#256 Mark Rabo on Appreciating Beauty, Becoming a Polymath and Carving Out Community in the Digital Age

<p>Dear friends!</p> <p>Excited to share with you today a very special conversation with someone I've only met once who left a big impression on me.</p> <p>The short story is that I got more from a two-hour chat with <a href="https://www.markrabo.com/about">Rabo</a> (Polish-Canadian Engineer, Writer and Product Manager) at the launch of Mark Dowd's <a href= "https://www.responsible.us/blogs/news/responsible-raise-6-6m-seed-round"> new business</a> in December than frankly, I have in most relationships outside of my inner-circle.</p> <p>Today's podcast is my attempt to recreate some of that magic and dive deeper into a wide-range of rabbit holes we left unexplored including:</p> <ul> <li>Practical ways to slow down and appreciate beauty</li> <li>Why community is so broken in the 21st Century</li> <li>How Rabo's <a href="https://www.revereapp.com/">simple, yet powerful app</a> can help</li> <li>The value of intergenerational relationships</li> <li>Navigating the tension between wanting to show up with the desire to escape</li> <li>His path into becoming a polymath and why the advice to "find your passion" never worked for him</li> <li>Some of the strange jobs he's had along the way (from documentary-making to sewer-diving)</li> <li>How different experiences change the way we view the world</li> <li>Why some of us are naturally attracted to entrepreneurship</li> <li>And the kindest thing someone has ever done for him.</li> </ul> <p>It's rare to meet someone with as much depth and experience as this dude right here and I hope you enjoy this brief, dipping of the toe into the wonderful world of Rabo.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> <p>— Matt</p> <p> </p> <p>//</p> <p>- Favourite quote: “Art must be exaggerated. Bend until your spine cracks.” ~ Szukalski (Polish Artist)</p> <p>//</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Show notes:</strong></span></p> <p>- <a href= "https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/23536922667/sonder"> Definition of sonder</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.revereapp.com/">Reve