Today on the podcast is my friend, Nick Buegel. As always, Nick and I have great conversations. This was the first one we've had in person since the pandemic started. It was enjoyable for me to have him over to record this. There's something special about being in the same room with someone and having an in-depth discussion about your life or the ideas we've been thinking about. We expanded on what Nick did to cope with the pandemic, meaning what happened through the pandemic and what caused him to explore. What we get into basically is this immersing himself in nature.

My guest today is Nick Buegel, who is returning to the podcast. In this episode, Nick and I go deep into what he's been exploring during the pandemic. As we all know, the pandemic has put unique stress on almost all of Nick and us. But what Nick decided to do was, in many ways, make the most of the situation.

He spent many days and hours outside nature, walking around different parks. Over time, that sparked his interest to explore what is happening within climate change and the broader environment as a movement and what's going on at a policy level. What's going on at a technology level? How do people think about the environment?

My guest on the podcast today is Nick Buegel. In this conversation, we try to unpack how Nick has adjusted during this pandemic. Like many of you, this has been a time of extreme change. And change that many of us don't want to happen or have to accept is happening. All of our routines have changed and shifted and adjusted. And in many ways, we must learn to lean into that change and take it for what it is.

In this episode, we are joined by many returning guests, including Joe Jackowski, Nick Buegel, and Jordan Criss. As this is a Friendsgiving episode, we recorded it before we had our yearly get together. We cover a wide area of topics and try to get an update on what everyone has been working on, but we quickly dive into deeper waters. We start our conversation with Jordan's recent exploration into Aaron Sorkin. From there, we have a broader dialogue on how fame and power affect people. We then ask what art is - using Kanye West as an example. The discussion on Art then turns toward a discussion on self-expression and vulnerability. One of the last topics we talk about is the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. Then we finally close with what Nick and Joe have currently working on.

Nick Buegel and Erich have a conversation about training the mind. In this episode, we go deep into how to train mindfulness. Mindfulness can be interchanged with meditation, but we use the word mindfulness to make it a skill-based practice. We try our best to get very practical from our own lives on how we have used mindfulness. We want to make mindfulness accessible to as broad an audience as possible.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Joe Jackowski, Mike Taccona, and Nick Buegel. Our topic of discussion was work-life balance. How do we manage what we do for a living while continuing to push our boundaries or achieving fulfillment outside of work? In our world, it can be easy to have a job that pulls too much energy from us so that we don't have enough left to pursue other goals.

We discuss the psychology of meaning using history to understand power, responsibility, and connecting with the social world.

In this episode, Nick Buegel returns to the podcast to explore Morality. In this discussion, we have regulars Jordan Criss and Joe Jackowski to talk to through Morality. We meander into ethics, autonomy, and how stress affects people. Finally, we close out the episode with a conversation Joe and Jordan wanted to have about the Liam Neeson controversy in person. This conversation leaves food for thought and other explorations for you to follow.

In this episode, we are joined by Nicholas Buegel. After an eclectic work history ranging from automotive positions to medical. Nick has settled down to offer his graphic design skills to the booming industry of office supplies. As a creative, he constantly explores practical applications for innovative ideas and new avenues of thinking. We cover many topics in this conversation. Nick outlines his exploration to find what resonates with him. While exploring, he’s run to concepts of orienting himself without any formal knowledge of what he’s learned. This open-minded exploration is at the core of this conversation.