PODCAST

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li

Sam H Li

Helping young professionals do more. With less. samhli.substack.com

technology careers

All Episodes

53:52

AI S2 E6: Magan goes to Forbes 30u30, Hillary starts...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/04/24

If you’ve enjoyed the show—especially the conversations that help us slow down, pay attention, and build a little more presence into everyday life—I’d be so grateful for your vote.Vote here: https://podlifeawards.com/vote/the-listeners-lobe-tgl20262How to vote (takes ~30 seconds):* Open the link above* Paste this RSS link when prompted: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2727113.rss* Submit your vote!Voting closes May 4th.Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this little corner of

57:50

The history of Sam's podcasting (so far)

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/04/17

Take a second to vote for the podcast here! https://podlifeawards.com/vote/the-listeners-lobe-tgl20262Use this podcast link when voting: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2727113.rssLive NYC event celebrating the nom: https://luma.com/j1gd9a3w Get full access to Mindful Notions by Sam H Li at samhli.substack.com/subscribe

56:57

AI S2 E5: Magan's consumer app studio, Austin's...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/04/10

Mindful Notions is nominated for its first award! Vote here. And tell a friend! Get full access to Mindful Notions by Sam H Li at samhli.substack.com/subscribe

66:29

AI S2 E4: Building a startup in NY, co-founder...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/03/26

Dig deeper into what we are trying to LAUNCH here.Mindful Notions has been nominated for an award, and it’s fully listener-voted! Vote for the podcast here: https://podlifeawards.com/vote/the-listeners-lobe-tgl20262Voting closes May 4th. Get full access to Mindful Notions by Sam H Li at samhli.substack.com/subscribe

79:33

AI S2 E3: Hillary is going to law school

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/03/02

Check out Magan’s app, FIG, here!Check out Hill’s Substack, Scaffold, here!Check out Austin’s publication, COMPUTE/COMPETE, here!Check out my publication, Cities Decoded, here!And if interested in applying to the Notion Ambassadors program… ➡️ https://www.notion.so/notion/04f306fbf59a413fae15f42e2a1ab029 Get full access to Mindful Notions by Sam H Li at samhli.substack.com/subscribe

62:58

AI S2 E2: Launching FIG, COMPUTE/COMPETE, Hillary's...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/02/09

I’m so excited to announce that our very own Magan Chin has launched her app, FIG: an AI-powered career platform.As we celebrate Magan’s app launch, we also discuss what Hill, Austin, and I have been up to:* Austin — COMPUTE/COMPETE (geopolitical AI)* Hill — untitled education startup (critical thinking)* Me — Cities Decoded (AI from the perspective of city changemakers)Also, I was happy to have all three of my co-hosts on Cities Decoded. Read our thoughts on the Anthropic super bowl ads aimed at

48:10

AI S2 ep 1: We wrote a manifesto. Now what?

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/01/08

Why a manifestoSam: “Why do we feel the need for a manifesto? It allows us to really put into words this feeling…which is a feeling of shame. That feeling that you did everything right and then you suddenly can’t get anything. You can’t get any job.”The “Bermuda Triangle Problem”Magan: “I did not come up with this concept. Simon Ventura wrote a book about it. We see some of the most high achieving peers of ours follow the same pathway…consulting, banking, big tech, and law. This video got over a

1:45

LAUNCH manifesto

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2026/01/05

Hey Mindful Notions community👋. After Hill, Austin Nellessen, Magan Chin, and I wrapped up season 1 of our ‘Accessible Intelligence’ podcast, the inevitable question was: What’s next?We start answering that question today in two important forms. One being season 2 of this podcast (first episode of the new season out Thursday morning!). And the other is a manifesto, written in the body of this post. It gathers some important stats we have seen about Gen Z’s disconnected and turbulent relationship

8:24

I’m moving to New York and joining the Notion team...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/11/03

About five years ago, I posted my first public YouTube video.To be clear, I had posted videos before, but they were always unlisted or private (shout‑out my Arizona State University 2019 speech and debate vlog).With the encouragement of my parents and sister, I decided to try… something with the channel.Did I think about going viral? Yes. Did it happen? Nope!Did I think about eventually monetizing my content? Of course. Did it happen? Actually, yes, and I am so grateful for that.Back then, I was

53:06

AI ep. 5: Can AI actually be funny?

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/10/23

Thank you so much to the Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival for having us in London. Sources mentioned in the episode:* “Their Aunt Used An AI Picture Of Their Grandmother To Announce Her Passing, And She Refuses To Change It”* “AI-generated jokes funnier than those created by humans, University of Southern California study finds”* “From Rejection to Viral Sensation: Inside the Wildest CEO Application OpenAI Ever Got”* “How I Found (Some) Empathy for the AI Boyfriend Community”* “Just 23

61:49

AI ep 4: Should you go to college or found an AI...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/10/15

Relevant links from the ep:Magan’s startup: https://figai.netlify.app/Cluely manifesto: https://cluely.com/manifestoSeries intro: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidprosser/2025/04/04/how-two-yale-juniors-just-raised-31-million-for-their-social-network/OpenAI x research: https://openai.com/index/introducing-nextgenai/OpenAI x apps: https://openai.com/index/introducing-apps-in-chatgpt/Building community at Notion:

