Take Back the Day
67 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSam 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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Memex
October 29, 2013 14:00 - 34 minutes - 16.4 MBSam and Simon materialise in closely proximate time and space for an actual, real person discussion about goals and systems, democracy in the workplace, memory devices and other curious things. It's all happening. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Brain Pickings. How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams. As We May Think by Vannevar Bush. The Blood episode of Radiolab. 23andMe. Sex, Death and The Meaning of Life by Richard Dawkins. ...
Motivation
October 20, 2013 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBGoing through the motions is easy, but making sure you get to the things on the back seat of your to-do list is difficult. Sam and Simon discuss diary-blocking, the danger of meetings and other stuff in this episode. Stuff discussed in this episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-0hhoJLUo
Size
October 13, 2013 21:00 - 28 minutes - 13.7 MBWhen does big become too big? How do you stay nimble and avoid groupthink as your company grows? These are amongst Sam and Simon's ponderings this week as Take Back The Day returns from hiatus. They also discuss entrepreneurial competitiveness, innovation in Africa and why Kenya rocks right now. PEOPLE Erik Hersman Malcolm Gladwell Nassim Taleb BOOKS David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell ORGANISATIONS Dimension Data iHub JoziHub Contextuall OTHER STUFF Dunbar's number The two-pizza ru...
Flânerie
September 20, 2013 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBWhen the people you're working with have trouble with the way the world works now - is it your job to tell them? Maybe. Sam and Simon discussed this a bit. And also flânerie… ing. You know, sauntering about. Stuff mentioned in this episode: * The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. GAMES * Gone Home. * War for the Overworld. * Alone in the Dark. And the Flâneur.
Mixtape
September 06, 2013 11:00 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MBDigital clutter makes its way into Sam and Simon's discussion again this week, starting with music and ending with... you guessed it... books. Join us for an attack on the things that own us. And hear hadidas. And some synths. Stuff mentioned in this episode: BOOKS The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. On Writing by Stephen King. PEOPLE Lauren Beukes. Charles Bukowski. OTHER STUFF Simfy for streaming music. C...
Mathematical
August 24, 2013 11:00 - 33 minutes - 16 MBWe don't know where we are or entirely what we are and we're hurtling through space on a rock that will be consumed by the Sun one day. We think there might be better things to worry about than making spreadsheets. In this episode Sam and Simon indulge in some science and a lot of other things. Mentioned in this episode: BOOKS The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose. The 4% Universe by Richard Panek. Nothing by Frank Close. Einstein by Walter Isaacson. The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Spoon. His ...
Talent
August 16, 2013 15:00 - 38 minutes - 18 MBWorking with the best - whether you're hiring or hoping to be hired - is the topic of the conversation this week. More or less. Sam and Simon talk about talent and how to find it, along with partridge hunting and some other stuff. Things mentioned in this episode: We spent a whole lot of time talking about the The Hybrid Traits Model. BOOKS Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin The Examined Life - Stephen Grosz The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley ...
Routine
August 11, 2013 21:00 - 31 minutes - 15 MBWhether you use brown M&Ms to spot-check your stage rig or need to make sure Monday mornings are always dandy, routine is important in a planning-not-plans kind of way. Sam and Simon discuss getting it together in this episode. Other stuff mentioned: EVENTS Oppikoppi was on Sam's radar last week. Totally. BOOKS Simon mentioned The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. LINKS National Geographic's Tattoo Emporium of science-related tattoos. Sam mentioned some am...
Segmented
August 02, 2013 00:00 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MBWe're popping our pees in this conversation about sleep and the perils of the internet. Tracking your sleep, getting more of it and the segmented sleep phenomenon all make their way into the chat too. Along with a whole lot of awesome, Charles Bukowski and some swearwords. Stuff mentioned in this episode: APPS Sam mentioned using Sleep as Android to track her sleep, while Simon mentioned using Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock and now quantifying himself with FitBit. BOOKS PRODUCTS The Ostrich Pi...
Leaves
July 26, 2013 08:00 - 37 minutes - 17.5 MBBudgets feel like a good idea, but never seem to work. Sam and Simon think about money and getting smarter with it in this conversation that will make its way onto the internet somehow.
Awesome
July 23, 2013 08:00 - 25 minutes - 12.1 MBIf something is done, and it isn’t awesome, does anyone care that it was done? In this episode Sam and Simon discuss putting awesome first in doing stuff.
Up
June 30, 2013 07:00 - 36 minutes - 17.1 MBTravel is vexing, except when it's not. As with most things, it helps to make it a game. In this episode we explore the world of games people play and why.
Myopia
June 08, 2013 07:00 - 33 minutes - 15.9 MBThere are the ads that come at you and the exhibition that comes from you. Some of it necessary, most of it not so much. Our generation will be remembered for its showboating, like we recall victorian toilet practices.
Good
June 05, 2013 07:00 - 6 minutes - 4.19 MBWe have too much stuff. Some of it needs a plan. Simon and Sam back some things up and wish other things would go away.
Snap
May 27, 2013 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn which Simon and Sam talk about photography. You know – ostensibly. It's a windy road, this topic, and leads to discussions surrounding Evernote, whiteboards and Google+.
Mammals
May 13, 2013 08:00 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MBDeliberate practice, excercise and the sounds thereof. Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle get better at stuff in this episode. By trying harder. And more.
Lists
May 05, 2013 08:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBSam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle explore the world of lists and how to use them to get shit done. Along the way they also explore medical science, movies made with atoms, cloud presentations and other stuff.