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Just two singaporean dudes that is trying to figure out life as a growing adult and documenting it. In this podcast, we talk about our own issues we face growing up and challenges that we come across, documenting things that we learn and find on our own self-help journey!

Mental Dumbells


    • Oct 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Ep53 - Just the two of us

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 46:42


    In this episode, we talk about what we have been doing, what we want to do and how we are going to be doing things. Fact of the matter is that COVID SUCKS and we are here to talk about it. Join us in this 3 part mini series on how we are growing in different aspects in life, starting with the overview and a little updates on life. We are growing, lets grow together :)

    Ep52 - Kelly Kanes - Relationships, Adulting, Singapore Youtube/Filming scene.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 59:39


    In this episode we have Kelly Kanes. She is an actor, producer, singer. If you search her up on youtube you will see that she is very active on youtube with Wahbanana on their Masterdebate series! She shared with us about handling emotions in her past relationship, dealing with hectic work and advice on people getting into the media industry. Hope you guys enjoy this episode!

    Ep51 - Moe Lee - Overcoming Eating Disorder, where self awareness gets you + a little hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 58:50


    Sup Fam! In this episode we speak to Moe Lee About her eating disorder, her process going into IMH, how different unrelated things will lead to having eating disorders. Please share it with someone who needs to know more :) Honestly we hope to help as much people as we can!

    Ep50 - Doctor Martha Lee - Sex, Sex Toys, Sexuality wellness, things Singaporeans don't talk about.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 59:31


    Today's Guest Doctor Martha Lee she is singapore's first Sexologist Instagram she spoke to us about how her opinions exploring sex, explained some sex toys that will improve your sex life, problems usually people face when they visit her. Things Singaporeans don't usually speak about even with your best friends ~GIVE AWAY~ Tickets to the SUGAR AND SPICE FESTIVAL Simply follow us on our instagram @Mentaldumbells DM us SUGARNSPICE And 5 lucky winners will stand to win tickets to the Sugar and Spice online festival!

    Ep49 - Fauzi Azzhar - The Underdog story , How where you come from doesn't matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 85:58


    Today's guest - Fauzi Azzhar He was kind enough to spend time with us on the show, he shared with us his backstory of how he lived in a rented 1 Room Flat, all cramped up with his family. We talked about how he got out of his situation leveraging with good friends influencing him to have better habits and aim bigger in life. If you're a fan of his... you get to see a different side of him today guys :) you're in for a treat!

    Ep 48. Reacting To Our First Episode! Our most Cringey Episode.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 44:56


    CRINGE ALERT~ We went back to look at our first podcast episode! We discussed about how we initally thought mentaldumbells were going to be done, react to how awkward our first episode was and how far we came. This episode is a change and something fun for you guys to listen for a change! do let us know if you guys enjoy this, we would love to do more also :)

    Ep 47. Talking shits about our girlfriends, trying to sleep on the sofa tonight.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 46:18


    We are kidding guys, we spoke today about how we met our girlfriends, how our relationships are doing right now after a while. It is really something we wanna share with you guys because in the modern relationships we speak about the start but not what happens a year into the relationship. so... we speak about how our relationships are growing and how different it is right now. Hope you guys learn something :)

    Astrology , Mindblowing accuracy and self discovery - Mental Dumbells Episode 46 - (Jeremy Tan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 87:50


    Jeremy tan from Sacred Saturn came with us on the show to drop wise informations and breakdown of our Astrology. It was really interestingly accurate and was quite insightful as we learned how he channels astrology to really help people improve and learn from their lives. Find out how aaroson learned about his astrology and gets mindblowned in the show Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethereal_spaces/?hl=en Website http://www.sacredsaturn.com/

    Trouble with the Law, Coming Clean, Making good Music. - Kid Khalifa - Mentaldumbells Ep 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 95:30


    Our conversation today brings us into kid khalifa's history with the law, how it was on the inside, what brought him in as well. He shared with us his viewpoint on how fucked up it was like inside and how he was caught up in the web of things which brought him even deeper. Family problems was another main factor and right now he is learning , taking steps into slowly getting things back on track with his music. Do support his work here :) Kid Khalifa - -Facebook -Spotify Khid Khalifa is a local artist, he has 4 singles out now on spotify!

    Empowering Youths, Helping them find a passion in life. - Louis Puah PRAXIUM - MentalDumbells Ep 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 43:45


    Louis Puah is the founder of Praxium, a business trying to reinvent education. https://www.linkedin.com/in/louispuah/?originalSubdomain=sg His main goal is to help educating students to give them a different perspective towards different careers in life. He runs workshops and mentorship programmes that helps them to gather more information and learn about whatever jobs they want to know more. It's interesting to have in on the show, someone who really cares about the youths in singapore and creating a business just for the sake of educating them more. As much passion we have for businesses, we didn't think about the education sector as a possible place to venture into, so for us to see him doing this really inspires us to think outside of the box! hope you guys enjoy this episode!

