Running Late with Emel Emel Khan

Hi friendsss!
This is the 2nd episode of Running Late, brought to you by Emel Khan.
This episode features Ayo Aigbe, also known as @ayodeleaigbe on Instagram. She’s the founder of @shophangio which is the all-in-one hanger of your dreams. She's an entrepreneur, engineer, student, inventor, STEM advocate and one of the most positive and encouraging people you’ll ever come across. She was kind enough to sit down with me to talk about her experiences with starting a business, finding her path towards engineering, enjoying the journey and our collective lack of knowledge on music these days. ✨
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The overall theme of our conversation was "enjoying the journey" 💜
Here are a few of the specifics mentioned in the show:
Sources talked about:
2:00: How we met at Aron Placencia's event -- he's the CEO & Founder of Roleplay (https://roleplay.co/)
16:00: https://missmuslim.nyc/look-good-feel-good/
35:00: Discussing the old Tumblr days
37:00: MYSPACE!!
48:00: Her favorite artist. Hint hint, it's H.I.M
50:00: We try to figure out 6ix9ine’s name (we figured it out now) end up confusing him with Chris Brown, Kodak Black and and XXXtenation (which we thought was pronounced extension) and ended up calling him Mr. 69. It's honestly the most embarrassing thing I'm putting on the internet. 
53: We also talked about how I once thought a friend of mine ended up buying a Bugatti because of an IG photo (it ended up just being a song by Ace Hood)
56:00: Our love for calendar invites 
Bonus: Take a shot every time you hear me say the word "yeah"
Connect with Emel:
Email Me / Send Music: emelkhancollabs@gmail.com
Tweet Me: http://twitter.com/RunningLatePod
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Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsemelkhan/
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Connect with Ayo:
https://www.instagram.com/ayodeleaigbe/
https://www.instagram.com/shophangio/
https://twitter.com/ayodeleaigbe
Quotes by Ayo: 
"It’s not the finish line that’s interesting, it's the journey. It’s the hoops you have to go through, it’s the things you have to tackle, it’s the person you’re becoming. That’s what’s interesting."
"Life is like a GPS, sometimes you’ll detour, but you have a final destination and you’ll eventually get there."

Feel free to email me Topics, Questions & Feedback at emelkhancollabs@gmail.com 

This episode of Running Late I discuss no longer going by the name Emily, and instead my real name -- which I teach you how to pronounce so you literally have no excuse on how to say it properly. I also discuss how toxic friends and family members have tried to dim my light in the past, and how there will always be people in your life who will attempt to bring you down -- and I share with you how I personally think the best way to not let them do that. 
I also talked about how you'll never truly earn the approval of some people and why being an approvaholic is a game that you'll never truly win. The overall theme of this episode is giving yourself the permission to do what you want without needing it from others. 
Posts talked about:
My Instagram post discussing how I'll no longer be going by Emily.
My Instagram post discussing being a people pleaser.


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This episode is all about "information overload" and how it's frying our brains and by our brains I specifically mean mine. 
What is information overload?
The term “information overload” was coined by Bertram Gross, the Professor of Political Science at Hunter College, in his 1964 work – The Managing of Organizations. 
What does that mean?
Gross defined it as “Information overload occurs when the amount of input to a system exceeds its processing capacity. Decision makers have fairly limited cognitive processing capacity. Consequently, when information overload occurs, it is likely that a reduction in decision quality will occur.”
If you want to read more about the topic, here are some articles I came across during research:
Information Overload, why it matters and how to combat it
How to Stop Information Overload and Get More Done
Thought piece: Information Overload in Our Digital Age
Here's a funny photo about our obsession with information. 

Why should you care?
Because, intake of information at this rate is not sustainable. Our attention spans are shortening and research shows that even our IQ's are dropping because of information overload. For your own sanity, you should probably cut down on the amount of information intake, an information diet if you will. Do it before you drive yourself mad. Seriously. DO IT. 

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As a self-proclaimed addict to the "next best thing", I decided to take matters into my own hands and do some research on why we're never satisfied with what we have right in front of us. Although I may not have found all the right answers, I did discover the idea of "destination addiction" and that feels like a good start. It's nice to be able to put a name to a feeling. The feeling of always wanting more out of life. 
I actually already talked about this on Instagram, so check out that post here. 
Check out more from Robert Holden, the guy who actually coined the term.
Do you resonate with anything I discussed in this episode? I love talking about this stuff, so feel free to reach out to me via Instagram or email to talk all about it!
"'Destination addiction' is used to describe the belief that happiness is in the destination or can be found somewhere else rather than in the present." - Aisha Beau


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I've heard the phrase "fake it till you make it" thrown around for most of my life now but after recently revisiting my values I've decided this piece of advice isn't right for me. I'd like to practice until I make it because I think "fake it till you make it" has been taken too far. Where do we draw the line before we're just being dishonest with those around us? I value authenticity and fake it till you make it seems like it's a fast track to failure. 
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The "birthday blues" can be defined as a general sadness or feeling down by a person on or around his or her birthday.
Here are some factors that make us sad on our birthdays:

The thought of aging
Having high expectations for how you want the day to go and how you want to celebrate
A lack of accomplishments, or comparing your accomplishments to your peers your age
Not receiving the amount of love as an adult that you did as a child 
Nostalgia for happier times, happier birthdays with fewer responsibilities 

Read more at https://www.scienceofpeople.com/birthday-depression/
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