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Take Back the Day

67 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Sam and Simon talk about everything, but mostly how to do the things you have to do so you can make more time for what you want.

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Oceans

January 31, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB

Our intrepid explorers consider the world's many overlooked and dissapearing organisms, and how to think about changing environments while making more of what is already around us. Along the way, Sam and Simon mention: The Cape Silverside, or "Sukkelvis" fish. Else Bostelmann (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Bostelmann) The Schmidt Ocean Institute (https://schmidtocean.org/) Godzilla x Kong (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539740/) Last Chance to See (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/86...

Games

January 11, 2024 06:00 - 53 minutes - 44.6 MB

Games are fun. Work... not so much. Sam and Simon reconnect after many aeons spent not speaking on the internet to talk about games, and why they're fun and important in a way that work isn't and is. Along with other stuff. Things mentioned in this episode: Hearthstone (https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/) (don't you dare click that link). Rabble (https://joinrabble.com/) - for tricking adults in the UK into exercising. The Oatmeal (https://theoatmeal.com/) and Matthew's awesome games, includin...

Next

January 19, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MB

Sam and Simon are together in a room, for a change, and discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, existential crises, and a range of other topics. Along the way they mention: The Cope Zine (https://simon.co.za/COPE.pdf) (instructions on how to fold it below) ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/chat?__cf_chl_tk=B07daYor4vLq8_6t4W8A9OJEqUNGVa2ZYBN1RpViGxI-1674117777-0-gaNycGzNFn0) again. Nick Cave's The Red Hand Files on ChatGPT (https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chat-gpt-what-do-you-think/) ...

Uncanny

December 07, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MB

From trippy breath work to commanding a robot army, Sam and Simon are getting ready for a super weird future with its various perils. While discussing their battle strategy they mention: The Wim Hof breathing method (https://www.wimhofmethod.com/) ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com/), of course. Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less by James Hamblin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52260482-clean) Building A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT by Jonas Degrave (https://www...

Loop

November 23, 2022 17:00 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MB

Simon reads Sam a poem and our intrepid duo considers the best ways in which to treat our future selves, the tensions that keep life balanced, pros and cons of social media, and myriad other thingies. Along the way they mention: Swan by Mary Oliver (https://www.poetseers.org/contemporary-poets/mary-oliver/mary-oliver-poems/the-swan/) Twitter's impending doom (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595207476936413187) No One Is Talking About This (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53733106-no...

Rewilding

October 28, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 25.2 MB

Sam and Simon explore identity, how we change ourselves for each other, and what it means to push for making things better while appreciating the way things are. It's complicated. Along the way they mention: Adventure Time! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time) Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (https://www.netflix.com/watch/80209608) Morning Pages (https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/) Ann Patchett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Patchett) Clarkson's Farm (https://w...

Endure

October 12, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MB

Sam's robotic brain and Simon's tin heart contemplate practices such as writing, running, meditating - or antyhing else that curiously calls you to do it for its own sake - and what these commitments mean and ask from us as they curiously make their way into the other parts of our lives. Along the way they mention: Return to Oz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz) Google Keep (https://keep.google.com/) Obsidian (https://obsidian.md/) Notion (https://www.notion.so/) Shoe Dog (https://...

Garbage

July 29, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

What gives things value, and how much should we be worried about that? Sam and Simon discover that everything is rubbish, and along the way mention: Veblen goods (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good) A lot of garbage things that don't deserve extra attention here Cryptotrunks (https://cryptotrunks.co/) Cryptokitties (https://www.cryptokitties.co/) Sir Digby (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1uZAJh47f/) Vaccines: A Measured Response (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc) Google Keep ...

Together

May 13, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MB

Prolific heat-thieves Sam and Simon talk about keeping shit together on this sixtieth episode of Take Back the Day. Things mentioned in this episode: Radiolab's Kleptotherms podcast. (https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/kleptotherms) The Overstory by Richard Powers. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40180098-the-overstory) Sam's crazy productivity system (https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/productivity-isnt-doing-all-the-things/) (subscribe to her newsletter too). Simon...

Cycles

March 05, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

When do we self-sabotage? How do we break out of cycles? Can we form new habits? Why did Sam choose to move to a frigid, muddy island off the coast of Europe? We ponder all these questions and more in this episode of Take Back the Day, and along the way we mention: Steven Pressfield and the War of Art (https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/). Mr. Ferriss (https://tim.blog). BF Skinner and his superstitious pigeons (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bf-skinner-the-man-w...