    Dare to persue what you love, Starting an instagram channel - INNERPILL . MentalDumbells EP 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 66:14


    Sup Fam, in this episode we have justin with us on the show (INNERPILL) https://www.instagram.com/innerpill/ His channel talks about self-help topics, and this was a bigger leap for his content as he is finally comfortable to be infront of a camera. We spoke to him about doing what he love, trying to create better content online and to spreak knowledge around, helping people solve problems in their own lives. His channel focuses on self-confidence, procrastination and self-awareness content. if you guys are in the self-help community do give him a follow and take a step into filtering your instagram feed to be more Positive for your mind :)

    Most Passionate Person Ever - Elanor Yap . Mental Dumbells Episode 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 63:14


    Elanor Yap, we first met her during the happiness intiative webinar last month When we heard what she did (Project Buddy) ,Which she find volunteers to speak to lonely seniors who were trapped at home during March period, we immediately knew we had to have her on the show to share her passion to life and how she lives hers It was infectious, her energy really inspired us. We spoke to her about how she lived her life during covid, how she overcomed her depression and her life philosophies . Hope you guys have an exciting Monday :) and this episode will energise the boring monday!!!

    Acting Career in Singapore, Being strong with what you want, Episode 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 70:38


    Caryn Cheng is an Actor, Performer, Host and Founder of Pearl Promises. We spoke to her about her life challenges growing up wanting to be in performances, the sacrifices she made, the tough decisions she had to take. we actually also learned that she had faced her own episode of depression. Something we loved was when we talked about relationships, she mentioned that 'loving yourself' is something everyone should do first before we find someone else. It was a very rejuvenating episode, hope you guys enjoy it :)

    Abortion, how went through it. Tough talks. Mental Dumbells Episode 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 56:34


    This is a sensitive topic, discretion is advised. In this episode we invited Jane to share with us her experience from the whole surgery, She walked us through how it felt mentally and physically. We hope that this helps anyone who are in similar situation to gain some courage with dealing with this entire matter. https://www.aware.org.sg/information/abortion/ *NOT SPONSORED* "AWARE is the leading women’s rights and gender equality group in Singapore. AWARE believes in the rights of women and men to make informed and responsible choices about their lives and to have equal opportunities in education, marriage and employment, and in the right of women to control their own bodies, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive rights." Quoted from their website.

    Thomas Kopankiewicz! Pro Gaming, Convincing Family, Vlogging, Army Mental Dumbells Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 49:43


    Thomas Kopankiewicz! https://wiki.sg/p/Thomas_Kopankiewicz_(Blysk) He is a silver medalist for Singapore in the recent SEA games 2019 (E-sport) for Starcraft 2. Aside from his pro career, he is currently focusing on creating content in Singapore commonly for Wahbanana and his on youtube channel (Thomas K.) Talking to him was super cool, he spoke about his struggles going pro, convincing his family to allow him to pursue the dream. We also spoke about how his army affected him but he didn't allow it to be an excuse. We hope this episode will allow people to understand that the possibility for E-sports in Singapore is actually not that bad. With recent technology, if you really will put in the hard work. Thank you Thomas for joining us on the show! Fans Forever Mentaldumbells

    Helping Youths With their Life Problems, How Brendon Genuinely Connects And Guide. MentalDumbells Episode 38 (Brendon Chua)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 63:45


    Brendon talks about how he helps troubled kids get through their tough life situations, and describes how he handles a rowdy class. He also makes a mention of what he loves about life, and how he goes the extra mile to mentor the youths he cross paths with. We can really feel the passion from Brendon, as someone who is really doing something he loves and gives so much. In this episode, we hope you learn a little more on how 'teenagers' are actually dealing with huge problems and how to truly connect with them.

