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I gotta be honest, the launch of Ministry of the Mind this week was better than any expectation I had...

The conversations flowed, ideas were shared, pages of my notebook were filled... so nourishing! (I hope I speak for us all)

Starting with the underground arts scene in Cambodia, the conversations went to quantum physics, somatic practices, decision making, climbing Mt Everest, creativity vs knowledge work, cognitive heuristics and biases and so much more! It was a conscious, cognitive feast for the senses and many of us stayed on longer than scheduled to continue the chat.

Our next session (March 17) is about recognising the triangle (Karpman Triangle) playing out… Can’t wait!

If you want to join a community for cool, conscious conversations, come join PunkPD’s initiative to create this space. It’s free. It’s month. It’s deep, fun and relational.

People often talk about doing new things, so the adage 'try something new' becomes a bit beige- but we don't really talk about the effects of doing something new...

With trying new things, we learn so much about ourselves!

We build confidence- and it's funny that as adults we seem to easily forget that confidence doesn't come before we do the thing, it comes after...

We get the opportunity to shake up habits, which creep in all the time because it's the brain's job to create shortcuts- and not every habit is resourceful.

New things keep us sharp, give us options and open up our thinking.

A new thing might simply be changing a pattern of thought- it doesn't have to be a concrete 'thing'.

We literally change (our brains and pathways) as a result of doing something new!

How mind-blowingly cool is that!

So, beautiful humans, I created this to share based on my lived experience, in the hopes it resonates with you...
I'm keenly interested in your thoughts on this notion that time really doesn't heal all wounds.
What is true for you?

If you thrive inside curiosity...
If you are keen to test new ideas...
If you want different a different kind of conversation...
Ministry of the Mind is for you!

It's free.
It's monthly.
It's our way of giving back and building a community for conversations about all things human.
We start next week, 24th Feb, 3pm.

If you want to join, give me a shout (send me your email) and I'll send you the invite.

Can't wait to see you there!

Recruitment is just a process...
Don't let it mess with your head or stand in your way.
Just slay!
Join me at Career Ninja.
A day that could change your trajectory...

March 27th. Canberra.

Want to start 2026 with a bang?
So do we!
So we've just created Ministry of the Mind.
For you. For us. For rebel thinkers.
Free. Every month. A space to nerd. A space to connect.
Lemme know if you want in!

We may have changed address, changed outfits, gotten better hoodies... but us PunkPD femmes are rocking it hard.
All over town (in the last week, we've been at the Marion, Rodney's, the Rod Reynold's centre, the innovation centre at 480, ANU, and our brand new office at Kingston...)
It's not where we are, but who we are, and who we are with! (Which is you and you are beyond fu***ng awesome).
And wherever we are, we can pull a mean selfie that would rivel the troutiest of pouts! It's the Punk Pout!

Ok. So this got me. Right in the gut. Big time. Hope it gets you too. In a good way. 👌😘🤗

Let it be.

So... Alok is my latest intellectual crush. I find their blend of comedy, realism and poetry utterly scintillating!!! I've watched their comedy special on YouTube multiple times.
Love this line: when you really think about it, from the perspective of death, most of life is just stand up comedy.

from the perspective of death all living is stand-up comedy. watch BIOLOGY! my comedy special on YouTube (https://youtu.be/k5E-ZakNfwQ) ________________________ Tour Dates: (https://alokvmenon.com/#tour) June 1: Baltimore June 13: Phoenix June 14: San Francisco June 15: Sacramento June 16: Las Vegas June 17: St. Louis June 18: Indianapolis June 20: New Orleans June 21: Atlanta June 22: Jacksonville June 23: Tampa June 24: Omaha June 25: Kansas City June 26: Pittsburgh June 27: Detroit June 28: East Hampton June 29: Montreal June 30: Ottawa October 1: Salt Lake City please join the mailing list (www.alokvmenon.com/#mailinglist) to stay tuned for future updates