The Ordinary Effect
Welcome to The Ordinary Effect—the podcast that shines a light on life’s most overlooked moments. Each episode explores something you’ve likely seen, felt, or wondered about—but never really unpacked. Whether it’s a tiny social habit, a quiet cultural shift, or just that odd thing people do on elevators, host Guido Piraino digs beneath the surface to reveal the deeper meaning behind the mundane. It’s smart. It’s human. It’s what happens when you start paying attention.
The stuff we all notice—but rarely talk about.
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The Ordinary Effect
The Things We All Lie to Ourselves About on New Year’s Eve
🎆 New Year’s Eve Is an Honest Night — Even When We’re Not
As the countdown approaches, many of us tell ourselves comforting stories about change, closure, and certainty. They help us get through the night — but we rarely stop to examine them.
🧠 The Quiet Narratives We Don’t Say Out Loud
From believing next year will magically be different, to assuming everyone else has it figured out, New Year’s Eve has a way of amplifying thoughts we usually keep to ourselves.
⏳ When Midnight Feels Like a Deadline
This episode explores the unspoken pressure tied to endings, expectations, and fresh starts — and why so many of us feel reflective, uneasy, or emotionally full when the year turns over.
🕯️ A Different Way to Enter the New Year
Not with resolutions or declarations — but with awareness, honesty, and permission to still be becoming.
Things we all notice — but rarely talk about.