    Our Disagreement Which Made Us Stopped, Hsien's $1500 Mistake. What We Did During The Covid Virus. Mental Dumbells Episode 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 51:03


    Sup Fam! In this episode, Hsien and I talked about why we stopped producing content for such a long while. We were actually faced with some disagreements and the lack of communication between us caused some distance.. But we are finally now here to talk about US and how we are going to move on. Hsien also mentioned how he was fined $1500 for a simple error. We also updated what we did during the covid virus :) We ARE BACK and we will be posting episodes WEEKLY again! STAY SAFE GUYS :)

    Pole Dancing, Revamping herself, Getting over Emotional Challenges. Mental Dumbells Episode 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 48:56


    Sup Fam! @shantayzapada (Instagram) @shantayzapada (tikTok) In this episode we talk to Shantay a producer and content creator. She is really amazing person because she taught me how to think outside the box and just to go for whatever you want in life. A really inspirational person that faced tough emotional challengers and overcomes it with hard work and determination. She is a personal friend and a role model when Aaroson was young and really opened his eyes to the world of business and media. Hope you guys enjoy the episode!

    How To To Someone With Depression - Mental Dumbell Episode 35 (Syamil)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 37:50


    Syamil has his own youtube channel He talks about depression and personal awareness of mental health. Honestly we really need more people to talk about these topics, we all go through some sort of depressed episodes. Today we discuss how one should talk to someone who is depressed. Stay tuned for more content guys. WE are still here :)

    Mental Dumbells Episode 34 - Our lives thus far...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 31:07


    Life is tough but we are tougher, in this episode, we talk about what we've been up to and why we aren't posting as frequently anymore. Aaro talks about his current job, learning about new things, the importance of remembering why you do what you do and more! Hsien shares his current state of his mental health and other shenanigans he's been up to. It's a short one but it feels good to be back, check it out.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 33 (Debra Teng, How To Deal With Sexual Assault , Depression and Overcoming it)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 53:23


    In this episode we invited Debra Teng, An Actress, Corporate Trainer, Director, Producer of her own show UnderTheCarpet #MeToo we had a chill session and talk to her about her life, family , toughest life challenges and how she succeeded in life with doing what she love. Guys, we are always are constantly trying to create more content and produce better work! So bear with us. Hope you guys enjoy the podcast episode and if there is any feedback DO TEXT US ON INSTAGRAM :)

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 32 (Catching up and life so far with Alan Seng)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 72:16


    In this episode we talk to Alan Sng, one of the fellas we grew up knowing that has became someone truly awesome from overcoming adversities growing up, working towards what he want and loving life. He was the head of marketing in Upcode Academy, bought his own home at 26 years old and so many more big things coming his way. We enjoyed this episode thoroughly we hope you do too

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 31 (Pursuing a Singing Career in China)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 51:19


    In this episode, we invited Aaroson's sister over on the podcast to discuss about trying to make it in the music industry, she went overseas to china to pursue her passion in becoming a singer. Being signed with Billy Koh, A music producer in China. She talks about the idea of working overseas, the struggles of being in a foreign environment. A podcast episode for anyone who is about to take that leap into their life.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 30 (Female perspective on Entrepreneurship , Dating , Confidence)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 51:02


    In this Episode Tara Lai, the founder of Avec Amour. We always wanted a strong and confident women on our show to share her experiences and advices on how one find their direction in life, growing up and being more confident about ourselves. She is an aaaawesome woman running a successful business yet still being able to be able to take care of her own family of 5. We really enjoyed the moment where we could just chill and talk for a moment and slowly pick her brain.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 29 (Furry porn exploration with Rico/TacoPhox )

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 81:59


    This episode we dive into one of the most interesting fetishes that we have the pleasure to come across, furry porn. In this episode we cover the everything from how our friend Rico, twitter handle TaxoPhox, got started in the furry community, our childhood stories and how much it takes for us to accept doing explicit sexual acts. It's a crazy episode, we had a ton of fun filming this, we hope you enjoy. Shoutout to our homie Rico for coming on this show, do show some love to him over on twitter and learn more about the furry community with us! It's not about the fetish but the acceptance of something out of the norm. We are so held down by society's standards of what normal is and what we should do we usually avoid doing things that we might even like. Here's en episode with our brave friend, doing what he loves. Remember to hit us up on Mental Dumbells on Instagram if you have any feedback or would just like to talk:)

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 28 (A Friendzone Story + Maybe how to get out)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 23:23


    In this episode, we talk about Harcendia and his friendzone story. Many people also have been through a bad relationship that the other half friended zone them.. In this example we used a male perspective however we do know that there is equally the same amount of girls being friendzone as well. If you ever find yourself in a friendzone situation.. GET OUT. It's not too late. Our intuition always tells us to get out of the relationship. DO NOT UNDERVALUE YOURSELF. TREAT YOURSELF RIGHT GUYS.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 27 ( FriendZone, Our stories and POV )

