
Frndship Time
By Parth & Ratik
Laid-back, (hopefully) funny, and oftentimes inquisitive, Frndship Time is a weekly opportunity for Parth and Ratik to hang out with each other and explore new ideas. Each week, the boys talk to each other about their experiences and lessons they learn as they navigate this thing called life. New episodes every Friday!

What do you do when...? #2
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What do Parth and Ratik do when...
...they want to unwind after a long week?
...they feel life is getting monotonous?
...they feel confused about life?
...they want to plan a fun time for their frnds?
The second edition of the in-house 'What do you do when...?' game is here!
Enjoy the listen, friends! x
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Last year's episode
Episode 2 of Season 2
Todoist
True Geordie
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01:05:02
May 13, 2022

Parth and Ratik go on a First Date
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On this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth takes Ratik on a first date. They get to know each other from the ground up, talk about their childhoods, friends, and try out pre-prepped pick-up lines on each other.
Hilarity and nostalgia ensue.
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59:33
May 06, 2022

Fast software is the best software
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Do you use Notion for note taking? Or do you prefer something like Google Keep or Apple’s Notes app for your notes. Have you ever wondered why you pick one over the other?
There are of course a myriad of factors that go into choosing what software you use for work. “Speed” (of the software) tends to be one such important factor in our opinion.
Listen in on this week’s Frndship Time to know more about why we think so while we go over one of Ratik’s favourite essays on the topic of the speed of software: Fast Software, the Best Software by Craig Mod.
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Evernote
Apple Notes
Notion
Technology & Delight
The Missing Semester
Figma
Todoist
Things 3
Final Cut Pro
Discord
Affinity Photo
Cron
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55:12
April 29, 2022

Why do we make Frndship Time?
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The boys answer one simple question - why do they make Frndship Time?
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What makes an ideal workday?
Release Trains
How do you get out of a rut?
Individual Projects vs Team Projects
The first ever FT episode
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56:34
April 22, 2022

Boys and their Toys
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Ratik and Parth talk about that one thing they are completely and totally nerding out about these days.
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How to fix daylight savings
Filters for Stack Overflow
Monument Valley
Alto's Adventure
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50:30
April 15, 2022

The Frndship Time Guide to Rituals
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Parth and Ratik talk about the rituals they have set up in their lives. What makes a good ritual? Why are rituals so damn good? Why is the 'quirk' of a ritual so important? All this and more on this week's episode of Frndship Time!
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50:08
April 08, 2022

Possible by Default
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Ratik talks to Parth about a fresh perspective of looking at ideas: the "possible by default" mindset. As we grow up and go through school and work, we’re conditioned into an "impossible by default" mindset, where the assumption about any particular difficult task is that it would be impossible, and we place the burden on ourselves to try to prove that it’s in fact possible, alongside the burden of actually doing it.
Why not flip this conditioning on its head? Why not operate on a much more ambitious assumption of things being possible by default? All of this and a lot more in this week's Frndship Time!
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Ratik's Stack Overflow Question
Meraki Foundation
Cj Hendry mini documentary
Learned Helplessness
Refactoring by Martin Fowler
Outro Music
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48:08
April 01, 2022

College Advice Tier List ft. Jivansh
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Ratik's brought his younger brother Jivansh on the show this week transforming Frndship Time into a special Family Time episode.
On the episode, Parth, Ratik and Jivansh look at popular college advice from everyone's favourite listicle provider: Buzzfeed. They react to the advice, share stories with each other and then finally arrange the advice into a tier list.
Lots of jokes and laughs in this week’s episode. Enjoy! :)
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01:18:19
March 25, 2022

We literally just chill for 40 minutes
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Self explanatory title! The boys take a break from high effort episodes and record a super laid-back session where they talk about gaming consoles, how they have been relaxing recently, and a bunch of other tangents.
This week, it truly is friendship time :)
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Astro’s Playroom
Alexotos
The West Wing
Euphoria
Sex Education
FT Coffee episode
FT S1 finale
Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Atlanta
Bridgerton
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39:53
March 18, 2022

Conversational Shortcuts
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In this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about how they approach starting conversations with people they know and people they don't. They try to figure out if there are any shortcuts they use when doing so. The episode ends with the boys talking about a few alternatives to the famous conversational starter: "How are you?".
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Season 2, Episode 2
Last season's ep about Conversations
Alternatives to 'How are you?' blog post
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53:10
March 11, 2022

