108 episodes
Daily Musings with Allysia Allysia
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- Society & Culture
Join me Monday-Friday where I muse on books, personal development, and whatever happens to catch my interest, all with the joy of sharing ideas in this strange and short life. Daily Musings can also be found on YouTube. Allysia is a rock musician, entrepreneur, piano teacher, writer, mother and chef (among other things). She runs an online business and YouTube channel (PianoTV), is working on her second album, has self-published on Amazon, and reads voraciously. This podcast and YouTube channel was created to share ideas and thoughts on the many things that catch her interest.
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Why I've decided to major in philosophy
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
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
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What’s your dream life? (seasonality)
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 -
Anxiety.
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 -
Apple Trees
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!
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Good moments, bad moments
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/