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 19:59


    It's been 2 weeks... Sorry guys. We had some technical difficulties when recording the previous 2 episodes. the first episode was screwed up because our camera was down halfway during recording. The next episode our microphone had this annoying noise everything we hit the table LOL. In this episode, we discuss about our own friendzone stories. Aaroson's previous love story where he liked a girl for 5 years and yet he didn't have the balls to do anything. This episode is always to share with you guys our stories and experiences. What our intuition tells us about what to do. We are not giving people advices but just sharing our experiences, if you have any comments please tell us and leave it in the comments down below! Stay tuned to episode 28, where we explain and breakdown friendzone! This is a short episode but we are gearing up for more interviews with people that we meet to discuss about a lot of different new things.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 26 (Our Sex Life?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 39:18


    Hello Guys, in this episode we will discuss about our Sex life.... Tips and Tricks about how to last longer in bed. Our Kinks and kinda EVERYTHING ABOUT SEX DO YOU GUYS EVEN READ THIS!! ANYONE WHO SEE's THIS PM US ON UR INSTAGRAM TO TELL US! WE HAVE GOODIES THAT WE ARE GIVING OUT! WILL YOU BE THE LUCKY ONE?

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 25 (This is How We Tinder)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 42:21


    Sup fam, in this episode we talk about how we look at tinder, how we use tinder and some tips and tricks we use to improve our tinder experience. Aaro and Hsien share about their tinder game and different mentalities when it comes to swiping right. Listen to Aaro's stanky story, Hsien's wild first date and how we Tinder in general. Hope you Enjoy!! 00:00 - 02:20 Intro 02:20 - 05:00 Updates on our lives 04:50 - 05:20 THE RITUAL 05:20 - 07:10 Basics of Tinder 07:10 - 10:36 Tinder Facts 10:36 - 12:36 Aaro's take on Tinder 12:36 - 14:15 Where them females at??? 14:15 - 19:10 The good, bad and boring of Hsien's Tinder 19:10 - 21:20 Aaro's Stanky Experience 21:20 - 23:05 Singaporean talk 23:05 - 24:22 Tits or ass? 24:22 - 35:13 Tips on Tinder 35:13 - 41:20 The Art of Escalation 41:20 - 42:27 We love you

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 24 (Self Talk - Begin too toxic to yourself?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 26:35


    In this episode we will talk about self talk, why sometimes the most toxic person you know is yourself! We talk about how actually you can change your self talk habits to make you a little more confident and much more positive! We share more about how to start and "(02:19)" How is our week so far? "02:20" Aaroson's week [04:25] Hsien's week "[06:45]" Introduction to our topic 07.24 Hanging out with toxic people 07.40 Biggest mind blowing idea 10.25 Aaroson's Theory of self talk 12.00 We are all taught to be modest but that's killing us. 12.12 Biggest thing that is killing girl's confidence 12.45 Ways to actually help to change your own self talk 12.50 Catching yourself when you're really toxic about yourself 14.50 What to really do when someone compliments you 16.05 Be nicer to yourself! Take small steps. 17.00 Make a list of positive things that you can compliment you 17.18 What are the 3 things you hate about yourself 17.55 What are the 3 things you like about yourself 19.00 Knowing yourself much better 19.20 Take conscious efforts to really make yourself more positive 19.20 What we can learn from heavy lifters at the gym 20.02 Repetition in positivity 22.15 Hsien self talk when he feels depressed 23.40 First adjustment for your self talk Hope this episode helps a single soul :)

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 23 (Masturbation - Doing what your father should have done...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 35:37


    01.30 - Disclaimer for this episode 02.00 - How often we masturbate 03.07 - Is there too much masturbation? 04.23 - Twice a day? 04.30 - Hsien highest day count 05.40 - STUPID DUPID Myths 06.25 - Blindness? 06.40 - Hairy Palms 06.56 - Penis Shortage 07.15 - Stun Growth 07.38 - Mental illness 08.17 - Running out of sperm 08.32 - Catching STDS 09.06 - Turning Gay 09.38 - Cause Acne 10.22 - Clearing Acne 10.50 - Aaroson's MYTH 12.00 - Dick Length 12.50 - Aaroson's Penis Length? 14.15 - Facts about masturbation 15.45 - Orgasm VS Ejaculating 16.25 - Other forms of stimulating 17.05 - How to masturbate better 17.20 - Setting the mood 18.30 - Switching Position 20.40 - Did aaroson try other positions? 21.30 - Taking your time 22.50 - Changing hands 24.10 - Circling your hips 25.00 - Different strokes 26.30 - Touching other areas of the body 28.00 - Edging 28.35 - Edging Challenge 29.30 - Sex toys 32.30 - Audio stimulation THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING Please like and subscribe to our channel for more MENTALDUMBELLS SEE YA GUYS ON THE NEXT EP!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 22 (Getting back into fitness)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 16:54