What makes a podcast "good"?
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Parth and Ratik talk about their favorite podcasts and what makes them great.
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Heavyweight
StartUp
Food but we Digress
The Butterfly Effect
Public Health on Call
Colin and Samir
MKBHD
Casey Neistat
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01:08:34
March 04, 2022

Some Lessons on Happiness
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Ratik talks to Parth about one of his favourite YouTube videos, a video by Nathaniel Drew about happiness in the Netherlands.
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Nathaniel's video
ICYMI: FT S2 Trailer
Pick Up Limes
Radical Candor
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug
The thing from Sweden: "Fika"
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42:41
March 04, 2022

What energizes/drains you?
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Parth and Ratik talk about activities that energized or drained them throughout their week. Insights ensue, and lessons are learnt!
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Wait But Why
Shark Tank India
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01:07:08
February 18, 2022

A cozy new year catch-up
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Parth and Ratik catch-up after a long break away from the show. Season 2 baby, here we go!
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IKEA's ALEX Drawers
Shark Tank India
Rohan Joshi x Shark Tank India
Alexotos's Twitch
Wordle
Wordle Is a Love Story
Viva La Vida
Ghost Stories
Black Beatles
The Brook & The Bluff
I THINK — Tyler, The Creator
Coastin' — Victoria Monét
Jugnu — Badshah
Developer Tea
Heavyweight
This American Life
The Seen and the Unseen
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Ozark
C'mon C'mon
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01:03:07
February 11, 2022

Season 2 Trailer — We're Back!
Frndship Time is back!
Get ready for more guests, bigger and better episodes, and most importantly - the show you know and love.
S2E1 drops February 11, 2022. New episodes every Friday.
Check out Frndship Time's brand new website!
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00:57
February 10, 2022

FT In Review — Things We’ve Learnt, Our Favorite Moments & Plans for the future
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It's finale day! Parth and Ratik close out the inaugural season of Frndship Time by reflecting over the year gone by. The boys talk about things they've learnt over the last year. They tell each other their favourite moments from season one. Finally, they close out the episode (and season!) by sharing (some) plans for the show's future. If you're an avid listener, make sure you have tissues handy while you listen to this week's episode. It's certainly one of those ones.
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Pocketcasts
Jack Conte with Colin and Samir
How Parth edits podcasts
Finneas O'Connell
Gimlet Media
Alex Blumberg
Individual Projects vs Team Projects
A Conversation about Conversations
Ira Glass
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01:21:12
November 26, 2021

The #AskFT Afterparty: we have questions for each other
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This episode was recorded right after the FT QnA from last week. Here, Parth and Ratik ask each other 3 questions each. What would an alternate career path for you be? What are you obsessed with these days? How do you like podcasting? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!
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43:42
November 19, 2021

QnA! #AskFT
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Welcome to the first ever Q&A episode of Frndship Time! We get some great questions about creativity, personal relationships and other fun stuff.
Special thanks to Noel, Sakshi, Sanjoli, Esha, and Rashi for sending in questions! ❤️
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Ratik’s GoFundMe
Unbox podcast
Lessons I learnt from blogging
Trust Your Gut TED talk
Show Your Work
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01:32:45
November 12, 2021

Technology and Delight
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Slightly longer catch-up section in this week's episode. If you wanna skip it and get straight into main conversation, jump to 14:44 in the recording!
This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about the delight they experience while using well-made, well thought out (tech) products. There is a lot of talk about products made by Apple. The boys talk of their experience with the Apple ecosystem and how they now understand the hype that surrounds it. That said, the conversation isn't restricted to Apple — Logitech gets a big mention, and so does a lot of podcasting gear that is used to produce Frndship Time.
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Mr. Vibes, Aryan Khanna
Processor with Dieter Bohn
Linus Tech Tips
Celebrating Steve
Ratik's Mechanical Keyboard
Sound Test
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01:05:45
November 05, 2021

How do you get out of a rut?
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We've all been there - all our projects feel turgid, energy levels are low, and momentum is nowhere to be found. In other words, we've all been in a rut. Today on Frndship Time, what causes ruts and how do you get out of them?
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01:10:41
October 29, 2021

