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Here’s all the productivity software, tools, and systems I’m using to run my life.
My last tech stack post was 5 years ago. For all the energy I spent fretting about shiny new apps, very little has changed. There are a few tool swaps, but my baseline system is the same.
When writing annual reviews in public, it’s tempting to proclaim “this year was the best ever!” Maybe it lends some kind of credibility to the author. But to be honest, last year wasn’t my best year ever. A lot of great things happened, but those great things were undergirded by a growing sense of exhaustion–exhaustion that eventually lead to burn out.
My favorite animal is the capybara.
Capybaras are a type of rodent from South America. I don’t actually know that much about Capybaras. That doesn’t mean I can’t love them. Here are three reasons why you should love them too.
My first pet was a Betta fish.
He was blue, because my favorite color was blue.
His name was Fish, because he was a fish.
The Petco employee said he would do great in a small bowl, the kind of bowl kindergarteners draw when asked to draw a pet fish.
“If it’s fun, it’s not frivolous” – reddy2go
Every so often I get drawn into the madness that is the mechanical keyboard community.
In High School I gave a 12 minute presentation on the merits of Colemak, an alternative typing layout to the standard QWERTY.
Khe Hy is the owner of Rad Reads and creator of the excellent Notion Course, Supercharge Your Productivity. In our chat we skip right past the talk about notion dashboards or productivity hacks and dive right into some deeper existential questions.
In this episode of the Strangely Earnest Podcast, we chat with Tasshin Fogleman. Tasshin has been meditating for over a decade, and has trained and taught extensively at the Monastic Academy. We talk about:
Different types of meditation you might not have heard of Common meditation misconceptions Recommendations for beginners And much more Full Episode Guest Links Subscribe to Tasshin’s…
In this episode of the Strangely Earnest Podcast, we chat with the one and only Marie Poulin. We talk permaculture, the creator economy, sharing revenue numbers in public, impostor complex, and more.
Marie helps business owners level up their digital systems, workflow, and product ecoystems, so they can spend more time on what matters.
A fantastic chat on public speaking, learning by doing, and vulnerability with Kyle Bowe.
Full Episode Guest Links Kyle Bowe on twitter Kyle Bowe on YouTube Show Notes 00:00 Intro
01:13 creativity requires letting go
03:29 Podcasting requires active listening
In this podcast with Reddy, we talk all things play:
How to play and be serious at the same time What we can learn from the ways animals play How mediating on our own death helps us play and much much more!
Alysson Costa is the professor I wish he had. He’s currently teaching Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
In this podcast, we explore:
Understanding Yourself How to use Social Media well Academia’s obsession with grades And much more Full Episode Guest Links Follow Alysson Costa on twitter Alysson Costa on Google Scholar Show Notes 00:00 Intro
Are habits better than discipline? Is inspiration all you need?
It’s easy to get stuck to arguments like this. Unfortunately, this kind of thinking is too granular.
Habits, discipline, and inspiration are just a few of 6 different Adherence Strategies.
We talk with Ben Ford, founder of Commando Development, about the his course Communicate to Operate.
In this podcast we discuss:
How tech companies can adopt military strategies to deal with chaotic situations Ben’s online course Mission Command and much more Full Episode Guest Links Follow Ben Ford on twitter
I thought Impro was bullshit.
Impro is a collection of essays on improvisational theatre by Keith Johnstone. It’s become a cult classic among non-thespians. Somehow these people think it applies to real life. How daft.
I did spend nearly all of my high school free time in the theatre, but it was always backstage as a techie.
We talk with Michael Ashcroft about the development of his course, Fundamentals of Alexander Technique.
In this podcast we discuss:
What is the Alexander Technique? How Michael built his courses Having fun on twitter and much more! Full Episode Guest Links Follow Michael Ashcroft on twitter Michael Ashcroft’s substack Michael Ashcroft’s YouTube Show Notes 0:00 Intro
We chat with Wendell Britt about his course, Mastering the Game of Allyship.
In this podcast we chat about:
Making learning fun Why world-building for personal development? Figuring out your superpowers and much more! Full Episode Guest Links Follow Wendell Britt on twitter Wendell Britt’s Instagram Show Notes 0:00 Intro
“Captain’s Log. Stardate 2020 point 8. Today is our 6th day of interstitial journalling, a little under one week into our two week mission…”
Captains of sailboats and spaceships alike keep Captain’s Logs 1.
Even if you hate water or never plan to pilot a spacecraft, you too can keep a Captain’s Log.
There’s something funny about making a list like this. To force organization and legibility on the non-rational seems futile.
Yet, when you have no idea where to begin, it’s helpful to have a jumping off point.
So, this is my version of a recovering rationalist starterpack.
I used to be a competitive Rubik’s Cube solver.
First I learned to solve the Cube without a guide. Then I wanted to solve it faster.
I aimed to move my hands as fast as possible. I memorized dozens of algorithms, practiced finger tricks, and tuned the springs on my cube to a consistent pressure.
Review – What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Haruki Murakami is best known for writing surreal novels, but did you know he runs a marathon every year? What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a sort of memoir-slash-diary Murakami wrote while training for the NYC Marathon.