    We talk about where we are currently on fitness goals! 01.25 - Hsien's Progress 02.10 - Aaroson's Progress 03.50 - What Aaroson's yet to do 04.30 - Progressive overloading (Hsien) 05.50 - Vlogging! 06.50 - Why are we always so emotional? 08.13 - Fun Fact about willpower 09.10 - Being driven emotionally 10.10 - Superman Challenge 11.20 - Finally happier? 12.25 - Our fitness goals 13.45 - Hsien's discipline 15.10 - Future! 16.00 - WE ARE HERE IF YOU NEED A EAR! PLEASE HELP US SHARE OUR PODCAST! COMMENT AS WELL IF YOU LIKED IT. Thanks guys it really means a lot to us! SEE YA NEXT EPISODE!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 21 (Auditing Your Friends)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 21:12


    Who was the person you spent the most time with last week? A lot of times we audit ourselves and focus on trying to upgrade ourselves but what about the people around us? You're really are the average of the five people you hang out with. 00:42 - Start of MentalDumbells 01:04 - Hsien wants to change his full name 01:50 - What we are talking about today 02:30 - 1+1=2 QUICK MATH. 02:45 - So who is the person you spent the most time with 03.40 - Exercise for the day 05:18 - The 5 most people Aaroson hang out with 06:00 - If you can't think about your 5 06:26 - Hsien's top 5 people 06:50 - If you really really have only 1 or 2 10:30 - What is missing in your life 10:45 - Find someone who can help 11:40 - There are spaces in your life 14:20 - Auditing 24/7 17:00 - The long game 18:35 - Hsien's past audit 20:14 - Talk to us on Instagram Thank you guys for listening to this podcast. PLEASE DO LEAVE A COMMENT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK Aaroson have been really busy uploading the episodes. hehe he lazy boi94

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 20 (Updates On Our Life)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 29:22


    Hello Guys! In this episode, we discuss about how our life is progressing at the current moment, VLOGS, Happiness, Hsien Mental Health etc. 00.28 - Today's Topic 01.12 - Shiokest Sound 01.45 - Our Biggest Excueses For Not Vlogging 02.50 - Hsien Editing Ability 03.30 - Our Little Pact 05.05 - Aaroson's Biggest Problem 07.50 - Hsien Perspective On Aaro 09.30 - Where We Currently Spend Our Time 10.04 - Aaro's Perspective of himself 10.36 - How Nice Hsien Is to Aaro 11.40 - How to Bribe Hsien's Service 12.10 - One More Excuse Hsien Give Himself 13.18 - Aaro's New Job 14.30 - INK.ORIGIN! 16.15 - Happiness? 1/10? 17.07 - Hisen's Wise Words 18.40 - Setting Small Goals Aaroson! 19.04 - Hsien's Current Mental State 20.00 - Hsien's Down Time 21.45 - Hsien's Positive Mindset For Depression 22.00 - Hsien Positivity of Mental Health 22.50 - Impatience about success 24.05 - Stepping Up On The Co-Founder's Level 25.20 - New Content Coming Up. (ANNOYING HSIEN) 26.45 - What We Can Look Towards for Mental Dumbells 27.30 - Conclusion Thank you guys, we have been really busy trying to get our life all in order. We promise to keep producing content and push it out quickly every Sunday! Thank you for listening to our this episode, if you have any troubles or concern please do text us on our Instagram. We are here to listen! The world is such a nasty place, let's all make it better.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 19 ( Confidence - listen to our most embarrassing stories)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 25:49


    Hey! welcome to ep 19 of Mental Dumbells here's something to help you navigate through the episode easier 00:01:27:21 Pre- Intro 00:01:30:15 R I T U A L 00:01:53:00 Story of Hsien 1.0 00:03:29:03 Aaro's one up to the story 00:05:10:00 Traits of someone with low confidence 00:05:39:00 Where we at now 00:05:50:00 Hsien's current source of confidence 00:07:05:00 First confidence Hack 00:08:33:11 Familiarity lies in repetition and so does confidence 00:11:12:03 Conscience competence VS un-conscience competence 00:12:30:16 Look good, feel good 00:15:30:00 SUPERSTITION? 00:17:30:00 LAST HACK 00:18:40:00 BONUS HACK 00:20:40:00 Confidence to us 00:24:32:00 We are here for you

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 18 ( Achieving Your New Years Resolution )

