Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
168: An episode of Mister Men
A surprise guest appearance gets ruined by Simon. Instead they talk about achievement orientation and finding out what people think of you.
Some other details from the episode: Some blow back from last week's episode from Simon's frolleagues, Finn's girlfriend Sophie (and brownies), the oddness of the phrase "fuck me sideways" and its mechanics, Lee's lovely lovely week of achievement orientation, useful meetings, achievement orientation in general, how well-read Bob is, Mr Product and Ms Process, a report about three types of men in relationships that Lee doesn't want to talk about, the University that cannot be named and locking down computers, Lee's wiggly wiggly picture, Lee's bid success, people change while our perceptions of them don't change, being confronted by knowing what people think of you, the process of 'start, stop, continue', being less of a dick for 15 minutes, the marshamallow test for being a pillock, a lovely friend of Simon's, being nice, and something Lee likes about Simon.
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Related links (and necessary corrections):
- This might be the report that Lee read about types of men in heterosexual relationships: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953623005002
- Marshmallow test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi8jqjo8sV8
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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