Bonus: What do you do when...? (ft. Noel Woodward)
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Back in July of this year, we had Noel on the show as a guest. We thought that day we'd be the ones doing all the question-asking but Noel had other things planned...
In this bonus clip from our recording, Noel switches places with Parth and Ratik and plays a couple of rounds of What do you do when...? with them. We hope you enjoy this quick listen and that it acts as a mid-week pick-me-up for you (something we wanna do more and more with the show!).
Frndship Time with Noel
Show Your Work! ft. Noel Woodward
For The Love Of Podcasts ft. Noel Woodward
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15:45
October 26, 2021

What do we actually do at work?
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People have jobs and their jobs have titles. But often what we actually do at work isn't always clear from our job titles. Things tend to be so much more nuanced when look more closely. This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik tell each other what they actually do at their respective workplaces.
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57:47
October 22, 2021

Our plans for the rest of 2021
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The year is slowly coming to a close and the boys are thinking about everything they want to do before 2022 rolls around. They talk about their plans, things they're looking forward to and the mindsets they're taking to the rest of the year. Enjoy!
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48:27
October 15, 2021

Parth quit social media. It was fine.
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Ratik picks Parth's brain about his experience of being off social media for the last year. It turns out... he's been just fine.
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Digital Minimalism
It was fine article
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51:26
October 08, 2021

Ratik introduces Parth to Mechanical Keyboards
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Welcome to part 2 of the 'Parth and Ratik introduce each other to their individual interests series'! That name was clearly not catchy enough for the title. Here's how things work: Ratik picks something he is interested in that Parth isn't into (yet), and talks to him about it, answering questions along the way. This is part 2, and Ratik is talking to Parth about mechanical keyboards. Clickety clack.
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TaehaTypes
HamajiNeo
RamaWorks
r/MechMarket
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53:40
October 01, 2021

Extended Catch-Up: vacations, being present focused, just chatting
Title says it all!
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12:36
September 28, 2021

Parth introduces Ratik to Formula 1
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Welcome to part 1 of the 'Parth and Ratik introduce each other to their individual interests series'! That name was clearly not catchy enough for the title. Here's how things work: Parth picks something he is interested in that Ratik isn't into (yet), and talks to Ratik about it, answering questions along the way. In part 2, roles are reversed!
This is part 1, and Parth is talking to Ratik about Formula 1. Vroom vroom.
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Drive to Survive on Netflix
Daniel Ricciardo
Lando Norris
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
F1 YouTube channel
How logistics work for F1
F1 Beyond The Grid podcast
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45:08
September 24, 2021

Are you present-focused or future-focused?
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Ratik talks to Parth about one of his favorite mental models — being present or future-focused. The mental model is from Derek Sivers' famous blog post. The episode starts with a quick summary of the model, followed by a retrospective look at the qualities present and future focused people tend to exhibit. Finally, the boys talk about where they think they are on the present / future-focused sliding scale.
Links from the episode
The Time Paradox by Phil Zimbardo
Matt D'Avella video on flow state
Tom Segura's Work
James Clear
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01:02:38
September 17, 2021

Lessons from Mentoring
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Back to basics! Parth and Ratik discuss lessons they've learnt from recent experiences with mentoring people. Lots of reflection and talking on this one, we hope you enjoy!
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52:16
September 10, 2021

Contextual Recommendations
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Most recommendations are made along the lines of 'If you liked that, you will surely like this'. While this is a perfectly good way to recommend things, here at Frndship Time HQ, we believe that sometimes people want to consume things based on what mood or state of life they are in. In that spirit, this episode of Frndship Time is all about contextual recommendations!
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For when you're feeling down...
Ted Lasso / Soul / Better (song)
Things from your childhood that you still enjoy...
New Girl
Some non-entertainment YouTube channels...
Veritasium / SmarterEveryDay / CharliMarieTV / Johnny Harris / Iz Harris / KRAZAM
Things to make you feel insignificant in the grand scheme of things...
The Fermi Paradox / Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
For the times when you're in an "elevated state"...
Pink Floyd / Coloratura
For when you wanna laugh your ass off...
Clueless Gamer / JusReign / Aalas Motaapa Ghabraahat
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01:04:03
September 03, 2021

thInGs to dO iN yOuR 20s
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A different, longer, more fun episode! Low conversational value, high entertainment value. This week, Parth, Ratik and Vishakha (a new guest!) go through an online 'Things to do in your 20s' list and critique each piece of advice. Fun times. Enjoy!
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01:13:07
August 27, 2021

