The stuff we own describes who we are - so what does your toilet say about you? Brian and John come back from their podcasting break to talk about what they've been up to and, more importantly, how bathrooms make great metaphors for life decisions.

Ever had a job you were so sick of that you just... left? No notice, no formality. Here one moment, gone the next. We've all thought about doing it, but how feasible would it actually be to ghost an employer?

This week John gives us the skinny on a seldom discussed online community: the video game speedrunning community. What do speedrunners and John have in common?

Editor's Note: John is sorry he mispronounced a word this episode.

This week John adopts his new persona of "Joe" and takes us along as he weighs the merits of a platform like Fiverr. Does Joe have a career in voice acting after all?

In an interview with Shape magazine, Ashley Graham rejected the idea of work-life balance. But did she really? In this episode, Brian quibbles about parlance and cracks open a dictionary (exciting stuff).

Crazy stuff has been happening in Brian's life... some bad stuff... some lucky. In this throwback episode, we return to an episode from August 2021 where we talked about what it means to be lucky - and how to create our own luck.

Does your company's culture hit a little too hard? Do some of your coworkers seem a bit too ready to "drink the Kool-Aid?" You're not alone - plenty of people out there are asked to give a little too much headspace to the organizational vision. In this episode, Brian talks about what happens when we let that happen.

In a rut? How do you dig yourself out? This week John talks tips and solutions to help get out that rut.

"Money can't buy happiness." So say the people with enough money that they avoid having to worry about it. In this episode, Brian and John contradict themselves and, predictably, go on a tirade about American politics.

What does it take to prevent yourself from getting burned out? What goes into feeling appreciated by your company? Brian and John read up on some recent articles by expert organizations who claim to have the answers.

It's "do as I say, not as I do" as CEOs demand workers return to the office... while staying at home, themselves.

In the great game of "getting ahead," sacrificing sleep is rarely the best strategy long-term. Yet many of us default to staying up a bit longer or waking up earlier to squeeze a few more hours out of a day. In this episode, Brian outlines why this is a bad idea, and gives a few tips on catching more Z's.

Office relationships can be tricky... especially when they're with our bosses, and especially when those bosses try to take advantage of them. In this episode, Brian offers advice on drawing a clear line between personal and professional relationships and talks about the importance of saying "no."

John and Brian have been eagerly awaiting their "new" lives: fatherhood again for Brian and married life for John. This week they explore the anticipation leading up to their big days. But, what about anticipation's ugly cousin procrastination?

What's the best way to tell others we care about them? In this episode, Brian talks "Love Languages," and how some of them could work in the office (and others could get you fired).

Learn more or take the Love Language quiz here: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language

Special music this week: Bloom by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Despite the fact that our lives are so dependent on it, this pod has taken aim at the effects of technology in the past. This week we decide to put on our positive pants and call out some of the benefits tech brings us

Companies already monitor worker chats and emails - but how the ---- would you feel if those messages also got the ---- censored out of them after you hit the send button? We're not just talking about expletives, either... Brian runs through Amazon's alleged plans to do exactly that.

Toxic people suck. They also happen to be everywhere - so we better learn how to handle them. In this episode, Brian outlines some strategies to do exactly that.

The phrase "people-pleasing" is oftentimes viewed through a negative lens, is this a fair assessment? Let's examine what it means to be a people-pleaser and how we can use it to our advantage.

This week's episode has Brian and John taking a look at a Buzzfeed article? And looking at TikTok videos? Something can't be right here? Ah, but it's about the "right" way to take your PTO. Join the guys as they take the leap into Gen Z territory.

Check out the article yourself and let us know what you think:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristatorres/right-way-to-take-pto-tiktok