web01.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:31:52 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Thought Works - Episodes Tagged with “Mental Diet” https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/tags/mental%20diet Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:00:00 -0400 Thought Works is a podcast about random thoughts of two seasoned healthcare professionals. These thoughts center around what makes each one of us different, yet similar. From fears and our worrying/panicking of the next change in our normal life to satisfaction and our tastes in food or music. This is not some dry stuffy recording of a human parts list. It is a compared and contrasted approach between Eddie and Darren. Now they have similarities and differences themselves. But an important similarity, is the never ending curiosity and drive to understand. Darren is lead by the "dead cat gene" of curiosity and wanting all to understand. Eddie is passionate about people not missing out or suffering from a lack of openness to try something new. Listen along to be engaged, informed, or just entertained. en-us episodic Thought Works is conversation with Eddie and Darren discussing a person's tastes in food or music, how someone finds satisfaction, processes that lead us through life, fears that some of us have, and many more. In a curious pursuit of pondering what makes us different and the same, they are all over the map. Will that dove find a bird house big enough? Subscribe and find out. Darren & Eddie Thought Works is a podcast about random thoughts of two seasoned healthcare professionals. These thoughts center around what makes each one of us different, yet similar. From fears and our worrying/panicking of the next change in our normal life to satisfaction and our tastes in food or music. This is not some dry stuffy recording of a human parts list. It is a compared and contrasted approach between Eddie and Darren. Now they have similarities and differences themselves. But an important similarity, is the never ending curiosity and drive to understand. Darren is lead by the "dead cat gene" of curiosity and wanting all to understand. Eddie is passionate about people not missing out or suffering from a lack of openness to try something new. Listen along to be engaged, informed, or just entertained. no Thought Works, what makes us different, what makes us similar, culture, taste, sound, thinking, self evaluation, society Darren & Eddie fishnpharm@gmail.com Episode 13: Pollyanna https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/13 1467e126-75d6-4cc4-b3d7-3dae56ff3959 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:00:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 13 Pollyanna full Darren & Eddie What is it to be Pollyanna? Listen to Eddie and Darren discuss what it is to be Pollyanna and the positive and negative effects. 1:02:06 no Pollyanna is the tendency for people to remember or look at pleasant things more accurately than unpleasant things. Another way to put this is to say looking at things with a positivity bias. At first glance, this may seem to be a good thing, to a degree it is. The downside to this outlook is not accouting for negative things in life accurately. That can lead to a living on a cloud that does not exist. From ignoring something that needs your attention, to just letting bad stuff happen that could have been affected by oneself. Take a listen and see how Eddie and Darren view life and what you may learn from their conversation. As usual, their are tangents that fall off topic. See what Eddie means by "off pudding". Please send comments and questions to thoughtworkspodcast@gmail.com. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied, tribes, tribalism, teams, groups, clubs, Homophily, brand loyalty, choosing sides, processes, systems, build a system for life, efficiency in life, inner voice, inner dialog, voice in head, pollyanna, positive bias Pollyanna is the tendency for people to remember or look at pleasant things more accurately than unpleasant things. Another way to put this is to say looking at things with a positivity bias. At first glance, this may seem to be a good thing, to a degree it is. The downside to this outlook is not accouting for negative things in life accurately. That can lead to a living on a cloud that does not exist. From ignoring something that needs your attention, to just letting bad stuff happen that could have been affected by oneself. Take a listen and see how Eddie and Darren view life and what you may learn from their conversation. As usual, their are tangents that fall off topic. See what Eddie means by "off pudding". Please send comments and questions to thoughtworkspodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Pollyanna is the tendency for people to remember or look at pleasant things more accurately than unpleasant things. Another way to put this is to say looking at things with a positivity bias. At first glance, this may seem to be a good thing, to a degree it is. The downside to this outlook is not accouting for negative things in life accurately. That can lead to a living on a cloud that does not exist. From ignoring something that needs your attention, to just letting bad stuff happen that could have been affected by oneself. Take a listen and see how Eddie and Darren view life and what you may learn from their conversation. As usual, their are tangents that fall off topic. See what Eddie means by "off pudding". Please send comments and questions to thoughtworkspodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Episode 12: Time https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/12 ea32f001-0524-47c1-859a-6af24e6e5aa0 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 12 Time full Darren & Eddie How we measure our existence is time. So how do you view time? Do you manage your time? Is managing or scheduling your time something you view positively or negatively? We all have a set amount of time, that we are unaware of its end. How do you spend it? 1:37:41 no There is a sublte, slight audio pop/click it is fixed at 33 minute mark, apologies Time is a big topic. It is the one currency that we all have the same. Now, we don't all live to be the same age at death. However, in a day to day sense, we all have those 24 hours. How we spend that currency is another facet of our personalities. Like a lot of things, we can change and modify our time consumption. Darren is definitely not type A, but has to have a feeling of accomplishment daily. Eddie is organized, but doesn't have to accomplish something daily. How do you answer this, do you have to accomplish something everyday? Do you structure all of your time? When you are experiencing different emotions, the passage of time can be feel faster or slower. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied, tribes, tribalism, teams, groups, clubs, Homophily, brand loyalty, choosing sides, processes, systems, build a system for life, efficiency in life, inner voice, inner dialog, voice in head, time, how do you spend time, passage of time, time management, element of time, down time, free time There is a sublte, slight audio pop/click it is fixed at 33 minute mark, apologies Time is a big topic. It is the one currency that we all have the same. Now, we don't all live to be the same age at death. However, in a day to day sense, we all have those 24 hours. How we spend that currency is another facet of our personalities. Like a lot of things, we can change and modify our time consumption. Darren is definitely not type A, but has to have a feeling of accomplishment daily. Eddie is organized, but doesn't have to accomplish something daily. How do you answer this, do you have to accomplish something everyday? Do you structure all of your time? When you are experiencing different emotions, the passage of time can be feel faster or slower.