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 23:32


    TIMELINE FOR QUICK REFERENCE! 00.55 - What we are talking about today 01.00 - Hsien New year's resolution 02.06 - Aaroson's New year's resolution 02.30 - Auto piloting hindering your progress in life 03.00 - Facts about auto piloting 03.18 - Hsien's habit of auto piloting 04.00 - Overview about today's topics 05.27 - PART 1 - Catching yourself when you're auto piloting (Back Tracking) 07.32 - Setting goals the day before you sleep 09.55 - Why some days Aaroson is productive 10.40 - Habits, that puts you into auto pilot 12.00 - How Aaroson changed a simple habit to be more productive 13.57 - Definition of MINDFULNESS 14.47 - PART 2 ( Understanding yourself ) 16.14 - Things you should to to understand yourself 17.00 - Your reasons for practicing mindfulness 18.30 - PART 3 ( Best technique to reduce auto piloting ) 19.36 - Circumstances around you making your goals hard 21.28 - Hsien's reason for practicing mindfulness 22.00 - Important message from us Our Podcast timing currently is about 20 plus minutes ! Do let us know what you think of the changes :) We hope you guys enjoy this episode! Hope that it can help you guys to achieve your new year's resolution goals!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 17 (Listening Your Way To A Great Conversation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 21:47


    In this episode, we talk about how to be a masterclass conversationalist! LISTENING - Not a lot of people know how be a good listener, check out how we discuss about getting better with conversations by listening! We made a 20 min episode! Thank you guys for the feedback of our podcast! KEEP IT GOING WE NEED ANY ADVICE WE CAN GET! TIMELINE! (SAVE TIME LEARN FAST) 01.30 - The most important thing about a conversation 01.45 - What topics we will cover 02.00 - Body Language 02.40 - How Hsien Lost 50% of our views 03.10 - One trick to see if someone wants to talk to you or NOT 05.05 - Affirmation is so important 07.30 - NEVER listen to reply, Listen to understand 09.55 - Everyone is interesting, you just gotta find their topic 11.08 - Aaroson Gojek story 13.10 - Hsien surprising story 17.00 - Asking questions CHEERS GUYS :)

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 16 (How to End A Conversation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 35:44


    In this Episode, We discuss about how to properly end a conversation Topics that we cover in this episode! NOT EVERY CONVERSATION MUST GO SMOOTHLY You can never please everyone.... There will be times when people just doesn't want to engage in a conversation with you. It might not actually be your fault so don't take any failed conversation too heavily. It might that they are having a bad day or something big was troubling their mind that isn't relavent with you AT ALL! As long as you're putting yourself out there saying hi... You're on the right track! SMALL TALK IS A WASTE OF TIME? We also pointed out how often because we are unable to have a proper ending to a conversation, it makes the entire conversation meaningless and we feel that starting any form of conversation is just a waste of time. Too many times we create a conversation and it ends up not being fruitful between the two parties. The most important idea is to find out how you both an benefit one another. HOW TO MAKE YOUR CONVERSATION SUPER DUPER MEANINGFUL! Aaroson's technique is to ask "So I know this might be weird but, do you have a big problem that you're handling right now that I can help with?" This way, if you or you know someone that can help with their problem, you can quickly help them to solve a problem! If not, you have to keep their problem in mind and eventually you will be in a position to help or know someone who can. PLANNING ANOTHER MEET UP? The best way to plan a meet up can be to set a tentative date (With a common hobby or interest) and keep it as a SOFT BOOKING, then when the date is nearer, give the person a call or a text. HOW MANY CLOSE FRIENDS CAN YOU REALLY HAVE? Our number is below 10... Even tho we met so many people around we are unable to be CLOSE friends with a lot of them. You don't need toooo many friends, focus on getting more quality rather than quantity. MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MEMORABLE Leave inside jokes, Unique stories or find something about them that is really interesting and show appreciation for it. It is best to prepare some Jokes, stories before hand and practise telling them! It helps you as a fallback plan if everything becomes stale!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 15 (How to Maintain A Conversation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 52:02


    On episode 14, we discuss about starting a conversation and having small talks. This is episode we cover the biggest challenge that we all face... finding conversational topics Topics that we cover in this episode! How to never run out of conversational topics How to be interesting How to know if the other party is REALLY interested in what you're saying How to be annoying (So that you won't be) Simple body language Highlights, Takeaways, & Quick Wins: Zooming in and out, whenever you hit a conversational brickwall, "Zoom out" and talk about something that he is wearing or something you like about them and talk about it Practice telling a fun story you have (Interesting holiday, Cold jokes, Palm reading) It makes you more confident to talk to someone knowing you have a fallback topic It is always okay to end a bad conversation, not all conversation flows smoothly Get distracted while telling a story, if it is interesting topic for the person, they will remind you to continue the topic. 48.30 (Bonus key tip, handling a conversation even without starting a topic) Maintain eye contact, feet pointed at who you're talking, and SMILE

