The Breadcrumbs 2017 Year in Review – Elias and Sean look back at the memorable moments of the year and the ways they’ve both grown.

Elias and Sean discuss the fox and the hedgehog—not a fable but a way to categorize two types of people based on a 2700-year-old quote with no context.

Elias and Sean debate “triaging” friendships—pursuing people you want to rub off on you or avoiding association with “the wrong crowd.”

Elias and Sean discuss the saying “be a friend to make a friend” and the need to invest in friendships.

With Sean visiting Elias in Germany, they record an in-person episode about everything they’ve been up to.

Elias and Sean talk about making friends as third culture kids and ask the more general question of whether it’s possible to make friends without being able to relate to each other’s past and/or identity. In the aftershow, Elias quizzes Sean about the iPhone X.

Elias and Sean talk about best friends – why some friends are closer than others but also the phenomenon of calling someone “best friend.”

Elias and Sean try to figure out how to define friendship and discuss its survival value.

Elias and Sean define grit and discuss its merit, whether they possess it, and how one could attain it.

Elias and Sean compare tendencies to overwork or “underwork” oneself, and discuss whether superhuman quantities of output are something to be strived for.