]]> There is a sublte, slight audio pop/click it is fixed at 33 minute mark, apologies Time is a big topic. It is the one currency that we all have the same. Now, we don't all live to be the same age at death. However, in a day to day sense, we all have those 24 hours. How we spend that currency is another facet of our personalities. Like a lot of things, we can change and modify our time consumption. Darren is definitely not type A, but has to have a feeling of accomplishment daily. Eddie is organized, but doesn't have to accomplish something daily. How do you answer this, do you have to accomplish something everyday? Do you structure all of your time? When you are experiencing different emotions, the passage of time can be feel faster or slower.

]]> Episode 11: Inner Voice https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/11 4bb40419-1df7-4bf5-b62e-ca0523299c69 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 11 Inner Voice full Darren & Eddie Do you have an inner voice? That inner dialogue that is part of your decision making dialogue. An inner voice is not possessed by all. Whether you have one or not, this episode will give an insight to Eddie and Darren's inner voice or lack thereof. 1:27:54 no An inner voice is an element of the unique nature of what makes us all different. For whatever reason, some have this and some do not. Eddie and Darren don't have the answer as to why some have it, but this is a discussion about it. One key function to inner voice, is the idea of drafting a question or statement. Narration or private conversation, is another way this inner voice is used. Often, it is just saying what is happening or about to happen in the head of the individual. Some people that do not have an innervoice think with imagery rather than a dialog. Talking to themselves in their head, is possible but very difficult and not second nature. As often the course, the rabbit trail turns into things that bother Eddie or Darren. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied, tribes, tribalism, teams, groups, clubs, Homophily, brand loyalty, choosing sides, processes, systems, build a system for life, efficiency in life, inner voice, inner dialog, voice in head An inner voice is an element of the unique nature of what makes us all different. For whatever reason, some have this and some do not. Eddie and Darren don't have the answer as to why some have it, but this is a discussion about it. One key function to inner voice, is the idea of drafting a question or statement. Narration or private conversation, is another way this inner voice is used. Often, it is just saying what is happening or about to happen in the head of the individual. Some people that do not have an innervoice think with imagery rather than a dialog. Talking to themselves in their head, is possible but very difficult and not second nature. As often the course, the rabbit trail turns into things that bother Eddie or Darren.

]]> An inner voice is an element of the unique nature of what makes us all different. For whatever reason, some have this and some do not. Eddie and Darren don't have the answer as to why some have it, but this is a discussion about it. One key function to inner voice, is the idea of drafting a question or statement. Narration or private conversation, is another way this inner voice is used. Often, it is just saying what is happening or about to happen in the head of the individual. Some people that do not have an innervoice think with imagery rather than a dialog. Talking to themselves in their head, is possible but very difficult and not second nature. As often the course, the rabbit trail turns into things that bother Eddie or Darren.

