Smart and Simple Matters

Smart and Simple Matters

by Joel Zaslofsky: Community Animator, Connector, Multipotentialite, and Spreadsheet Guy

Rewilding, Sovereignty, and the Heart of Domestication with Daniel Vitalis – SASM 109

This episode features Daniel Vitalis on the difference between natural, wild water and processed water, how to see yourself as and act like a sovereign being, and why we're not biologically designed for houses, jobs, or modern institutions. The post Rewilding, Sovereignty, and the Heart of Domestication with Daniel Vitalis – SASM 109 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

From Mindless in a Rocker to Rocking Bonsai Business with Shanna Mann – SASM 108

This episode features Shanna Mann on how to strategically use constraints to pole-vault over your obstacles, how she got left on the side of the road with a traumatic brain injury, and how to grow your own intentionally small bonsai business. The post From Mindless in a Rocker to Rocking Bonsai Business with Shanna Mann – SASM 108 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Get a “Plan A” Life with Bravery and Bravado – SASM 107 with Warren Talbot

This episode features Warren Talbot on how to borrow bravery when you're coming up short, how to make conscious decisions to have your "Plan A" life, and how to tell fear, "I hear you … but this is still happening." The post How to Get a “Plan A” Life with Bravery and Bravado – SASM 107 with Warren Talbot appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Social Security vs. social security – SASM 106

This special solo episode features why and when social security is more important than Social Security, the history of Social Security and how the word "social" got attached to it, and why your social capital is literally keeping you alive. The post Social Security vs. social security – SASM 106 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Discuss Identity, Race, and Prejudice with Charlie Gilkey – SASM 105

This episode features Charlie Gilkey on what's required to talk reasonably and openly about self-identity, race, and discrimination, how to say, "What about this?" without discounting others' views, and why Charlie shifted his focus to engage would-be allies more than current allies. The post How to Discuss Identity, Race, and Prejudice with Charlie Gilkey – SASM 105 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Simplicity as Your Path Back to Love with Courtney Carver – SASM 104

This episode features Courtney Carver on how she got 2,000 people to almost instantly ask her to come to their city, how she fell in love with forty strangers in one day, and why starting with the mechanics of simplicity is so helpful. The post Simplicity as Your Path Back to Love with Courtney Carver – SASM 104 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Practice Dying to Live Better – SASM 103

This special solo episode features how to transcend our hard-wired fear of death and dying, the step-by-step process of how I practice dying, and what finally shattered the emotional walls between my pal Sal and his father. The post Practice Dying to Live Better – SASM 103 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Escape the Crash/Recover Cycle with Christine Walker – SASM 102

This episode features Join Christine Walker on what to do when your mindfulness muscles are weak, how the "Pentagon of Wellness" works to heal you, and why going fast is addictive in our brains and culture. The post How to Escape the Crash/Recover Cycle with Christine Walker – SASM 102 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Mix Ingredients to Make the Minimalism Documentary with Joshua Fields Millburn – SASM 101

This episode features Joshua Fields Millburn on how you can have more meaning and less stuff with a slight pivot, why a ninety-something great-great grandma took five family generations to a book tour stop, and how to align your short-term actions with your long-term values. The post How to Mix Ingredients to Make the Minimalism Documentary with Joshua Fields Millburn – SASM 101 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

6 Key Community Conversations and the Questions That Transform Them – SASM 100

This special solo episode features why community becomes a bigger deal the more you don't have it, the 3 qualities of a great question for any community setting, and which of the 6 crucial conversations you need to have in your community. The post 6 Key Community Conversations and the Questions That Transform Them – SASM 100 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.
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