Episode 25: Super Chill But Good Job Plan

July 28, 2020 by Aidan Dennehy in Careers

Have you ever tried to figure out what your life will look like in 5 years?

Maybe you know exactly what you’ll be doing, maybe you have no idea, but have you ever tried to Design Your Life? To sit down and brainstorm multiple exciting idea’s about where you can go in life.

In this episode, the humans design their lives with Odyssey plans.They each create 3 unique plans for the next 5 years of their lives.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

How to tell if it is a Leap Year

Designing Your Life

Designing Your Life Worksheets

The Hidden Life of Trees

How to Pretend to Have Ice Powers

How to Pretend to Have Ice Powers (for Girls)

Episode 24: The A to Zs of Getting a Job

July 14, 2020 by Aidan Dennehy in Careers

Do you suffer from the human condition of needing a Job? Surprisingly, you’re not alone. Many people around the world also need Jobs. In this episode, the humans talk about their experience with Jobs and give a lot of tips on how to acquire one. Tips such as:

How to sell yourself without being full of yourself
How to pick the right jobs to apply for
How to ask the right questions
How to format your resume and cover letter (quickly and at scale)
How to leave an interview with the employer begging you to work for them

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

Waterloo Works program

Resume Templates

Cover Letter Templates

STAR Interview Method

Making Resumes more Fun

Canva

How to Use Keywords in your Resume

Potential Interview Questions

Episode 23: 10 Books that will Change your Life

June 30, 2020 by Aidan Dennehy

What books have had the most impact on your life? Which books have changed the way you think? The way you live your everyday life? For the humans, it’s these 10 books. If you are interested in personal development or semi-spiritual fiction this episode is for you.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

The Book List:

The order of the following books has been randomized to prevent spoilers. Let us know which human you think picked each book. Five are Aidan’s picks and five are Evan’s picks.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Why We Sleep by Dr. Matthew Walker

Limitless by Jim Kwik

Educated by Dr. Tara Westover

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Pursuit of Success in a Foreign Land by Tom Pham

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Shownotes:

Duolingo: Looks like you Missed your Spanish Lesson

Senghi’s Mom’s Books

Memory Palace

Method of Loci

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The First Episode of Standard Humans

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Dan Lok High Free Ticket Closer Masterclass

What is a Mary Sue?

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Animal Farm by George Orwell

1984 by George Orwell

Marie Kondo’s house

Joy at Work by Marie Kondo

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Episode 22: Dear Future Self

June 17, 2020 by Aidan Dennehy

What will you be doing in one year? Will you care about the same things? Will you be at the same job? Will you have achieved your goals?

One powerful way to keep yourself on track and remind your future self of what is truly important is to write them a letter. The humans have each put together a letter all about what they are doing right now, what they want to be doing in one year, what they want to remind their future selves about, and some questions to put their future selves on the spot.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

Episode 1: What are we doing? The first episode of Standard Humans

Toastmasters Distinguished Club Program

Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition

Broca’s Area The area of the brain responsible for speech reproduction

Episode 9: Getting Back on the Wagon

Episode 21: When is it Time to Quit your School Clubs?

June 02, 2020 by Aidan Dennehy in University

Feeling overwhelmed by your commitments? Unsure about taking on another leadership position? Want to know the questions you can ask to make sure your extra-curriculars are still right for you? Deciding what to do with your time is hard, but there are a few things you can do to help make the decision.

In this episode, the humans discuss Aidan’s latest epiphanies on the purpose of extra-curriculars. The reasons you should do them and how to tell when you need to step away. Hint: They’re not just for your resume and your social connections shouldn’t all be utilitarian. Weird right?

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.