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Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

  1. 5d ago

    Monthly Goals | October 2026

    It's time for our monthly check in where we review our goals from last month and see what's coming up for the next. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology.  What do you do differently (and why?), reach out and let us know! Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:45) Fitness wins, nutrition and creative consistency (00:03:14) Courting Jas and the flat battery-flower story (00:07:37) Choosing a physical boss battle: powerlifting comp (00:13:45) The one unfinished goal and spring energy (00:15:00) Serenity, yoga and friendly social progress (00:17:30) Finances, crypto security and renovation trade-offs (00:27:32) October goals: power, recovery and more creation (00:36:09) October goals: events, yoga, BTC and long-term plans (00:45:31) Connecting habits, antifragility and spring momentum (00:49:30) Wrap-up and plans for more live episodes  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Monthly Goals | October 2026

  2. Oct 1

    Who Actually Makes Money From the Robot Boom?

    The robot boom is attracting big money. But who actually gets paid when the machines get to work? In this Mere Mortals Robotics episode, I explore the robotics money map: the market’s size, the major players, and the economics that could determine what gets deployed between now and 2029. From NVIDIA, Alphabet and Amazon to Figure, Unitree and Boston Dynamics, we look beyond humanoid headlines to industrial robots, warehouse automation, autonomous machinery and robots working in our homes.This is me learning in public, testing ideas and trying to understand where robotics becomes genuinely useful. Recorded in September 2026. Company valuations and market figures reflect the discussion at that time. Cost examples and deployment scenarios are illustrative assumptions, rather than company quotes or guaranteed forecasts. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction: mapping the robot economy 01:36 Industrial robots versus humanoids 03:13 What counts as the robotics market? 04:08 Factory robot growth towards 2029 05:42 China’s role in robot adoption 07:17 Service robots and transport 08:09 Automation and global supply chains 09:31 Big tech and the robotics money map 11:06 Specialists, humanoids and autonomous machinery 13:22 Who pays for robots to learn? 15:12 The potential AI–robotics feedback loop 16:20 Can robots learn before arriving? 17:46 Getting more from existing robots 19:13 Why reliability compounds across a job 21:29 The cost of a useful robot hour 23:16 Human support and fleet failures 25:23 Obsolescence and resale risk 26:16 Who keeps the savings? 27:35 What could actually be deployed by 2029? 29:36 More robot output, less supplier revenue? 31:13 Insurance, risk and deployment plans 32:30 Home robot subscriptions and useful hours 33:20 Different countries, different opportunities 34:06 Five metrics that would change my mind 35:03 What needs to happen next? 36:20 Closing thoughts Where do you think robots will become economically useful first: warehouses, factories, mining or our homes? Let me know below. Subscribe for more Mere Mortals conversations exploring robotics, AI and the future of work. #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #RobotEconomyConnect  with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

  3. Sep 27

    A Decade Worth Of Goals | 10000 Things To Work On

    This should keep me busy for a while. In Episode #529 of 'Meanderings', I unpack the “midlife crisis” I’ve been hinting at for months and explain how finally reaching a one-arm handstand left me asking, “what now?” That question, mixed with a rough patch of illness, renovation stress and my brother being away, pushed me into a deeper reflection on meaning, direction and long-term goals. Looking up at the night sky sparked an old fascination with space, and while I briefly entertained becoming an astronaut, I realised the lifestyle and trade-offs didn’t match the life I actually want to build. So instead, I’ve created a new framework: a set of big, interconnected 10,000-themed goals that I want to pursue over the long term. They span every major area of life, from giving 10,000% effort in love, teaching 10,000 people yoga and aiming to become a top 10k hand balancer, through to 10,000 acts of kindness, 10,000 days without porn, 10,000 hours of live streaming, and the wildest ones of all: becoming one of the first 10,000 people to step on the moon and a top 10k holder of BTC. It’s a conversation about building a life with cohesion, choosing goals that reinforce each other and setting a direction big enough to carry me well beyond the next yearly review.  What are your thoughts on this, reach out and let us know! Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:15) After the one arm handstand, what comes next? (00:03:21) Looking at the stars and dreaming of the moon (00:05:31) Why becoming an astronaut is not the real path (00:08:55) Building a 10,000 themed framework for life goals (00:12:51) Partner, relationships and teaching 10,000 people yoga (00:19:26) Financial, fitness and spiritual goals at scale (00:27:03) The big moon goal and the path through storytelling (00:32:20) Character, mind control and 10,000 days without porn (00:35:48) 10,000 hours of live streaming and final reflections  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    A Decade Worth Of Goals | 10000 Things To Work On

  4. Sep 13

    Courting Your Partner | 36 Questions To Fall In Love

    I'm plotting my takeover of Juan's wife. In Episode #528 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the famous “36 questions that can lead to love”, what these sorts of prompts actually reveal about a person, whether these questions help build genuine intimacy or just speed-run a connection that may not be viable in the real world, why it can sometimes be more useful to find the deal-breakers early rather than trying to fall in love with “anyone”. What are your thoughts on this, reach out and let us know! Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:13) Dinner guests and what the answers reveal (00:09:15) Keeping the mind or body of a 30 year old (00:14:01) Secret hunches about death and odd dreams (00:17:26) The first 12 questions and first date practicality (00:20:01) Deeper questions, maturity and emotional timing (00:28:11) Set three, vulnerability and building understanding (00:40:46) Filtering for compatibility versus forcing love (00:51:53) Would these questions help with courting a spouse (00:54:24) Wrap up with goals, travel hints and crypto banter  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Courting Your Partner | 36 Questions To Fall In Love

