcher as well. She's spent the last 5 years asking people how they navigate their days and productivity. What she's discovered is that so much of what we think will help us get things done is actually setting us up to fail.

Her first book "I Didn't Do The Thing Today: Letting Go Of Productivity Guilt" is fantastic. We discuss how we got to where we are as a society driven by getting things done, how to-do lists kill our creativity and our mutual love for the children's program Bluey.

If you want to learn more about Madeleine, you can check out her website, madeleinedore.com, or listen to her podcast Routines & Ruts.

Every parent has worries about how their actions will impact their child when the grow up. It's part of the deal of being a parent. I know for me I had fears that something I had watched on TV would give her nightmares. When she was a month or two old my daughter was sleeping on my chest so I started watching Nightmare On Elm Street. At some point during the movie she woke up and I had this terrible feeling that she saw just enough to terrify her little brain.

In all honesty she was so young she probably had no idea what was going on in the first place. But these are the things you worry about as a parent. We put so much pressure on ourselves to be the perfect parents and perfect people for our kids.

What if I told you that most of what we do will have no impact on their behavior as an adult? That's what Dr. Danielle Dick's research has found. Genetics play a bigger part in determining what our kid is going to be like. Knowing that does take some of the pressure off us, but it also allows us to find different ways to work with them.

Understanding that our kids may be genetically predisposed to a certain type of behavior gives us the opportunity to meet them where they're at.

Dr. Dick has laid out her research in a new book called 'The Child Code: Understanding Your Child's Unique Nature For Happier, More Effective Parenting.' We'll be talking about this research in this week's conversation.

I met Ali Nolan after I reached out to her via social media because I had read one of her articles in Runner's World. She touched on a lot of things that I was going through with my running at that point. She agreed to have a chat with me (which you can listen to in episode 9 of this show) and we hit it off.

During that conversation Ali mentioned that she was working on a book. I'm happy to report that the book is finally here! It's called 'Master the Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide For Women.' I think this is such a masterpiece that covers all of the angles people need while preparing for big races.

It's a pleasure to have Ali back on Adult Education. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

It's time for a change with Be More Well. As this show has progressed over the last nearly 2 years I've started to realize that the name does not represent what my goals are.

This started out as a wellness oriented podcast but I've started to realize that it's more of an education show. Most of my guests are people I pick because I'm interested in learning more about their topic of expertise. I've had to turn down some really interesting conversations because they didn't fall into the "wellness" category. I don't want to have to do that.

So, I'm changing things up. As I have been craving information and education. But, like most of you, I don't have the time or money to go back to school. That's where this podcast comes into play. My goal will continue to be to bring you interesting and compelling guests who have knowledge to share on a particular topic. That way we never have to stop learning.

Be More Well is being retired and in comes Adult Education.

If you already followed us on Instagram then nothing will change for you. If you're a new listener, make sure you follow us @adulteducationpodcast.