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0:00 Introduction

1:11 MARVELOUSKHEZU - How he still had free time in med school
1:35 Choosing an educational/career path
11:02 Developing time management skills
26:34 How he got into his rhythm
31:16 How to study
44:46 Developing test-taking skills
48:04 Work/life balance
52:43 “Laziness isn’t necessarily a bad thing”

1:12:28 CUZCO - A sick up and coming “math rock” band
1:13:15 What is math rock?
1:17:23 Why did you choose to have a saxophonist in a rock band?
1:20:54 How did the band meet?
1:23:08 What bands were inspirations to you?
1:26:42 Self-taught or did you have a teacher?
1:30:53 What is the writing process like?
1:33:11 Dealing with creative differences
1:37:43 Live performance experiences
1:40:11 Advice for aspiring musicians
1:44:48 Essential math rock albums to check out
1:48:15 Where can you check out Cuzco’s music?

1:50:00 MUFFIN - Working with experimental depression treatment
1:50:52 Alternative depression treatment
1:51:24 Treatments: ECT/TMS
1:54:26 How does clinical depression affect the brain?
2:00:20 Treatment: Esketamine (nasal spray)
2:06:54 Is clinical depression treatable through therapy?
2:10:05 What does TMS feel like?

2:16:39 GOONESKY - A Quake boomer who’s good at a ton of competitive games
2:17:17 Applying experience from multiple game genres
Goonesky’s competitive/LAN experience, and his stories of war:
2:25:45 Xonotic, Nexuiz, and the Machinima tournament
2:30:28 Realizing he has social anxiety
2:42:27 Shootmania - The next huge esport
2:53:09 Goonesky’s LAN team: (EnVy) Talespin and (C9) Grego?
2:55:48 You cut Grego?!
3:04:43 The $100k tournament
3:16:18 Goonesky’s last Shootmania LAN

3:31:12 XILVER15 - One of osu!’s most legendary HR players.
3:31:41 Can you overthink improvement?
3:33:17 How can you find your ideal settings?
- pingu’s note: this was such insane advice for me. really struck me.
3:34:58 Is there a benefit to experimenting with settings?
3:39:14 Is improvement more about figuring things out or just raw practice?
3:44:17 Do younger players have an advantage in games?
3:47:05 Do you think young top players (Vaxei/WhiteCat) think about improvement theory?
- pingu’s note #2: i love his perspective on this
3:52:42 Being surpassed.

3:58:32 EQUAL_TF - masters in physics (soon), insane tf2 player, philosophy, and more
4:00:28 His approach to memorization
4:03:11 “I’ve never read a book”
4:05:15 Equal quizzes me on my geography
4:11:40 “They pay you to go to school in Sweden?”
4:16:19 An introduction to metaphysics
4:19:38 Finding your interests
4:20:45 “I think most people are interested in almost everything, they just don’t know it.”
4:27:14 Using guilt as motivation
4:31:00 A deathmatch grinder’s opinion on KovaaK’s FPS Aim Trainer
4:33:44 Developing an aiming style

4:37:58 REIDENTIFYING - A man who was supposed to be married twice by age 20.
4:38:20 Wait what? You have an arranged marriage?
4:45:18 The second arranged marriage

4:51:40 420FLAYZ - A high school friend who went pro in Rocket League.
4:53:58 Why did you decide to try and get good?
4:56:22 Making connections
5:02:04 A conversation about trying to go pro as an older player
5:06:01 Leaving the pro Rocket League scene
5:10:07 Transition from college to the workforce

5:20:01 DREAMYSKIES - massive cinema nerd and dirty Arknights player
5:20:22 How good is Star Wars actually?
5:23:22 Ranking the Star Wars movies

5:29:33 NICKSTANBUL - finance nerd trying to find his niche on YouTube
5:30:27 Why do you want to try making YouTube content?
5:31:08 Nickstanbul’s idea/niche
5:33:02 Lesson #1: Has it been done well already?
5:36:00 Lesson#2: Making a clincher/understanding clickbait
5:42:23 Evaluating Nick’s clincher (have you heard of these people?)

5:47:53 MAQNUZ - How I stop quitting games/skills that I like?
5:49:19 Identify the reasons why it’s happening
- pingu’s note: figure out the “why.” Whether it’s a plateau or a lack of interest, you have to understand the underlying reason to push past it.
5:51:55 Dealing with toxicity on the internet
5:53:43 How do you deal with frustration from rank plateaus?
5:55:42 More on self-awareness, metacognition, and toxic arguments

5:57:35 SIRMUAPTHEGUAP - High school friend who fell in love with photography as a creative outlet.
6:03:44 Buying his first camera and falling into the rabbit hole
6:07:10 “Outgrowing” his camera, and when to upgrade
6:11:01 What makes photography so beautiful to him
6:15:57 Do you have to take classes to get into this hobby?
6:18:54 What do different types of lenses do for you?

6:20:05 PHOSPHORESCENT - Warwick esports coordinator and competitive FPS LORD
6:20:33 Do you get life skills from playing games?
6:24:13 “I feel like I’ve only been a real person for two years”
6:25:44 How to get onto a good team in a competitive game

6:27:22 ANNIEBLABLA - Dealing with the end of a toxic relationship and getting help afterwards
6:29:07 Do you recommend therapy to others?
6:32:46 wholesome moment