  5. Sep 4

    5 Ideas I’m Taking Into September | The August Codex

    This is my August Codex, five ideas, plus one bonus, that kept surfacing as I reviewed a month of daily notes, training, family life, work, reading and trying to live a little better. The idea behind the Codex is simple: instead of collecting notes forever, I want to periodically compress them into principles I can actually use. This month: Capacity is not readiness — leaving some capacity unused creates room for recovery, exploration, serendipity and the unexpected. Recovery is where adaptation happens — rest isn't the absence of the program. It is part of the program. We before the world — family and the people closest to you shouldn't continually receive whatever capacity is left after everything else. Childhood is made in the transitions — the big holidays and milestones matter, but so do the hundreds of ordinary moments between them. Not every inefficient behaviour is mine to own — seeing a better way doesn't automatically make it my responsibility to intervene. And the bonus: The goal isn't to fit everything in. It's to know what belongs. 00:00 The August Codex 00:33 1. Capacity is not readiness 04:09 2. Recovery is where adaptation happens 07:13 3. We before the world 10:02 4. Childhood is made in the transitions 12:24 5. Not every inefficiency is mine to own 16:55 BONUS: The goal isn't to fit everything in 20:05 Why I make the Codex Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

  6. Aug 30

    Monthly Goals | September 2026

    It's time for our monthly check in where we review our goals from last month and see what's coming up for the next. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why? Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:03) August goals review and content creation habits (00:08:23) August reset, work hours and handstand progress (00:10:31) Yoga teacher training and finding a better rhythm (00:16:42) September goals for training, nutrition and content (00:27:01) Choosing a physical boss battle and robot investing (00:33:01) September goals on dating, meaning and finances (00:48:31) Cleaning, moving plans, AI projects and book chat (00:59:08) Wrap up and ideas for the next conversation  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Monthly Goals | September 2026

  7. Aug 16

    Time To Get Jacked | Juan's Annual Goals For 2027

    Another birthday, another refocus. In Episode #527 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: becoming stronger, faster and more resilient without constantly chasing peaks, aiming to make Mere Mortals a more serious creative institution, build greater career and financial optionality, create a personal “codex” to better retain, apply and share what learnings, being more deliberate about marriage/daughters’ childhood experiences and showing up calmer, warmer and three bigger “boss battle” goals for the year: one major physical challenge, one flagship Mere Mortals project and one unforgettable family experience that creates a defining memory rather than just another busy season. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:00:30) Kyrin's yoga training update (00:03:46) Why annual goals still matter and how to frame them (00:09:01) Body goals: strength, speed and staying hard to break (00:14:51) Mind goals: creativity, content and building a codex (00:29:30) Soul goals: marriage, fatherhood and staying present (00:37:29) Boss battles: a big challenge and a flagship project (00:40:02) Creating unforgettable family memories (00:49:50) Final reflections and what is coming next  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Time To Get Jacked | Juan's Annual Goals For 2027

  8. Aug 14

    Robots Are Starting to Understand | Mere Mortals Robotics #1

    Robots can already walk, lift, manipulate objects and drive through major cities, but when do they become reliably useful? Welcome to the first episode of Mere Mortals Robotics: a monthly, plainspoken exploration of robotics, physical AI, automation and the future of work. In this August 2026 state of play, I look beyond backflips, boxing demonstrations and futuristic marketing to ask where robots are beginning to perform useful, repeatable work. We explore: • Why robot intelligence is moving from “see and act” towards “see, plan, check and recover” • What Gemini Robotics 2 suggests about whole-body control and embodied intelligence • Whether robotaxis are becoming an ordinary part of life in American cities • Why 2026 may be a year of convergence for AI, hardware and robotics • How to separate edited demonstrations from pilots, paid deployments and real fleets • Where Figure, Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, 1X and other humanoid companies currently sit • Why warehouses remain the clearest economic proof point • China’s speed in manufacturing and commercialising robots • The difficult reality of robots inside homes and healthcare • Australia’s potential advantage in mining, remote operations and space robotics • The four-part equation for useful robotic labour: capability × reliability × economics × trust The key idea is simple: watch the work, not just the robot. 00:00 Why I’m starting a robotics podcast 01:39 Working Robots: August 2026 02:24 The robotics signal is getting stronger 03:56 Three developments defining August 06:43 How robot intelligence is changing 08:10 Are robotaxis becoming ordinary? 10:16 Is 2026 the year of convergence? 11:26 From imitation to orchestration 12:14 The robotics evidence ladder 14:05 Industrial robots versus spectacle 14:51 Why warehouses are the economic proof 15:43 China’s robotics manufacturing advantage 16:38 The difficult reality of home robots 17:49 Australia, mining and space robotics 19:52 The equation for useful robotic labour 22:01 What to watch through the end of 2026 24:36 Where Mere Mortals Robotics goes next Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

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  • Creator
    Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    798
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