Best Blogging Concentrated Podcasts (2024)

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Welcome to Aalto! Orientation episode 19:28

1y ago19:28

19:28

As a master’s student at Aalto University, there are many opportunities to build one’s own life out of student life. How is it done? In this podcast episode, you can hear the experiences of Maria Karesoja, a master’s student in economics, and maybe even small tips are promised. Host: study psychologist Paula Sjöblom.…

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Concentration 2 22:39

1+ y ago22:39

22:39

In the sequel episode study psychologists Meeri and Henna go through questions about concentration that they collected during Aalto Wellbeing week from Aalto students and staff. So if you have wondered which brain part is the most active while you concentrate, how social media and concentration are connected or how deadline anxiety, light or archit…

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Concentration 28:35

1+ y ago28:35

28:35

Aalto study psychologists Henna and Meeri discuss what concentration actually means, what factors may affect your concentration and explain how you can start improving your ability to concentrate!By Aalto University Psychologists

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Dealing With Your Anger: a self-compassion excercise 10:48

1+ y ago10:48

10:48

By Aalto University Psychologists

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Dealing With Difficult Feelings. Excercise 9:49

1+ y ago9:49

9:49

After identifying the needs, it is easier to correct our own activities or we can try to express our needs to others and then the likelihood of meeting needs increases. Facing and accepting negative feelings and working with them increases one's well-being in the long run.By Aalto University Psychologists

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How to use music as a wellbeing tool? 19:28

2y ago19:28

19:28

Music is a way to convey certain kinds of emotional states and experiences through sounds. Hence, music can be used to aim for suitable states. Why and how can music be used to improve e.g. concentration or time management? Aalto university psychology group intern Meeri Anttila offers practical tips on how you can get started … Continue reading "Ho…

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Mindfulness: Scanning your body movement (with music) 11:52

2y ago11:52

11:52

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Scanning your body movement 11:38

2y ago11:38

11:38

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Grounding yourself 8:21

2y ago8:21

8:21

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Grounding yourself (with music) 8:21

2y ago8:21

8:21

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Noticing Your Own Thoughts by Using the Metaphor of a Stage 5:29

2y ago5:29

5:29

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Noticing Your Own Thoughts by Using the Metaphor of a Stage (with music) 5:29

2y ago5:29

5:29

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Leave It At the Door 2:38

2y ago2:38

2:38

Mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Leave It At the Door (with music) 2:38

2y ago2:38

2:38

Mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: “Listening Me” 6:46

2y ago6:46

6:46

Mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: “Listening Me” (with music) 6:46

2y ago6:46

6:46

Mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Counting Your Breathing in and Out by Using Numbers 4:46

2y ago4:46

4:46

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Counting Your Breathing in and Out by Using Numbers (with music) 4:46

2y ago4:46

4:46

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Counting your Breathing by Using the Metaphor of the Slide 6:08

2y ago6:08

6:08

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Counting your Breathing by Using the Metaphor of the Slide (with music) 6:08

2y ago6:08

6:08

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Sanni Saarimäki and Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Hourglass 4:19

2y ago4:19

4:19

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Mindfulness: Hourglass (with music) 4:18

2y ago4:18

4:18

A mindfulness practice by psychologist Merita Petäjä, from Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University. Music: Serena (Longer Version) by Spheriá | https://soundcloud.com/spheriamusicCreative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/By Aalto University Psychologists

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About Mindfulness: Mona Ahponen and Merita Petäjä 36:48

2y ago36:48

36:48

It is important to think about what the motivation behind mindfulness practices. What is mindfulness? What are we really talking about when we talk about it? Psychologist Merita Petäjä reveals her views and sets the background for upcoming special mindfulness practice episodes of The Best Thing Today.…

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Fierce Self-Compassion 22:44

2+ y ago22:44

22:44

The Best Thing Today. Psychology podcast from the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto UniversityBy Aalto University Psychologists

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Time-management – a skill everyone can learn with time 29:18

2+ y ago29:18

29:18

Join Maria and Maija on this treasure hunt and hear how you can improve your time-management skillsBy Aalto University Psychologists

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Recovery in academia – are we too busy to recover? 21:29

3y ago21:29

21:29

The academic environment challenges recovery in many ways. Always being available, the “publish or perish” culture, and being passionate about one’s work, makes it more difficult to find time (or permission) for recovery. However, recovery is critical for a sustainable, healthy and successful work life. In this podcast episode Maria Törnroos and Ma…

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Maria Törnroos’s Audio column 6/Research highlight: Impostor syndrome, belongingness and wellbeing in academia 7:25

3y ago7:25

7:25

Studies show that impostor syndrome is common, especially among highly educated and high-achieving individuals, such as doctoral students. Doctoral students who suffer from impostor syndrome avoid new and challenging opportunities because they are afraid of failure and of being exposed. What a waste of intelligent minds. But how does impostor syndr…

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Academic workload – no time to manage energy and no energy to manage time 26:03

3y ago26:03

26:03

In this episode Maria and Maija talk about academic workload. Academics are constantly bombarded with tasks and duties on top of their regular work – sometimes even tasks that are not in any way related to their work. The increasing workload has led to an increase in exhaustion, especially among doctoral students. How could we … Continue reading "A…

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Maria Törnroos’s Audio column 5: Don’t Panic, Just Listen. 4:47

3y ago4:47

4:47

Maria Tornroos audio column 5 Dont Panic, Just ListenBy Aalto University Psychologists

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Academic supervision – a superpower or just common sense? 30:17