What? Frndship is evolving!
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It's friendship day and the boys are talking about how friendship as a concept has evolved for them as they've grown older. Lots of jokes and some feels in this one as usual. Enjoy!
Other Friendship-themed Frndship Time Episodes
Nostalgia and missing your friends
How to keep in touch better
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52:30
August 20, 2021

A conversation about Conversations
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Main topic begins at 12:55 :)
What makes good conversations? What are some good conversations you've had recently? A surprisingly fun conversation about Conversations. Share your thoughts and observations about conversations with us!
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58:06
August 13, 2021

What's your ideal work day?
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Parth and Ratik try to figure out the ingredients that make up a perfect work day for them. What does your perfect work day look and feel like?
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Knives Out
Bojack Horseman
Tide
Suchali's Artisan Bakehouse
New JM Album — Sob Rock
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56:04
August 06, 2021

Birthday Time! Ratik turns 25
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Happy birthday Ratik! The gang gets together to make sure he has a good birthday episode to come back to.
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52:53
July 30, 2021

What’s something you were skeptical of once but have completely changed your mind on?
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Parth and Ratik talk about things in their lives that they were once skeptical of but now have completely changed their mind on. Strong opinions, loosely held?
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59:55
July 23, 2021

Nostalgia and missing your friends
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This week on Frndship Time, the boys are missing their friends! They talk about feeling nostalgic, why birthdays are great to catch-up with friends, Esther Day, and the importance of calling people up and letting them know when you miss them. All this and more! Enjoy!
Mentioned in the episode:
Esther day
This Star Won't Go Out
Vlogbrothers
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53:50
July 16, 2021

For The Love Of Podcasts ft. Noel Woodward
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Friends Parth, Ratik and Noel talk about podcasts. Why they love podcasts, why they make podcasts, how they make podcasts, and much more!
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Serial Podcast
The Seen and the Unseen
The Chernobyl Podcast
The Plot Against America Podcast
TV, Movies, Docs from the episode
Kiss The Ground
MINDHUNTER
The Serpent
True Detective
One Strange Rock
Tenet
Industry
Omeleto Films
Nomadland
Calls
The Night Eats The World
Books from the episode
Steal Like An Artist
Show Your Work
Keep Going
The Mist
FTLO Favourites
Ratik
Charles Sobhraj: Through the eyes of The Serpent
Voiceovers & Soundchecks with Shagun Trisal
Parth
For The Love Of The Sea
Noel
Reading Cities & Their Stories
Dynamic Domains of Antarctica
Reviving Folk Music with Abhinav Agrawal
Atmospheres and Soundscapes with Nishant Nagar
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01:18:45
July 09, 2021

Show Your Work! ft. Noel Woodward
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Special episode this week. There is so much more friendship this week than usual. That’s because we have a guest on the show — Noel Woodward! Noel is an architect working at Studio PKA in Bombay, but a maker at heart. He is also extremely passionate about films, and has been watching, cataloguing and covering cinema for the past decade using M.A.TV.D (now: The Big Little Screen) as his vehicle to show his work. He also entered the podcasting space last year during Lockdown by launching For The Love Of — a compendium of thoughts and ideas ranging from design to music and from films to books.
This episode is part one of our conversation with Noel where we'll get to know him and his journey. We'll talk about side projects, publishing, and revisit episode #4 of Frndship Time to talk about consumption and creation. There is some something for everyone this week for sure! Enjoy frnds!
Watch out for part two of our conversation with Noel next week. That episode is going to be all about podcasting!
Links from the episode
Noel's Must Watch Movies
Noel's Must Watch TV Shows
Shoah
What is a Blackberry?
SPA Bhopal
M.A.TV.D. on Facebook
Studio PKA
Show Your Work! — Austin Kleon
Notion
The Code Breaker
The Nolan Variations
Feedly
Binging with Babish
Mubi
Noel on the Internet
Website (Subscribe to his Newsletter!)
M.A.TV.D (Instagram)
The Big Little Screen
For The Love Of
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01:27:55
July 02, 2021

State of The Apps: what apps do we use?
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What apps do we use? Why? Why not the alternatives? What do we pay for? All this and more in today's episode of Frndship Time.
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01:02:56
June 25, 2021

Bonus: Ratik has a multitasking problem
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Parth and Ratik have a brief conversation about multitasking.
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15:09
June 22, 2021