    Ep 14 - Mental Dumbells - ( Starting A Conversation? /Small Talk )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 50:02


    In this episode we talk all about starting a conversation Always dreaded small talk? That girl that you always have been wanting to talk to? Getting to know that new person at the party? Aaroson and Hsien have been struggling with starting a conversation for a very long time until they found these tips that helped them ALOT! We are doing a 4 part series for conversation 1st Part - STARTING 2nd Part - MAINTAINING 3rd Part - ENDING 4th Part (SECRET TO BEING A ULTIMATE CONVERSATIONALIST) In this 4 part series of a conversation we dive into the tips that we use to start a conversation, small stories about how we benefited from starting a conversation, what small talk really is, key essentials that we need to get better starting conversations.

    Ep 13 - Mental Dumbells - What it is REALLY like going to psychologist for therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 91:25


    Psychiatrist will prescribe medicine Psychologist will NOT prescribe medicine, They focus on the treating emotional and mental suffering in patients with behavioral intervention. People visit a psychiatrist all the time, and if you're facing some emotional problems please don't hesitate. It doesn't mean you're crazy. We answer, what it is really like getting professional mental help! In this episode, we have Kirby Chua! He is a Registered Psychologist and a Registered Clinical Supervisor in Singapore. Kirby has been in practice since 1999. (GRACE COUNSELLING CENTER) http://www.gracecounsellors.com/about-us/ NOT SPONSORED Taking time out from his busy schedule he graciously comes down to our humble studio and taught us A LOT OF MINDBLOWING STUFFS! Funny story... Hsien met his wife on a GRABSHARE. While having a conversation with the grab driver, his wife overheard the conversation and told him that she is a counselor! So they were extremely cool and awesome to come down on our podcast to educate us properly about mental health and discuss how professional help actually looks like. We discussed about depression, anxiety attacks and how one should react and help when they come across someone they love with this problem. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY AWESOME EPISODE.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 12 (How to show love to people with Anxiety)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 84:33


    Mental Dumbells - Episode 11( Perspectives with Ashik and dropping mad wisdom)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 50:07


    00:00 – 00:40 Intro 00:40- 00:46 Intro song 00:46 – 01:31 Ashik Intro 01:31 – 01:50 Ngee ann? 01:51 – 02:25 Ritual 02: 25 - 02:55 How Aaro and Hsien fucked up 02:55 – 04:25 Ashik and talking to himself 04:25 – 05:00 How words played a part in being the best 05:00 – 06:08 the lesson from dad 06:08 – 06:40 how Ash reacted 06:40 - 07:55 Birth of the idea 07:55 – 09:00 Reaction time 09:00 – 10:00 Steps to making the plan into fruition 10:00 – 11:00 The setbacks 11:00 – 11:15 SUCCESS 11:15 – 12:36 The Hustle and lessons of the grind 12:36 – 13:30 Reason of the book 13:30 – 14:37 Power of having a purpose 14:37 – 15:20 You Can! 15:20 – 17:20 Mentaldumbells and our goals 17:20 – 19:10 money makes the world go round 19:10 – 20:35 How ash handles money 20:35 – 21:00 The things Ash has done 21:00 – 21:35 Hustling and his perspective on it 21:35 – 21:55 University start up world cup 21:55 – 23:30 L I F I 23:30 – 23:40 Life is short Go grab yours 23:40 – 24:50 Why you should just TRY 24:50 – 26:00 Learning from others 26:00 – 27:38 Make your time worthwhile 27:38 – 29:25 The worst feedback and how he came back 29:25 – 30:42Other setbacks and Perspective 30:42 – 31:23 Perks of doing good 31:23 – 32:10 Importance of Values 32:10 – 32:32 Ashik’s upbringing! 32:32 – 33:16 Ash and his travels 33:16 – 34:00 New language 34:00 – 35:44What’d you think is important? 35:44 - 36:27 Money, Need VS Want 36:27 – 37:16 Kids these days 37:16 – 38:50 Grooming emotions 38:50 – 42:10 Friendship 42:10 – 44:00 How to keep your friends 44:00 - 47:30 Positive reinforcement 47:30 – 48:00 Your happiness matters 48:00 – 48:40 Self help 48:40 – 50:07 We are here for you

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 10 (JaiKishan Comes Over, His Perspective In Life)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 53:15