53:05

AI. ep 3: What Make with Notion means for young...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/10/01

Here are the questions we ponder at the end. What are your thoughts?* What does Notion Agent change for young professionals? * What does Notion Agent NOT change for young professionals?* What is one Notion feature that would make you use Notion more?The fun doesn’t stop! Come see us live!🇺🇸DC, Thurs Oct 2nd: Make with Notion recap ➡️ https://luma.com/aic-dc-10-2-25🇬🇧London, Sat Oct 18th: Cheerful Earful podcast ➡️

56:21

AI ep. 2: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Lovable, Notion. Over...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/09/17

After the first episode of “Accessible Intelligence,” we dive deeper into how each of us uses AI tools (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Lovable, and Notion) for work and life.We drive towards the question: Is AI overhyped? Here are the questions we answer at the end — what are your thoughts?* If you had to put a percentage on it, how overhyped is AI right now on a scale of 0-100%?* What's one AI tool you've tried that completely failed to live up to its promises?* If you had to choose between losing access to

46:30

YORPO VITALS EP. 3: Life of a c-list content creator

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/09/10

It’s been a pretty crazy year for me.* 50k views on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samhli* Producing a free speech show that regularly hits 10k listeners: https://www.thefire.org/news/podcasts/so-speak-free-speech-podcast* Releasing Mindful Notions’ first-ever produced show: * Host of DC Decoded, 650+ subscribers, 20 episodes: https://samligenaicollective.substack.com/podcast* Becoming a Notion creator / ambassador / builder (aka Notion AI for startups/SMBs 3 months free!*):

42:21

AI ep. 1: How did we get to GPT-5 and why does that...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/09/03

Rough transcript is here! https://www.notion.so/samhli/Ep-1-transcript-25aa4afc00e780cfba68e20acdce7fcd?ChatGPT Timeline & SourcesChatGPT Launch (November 30, 2022)* OpenAI's original ChatGPT announcement - The official launch post introducing the conversational AI* TechCrunch coverage of ChatGPT launch - Media coverage and initial reactionsGPT-4 Release (March 14, 2023)* OpenAI's GPT-4 announcement - Official release of the more advanced model* Wikipedia: GPT-4 - Comprehensive overview and

0:51

TRAILER: Welcome to ‘Accessible Intelligence’

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/08/27

We're living through the most rapid technological transformation in human history. In less than 3 years, we went from a simple chatbot called ChatGPT (model 3) to GPT-5's "PhD-level" capabilities.But here's the thing: Most AI conversations happen in two separate worlds that don’t meet often enough:* The experts building these systems* The users (specifically, young professionals) trying to figure out what it all means🚀 Enter: Accessible Intelligence (‘AI’)‘AI’ is not just another tech podcast. We

32:39

YOPRO VITALS EP. 2: Does a line exist between...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/08/20

In the age of AI-generated art, what can actually resonate with humans, and what might be simply beyond possibility (see: improv)?For young professionals, where there is more likely than not an expectation to use AI “well”: how does that apply to AI-generated images or presentations?And for me, how has Notion AI actually helped, not hindered, my creative abilities?Make with Notion is less than a month away. Here’s a quick recap of the product features from last year!⬇️Use all of Notion AI features

21:59

YOPRO VITALS EP 1: I want to live my life in technicolor

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/08/13

Friends of Sam are always welcome to join and yap…I mean seriously discuss! how to make young professionals’ lives better.Want the key points of the episode?Summary and transcript courtesy of Notion AI here⬇️Use all of Notion AI features FREE for 3 months with your work email*: https://affiliate.notion.so/samhliforstartups*I get a commission for each approved signup. This deal is generally limited to teams between 1-100 people.YOPRO VITALS is Mindful Notions’ latest series. “Yopro” stands for young

55:19

DEBATE: How can AI help young professionals change...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/07/25

Hillary, founder of Scaffold AI, and Austin, founder of ATLAS, help me answer that key question and more for young professionals. We dive into Hillary's thought-provoking piece on AI, agency, and the future of work. Plus, a fun lightning round at the end including we would like to pull all-nighters!What that looks like:* The intersection of AI tools (Notion AI for me) and human agency in professional settings* How young professionals can actually navigate the AI landscape* The balance between AI

34:01

Tracking professional and personal reading is hard —...

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li ·

2025/04/08

Something that I quickly realized as I started working was there was no time to “actually” read. Sure, I was reading a lot in the literal sense (both for work and for personal). But, I didn’t feel like I was retaining…more than I needed to.Based on that experience and the interest from users, I’m happy to present my newest Notion template to remedy that reading problem: “Tracking professional and personal reading.”Listen to the full breakdown of this new template. Then, enjoy the template below!Free

56 results

Mindful Notions by Sam H Li

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Lead With AI

Tamara Nall

Linux in the Ham Shack

Black Sparrow Media

Data Engineering Podcast

Tobias Macey

Eye On A.I.

Craig S. Smith

Reflections

Livewire Labs