Story Time #2 — On Feeling Like Yourself
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The boys catch-up after a short break from recording. They share what they've been up to with each other and how life is going. The conversation then naturally progresses to talking about the importance and power in "feeling like ourselves" in life.
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Ratik's top 4 prediction
Codenames
Spyfall
The coffee episode
The Gap
Jojo Rabbit
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
You've Got Mail
Parth's Good Morning playlist
No Stupid Questions
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33:04
June 18, 2021

How have we changed since college? (part 2)
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It's graduation season! Having completed a year of 'real life' after graduation, Parth speaks with Ratik and they talk about how they've changed since college. Specifically, how they approach work differently now, and how they define success these days.
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29:56
June 11, 2021

How have we changed since college? (part 1)
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It's graduation season! Having completed a year of 'real life' after graduation, Parth speaks with Ratik and they talk about how they've changed since college. Specifically, their college friendships and approach to being collaborative rather than competitive.
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25:41
June 04, 2021

(Re) Discovering the Frndship Time website
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Parth and Ratik carry out a brainstorming session to come up with the next iteration of the Frndship Time website. They carry out a discovery process together to figure out what is it that they wanna build as a website for Frndship Time and how the website fits in as part of the larger Frndship Time brand. As usually, there is a healthy amount of jokes and banter along the way — so, strap in and enjoy the ride!
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Nocebo Effect
What do I do with my life?
Why Emma Chamberlain is the New Casey Neistat
Justin Guitar dot com
Developer Tea
How to approach side projects?
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01:04:60
May 28, 2021

Bonus: That time when we covered a song really, really quickly
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We talk about our experience covering Sparks by Coldplay and how collaborating and not overthinking each move led to a surprisingly great time.
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13:26
May 25, 2021

Individual Projects vs Team Projects
Parth and Ratik talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team, what they learnt about collaboration over the past 5 months, and discuss some of their favorite collabs from the world of music, YouTube, and more. Enjoy!
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45:49
May 21, 2021

A love letter to coffee
Parth and Ratik write a love letter to coffee. Headphones recommended for this one. If you like the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
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May 14, 2021

Bonus: What do you do when you feel you aren't good enough?
Bonus episode! An excerpt from last week’s episode. Parth and Ratik talk about what they do when they don’t feel 'good enough'.
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15:51
May 11, 2021

What do you do when…?
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...they realise they're procrastinating?
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...they feel lonely?
...they feel overwhelmed?
...they don't feel inspired to do something?
The first edition of the in-house 'What do you do when...?' game is here! Complete with its own garbage theme tune. Enjoy!
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Frndship Time episode 13
Kurzgesagt (YouTube channel)
Emotional First Aid (book)
www.downloadmoreram.com
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May 07, 2021

Constraints are amazing!
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This week's Frndship Time is a continuation of last week. Parth and Ratik talk about about constraints and how they bring forth creativity. You learn newer ways of doing things. You might not always need the best gear to make the things you wanna make!
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Ratik's Volca Sample Experiment
Outro Music
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25:50
April 30, 2021

Sometimes buying new gear is just - ̗̀nice ̖́
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Does gear really matter? Do you need an expensive camera to start your YouTube channel? Do you need high quality microphones from the get go to start your podcast? This week on Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about their relationship with buying and investing in new gear. They talk about when it can be a good time to make gear upgrades and when it doesn't make sense to upgrade. They also talk about how sometimes buying new gear can just be a nice thing to do. It can make you enjoy the things you do more or even help you see newer way of doing things.
Links from the episode
Ratik's Coffee Movie
Easy by Mac Ayres
Every YouTuber in 2021
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57:45
April 23, 2021

The Hows and Whys of Being Self Taught
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In which Parth and Ratik talk about their journeys being self taught in music, engineering, and other hobbies. There's talk about how to approach self learning things, the pros and cons of self teaching, among other tangents.
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Ted Lasso
The New Boston
JustinGuitar
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01:10:26
April 16, 2021

Ratik wants to be a YouTuber
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Ratik has been feeling the itch to give YouTube a go again. Parth has a lot of thoughts. Ratik is being his own worst enemy. Parth likes a lot of Ratik's ideas. Why is YouTube so frickin' hard?
Links from the episode
Ratik's YouTube, Parth's YouTube
Becca "Farsace"
The Gap by Ira Glass
Sam Angl
Ratik's infamous Bootloop vid
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46:23
April 09, 2021

