Why is it so hard to just relax? In this solo episode, Gadiel talks about growing up Latino in a working-class immigrant household, feeling guilty whenever he isn’t being productive, mastering the Irish goodbye, approaching 40 without a wife or kids, and realizing how his childhood shaped the way he expresses love. He also gets into modern dating, why nobody seems to dance anymore, our addiction to phones and social media, and why being bored might actually be something we need to relearn. Plus, Gadiel challenges himself to spend a week away from social media and report back on what happens.
In this episode:
• Why relaxing can feel like being unproductive
• Growing up with immigrant parents and a scarcity mindset
• Wanting to eventually retire your parents
• Why Gadiel is obsessed with the Irish goodbye
• Why Latino goodbyes can take forever
• Have phones changed the way we socialize?
• Why people don’t dance together anymore
• Approaching 40 without a wife or children
• Dating and relationships as you get older
• Growing up in a family that didn’t openly say “I love you”
• The childhood moment that showed Gadiel his mother loved him
• The responsibility of starting a family
• Dating and raising children in today’s economy
• Millennials, Gen Z and life before social media
• Why your smartphone is like carrying an addiction in your pocket
• Gadiel’s one-week social media experiment
• How listeners can join future solo episodes by leaving a voicemail