The Gourd
By Bryson Riddington
The GourdAug 24, 2021
The Gourd 037; Short Prose
Today I read a piece of writing that I wrote
The Gourd 036; Dispel the Ego
I talk about how the sense of self can disrupt the quality of your work
The Gourd 035; The Dog’s Secret to Happiness
The dogs around us have figured out the secret to happiness
the Gourd 034; Being Nice
yea, be nice
The Gourd 033; Artificial Stress
Today I talk about stress.
the Gourd 032; Creativity
Today I talk about how to foster creativity
The Gourd 031; Friendship
I talk about friends today
The Gourd 030; Productive Meditation
I give a brief life update, I talk productive meditation, and I offer insight from Sebastian Junger
The Gourd 029; Always Do Your Best
Today I talk about an idea from The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
The Gourd 028; Taking Responsibility
Today I add a new rule to my rules for life
The Gourd 027; College on the Horizon
a brief update on college
The Gourd 026; Second Draft
I give a small life update and talk about concerns with my novel after completing the second draft
The Gourd 025; My First Day of College...kinda
I started Summer Quarter at my college, Cal Poly.
The Gourd 024; Deep Work & Sleep Download
I talk about the benefits of deep work and how I’m trying to utilize my sleep download.
The podcast I referenced in show: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL
The Gourd 023; Pebbles Everyday
I talk about one of my core philosophies
The Gourd 022; My Running Plan
I talk about running plans, why I’m not doing a tri, and what I’ve decided to train for next
The Gourd 021; Life Update
life update dude
The Gourd 020; Minimalism
My thoughts on minimalism
The Gourd 019; Career Ambitions
I discuss my career ambitions on today’s episode
The Gourd 018; Baseball
How could you not be romantic about baseball?
The Gourd 017; Videogames
I talk about videogames
The Gourd 016; Relationships > Everything Else
Today I talked about why building relationships with loved ones is the most fulfilling thing you can do
The Gourd 015; The Struggle for Organization
I talk about how difficult it can be to organize and how I personally try to keep myself structured
The Gourd 014; I suck at YouTube
I talk about my YouTube channel
The Gourd 013; Cal Poly Orientation
Today I react to my two days at Cal Poly and my experience during the SLO days orientation
The Gourd; 012- Rituals
Today I talk about my morning ritual and how rituals can benefit you
The Gourd; 011- Where I am going to College
yea, I talk about college today
The Gourd; 010- Running
I talk about running, self-explanatory really, but its a good episode so you should try it out.
Here’s that book I mentioned- https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient-ebook/dp/B003E749TE/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+happiness+hypothesis&qid=1626444035&sr=8-1
The Gourd; 009- Learning Spanish
Today I talk about some benefits of learning a second language and what I’ve been doing to try an learn one
The Gourd; 008- What will the future look like?
Today I ask the question and ponder over what the future may carry
The Gourd; 007- Talking about Death
a bit of a heavy topic today, but it was on my mind this morning and I thought it could free some of your minds
The Gourd; 006- A Great Weekend of Sports
today we talk about what happened in the sports world this weekend
The Gourd; 005- Thief of Joy
Today we talk about 1 of my life rules that I try to abide by
The Gourd 004; Make Lists
Today we talk about why I make lists and why you should too
The Gourd; 003- The Difficulties of Being Present
today we discuss why it's hard to be present and why you should pursue presence.
The Gourd; 002
today we talk about how and why ‘the Gourd’ came to be
The Gourd; 001
another podcast, I know, but this one will be more consistent