Sports and other shared interests: what unites us and what divides us?
Parth, Ratik, and the first non-K9 guest on Frndship Time, Aananya talk about their love for football, the feeling of belonging in a group of strangers, loving things and how to love them in this episode. This has been one of my favorite episodes to edit and put together from start to finish, and I only hope that you enjoy it just as much as everyone involved did.
Links from the episode
John Green's "How to Love Things" video
Neon - acoustic
Advaita
Ray Hudson commentary
Sorry, no time jumps for this one. The episode was one long conversation, and if possible, should be enjoyed as one!
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01:01:30
April 02, 2021

Bonus: Leading an Archetypical Life
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Bonus episode to the conversation from Episode 12!
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05:13
March 31, 2021

The Transformative Power of Good People
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Do you have people in your life that have fundamentally shifted how you conduct yourself or how you look at the world? Conversations with these people inspire you. You're left energized when you talk to them. You learn new things whenever you interact with them.
In this week's episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik talk about the strange power that Good People™️ have that transforms folks around them. Strap on! This will be an emotional ride.
Not too emotional though, there is ample silliness too of course. This is Frndship Time after all!
Links from the episode
Wait but why dot com
The Cook and the Chef
Pocket
Outro Music — Consequences, one of Ratik's beAtZ
Timejumps
00:57:19 FT Derby Review...NOT
02:44:19 Welcome, welcome!
05:30:24 What kind of people transform our lives?
06:06:15 Importance of a Good Teacher
14:45:16 Good Friends & Family
30:31:23 Good Managers at Work
35:01:00 "Archetypes"
39:55:06 Closing
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44:11
March 26, 2021

Committing to your workplace long-term
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On part 2 of the 'commitment' episode, Parth and Ratik talk about staying in a particular job for a 'longer than usual' period of time, why the guys hate the concept of conventional wisdom, and the importance of trusting your instincts.
Links from the episode
Adam Ragusea's science video
Seth Godin
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00:38:00 Introduction to job context
01:22:06 R's experience working for 3 years at a startup
02:17:18 Empirical evidence vs conventional wisdom
05:33:18 The cost of ramping up
12:45:18 Trust your instincts
16:19:18 Knowing your team for a while
20:29:18 Being influenced by the right people
22:49:18 Outros
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28:50
March 19, 2021

Committing to your hobbies long-term
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On part 1 of the 'commitment' episode, Parth and Ratik talk about why they've found it hard to commit to their hobbies and skills, why it might be a good idea to commit long-term, and how to get over the 'I feel like I've plateau-ed' problem.
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3 Mics
Vulfpeck
Reddit post
Music by Blanks
Austin Kleon
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36:60
March 12, 2021

Frictionlessness ❤️
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On this exxxtra special Valentine’s Day special, Ratik picks Parth’s brain, and Parth nibbles Ratik's ears about this idea of reducing friction in the processes in our lives. Both boys are big fans of reducing friction, optimizing processes, creating templates and checklists in order to make their work and in-turn their lives easier.
This week's conversation goes in a lot of interesting, unexpected directions as well. Listen on to find out more!
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3 Mics
Google Keep
Functions in Programming
Haskell
Partial Application
HydroHomies
Atomic Habits
Aeropress
Spark Email
Dark Patterns in UX
Goodreads
Letterboxd
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49:47
March 05, 2021

The self-help epidemic
Is self-help a problem? At what point do you stop consuming self-help content and start doing things? Why is it fun and easier to keep watching bullet-journal and Notion videos rather than to get started on projects? Is there any value in self help at all? How is self-help similar to buying new gear?
All this and more in this week's episode of Frndship Time.
Mentioned in the episode:
Simon Clark
Building a Second Brain
Outro music (made in house — a part of Parth's new music project)
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37:24
February 26, 2021

Story Time #1
The podcast episode Parth and Ratik were on: For the love of: The Game
This week — the boys change up the pace of the show and experiment with a new format. Listen on to know why :)
Links from the episode
FT: Episode 5
For The Love Of
Parth's Cornell Experience
Emacs
Dave 2D
Sound of Metal
Outro music (one of Ratik's cover songs!)
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26:11
February 19, 2021

What is your ideal weekend?
In which Parth and Ratik go back and forth trying to determine the elements of a perfect 'relaxing' weekend. They end up with a simple trio of characteristics: contrast from your day-to-day, time to reset, and a lack of stimulus at times. All this and a lot more just in time for your weekend! Enjoy, everybody.
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Weekend Wednesdays
Building a Second Brain
Outro music (made in house — a part of Parth's new music project)
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41:19
February 12, 2021