]]> Episode 10: Processes https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/10 60dd648d-0ca4-403c-bfc5-985823e2d2cc Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:30:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 10 Processes full Darren & Eddie Do you have a process for your day to day, or your life? Processes help keep us organized and going through life. 1:43:28 no Processes. How do you keep up all of the things you need to do and maintain in your life? The system we use conscious or not, has elements of efficiency or not. As we age and see elements of our life systems, we edit or add on to proceed. When you notice 'there is this thing I always do manually, but it has automaticity', why not add the auto feature? Eddie and Darren talk about everyday life and travel and how systems and processes have worked and not. Schedules feel like work for some. Even managing your free time is a system. If you feel like your time is not managed well often, why not look at how you do it and make a change. Darren has a sense of accomplisment that makes or breaks his days, whether work or free time. Eddie definitely has systems, but may not want a schedule for his leisure time. In an elevated view of life, time is the currency we all have. No one knows how much of that we will given. One thing that is similar among people with a long life, they often comment in the end of their lives about how they spent their time. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied, tribes, tribalism, teams, groups, clubs, Homophily, brand loyalty, choosing sides, processes, systems, build a system for life, efficiency in life Processes. How do you keep up all of the things you need to do and maintain in your life? The system we use conscious or not, has elements of efficiency or not. As we age and see elements of our life systems, we edit or add on to proceed. When you notice 'there is this thing I always do manually, but it has automaticity', why not add the auto feature? Eddie and Darren talk about everyday life and travel and how systems and processes have worked and not. Schedules feel like work for some. Even managing your free time is a system. If you feel like your time is not managed well often, why not look at how you do it and make a change. Darren has a sense of accomplisment that makes or breaks his days, whether work or free time. Eddie definitely has systems, but may not want a schedule for his leisure time. In an elevated view of life, time is the currency we all have. No one knows how much of that we will given. One thing that is similar among people with a long life, they often comment in the end of their lives about how they spent their time.

]]> Processes. How do you keep up all of the things you need to do and maintain in your life? The system we use conscious or not, has elements of efficiency or not. As we age and see elements of our life systems, we edit or add on to proceed. When you notice 'there is this thing I always do manually, but it has automaticity', why not add the auto feature? Eddie and Darren talk about everyday life and travel and how systems and processes have worked and not. Schedules feel like work for some. Even managing your free time is a system. If you feel like your time is not managed well often, why not look at how you do it and make a change. Darren has a sense of accomplisment that makes or breaks his days, whether work or free time. Eddie definitely has systems, but may not want a schedule for his leisure time. In an elevated view of life, time is the currency we all have. No one knows how much of that we will given. One thing that is similar among people with a long life, they often comment in the end of their lives about how they spent their time.

]]> Episode 9: Tribes https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/9 6ce1757b-871e-4990-8bbb-c55434c30a2d Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:30:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 9 Tribes full Darren & Eddie What tribe do you belong to? We are all part some kind of tribe. Tribes are part of all segments of our society. Tribes or one could say communities, are responsible for the growth of human existence. 1:19:32 no Have you ever thought about how many humans enable you to live your current life? Tribes have given the human race the ability to increase exponentially. Not only in number, but technology and all areas of advancement. Just think, without all of the people that protect and take care of us. From military to fire to police, all the way to the people that haul our trash away. We all need each other. Early human experience required tribes to survive the environment of the time. Now in a more civilized and populated world, we still have the need to belong to a tribe. Tribes back our ideals, beliefs, and standards. Tribalism is not all good though. Just as there are benfits to the protection in community, groups of common thinking people can push for negative or evil ideas. Everyone has their own set of tribes. Within the sets of tribes, we align for common goal or interest. Hopefully, it is for the good of all. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied, tribes, tribalism, teams, groups, clubs, Homophily, brand loyalty, choosing sides Have you ever thought about how many humans enable you to live your current life? Tribes have given the human race the ability to increase exponentially. Not only in number, but technology and all areas of advancement. Just think, without all of the people that protect and take care of us. From military to fire to police, all the way to the people that haul our trash away. We all need each other. Early human experience required tribes to survive the environment of the time. Now in a more civilized and populated world, we still have the need to belong to a tribe. Tribes back our ideals, beliefs, and standards. Tribalism is not all good though. Just as there are benfits to the protection in community, groups of common thinking people can push for negative or evil ideas. Everyone has their own set of tribes. Within the sets of tribes, we align for common goal or interest. Hopefully, it is for the good of all.