    JaiKishan is a Singaporean Actor, often being seen around Commercials, Toggle dramas and on the youtube channel Wah banana. He is a role model for us. Living the dream by taking a different path in life. He talks about his perspective in life, being happy and sad, moments in his acting careers, procrastination and a bunch of BRO STUFFS. Hope you guys like this episode!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 9 (Final happiness hack, How to practice gratefulness and I AM ENOUGH!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 41:54


    In this episode, we discuss about the final hack of happiness, then we talk about ending and starting your day with a simple gratefulness practice. The key takeaway from this episode is to tell yourself that I AM ENOUGH, for anything in the world. - Link for I AM ENOUGH ( Biggest Disease Affecting Humanity ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3NyUMLh7Y - The Code of the Extraordinary Mind https://www.amazon.com/Code-Extraordinary-Mind-Unconventional-Redefine/dp/1623367085

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 8 ( 2 guys, 1 bed, 1 puppy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 47:59


    On this episode, we talk about the book by Vishen Lakhiani - Code of the Extraordinary mind and our take on the Hacks to happiness!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 7 (All talk but no action?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 38:46


    In this episode, we discuss how we are taking actionable steps towards our goals. Our favorite podcast learning takeaways and how we are not just gonna talk about getting our goals.

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 6 (Meeting Jamie, Sharing about Family, Cancer and our Future Plans.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 78:11


    In this Episode, we did an interview with the copywriter and content creator Jamie! She is a freelance writer for yellow pages and has her own webpage (www.ineedawriter.org) We shared lot's about us being in a single parent family, Aaroson's past, mom's cancer (How it changed his perspective in life), challenges in starting this podcast. How and what we plan to do in the future as well. 0:45 Introduction to the episode 0:52 Jamie's Introduction 01:05 Jamie's work 01:45 Episode Intro 02:17 Huh? YellowPages? 03:03 How we started on MentalDumbells 03:30 How Aaro met Max(big brother) 03:42 How Aaro met Hsien 05:35 Why MentalDumbells 05:55 Our Dynamic 07:14 Aaroson's random rule 08:22 Hsien's History 08:52 Aaro's impact on Hsien 09:40 Jamie's review on EP4 10:30 The Birth 11:18 Hsien's injury 12:20 What does our family thinks 12:30 Hsien's family 15:28 Jamie's family and perspective 16:33 Aaro's Family 19:04 Aaro's Mother 21:22 Mother's Love 26:33 Jamie's Struggle 26:52 Huh?! 27:33 Jamie's take on the terminally ill 28:50 Perspective 29:14 Hsien's take on depression 30:10 Fuck that hole, i'm getting better

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 5 (Mental breakdown with Joshua Simon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2018 82:10


    0:00 INTRO, 0:20 How we met Josh, 0:41 Josh a Fan?, 02:01 The Ritual, 02:05 can opening man, 02:34 ASMR, 02:55 how we met continued, 04:00 bohemian rhapsody at Hard Rock Cafe, 06:00 depression advertisement, 07:10 Bonus content time/ “fuck” and the other vulgarities, 12:50 back to the ad, 14:00 disclaimer, 15:10 Who is Joshua Simons?, 19:00 what would you do, 20:55 Josh’s nightmares, 24:00 the power of now, 26:00 knowing your triggers, 29:00 How are you josh?,30:30 knowing yourself, 32:55 Facing Yourself, 35:40 Anxiety vs Anxiousness, 40:20 checking yourself, 43:30 don’t over do it, 45:45 here if you need me, 46:40 summery, 49:00 Into the mind of Josh, 53:10 Nothing is what it seems, 54:00 social media remedy, 1:00:00 how to deal with feedback, 1:06:00 Disclaimer from Josh, 1:06:40 Josh music, 1:09:55 Josh’s background, 1:12:00 Is radio for you, 1:12:55 Goals and dreams, 1:19:15 Josh’s talent

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 4 (Getting fit with Wayne New gym goers listen up)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 54:29


    In this episode we discuss a little about fitness and we BUST A very serious misconception for people starting to go to the gym. Our guest Wayne Lim shares about the importance of setting goals, having a positive mindset and his own personal way of perspective in facing obstacles and challenges. Aaroson also shared his opinions of how working towards a goal of his own actually makes his life happier. Hsien also shares his troubles of getting out of bed and strokes junior (the dog) consistently throughout the episode!

    Mental Dumbells - Episode 3 (Our Updated Goals, Biggest Challenges)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 37:33


    Feedback from our previous episodes! Our listeners told us that we didn’t share enough about ourselves. Hence in this episode we dive deeper towards our past, biggest challenge in life and our updated goals for this podcast!! Let’s begin!

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