3y ago30:17

30:17

. A supervisor is supposed to be a unicorn but at the same time, is not being rewarded or incentivised to do the job well. Supervision is considered to be the most essential factor influencing doctoral student wellbeing, motivation and completion.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Maria Törnroos’s Audio Column 4: “I’ll Do It Tomorrow” 8:43

3y ago8:43

8:43

Procrastination in Doctoral Studies. Everyone postpones their duties or chores at some point. But when does postponing turn into procrastination? Based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Maria Törnroos’s audio column 3: Find Your Superpower! 4:42

3y ago4:42

4:42

What are your strengths and your weaknesses? This is a question most often heard from a recruiter’s mouth. But it’s a question that everyone should think about once in a while. The answer to this question is not as straightforward as you might think. In this audio column you’ll learn how to find your superpower … Continue reading "Maria Törnroos’s …

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Maria Törnroos’s Audio column 2/Research highlight: Phases of doctoral studies 8:38

3y ago8:38

8:38

Audio column by Maria Törnroos, the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. The audio columns in the Best Thing Today podcast series are based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Maria Törnroos’s Audio column 1: How to help your brain survive virtual work. 9:35

3y ago9:35

9:35

Audio column by Maria Törnroos, the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. The audio columns in the Best Thing Today podcast series are based on the blog PhD Pathfinder by Maria Törnroos.By Aalto University Psychologists

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Remote Work: Are We Thriving or Barely Surviving? Part 1 of 2. 34:39

3y ago34:39

34:39

It’s been one year, are we thriving or barely surviving? The host, Maria Törnroos, is the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo. Her guest is Maija Taka, a postdoc & project manager in doctoral education project Majakka in the Water and Development research group at Aalto. In the first part of the two-episode … Continue read…

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Remote Work: Are We Thriving or Barely Surviving? Part 2 of 2. 29:20

3y ago29:20

29:20

The topic of this episode is remote work. In this second part of the two-part podcast, your host Maria Törnroos and Maija Taka discuss how to manage remote work and give some advice – low-hanging fruits to try! Maria Törnroos, is the psychologist for doctoral students at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Maija Taka is a … Continue reading "Remote W…

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NFC Podcast #16 – The Corona Persona 1:03:39

4y ago1:03:39

1:03:39

We’re back! A special episode of NFC during the worldwide COVID-19 quarantine where we discuss the film Persona (1966) written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Show notes ================= Louis CK (Starting Shows) Norm MacDonald Jokes (Best of) An Epidemic of False Confidence Related to COVID-19 In Praise of Phone Calls (New Yorker) Persona (1966) …

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The Most Practical Gadgets of 2020 21:28

4+ y ago21:28

21:28

Hard to believe we talk about a gaming toaster, robot laundry, BMW's gesture radio, Facebook's new TV portal, a vertical TV for millennials, Spotify's first hardware, taking your Amazon packages to Kohls and maybe the streaming services aren't going to play nice after all.

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Podcasts Coming of Age 22:00

4+ y ago22:00

22:00

Is podcasting mainstream? Consider these stories including JetBlue, Spotify, Kansas City Chiefs, HBO Max, Daniel J. Lewis, Podlife, Amplivoice.io and Netflix speeding up movies

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Modern Oral History 21:26

4+ y ago21:26

21:26

Facebook changes their logo to differentiate themselves from other social media sites, but which ones? And do they need to? Because it seems like everyone lists Facebook as the top site. Let's take a look at today's modern history.

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Remember when Rabbit Ears Were the Only Complication? 21:44

4+ y ago21:44

21:44

How do we decide among streaming services? Disney +, HBO Max, Apple TV, Roku, Netflix, Gameboard 1, The last gameboard, Weather Poster Screen Printed Forecast. And what happened to Walmart's Vudu?

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What Does Elon Musk Predict? 21:39

4+ y ago21:39

21:39

In today's episode we discuss the movie IO, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Commercial space flight, limited prediction ability, the hyperloop, VR, Facebook, Mars, Bodily Adaptation, Real Player One and more.By Audience Industries

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Which 80s Movie Predicted Social Media? 21:36

4+ y ago21:36

21:36

Blade Runner was set in November of 2019 . . . were there predictions correct? How about Back to the Future 2? Total Recall? The Jetsons? Akira? The Running Man? And why is "video phone" so important to them all?

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The Ten Year IPad Effect 21:30

4+ y ago21:30

21:30

Google Buys Fitbit, The iPad Effect after 10 years, Capital One Hacked, App Store Bug Wipes out Reviews, $70,000 IPhone, Embers Smart Mug and $4.99 MarioKartBy Audience Industries

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The Working Life - Episode 13 29:25

5y ago29:25

29:25

The Work Place. A job or a career. Eventually most (if not all of us) have to do this. Season 3 (February) looks at how to be where you want to be, bumps you might come across and when to recognise time for change. Got questions about the work place? Shoot me a tweet on Twitter @ErinThePerin Lets get happy about the thing we all have to do, and hel…

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Motivation - Episode 12 28:12

5y ago28:12

28:12

Are you feeling in a bit of a funk? Finding it difficult to get motivated. Listen to how I stay motivated by watching Ted Talks, movies, listen to other podcasts and what Spotify playlist to get in your ear holes! Check out erintheperin.wordpress.com for show notes to this blog!

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Coaching Episode 11 36:29

5y ago36:29

36:29

Coaching? How can I get it and what will it do for me?

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Positive Psychology - Episode 10 16:25

5+ y ago16:25

16:25

Discovering The Happiness Advantage for personal development.

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Further Education - Episode 9 29:17

5+ y ago29:17

29:17

Have you've just got an interest in something you been putting off learning because you didn't know where to start. Not to worry, here's you're condensed where and how to! Go to www.erintheperin.wordpress.com for links and show notes

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