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]]> Episode 8: Satisfaction https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/8 e4cb2c45-ae58-4557-a837-f5f06bb4866c Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:00:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 8 Satisfaction full Darren & Eddie What is satisfaction to you? Where do you find it and what does it depend on? Is satisfaction and happiness the same thing? Listen to Eddie and Darren as they speak about their journey for satisfaction. 1:18:23 no Just as all of our tastes vary from one subject to another, where and how we find satisfactioin does as well. What does our own version of satisfaction say about us? Is there a difference between satisfaction and happiness? Can satisfaction be on a scale like pain? Will a dove actually go into a birdhouse? The way we view life and our expectations play a crucial part to our own satisfaction. Whether you are the eternal opitimist or a negative Nancy, you may be setting the table for your satisfaction dinner. Subscribe and listen to Eddie and Darren as they parse out what is satisfaction to each of them. One thing is for sure, each of us play a role in our own satisfactory experience of life. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual, satisfaction, expectations, optimistic, are you satisfied Just as all of our tastes vary from one subject to another, where and how we find satisfactioin does as well. What does our own version of satisfaction say about us? Is there a difference between satisfaction and happiness? Can satisfaction be on a scale like pain? Will a dove actually go into a birdhouse?

The way we view life and our expectations play a crucial part to our own satisfaction. Whether you are the eternal opitimist or a negative Nancy, you may be setting the table for your satisfaction dinner. Subscribe and listen to Eddie and Darren as they parse out what is satisfaction to each of them. One thing is for sure, each of us play a role in our own satisfactory experience of life.

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The way we view life and our expectations play a crucial part to our own satisfaction. Whether you are the eternal opitimist or a negative Nancy, you may be setting the table for your satisfaction dinner. Subscribe and listen to Eddie and Darren as they parse out what is satisfaction to each of them. One thing is for sure, each of us play a role in our own satisfactory experience of life.

]]> Episode 7: Late https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/7 140bfcd9-81f0-49b5-9330-3655d84ea660 Wed, 27 May 2020 18:45:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 7 Late full Darren & Eddie Being late is something that all of us have to deal with. Either we are never late, and have to cope with others being late. Or we are the individuals that always seem to be running behind. No matter how we attempt to, it still happens. 1:28:37 no How do we overcome being late? Is there a specific reason that I am late? Are you always on time, and CAN'T understand why anyone is late? Eddie and Darren go round and round about why people are late. Is there an excuse that is plausible for being late? Is something as simple as not accurately understanding time responsible for this? We all have co-workers and friends that are always late. Perhaps you struggle to get to work on time. If you have ever been late more than once in your life, this discussion is for you. Or if you are never late, maybe you can get a better understanding of your peers or family. It may not be as easy setting an alarm for some. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, being late, tardy, why are we late, punctual How do we overcome being late? Is there a specific reason that I am late? Are you always on time, and CAN'T understand why anyone is late? Eddie and Darren go round and round about why people are late. Is there an excuse that is plausible for being late? Is something as simple as not accurately understanding time responsible for this? We all have co-workers and friends that are always late. Perhaps you struggle to get to work on time. If you have ever been late more than once in your life, this discussion is for you. Or if you are never late, maybe you can get a better understanding of your peers or family. It may not be as easy setting an alarm for some.

]]> How do we overcome being late? Is there a specific reason that I am late? Are you always on time, and CAN'T understand why anyone is late? Eddie and Darren go round and round about why people are late. Is there an excuse that is plausible for being late? Is something as simple as not accurately understanding time responsible for this? We all have co-workers and friends that are always late. Perhaps you struggle to get to work on time. If you have ever been late more than once in your life, this discussion is for you. Or if you are never late, maybe you can get a better understanding of your peers or family. It may not be as easy setting an alarm for some.

