The OverAnalyzers

Certain physical spaces can completely change our mood and mindset. It's worth trying to understand why, and how to replicate that at home.

Mike spent the past month tapering his caffeine intake down to zero, and reports back. Was it worth it?

Mike and Dan debate the merits of boredom.

Mike and Dan discuss the differences between daily scheduling and project oriented scheduling and why the former is most important.

Mike and Dan discuss their lifelong use of coffee, why it's amazing for connecting with yourself and other people, and why Mike is considering quitting.

There *should* be aliens, right?

What we got from the past 2 years, and where we're headed.

Our first guest episode, starring Solarpunk Steve (our younger brother). He's recently made a huge life change from working as an engineer on super yachts to pursuing his passions. https://www.youtube.com/@solarpunksteve https://www.youtube.com/@DeltaVCoffee

The more time you spend in your head, the more things become fantasy.

The relationship between hyper focus vs field based attention, and what we should be aiming for.

Both of us have some emotional ups and downs after releasing our YouTube videos.

We challenged each other to create a YouTube video that we had to release on our own channels, and the deadline was right now. Dan's oil painting video: https://youtu.be/J1kQrskC_BE Mike's music theory video: https://youtu.be/fQ8j1vuwByA

Dan bought a Light Phone, and everyone thinks he's crazy.

Two people who don't know how to relax try and puzzle it out.

This week at WWDC, Apple announced the "Vision Pro"; their attempt at Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality / Spacial Computing / whatever the hell we're deciding to call it now. And despite how tired we all are of hearing that VR is about to take off, you have to wonder if Apple might have actually gotten it right this time. Discord: discord.gg/p5S3nPCvGb YouTube: www.youtube.com/theo...

Why spending time in your own brain is hard, but matters.

Dan had a rough couple weeks. Mike tries to help him figure things out.

Mike spent the last two months trying to slay the monster that is personal tech. Here's what he found.

Tim Gallwey coaching tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzR8x5MgvDw A Phone is an Adult Pacifier: https://academic.oup.com/jcr/article/47/2/237/5716332?login=false

Three fresh new months in front of us. Time to decide what to do with them.

Mike and Dan set goals for the first 3 months of the year. It's time to see how it went.

When trying to "make things feel good", is there a risk of getting stuck in a comfort zone? Is frustration a necessary part of learning?

Luigi (good, wholesome) and Waluigi (evil, corrupted) feel like opposite ends of the Mario universe. But they aren't; they're practically the same thing. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/D7PumeYTDPfBTp3i7/the-waluigi-effect-mega-post

Hyperfocus, getting fried, learning to react correctly to mistakes, and finding the zone where you feel good.

Dan explains how new experiences led to a breakthrough in his art.