The Daily 5 with Aurooba

A daily 5 minute podcast looking inwards. Topics are usually around productivity, tech, entrepreneurship, motivation, work/life balance, etc.

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Episodes

The stories we tell ourselves

Welcome to my favourite time of the year (not the gregorian year, mind you), let's talk about self-discipline, agency, and narratives.

Mar 11, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 70

Knowledge work is communication

This is definitely a rant on the value of clear communication. :D Also I definitely got a little career-y today.

Mar 10, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 69

Showing up when you don’t want to

You can probably skip this episode if you want to. It is here to not break the chain, and that's the honest truth.

Mar 09, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 68

What we think we need vs what others think we need

This episode is heavy on Gilmore Girls references, fair warning.

Mar 08, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 67

The people we surround ourselves with

"Ordinary things can become extraordinary when you do them with the right people and the right attitude."

Mar 07, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 66

In honour of predictability

We talk about change a lot here. But today, let's talk about the goodness of predictability.

Mar 06, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 65

The Responsibility of Communication

I've been thinking about communication a lot lately. You know - communication, good communication that is, is more vital than ever when you are dealing with precarious or emotionally charged situations that can impact a lot of things. But good communication often needs to be practiced and worked on in low-stress situations so that it's an instinct you can rely on in high stress situations when much of your active capacity must be dedicated to dealing with the situation. Anyway. Just some unfinis...

Mar 05, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 64

The Daily 5's Origin Story

The course I'm so nervous about: https://aurooba.com/js-essentials-for-wp-devs/ (not that it's going to stop me from sharing)

Mar 04, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 63

Revision

I'm not sure I made the point as eloquently as I could, but I tried anyway.

Mar 03, 2024•4 min•Season 2Ep. 62

On Introspection

How often do you really check in with yourself?

Mar 02, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 61

Some scattered thoughts on consistency

Consistency and flexibility are not at odds with one another.

Mar 01, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 60

Small moments add up

Kinda sorta all over the place today, talking about small things. Because, maybe small things add up.

Feb 29, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 59

Three Kinds of Choices

Some choices are no big deal. Some are a bit of a deal. Some are a big deal. Know the kind of choice you're dealing with so you can treat it with the right kind of gravity.

Feb 28, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 58

Presentation and Communication

Just some thoughts on how we present ourselves and communicte.

Feb 27, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 57

Re-intentioning

Short one on setting intentions for a new week.

Feb 26, 2024•3 min•Season 2Ep. 56

Impact

If yesterday was spicy, today is..slower than usual.

Feb 25, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 55

On Openness

Let's get a little spicy shall we?

Feb 24, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 54

On Patience

I sat here for 45 minutes, and then opened up my Kindle, and the quote, "Be worthy love, and love will come." was on the page that opened up. And that gave me the words I needed to talk about patience.

Feb 23, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 53