]]> Episode 6: Podcast Listening 101 https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/6 5a4e6137-ebf5-462e-8865-1b0d8becd074 Wed, 13 May 2020 13:45:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 6 Podcast Listening 101 full Darren & Eddie What are podcasts? Who listens to podcasts? This week Eddie and Darren discuss podcasts in general for a possible new listener. 1:20:50 no What is a podcast? It can be a conversation, a recording of a radio show, talk show, sports show, political speak, crime stories, or just information about hobbies or interest. It is a portable audio medium that can be enjoyed at any time. From really short funny stories to three plus hour conversations, podcast vary greatly in content and length. If you can imagine it, there is probably a podcast about it. Eddie and Darren discuss the basic ideas and how one could fit podcasts into their lives. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet, podcast, podcast introduction What is a podcast? It can be a conversation, a recording of a radio show, talk show, sports show, political speak, crime stories, or just information about hobbies or interest. It is a portable audio medium that can be enjoyed at any time. From really short funny stories to three plus hour conversations, podcast vary greatly in content and length. If you can imagine it, there is probably a podcast about it. Eddie and Darren discuss the basic ideas and how one could fit podcasts into their lives.

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]]> What is a podcast? It can be a conversation, a recording of a radio show, talk show, sports show, political speak, crime stories, or just information about hobbies or interest. It is a portable audio medium that can be enjoyed at any time. From really short funny stories to three plus hour conversations, podcast vary greatly in content and length. If you can imagine it, there is probably a podcast about it. Eddie and Darren discuss the basic ideas and how one could fit podcasts into their lives.

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]]> Episode 4: Mental Diet https://thoughtworks.fireside.fm/4 4a8de3bc-dc5c-4082-9d5d-b1f9f5465654 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Darren & Eddie 4 Mental Diet full Darren & Eddie Have you ever thought about what you put into your head? Whether reading, listening, or watching, all forms of media consumption contribute to who you are. Try this episode to stretch your mental taste buds. 57:17 no It has been said by many, "you are a combination of the five people closest to you". What about the meida we consume? The books, blogs, and social media links we read collectively add up in a grocerty list of data in our minds. Viewing TV shows, streaming series, and movies shape the world we see and apply to life. Listening to talk radio or podcasts can also add diversity to all that is you. If some sort of hybrid of our 5 closest friends/family is who we are, where does media come in? People often report of relatives or others and their constant diet of xyz shows or news. The message and attitudes of these media portals are seen to varying degrees in these individuals. Being aware of your mental diet is a good place to examine oneself. Diversity is good for all people of all walks of life. No matter the background, becoming experienced with many ideas builds a person that can relate to more humans. Aside from the well rounded human approach, maybe it is a good way to find new entertainment. Psychology, human behavior, human interaction, curiosity, conversation, healthcare, mental health, pharmacist, social science, society, human relation, personal relationships, mental diet It has been said by many, "you are a combination of the five people closest to you". What about the meida we consume? The books, blogs, and social media links we read collectively add up in a grocerty list of data in our minds. Viewing TV shows, streaming series, and movies shape the world we see and apply to life. Listening to talk radio or podcasts can also add diversity to all that is you. If some sort of hybrid of our 5 closest friends/family is who we are, where does media come in? People often report of relatives or others and their constant diet of xyz shows or news. The message and attitudes of these media portals are seen to varying degrees in these individuals. Being aware of your mental diet is a good place to examine oneself. Diversity is good for all people of all walks of life. No matter the background, becoming experienced with many ideas builds a person that can relate to more humans. Aside from the well rounded human approach, maybe it is a good way to find new entertainment.

]]> It has been said by many, "you are a combination of the five people closest to you". What about the meida we consume? The books, blogs, and social media links we read collectively add up in a grocerty list of data in our minds. Viewing TV shows, streaming series, and movies shape the world we see and apply to life. Listening to talk radio or podcasts can also add diversity to all that is you. If some sort of hybrid of our 5 closest friends/family is who we are, where does media come in? People often report of relatives or others and their constant diet of xyz shows or news. The message and attitudes of these media portals are seen to varying degrees in these individuals. Being aware of your mental diet is a good place to examine oneself. Diversity is good for all people of all walks of life. No matter the background, becoming experienced with many ideas builds a person that can relate to more humans. Aside from the well rounded human approach, maybe it is a good way to find new entertainment.

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