Episode 70: Instagram's New Experiment, Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked, How Shoes Affect The Way You Walk, The Right Way to Talk Politics in the Workplace, The Habit Formula, and Getting Rid of the Victimhood Mentality

Show Description:

In today's current events, we talk about Instagram's social experiment of removing the number of likes from photos, and the mental health impacts on the platform and its users. We also get into how the shoes you wear can affect the way you walk, and the significant impacts of the latest hack on Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency.

In real life experience, we talk about the right way to approach the topic of politics in the workplace, influenced by a situation Tim faced in a sales presentation. Slager talks about recent thoughts he has had relating to getting rid of the victimhood mentality.

We end the show talking about "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, and how you can use the habit formula to develop successful new habits.

Show Highlights:

3:00-6:00: We give a quick weekend recap, including Tim's unique outdoor movie experience and Slager's nostalgic trip to Lake Maxinkuckee
6:00-10:00: Instagram is running a social experiment that removes your ability to see how many likes someone else's photo has. We discuss the impacts this could have on the platform and mental health, and dive into the comparison trap that people fall into on social media as a whole.
10:00-14:00: We discuss how shoes can affect your feet, the way you walk, and how the wrong footwear can lead to knee and hip pain.
14:00-16:30: We explain the accusations being thrown at Chris Pratt because of a shirt that he wore.
16:30-21:00: Last week, Russia's Secret Intelligence Agency was hacked, marking the largest data breach in its history. We get into what was found, and discuss how the size of this hack is significant.
21:00-28:00: Tim reflects on how the topic of politics found its way into a important sales presentation, and the greater lesson learned of how you should handle sensitive topics like these in the workplace. This leads into further RLE discussion with Slager on getting yourself out of the victimhood mentality.
28:00-36:00: We end the show talking about what makes up the 4 stages of habit, strategies you can implement to build successful new habits, and the specific habits we ourselves are working on.