<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[Crystal Duan Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short tracks in which I talk about ideas I'm having <br/><br/><a href="https://crystalxduan.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">crystalxduan.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://crystalxduan.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:31:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/34847.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Crystal Duan]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Crystal Duan]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[crystalxduan@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/34847.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Crystal Duan</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>gonzo journalism but the drug trip is just my inner monologue. if you&apos;re interested in philosophy as blood sport + narrated in first person you&apos;ve come to the right place</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Crystal Duan</itunes:name><itunes:email>crystalxduan@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/34847/a336c9c9454e8748307f8c10d08e5bd0.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[instead of goals, what pain will you face in 2023? tell your friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>New podcast tracker Crystal Duan talks about tackling 2023 resolutions a little differently:</p><br/><p>1. How it's effective to set and detail habits, processes and intentions instead of goals [stuff people are saying already]</p><br/><p>2. How working through emotions creates momentum</p><br/><p>2.a. How having friends to talk about everyone's resolutions in general </p><br/><p>3. Ultimately, we might be best served if we write a list of pains we plan to face while working toward where we want to be.</p><br/><p>4. So what failures do you anticipate? What ways will you delude yourself? </p><br/><p>5. There is value in deciding which s**t sandwich you’re willing to eat. Which pain are you willing to handle?</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Reading: </p><br/><p><a href="https://crystalxduan.substack.com/p/what-if-this-were-enough" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://crystalxduan.substack.com/p/what-if-this-were-enough</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://markmanson.net/life-purpose" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://markmanson.net/life-purpose</a></p><br/><p><br/></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Shiz with Crys at <a href="https://crystalxduan.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">crystalxduan.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://crystalxduan.substack.com/p/instead-of-goals-what-pain-will-you-a9a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e63c9fe1-32a8-44a3-bbc4-52d8256fabb3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crystal Duan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:36:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/93677360/f528a388e502a671129dcfe5bf590cde.mp3" length="12343731" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Crystal Duan</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>771</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/34847/post/93677360/8cbee26e7b20371b31556db1c5078bc9.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>