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A Mug of Insights

A podcast driven by curiosity. Every week, YouTuber and writer Robin Waldun offers insights and practical tips on re-introducing lifelong learning and reading to our busy lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:29

034: Why Mindless Entertainment Won't Replace Reading

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/12/17

In this week's episode, let's talk about why reading will not and cannot be replaced by other forms of entertainment & why you should implement more reading in the new year. Companion article for this episode:https://www.amugofinsights.org/reading-cannot-be-replaced-heres-why/Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/Also, we've just launched our new series of members'

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27:18

033: The Missing Piece In Your Lifelong Learning Journey

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2025/12/10

Today, we'll cover a foundational concept called mastery and tackle the 3 main problems that are stopping people from becoming lifelong students. Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for 1 big idea and two journal prompts to master your lifelong learning journey: https://www.amugofinsights.org/We've also launched our new series of workshops: The Sessions, and you can claim an early-bird entry here:

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20:39

032: How To Enjoy & Understand Poetry

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2025/11/26

In this episode, we'll talk about how to start enjoying poetry with 3 simple steps. Also, there'll be a channel update for the first 7 minutes of the video to set the tune for our content heading into 2026 (see timestamps). Join the Analytical Reading Waitlist to receive an early bird offer: https://www.rcwaldun.com/arwlistWant more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/

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17:23

031: A Two-Step Plan To Make A Reading Routine STICK

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2025/11/19

Most people struggle to find time and stick to a daily reading routine. So, in this week's episode, we'll give you a 2-step practical plan for making time & sticking with a daily reading goal. Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/ Download the digital notebook I use to organise ideas for these episodes: https://www.rcwaldun.com/your-syntopicon My classes on

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44:38

030: Why Reading Intimidates Us, Fiction vs....

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2025/11/12

Thank you for all your amazing questions! This week, I scoured the community post section and offered my advice on how to start a book club, how to stop feeling intimidated by books, battling reading fatigue and more. Sources mentioned in the video: Don't let your TBR hold you hostage: https://www.amugofinsights.org/do/The two building blocks of a daily reading routine: https://www.amugofinsights.org/1-2-read-dont-put-your-life-on-hold-to-read/Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your

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11:17

029: Stop Wasting Time On Note-Taking

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2025/11/05

What if taking fewer notes made you a better learner? In this special segment of Coffee Wednesday, we'll return to the basics and explore the Field Notes mindset — a practical approach to capturing ideas, not just information. Learn how to think more clearly by writing less.Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/ Download the digital notebook I use to organise ideas for

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28:41

028: The Power of A Digital Declutter

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/10/29

In this episode, I traced my steps and came up with three steps that have allowed me to reclaim my life from social media & find deeper meaning in intentional hobbies. Books mentioned in this episode: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Stolen Focus by Johann HariIf you're enjoying this show, consider signing up for a paid subscription to my newsletter and gain access to the three-part series on rescuing your attention span from my newsletter: Part 1:

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21:23

027: How Great Readers See Books Differently

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2025/10/22

In this week's episode, let's talk about the one trait and habit all exceptional readers share, and how to practise it in our lives. Sources mentioned in the video: Toward A Psychology of Being: https://archive.org/details/towardpsychology00maslWant more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/ Download the digital notebook I use to organise ideas for these episodes:

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29:31

026: How To Stay Informed Without Going Insane

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2025/10/15

This week, let's talk about how to keep tabs on the world without letting the news take over our lives. Read the latest 1-2-Read issue in my newsletter for free: https://www.amugofinsights.org/1-2-read-how-to-stay-informed-without-going-insane/And if you're enjoying what you're reading/watching, consider taking out a paid subscription to the newsletter! This is a direct way to support the show so that we don't have to rely on sponsors to keep it going. Sources mentioned in the video:

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22:42

025: How To Read 6 Books A Month

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2025/10/08

In this week's episode, I'll share 5 reading lessons that have allowed me to get through 6 books in the month of September, alongside some recommended practices for you to optimise your information consumption.Read the three-part series on rescuing your attention span from my newsletter: Part 1: https://www.amugofinsights.org/1-2-read-protocols-for-rescuing-your-attention-pt-1-willpower-isnt-enough/Part 2:

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22:10

024: Do You Need An English Degree To Read Well?