Money

November 05, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Yo yo yo. It's another episode of Sam and Simon Speak on the Internet™, bitches! In this episode they touch on: The stupid US elections. Simon's stupid book (https://www.amazon.com/Math-We-Trust-Bitcoin-Cryptocurrency-ebook/dp/B07C7TPXMD). Sam's amazing book (https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/books/). M O N E Y . Behavioural.... economics (https://xkcd.com/1894/)? Vanguard (https://investor.vanguard.com/corporate-portal/). Sam's newsletter (https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/) (sign up!)...

Make

October 05, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Sam and Simon are making new things, and talking about it on the internet. Some of the things they mention along the way: * Notion (https://www.notion.so/) * Super (https://super.so/) * Product Hunt (https://www.producthunt.com/) * Our friend Lauren (https://laurenbeukes.com/) ♥ * Dr. Bronner's - All-One! (https://www.drbronner.com/) * Gumroad (https://gumroad.com/)

Normal

May 20, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

Sam and Simon discuss the contents of their bug (or go) bags and what's needed to survive the apocolypse. They also discuss our incredible ability to make things normal, and how careful we have to be about what we allow to become regular things. Stuff mentioned in this episode: The Good Place (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/) The Prepared (https://theprepared.com/) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386162.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) Radi...

Shitshow

April 24, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Sam and Simon are extremely locked-down, and explore what this is teaching them. Some of the things mentioned in this episode: The Sims (https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims) (yes, yes, we know) Devs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devs_(miniseries)) Tiger King (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_King) (yes, yes, yes) Quibi (https://quibi.com/) Dungeons & Dragons (https://dnd.wizards.com/) Fiona Apple's new album (https://open.spotify.com/album/0fO1KemWL2uCCQmM22iKlj). One World: Together At Hom...

Catalyst

April 10, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

Sam and Simon had a conversation on the internet after a very long time of not doing so. They examine the reality of this crazy alternate timeline the world has slipped into where sentient cheetohs seemingly run the galaxy and staying at home to play video games all day is sanctioned. Some of the cool, cool things we mention in this episode: * Don't Starve (https://www.klei.com/games/dont-starve) * Fireside (https://fireside.fm/) and Zencastr (https://zencastr.com/) * Daniel Defoe (https://en...

Tiny

October 09, 2017 07:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB

Sam and Simon have started a business! With EACH OTHER! It's made them contemplate the joys of tiny ambitions, tiny spaces, and caring about tiny problems. Also howzit, American friends. Y'all okay over there? Things seem pretty bleak. We're sending cuddles. Things we talk about in this episode: Being an entrepreneur is 90% doing admin Business science is astrology The few things Simon can't live without: Levis 510s, Superga sneakers, and his Samson Go Mic Sam Harris talking to Scott A...

Cabin

January 07, 2017 11:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MB

Sam and Simon kick off the year from a wuthering height (Cape Town summer is hella windy, yo) to discuss their intentions for 2017, and their best discoveries from 2016. Simon also tells us why he's planning to build himself a remote cabin in the woods (with high-speed broadband). Discussed in this episode: Tim Ferris discussing his end of year ritual to focus on the things that actually matter, and making "not to do" lists. Scott Adams, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big....

Busyness

November 28, 2016 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MB

We think 2016 could've tried harder. Disheartened as we are, this episode looks at the up and downiness of a strange few months, and whether the world is really getting stupider. We also manage to talk about some productivity stuff.  Charlie Brooker’s yearly Screenwipe Even Kanye is mentally beleaguered Le Tigre. The Village Square Alain de Botton's plan for secular churches The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond Tom Waits stopped drinking a long time ago Sushi Go! (the board gam...

Allergens

July 19, 2016 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Simon and Sam talk about all the things Pokemon Go can teach us about life, why you should  beware of weird unlabelled food products, and the virtues of deliberately exposing yourself to things that are bad for you. Plus! Hear our friend Jono Hall reading out a bit of his short story, first published on our Medium collection, Drippy Fun Times. Send us your stories too! Things we talk about on this episode: How it's weird when old Apartheid generals give you Pokeballs The Dresden Files - ...

Helicopters

July 11, 2016 09:00 - 30 minutes - 29 MB

Predicting the future is a chump's game. Going back into history and seeing what they thought the future (i.e. now) would look like, is the best reminder that we have no idea about anything. Join Sam and Simon as they discuss the joys of being a perpetual beginner, how much fun it is to be a Swiss Army Person, admitting we don't know shit about shit, and how our alien overlords are likely to punish us if global politics keep going the way they're going. Things we talk about: Bitcoinsocks.c...

