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Aug 2025
Conscience Over Convenience: A Digital Hijrah
<p>In this short but urgent episode, I share why I’ve chosen to leave Big Tech services like Google (among others) in light of their complicity in human rights violations and global injustices. As Muslims - and as human beings - we have a moral obligation to act. I’ve moved to Pr ... Show More
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Sequel Podcast: Voices from Beyond the Rainbow
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This is part I of a 2-episode series on the topic of self-discipline and building healthy habits. In this episode, Aadam and I outline the differences between self-discipline, motivation, willpower and self-control, highlight the benefits of self-discipline, and discuss practical methods to cultivating that in our daily lives. How can I prevent my "monkey m ... Show More
<p>Introductory episode to the new podcast series, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow".</p><p>"Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" podcast <a href='https://voicesfrombeyondtherainbow.buzzsprout.com/'>link here</a>.<br/><br/>"Voices from Beyond the Rainbow" ... Show More
<p>A glimpse into the new sequel podcast series, "Voices from Beyond the Rainbow", starting summer 2025, inshaAllah.</p><p>Voices from Beyond the Rainbow <a href='https://voicesfrombeyondtherainbow.buzzsprout.com/'>podcast website</a></p><p>To sign up as a guest: <a hre ... Show More
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>💥 This episode is sponsored by <a href='https://www.podia.com/jon'>Podia</a>. This is the platform I use to host all of my Stoic courses and premium offerings. ... Show More
This clip is from Brendon's 2hr training in the GrowthDay app. Get the full training by becoming a member: https://growthday.go.link/gCW0U Have you ever wondered why, no matter how hard you try, discipline just doe ... Show More
This clip is from Brendon's 2hr training in the GrowthDay app. Get the full training by becoming a member: https://growthday.go.link/gCW0U Do you ever feel like no matter ... Show More
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1882875/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>In this episode, we delve into the philosophy of Essentialism, inspired by Greg McKeown's book "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less." We ... Show More