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2025/10/01

In this week's episode, let's talk about the value of an English Degree and whether you need one to become a better reader. On top of that, you'll also learn about the degree's unique history and how it still impacts our perception of literature today.Sources mentioned in the video:History of the English Degree from Peter Barry's book: Beginning Theory. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28799978Professing Criticism by John Guillory

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29:28

023: A Defence of Long-Form Reading In Our Distracted...

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2025/09/24

This week, let's get beyond the headline and examine how our relationship to long-form reading has changed, and what we can do to rescue our attention through a digital diet. Sources mentioned in the video: The 2017 estimate of how many words we read daily: https://askwonder.com/research/words-average-smartphone-user-reads-per-day-compared-users-vision-problems-adhd-ntzomu34lThe 2023 study on The Reverse Flynn Effect:

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22:54

022: Reclaiming The Joy of Reading From Our...

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/09/17

On this episode, we'll address the problems with productivity systems and how they might be ruining the joy of reading, alongside a practical tip on how to slowly rebuild it in the age of content saturation. Sources mentioned in the video: Cal's newsletter on the power of email: https://calnewport.com/email-is-most-useful-when-improving-a-process-that-existed-before-email/?ref=amugofinsights.orgThe Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done:

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22:04

021: Reading Advice For High School & College Students

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/09/17

In this episode, we'll answer an email question from Kade, who brought up some excellent questions around how to be an effective reader in high school & college while still engaging with other aspects of campus life. If you want to send a question to the show, email support@amugofinsights.org, and we'll feature your question on a show! Links and goodies:Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and

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22:24

020: What Makes A Book Life-Changing?

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2025/09/16

Welcome back to season 3 of our show, and we'll resurrect a long-lost segment called Coffee Wednesday. And as the pilot episode of the season, we'll kick it off with an important question that's usually overlooked: what makes a book life-changing? Nowadays, it's difficult to look beyond the hype of 'life-changing' promises and find information that will benefit us. So, how do we go about searching for these books in the age of information overload? Join us in this episode and find out!Links and

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1:01:42

The Future of Online Political Discourse with Alice...

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/03/19

Today, we'll sit down with YouTuber, writer and essayist Alice Capelle known for her insightful political commentaries and book: Collapse Feminism to discuss the urgency of social issues, creating content in the marketplace of ideas and the future of our political discourse on the internet. You can find Alice's work here: Collapse Feminism-The Online Battle for Feminism's Future: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/collapse-feminism-9781915672018YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappellePatreon:

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43:03

Is Personal Growth Possible In Our Polarised World?...

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/03/10

In this episode, we sit down with YouTuber, writer and video essayist Cole Hastings to discuss the topic of personal development and self-help in our polarised world. The episode started with a deep dive into Cole's content creation philosophy. It gradually turned into a discussion on the role of social critique in personal development, begging the question: is personal development still possible when everything seems so hopeless and negative on the news? Find Cole's Work Here: Podcast:

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51:59

Tools For Reading Difficult Books with William Dozier

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/02/17

On this episode, I sat down with the author of FUMES and Instagram/TikTok sensation William P Dozier known for his excellent book recommendations. We discussed tools/strategies for tackling intimidating book titles, how to improve our taste in literature and how to have the courage to live first and write later. You can find Will's work below: Buy FUMES

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49:18

Small Talks: Books That Made Us Who We Are with Ruby...

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/02/03

On this very special edition of Small Talks, I sat down with the wonderful YouTuber, writer and founder of Pumpkin Productivity: Ruby Granger in Oxford and discussed everything from the double-edged sword of Dark Academia, rare manuscripts that we've handled as bookworms and why you should never feel guilty about quitting a book when it bores you. Find Ruby Here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a8lp6vaCMhUVXPyynhjUAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rubygranger/?hl=enWebsite:

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49:23

Small Talks: Dropping Out of Academia to Become A...

A Mug of Insights ·

2025/01/31

On this episode, my friend, who is a certified sommelier and wine writer, sat down with me for an in-depth conversation about wine tasting, why people are overpaying for subpar bottles and why Clementine decided to drop out of her Master's Degree to pursue a life as a sommelier. Fine Clementine here: Wine with Clementine on Substack: https://winewithclementine.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dellasacre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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