In this episode, I sit down with my homie Devan Rajkumar, known publicly as Chef Dev.

We dialogue on topics you may have never seen from Dev. The angle we take it was both deepening and illuminating.

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2:30 - reality: Serious vs playful, devan deconstructed

3:50 - what is ping pong for you? 

5:20 - devan doesn’t lose

6:15: focus in vulnerability *

7:25 - why do people excel

8:25 - oscillation between the fear of failure

10:25 - get into space of liberation through unconditional witnessing 

11:30 - instinct would have been to dismiss what invitations were brought forward

12:05 - excelling due to insecurity

13:00 - 13:50 - deep dives, can sometimes be unsolicited

14:15 - who the fuck am I? **

15:30 - the edge that they hope to nurture. Seen by who on superiority and existentially?

17:30 - parents and mediators

18:30 - consistency in being authentic. Mask for a long time. ** open to dad hearing. to 19:15

19:35 - responsibility vs obligation

20:00 - longing for connection. The story doesn’t matter

21:40 - opportunity for parents