The Power of Accountability
Parth and Ratik talk about the strange power of accountability and how accountability groups help accelerate growth and development. Ratik presents a framework to help anyone form their own accountability groups; Parth decides to call these groups: "human superpower groups".
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00:00:00 Opening
00:48:00 Hello, Hi's
02:18:00 The Boys Catch-up
07:17:12 Setting Context
10:16:00 Accountability
13:50:12 Accountability Groups
19:00:12 Accountability in College
21:42:00 Accountabilibuddy Group Framework (AGF)
23:11:17 AGF: Setting Groundwork
27:11:06 AGF: Process & Structure
37:56:09 AGF: Finding Your Group
42:55:18 AGF: Best Practices
51:45:11 Closing Thoughts
55:29:12 Outro n' Plugs
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VSCode
Ratik's Book Club
Queen's Gambit
Parth's Blog
Parth's YouTube
Cornell
Waterfall Software Development
What is Scrum?
What is Agile?
Parth's Daily Dispatch
A Promised Land
Becoming
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58:18
February 05, 2021

Quitting quitting
It's episode number 5! Parth brings in his thoughts about quitting on this one — do you find yourself quitting on side projects or resolutions? This might be the episode you've been waiting for. Parth and Ratik talk about their experiences about quitting on projects. Whether it is quitting in the beginning, in the middle, or towards the end of projects, they've done it all. Listen in to find out how they deal with each of those situations — and how they ensure they finish projects and follow through on their resolutions now.
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Uttam
Grit
Andy Hunt
Outro music - made in house! One of Parth's new music projects.
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53:00
January 29, 2021

Consume or Create?
We live in a time where consuming things is easier than it has ever been before. Buying books on your Kindle is a simple tap away, open your podcast app and you'll be greeted with a wide variety of shows to listen to. On-demand streaming services have given everyone access to thousands of movies from all around the world. Consumption can easily take over all of your free time if you let it go unchecked.
The flip-side to consumption is the time for creation. Creation can involve anything and everything, it doesn't have to be artistic in nature. Creation can be about generating any kind of value for your friends, family, co-workers or heck even yourself. Generating value, being useful to people around you, making things are all known to be healthy contributors to a person's overall happiness.
Consumption and Creation seem like two separate, but interlinked concepts. It is hard to create anything without first consuming things to learn or get inspired. But, as soon as you start consuming too much, the time you put into creation reduces.
How does one balance these two? Do we even need to balance them? Find out what Parth and Ratik think about the Consumption and Creation, how they've historically tried to balance the two, and what they've learned along the way in this week's Frndship Time!
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Spaced Repetition
Goodreads
Evernote, Notion, Google Keep
Theo Katzman
School of Life
Bon Appetit
Alex, "french guy cooking"
Parth's Blog and YouTube
Ratik's other podcast: Unbox
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46:42
January 22, 2021

How to keep in touch better
In episode 3 of Frndship Time, Parth brings in his approach to how he has been keeping in touch with people over the pandemic. Ratik jumps in with his thoughts and stories.
The boys talk about replicating real life interaction using tools, Discord, and the concept of ‘momentum’ in keeping in touch.
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Parth’s blog post about Discord and the concept of momentum
Discord
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47:52
January 14, 2021

Increasing the impact of your value
In this episode of Frndship Time, Parth and Ratik explore a blog post written by a well-known software engineer Kent C. Dodds about the secret behind his productivity. The secret as it turns out is a simple perspective change.
We're already doing so much "stuff" in our lives, why not take stock of this "stuff", acknowledge it, and consider it a part of our productivity?
Links from the episode
How am I so productive
Egghead.io
3 Minutes with Kent
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
Unbox
Learning in Public
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38:00
January 08, 2021

Parth's new mindset for a new phase of life
On the first ever episode of Frndship Time, Parth proposes a new mindset he's been using to set his priorities as he graduates and starts his first job. Ratik jumps in with his thoughts and insights.
Parth's list
Experimentation
Personal Finance
Social Health
Physical Health
Career planning
Links from the episode
Present focused vs future focused - Derek Sivers
Designing Your Life
What do I do with my life?
Cal Newport's 'So Good They Can't Ignore You'
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56:24
December 30, 2020