The Best Books I Read In 2022 Daily Musings With Allysia podcast

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In this episode, I discuss my process for landing on a major after four full semesters of feeling rather wishy-washy about what I'd pursue. I also discuss what philosophy holds for me, and why I enjoy it, while linking it to my love of music and the ultimate quest for truth. Or something like that. Thanks for listening!…

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Book Talk: Tim Urban's The Story of Us, and Illiberalism 12:17

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Hey all! I wanted to hop on today to talk about an enjoyable book I finished reading by Tim Urban called The Story of Us. In it, topics like political extremism and illiberalism (both sides) are dissected. It's a great read! Here are the blog posts I referred to in the podcast: Your Life in Weeks — Wait But Why The Elon Musk Post Series — Wait But Why The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But Why Enjoy! -Allysia PS: This podcast exists as a video here: https://youtu.be/J40qMLdkgvk…

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What’s your dream life? (seasonality) 12:46

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Today's podcast explores a journal prompt about what one's ideal life might be, and the arguments for (and against) using it. The prompt was from Susan Wise Bauer. Hope you enjoy this discussion! This episode also exists as a video: https://youtu.be/rNjUbVgwYfE And be sure to check out the blog: allyvb.com…

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Anxiety. 15:39

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This week's episode is about anxiety, a personal anecdote of a recently-developed phobia, exposure therapy/systematic desensitization, and steps I'm taking to ease the anxious burden of life. Thanks, as always, for listening. If you'd like to read the associated blog post, which includes a few reference links, visit here: https://allyvb.com/2023/02/21/anxiety/ Much love, -Allysia…

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Apple Trees 11:56

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In this episode, I explore the idea of craving roots as I get older, tying it in to my current obsession with the idea of planting apple trees (and all kinds of other fruit trees and shrubs, for that matter). I tend to think more in terms of forevers than I used to. Thanks for joining me today! This episode also exists as a video! https://youtu.be/i1SE5PjdbAQ…

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Good moments, bad moments 7:35

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How much can you be separated from your own moment? Does living life to the fullest mean optimizing life and having the highest percentage of good moments? Or is it more about having a full and complete experience? Join me on this weird and short journey, and thanks for hanging out, wherever and whenever you happen to be. https://allyvb.com/2023/01/31/ good-moments-bad-moments /…

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The Best Books I Read in 2022 21:56

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This year, I read less books because I spent so much time doing university reading. In actuality, I probably read the same, or more, as I usually do. In total, I read 28 books in 2022, and I have four favourites to share with you. For more details, check out the episode and/or the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/26/the-best-books-i-read-in-2022/ This episode also exists as a YouTube video! https://youtu.be/mACpRgN49pM…

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Tears 11:52

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This episode is about tears. Crying. Good crying, bad crying, and some abstract musings on connecting, and the thin line between bliss and suffering. Thanks for joining me on this strange journey. Here's the link to the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/24/ tears /

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What I Learned from One Full Year as a University Student 27:29

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It's time to talk about my first year of university! In this episode, I explore my successes and share some advice - with the caveat that I'm not the best or brightest, and that my school is also not ivy-league level. As such, I'm probably not qualified to give advice in this arena. But I'm going to anyway! :) Here's the blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/17/what-i-learned-from-one-full-year-as-a-university-student/ And here's the YouTube video version of this on my Allysia Marie channel: https://youtu.be/bwE3k7_TTPI…

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2022: Groundhog Year 17:40

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It's time for a year-in-review! Visit my YouTube channel for the video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@AllysiaMarie You can read the associated blog post: https://allyvb.com/2023/01/10/ 2022-groundhog-year /

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In Defense of Negativity. 10:35

3 years fa10:35

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Today's episode is a podcast-only follow-up to yesterday's discussion on suffering, and why I think it's important to not flinch away from the suffering of others. It's based on this blog post: In Defense of Negativity - (allyvb.com) Hope you enjoy, -A Check out the videos -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYHONTStDH5RxMUqZ8NESA…

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Don't turn away from suffering. 11:48

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Suffering is a part of being human. By turning away from it, opting only for what's positive, do we then become less human? Thanks so much for hanging out with me. It's deeply appreciated, as always. -A Visit the blog -- https://allyvb.com/blog/ Check out the videos -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYHONTStDH5RxMUqZ8NESA…

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Thoughts on the upcoming fall university semester 7:30

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I’m preparing for another semester at university. This time I’ll be dining on a buffet of philosophy classes, three in total, in contrast to my summer meal of three psychology classes. Why am I eating these classes anyway? It looks to be a lot of reading, but I’m up for it. I love reading! Bring on those six books, existential philosophy class. This episode is based on my blog post: Blog - (allyvb.com) Enjoy! -A Check out the videos -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYHONTStDH5RxMUqZ8NESA…

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Things I learned from writing my first college paper: Daily Musings 16:38

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I wrote one paper, and now I'm an expert! (Joking, of course.) In today's episode, I share the trials and tribulations - and inspirations! - of writing my first humanities paper. I received a pretty good mark, and though I'm an absolute amateur when it comes to writing college papers, I hope you'll get something useful from this podcast. :) Visit the blog -- https://allyvb.com/blog/ Check out the videos -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYHONTStDH5RxMUqZ8NESA…

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30 Days of Socializing 14:17

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