Distraction

June 10, 2016 09:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MB

Important news: come write short stories with us over at Drippy Fun Times on Medium. We want your stories! In a conversation that sounds like it's fuelled by caffeine and PCP, Sam and Simon talk about why they're so distracted all the time. They debate why context switching is so bad for you, and whether there's anything we can do to focus more on what matters. Featuring a lot of talk about rats and strange music genres. Things we talk about: Every noise at once, where you too can learn a...

Real

May 31, 2016 10:00 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MB

OMG GUYS LET'S WRITE SOME STORIES Simon and Sam challenge you all to a short story writing competition! All you need to do is write your story on Medium and post a link to it in the comments. We're going to make a collection on Medium. If we love your story we'll read a bit of it out loud on our next podcast. Do eeet! You have until next Tuesday. Whenever next Tuesday might be for you. In this very drippy episode, Sam and Simon consider whether we might be living in a video game. We talk a...

Generations

February 22, 2016 14:00 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MB

Simon's back in London-town again where he's avoiding Sam's hugs, so we spoke on the internet about the weird way we classify humans into generations, and what makes this generation's work prospects different. Or maybe exactly the same. The definition of a "Millennial" (Sam speculates it has something to do with belly chains) Proof that old people have been complaining about young people forever  Montage of Heck, that Kurt Cobain documentary Gen X's like  Charles Bukowski's letter to Joh...

Whatever

November 16, 2015 08:00 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MB

The only thing we can be sure of is that we don't know anything. So, isn't it weird that everyone pretends to be so sure of what they're doing with their life when you meet them at a braai?  This leads Sam and Simon down a conversation rabbit hole involving consciousness, language and how to train your washing machine. "Screw Finding Your Passion" - an excellent short read by Mark Manson Things boytjies talk about while they're grilling animal flesh over an open flame WaitButWhy on how E...

Omnivores

August 18, 2015 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13.5 MB

Sam and Simon talk about food. Sam's trying a Soylent diet because Veganism is really hard. Simon thinks she's crazy and food is delicious. We talk about why yeast is fascinating, and Katy Perry's boobs. Warning: this episode might make you hungry. Stuff mentioned in this show: Soylent of the DIY variety  Why it's hard to be a lazy vegan Portlandia on the politics of ordering chicken in restaurants The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Why mushrooms are bizarre and wonderful Where ...

Mars

July 28, 2015 16:00 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MB

One day all humanity is going to be wiped off the face of the planet. What do we do when it does? In this episode, Sam and Simon talk about getting to Mars, doomsday scenarios and the things we want to learn about the world before we all die. The Apple watch, and it's one rad feature (sending heartbeats). How Slack has finally killed email, through the superpower of PIVOTING. What are Bloom Filters, and What is Code, and how we should try to understand the lego blocks that make up our wor...

Vikings

May 21, 2015 15:00 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MB

When we're less afraid to fail, we end up doing more radical stuff. Simon and Sam have a conversation about badassery, Mad Max, lady vikings, and what we can learn from companies that made giant epic failures. Also, you can find out what Simon would do if he had powers of invisibility. Stuff we talk about: Simon's podcast mistress, Binary (it's awesome, give it a listen) Anything You Want by Derek Sivers Franschhoek Literary Festival and why traditional publishing is stupid Super Friend...

Robotic

May 13, 2015 11:00 - 24 minutes - 12 MB

We've reached the point where our technology speaks to us. But does that software have enough to say? When will we be able to build artificial intelligence with personality? And is everything getting more bland because the teams who make things are too big? These and many other questions go completely unanswered when Simon and Sam have a conversation about robotic personalities and constraints on our creativity.  Things we talk about:   Siri should be weirder An online version of Jorge ...

Workspace

April 11, 2015 08:00 - 30 minutes - 14.7 MB

Is the space you're working in making you dumber? Or is that just one of many other excuses we tell ourselves about why we're not getting stuff done? Sam and Simon discuss workspaces and serendipity this week. Also, why Sam secretly wants to join the German navy (her reason involves existentialism, not seamen).  Stuff mentioned in this episode: The magic of Prestik Does having more light in a room make you more productive? Apparently it might make you more productive, but less creative. ...

Shared

March 23, 2015 08:00 - 29 minutes - 14 MB

A weird Meerkat experiment in which Sam and Simon try live-streaming their conversation, and discuss how we act differently when we're being observed. It's all very meta. Stuff mentioned in this episode: SxSW is happening, so expect new connected toilets any day now Actual meerkats, and why they're awesome, and why you should watch Meerkat Manor, a meerkat soap opera The Hawthorne Effect Selfie sticks The first rule of UX Design: "Don't Make Me Think" - hat-tip to Steve Krug Hearthsto...

