Feel Free to Deviate

Despite long breaks and periods of doubt and despair, I finally made it to episode 50. This is a weird one. The guest, or guests are two different AI bots. The first is one I’ve named Max, and the second is the chat bot provided by Bing. We talk about a few articles about satisfaction in workplace, and I receive some decent feedback from a computer who has never actually had a job before, and I’m pretty sure it gets reset after each use. It’s pretty fun, except for all my human grumpitude. Topics include: Work satisfaction What is happiness? Helpful suggestions Luxury decisions Am I projecting, or missing the point, or attaching my own meaning and interpretation to everything that I read? How much can one old white guy whine? So much more! The articles discussed are: https://hbr.org/2019/07/why-you-should-stop-trying-to-be-happy-at-work https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/unraveling-work-self-worth Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way! Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com.

Episode 49 of Feel Free to Deviate features musician and educator Eric Miller. Eric and I were in a band together when we were in high school and were later roommates during my early years in Boston. Since then, Eric has been a serially self-employed music creator, educator, and proprietor of Miller Music in Farmington, CT. He is a pillar of the community and an over all great guy who can shred with the best of them.   Topics include: Teaching music Being in bands Homeschooling Evolving with the times Shredding for the Lord / Faith music Quail eggs Beatles enthusiasts So much more!   Some Eric related links: https://www.millermusiclessons.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/72RfGsy0V8oDUZwviOhdUX?si=peLXyvhVQ1uERKyXxuqTIA https://www.youtube.com/user/MillerMusicllc https://millermusic.co/masterclass/ https://linktr.ee/millermusicllc   Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way! Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com

Episode 0048 of Feel Free to Deviate features nobody… It’s a quick explanation of why Jim has recently strayed from the release schedule, and an outline of what you might expect in the future.  Topics include: Excuses are like… Dead grass is not awesome Job search An awkward job interview Bathroom renovations So much more! - really, not much more. A little more, but whatever. Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way! Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com

Episode 47 of Feel Free to Deviate features singing, songwriting, guitar playing creative person, Tom Sturm. Our paths originally crossed in the late 90s when he moved into a house with a bunch of my friends. He’s a musician, but as many parents of musicians have noted over the years, making money as a musician can be… challenging. Because of that, he currently works as a content creator at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA, but he always seems to have some sort of project for himself and anyone who will listen. He’s been making stuff since he was a kid, and as far as I can tell he doesn’t plan to stop. Tom is all in. Topics include: Cooley Dickinson Content creation The curse of the artist musical development The art of the pop song Vagus Nerve Reset Being an experienced elder, and what that means to a 20 year old So much more!!! A bunch of juicy Tom Sturm links: Search for “Vagus Nerve Reset” Bandcamp : https://vagusnervereset.bandcamp.com/album/vagus-nerve-reset Apple Music/iTunes : http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1674327276 Amazon Music : https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BWTZQYW4?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_E4kAT363o48p8nYQtDvQqwbA0 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5nn14resUvLwHI8wCY2E3C A nice Snackbeard showcase! https://valleyadvocate.com/2019/11/01/snackbeard-on-the-valley-advocate-sessions-stage/ Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/tom-sturm SsasS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb199OJ88lo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvXqNdwiz0gpsMGac6WHMw Big Ugly Wrench / Darth Mordor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IDwpaM9HT0 There’s more. Maybe I’ll add more later. Maybe you can search yourself. Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://www.buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com

Episode 46 of Feel Free to Deviate features architectural power couple Valentina Fantini and Giulio Margheri. Both of them work for notable Dutch architecture firms and have their own career trajectories. They share their experiences of how they ended up working for their current firms, and how their relationship evolved with their careers over the years. The conversation provides insight into the world of architecture and what it's like to work for well-known firms like MVRDV and OMA without sacrificing personal relationships. Also, we have a fun little chat about architects and buildings near the end, so make sure you listen to the whole thing!!! Topics include: OMA MVRDV Architecture Architects Rotterdam Pasta compromise - sacrifice - cooperation “It’s a man’s world” Women in male dominated workspaces Networking at the biennale! working for large firms So much more!!! Look these up / Voor de liefhebber… Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Frank Gehry Le Corbusier Renzo Piano Frank Lloyd Wright Alvar Aalto Louis Kahn Tadao Ando Zaha Hadid Philip Johnson Antoni Gaudi Robert Venturi I.M. Pei Rem Koolhaas https://www.mvrdv.nl/ https://www.oma.com/ That should keep you busy for awhile… Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com

Episode 45 of Feel Free to Deviate features Evonne Wetzner, Senior Global Marketing Communications Strategist at Oracle, the gigantic software company. Sounds kinda nerdy, but she’s worked in a variety of industries, and she even founded one of the greatest video stores of all time: The Video Underground! This episode is brimming with pivots and real business experience, and it’s super fun. Perhaps most importantly, it’s an example of how one person was able to harness the power of their skills to thrive in a variety of industries. Topics include: Tech industry VHS cassettes and the setting sun of the video rental business Wine and spirits Cat nanny cams Oracle, databases, Triumph of the Nerds Optimizing your job interview tactics So much more!!! Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, and Youtube @feelfreetodeviate Also check out https://buymeacoffee.com/feelfree if you’d like to buy me a coffee or slide a few units of fiat currency my way!Thanks for listening. Feel free to send inquiries to mail@feelfreetodeviate.com