 Manoush Zomorodi described "Note to Self" as "the tech show about being Human".The content of the podcast was a combination of facts and research as well as real life experiences and personal stories.Topics covered ranged from racism on Facebook, to a neuroscientist's view on information overload, to a piece by performance artist Marina Abramović which involved an audience sitting in total silence wearing noise-canceling headphones for 30 minutes before a live performance of J.S.