Transparent

March 12, 2015 20:00 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MB

We all believe honesty is generally a good thing, right? But we all agree to keep secrets, whether for our country or for the company we work for. Sam and Simon think this is bullshit. Honesty surfaces data, and helps people to make better decisions. Except if there's an axe murderer coming to kill a member of your family. Then we think maybe lying isn't a terrible idea. In other news: hey, we launched a Patreon page! If you like what we do, we'd be grateful if you could support us. This w...

Resolution

January 12, 2015 15:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB

This week we cast our doubts in the direction of resolutions and the underwhelming challenges that humans set themselves. Can we stick to our plans and what are ways to game our psychology and do the right things when we really have to? Part of the secret, we decide, is being disagreeable… Stuff mentioned in this episode: Dataclysm by Christian Rudder The year of the goat Waking Up by Sam Harris The golden quarter The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary Sy...

Mindful

December 05, 2014 15:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MB

Sam and Simon get together in one of South Africa’s oldest theatres to discuss mindfulness and being present in the shit that you’re doing while you’re doing it. Stuff mentioned in this show: Mindball – the lack of thinking game thing. Sam Harris’s talk about Free Will at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in 2012. The Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett. Korea. Leo Laporte’s awesome interview with Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, on Triangulation. Radiolab’s amazing Decoding the Void episode. ...

Oxytocin

November 04, 2014 15:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MB

Why do we trust people and what makes them trust us? Is it a magical process of magicness or a flow of chemicals we can control once we understand it? After a long hiatus, Sam and Simon decided to have another conversation on the internet about the things that make us trust and how to work with or against them… Stuff mentioned in this episode: The Moral Molecule: the new science of what makes us good or evil by Paul J Zak Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman The elephant and the ri...

Connections

August 07, 2014 15:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

Sam is in the USA. She met Barack Obama. Yes, that one. And we’re not even joking. In this episode we look at the connections people share with other people and how astonishingly useful they can be. The president of the galaxy – who Sam met. Beginner’s Mind. Six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Essentialism by Greg McKeown. Fuck it by John Parkin. Awesome Tapes from Africa – for discovering obscure but awesome music. Trello – for organising all the things. Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unse...

Quit

June 08, 2014 15:00 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MB

Just quit. You know what we’re talking about – that job you hate… the relationship that’s tanking. Just stop. Say no. Follow Sam’s example and give it up. The many change-proofing systems surrounding cognitive dissonance. The super-smart Daniel Kahneman. The Bassline. Failure is not a cause for celebration. Thingful – find anything in the world that is also on the internet. Apple’s new Swift programming language. The secret cottage Simon doesn’t want you to know about so he can go the...

Motions

May 13, 2014 16:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MB

Do you need an idea before you create something, or does going through the motions of creating something precede the idea? Sam and Simon reach some conclusions. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Slate’s podcasts, including Gabfest. Stephen King’s On Writing: A memoir of the craft, again. Salmon-wrestling in the Yemen, our smart friend Jono’s comic. Derek Sivers and his book, Anything you want. Zombie Dice. Paper by FiftyThree. A picture of Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a pict...

Auto-Mate

April 23, 2014 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MB

In this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting computers to do and say things for you, so you don’t have to. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Buffer and the act of being current you in the future world. The story of Pia Farrenkopf who may have died in her car a long time ago. Storify and letting computers tell your stories for you. Dashlane – the password manager. StoryWorth – get people to tell you stuff. If This, Then That – a really good way to make computers do stuff for you. Push...

Measurebation

March 03, 2014 06:00 - 31 minutes - 15 MB

You may have figured out how to get data about stuff, but that doesn’t make it important. Or does it? This week Sam and Simon discuss tracking things, the value of conferences and some other stuff too… Stuff discussed in this conversation: NOT Sam’s life. Good Morning in Stockholm – probably Simon’s favourite conference. Design Indaba, which is not being attended by either of us. Marissa Mayer with her fabulous clothes and massive, data-driven brain. Rory Sutherland and the cult of mea...

Pointless

February 14, 2014 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15.2 MB

The dichotomy of productivity is that you have to spend a lot of time doing nothing in order to do other stuff well. In this conversation Sam and Simon explore the quest for pointless activities.  Stuff mentioned in this episode: The ridiculous cost of sportses, and how it impedes our progress as a species. Bertrand Russell, who had a lot to say about doing nothing. The Pomodoro Technique. The 4-hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. The elephant and rider problem from the Happiness Hypoth...

Sport

February 09, 2014 15:00 - 30 minutes - 14.4 MB

According to your parents, you can do anything. This sort of over-compensating encouragement presents a number of challenges for adults doing stuff in the world. Sam and Simon discuss this and other things. Stuff mentioned in this conversation: Google’s gay doodle. Sherlock. Carol S. Dweck. Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. Benjamin McLane Spock. Vladimir Putin. Krav Maga. Sochi’s hotel disaster. Mitch...

Magic

January 27, 2014 15:00 - 31 minutes - 15 MB

Does the world happen to you or do you happen to the world? In this week’s conversation Sam and Simon ponder the power of stories and how what we tell ourselves not only affects us, but the people around us too. It’s all science, and very magical… Stuff mentioned in this conversation: The Mindscape of Alan Moore. The flâneur pops up again. The disputed history of the suit. ‘The Secret’ – one of those books that doesn’t deserve a link. Because woo bullshit. David McRaney’s You Are Not S...

Why

January 20, 2014 15:00 - 29 minutes - 14 MB

Why do we do things? And when we’ve done them, why must we share them? These seem like trivial questions because they probably are, but Sam and Simon must discuss. And share. Stuff mentioned in this conversation: HubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator. Sam’s blog-type thing. Simon’s un-blog on Medium. David McRaney’s very successful blog. Kurt Vonnegut, but actually David Foster Wallace. ‘O Superman’ by Laurie Anderson. Cobook. How sleep clears all the shit out your brain. Segmented sleep....

Subsist

January 12, 2014 15:00 - 32 minutes - 15.5 MB

Money, and the stories we tell ourselves about it and everything else around us, is the focus of conversation this week. Stuff mentioned in this conversation: Bitcoin and Simon’s Bitcoin article. Mark Boyle, the Moneyless Man and an interview with him. La Digue island in the Seychelles. You Are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. Nassim Taleb, the Twitter curmudgeon. The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall. David Blaine’s Real or Magic. The ...

Resolutions

January 05, 2014 15:00 - 28 minutes - 13.6 MB

Will making a resolution take you anywhere except sad? In our first episode of 2014 Sam and Simon look at resolutions and routines, getting smarter with who you are so you can find the best way to work. Happy new year  Stuff we mentioned in this episode: How we spend our days is how we spend our lives on Brain Pickings. Nassim Taleb’s Antifragile. Automattic. King of Tokyo and Richard Garfield. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton. The Pylon Appreciation Society. Work...

Right

December 06, 2013 15:00 - 32 minutes - 15.4 MB

Doing what’s right can be difficult when the world is offering you easy rewards for doing the wrong thing. This week Sam and Simon remember Nelson Mandela in their discussion of sticking to your guns, turning enemies into partners and just plain doing the right thing. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Al Jazeera English – online news streaming with no strings attached. Nelson Mandela. Our mascot for doing what’s right. We mentioned Jarred Diamond. Again. For writing The World Until Yester...

Multitask

December 02, 2013 15:00 - 35 minutes - 16.8 MB

Could you, should you, do more than one thing at a time? Sam and Simon aren’t convinced its possible and discuss the best way to tackle a bunch of things that need doing. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Japan, specifically Sapporo. Gmail’s new features. The Shallows by Nicholas Carr. Flipboard for finding awesome stuff on the internet. Feedly for curating awesome stuff you find on the internet. RescueTime for trying, and probably failing, to take control of your time. FitBit. Workf...

Accolades

November 17, 2013 15:00 - 30 minutes - 14.6 MB

Will winning awards elevate your career to the next level? This week’s conversation looks at being a corporate contrarian and questions the sanity of your virtual CV. Stuff mentioned in this episode: The Bookmarks Awards. Mobile World Congress. A bunch of social networking sites that really don’t need more traffic. Path. Where Simon gets close. Mxit. Sam isn’t sold. Neil Gaiman. Sir David Attenborough. How to interact with the introverted.

Perception

November 10, 2013 15:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MB

Perception is reality a lot of the time, especially where ideas and working with information is involved. This week Sam and Simon talk about managing perceptions and dragging reality along for the ride. Things mentioned in this episode: Sam is learning Monotyping. The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Poorly Drawn Lines. And Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’. Nyan Cat. Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Søre...

Placebo

November 02, 2013 07:00 - 29 minutes - 14.2 MB

What you put in your body directly affects your moods and ability to do stuff. In this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting to know your body and how to prime it for pure awesomeness. Turns out beer might have a place in your productivity diet - and, of course, coffee. Stuff and people mentioned in this episode: Varenicline that Sam is using to stop smoking. Champex. Not a medicine. 23andMe genetic testing. Bonk by Mary Roach. Sophia Wallace. Comedian Simon Amstell. Your brain on cof...

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