Francis

Active Recall

Education EN ↓ 150 episodes

We're trying to learn more about videography, podcasting, and learning. We'll try to share the good stuff. activerecall.substack.com

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Francis

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121: The Psychology of Fitness: 10, 11, 12 20.12.2022 13:59

Applying principles from Morgan Housel's "The Psychology of Money" to my own fitness journey. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

120: The Psychology of Fitness: 7, 8, 9 13.12.2022 13:48

119: The Psychology of Fitness: 4, 5, 6 06.12.2022 11:37

118: The Psychology of Fitness: 1, 2, 3 30.11.2022 15:29

Taking some of the finance principles from "The Psychology of Money" and applying them to fitness as I try to finally lose that 10 pounds This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

117: Karateka, WoW, and "Discipline is Destiny" 29.09.2022 26:02

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

116: What I read in May 2022 — "The Nineties", "Fat, Crazy, and Tired", "Plays Well With Others" , "Building a Second Brain" 18.06.2022 27:46

Still a solo episode. Sharing some book notes from the last few books that I read. " The Nineties " by Chuck Losterman " Fat, Crazy, and Tired " by Van Lathan " Plays Well With Others " by Eric Barker " Building a Second Brain " by Tiago Forte This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notes #30: Psychology of Money, Jony Ive, Stolen Focus 04.03.2022 16:57

Books mentioned: "Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel "Jony Ive" by Leander Kahney "Stolen Focus" by Johann Hari This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Super Bowl, "The Nineties", "NITRO", "The Daily Laws" 18.02.2022 21:04

Talking about " NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW " by Guy Evans "The Nineties" by Chuck Klosterman "The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature" by Robert Greene Super Bowl nWo-esque Paul Mitchell ad 1995 Super Bowl halftime with Indiana Jones This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su...

#28: Info Diet Recap (Jan 2022) 18.01.2022 14:21

Books mentioned: "Now You See It and Other Essays on Design" by Michael Bierut "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman "How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone" by Brian McCullough "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer J. Adler This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activereca...

#27: Decembum Momentum (and 6 recent books) 03.12.2021 27:22

Book notes for Breathe by Rickson Gracie The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul Winning by Tim S. Grover The Gap and the Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan Dune by Frank Herbert This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substac...

#26: Starcraft lessons (for productivity!) 29.11.2021 10:09

These are six mental models to apply for better productivity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #25: Lessons from NYC Food Spots 23.09.2021 23:34

Back with some lessons from NYC Food Spots. Based on these three posts from the blog that I wrote in August. Creator lessons from NYC food: Very Fresh Noodles Creator lessons from NYC food: Katz’s Creator lessons from NYC food: Xi’an Famous Foods This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #24: 5 Principles of Generalism ("How to be Better at Almost Everything") 28.07.2021 18:04

Breaking down the principles of generalism from Pat Flynn's "How to be Better at Almost Everything" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

The Notepod #23: How to use your free time well (and the importance of leisure) 16.07.2021 17:54

These are some book notes about leisure This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #22: "Arnold" 08.07.2021 33:30

Just finished reading "Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #21: 3 Tools for Thinking - Loops, Friction, and Levels 05.07.2021 23:30

3 mental tools: - Loops: Open for curiosity, Close for focus - Friction: Add for bad habits, Remove for good habits - Level Changes: Up/Down for learning and teaching, Left/Right for creativity This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod 20: "Year Book" by Seth Rogen, "A Very Punchable Face" by Colin Jost 24.06.2021 22:27

Talking about: "Year Book" by Seth Rogen "A Very Punchable Face" by Colin Jost This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod 19: "Wanting" 18.06.2021 31:38

Book notes for "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life" by Luke Burgis This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

#18 Book Stack: Creativity (The Notepod) 10.06.2021 31:31

Trying something new: book stacks. Quotes from 3-5 books centered around a single topic. For this one: creativity. I also talk about the 3x3 practice I've been doing Books in this episode Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley & David Kelley Principles by Ray Dalio Other links 3x3: https://twitter.com/activerecall/stat...

Notepod 17: "Effortless" 04.06.2021 26:02

Talking about "Effortless" by Greg McKeown This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod 16: Reading Recap (May 2021) 27.05.2021 23:37

Talking about a few books I read in May Effortless by Greg Mckeown The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention by Nicolas Cole Soundtracks by Jon Acuff The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa 21 Lessons: What I've Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole by Gigi How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You...

Notepod #15: "Soundtracks" book notes 23.05.2021 17:33

Book notes for "Soundtracks" by Jon Acuff This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #14: "Mortal Kombat" KREATOR lessons (and review!) 01.05.2021 31:43

A quick Mortal Kombat review and some lessons for creating things online. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Notepod #13: My Desk Setup 22.04.2021 20:43

Talking about some new additions to the desk setup as I try to make more videos about drawing and stuff. Related it to some book notes from "Atomic Habits" by James Clear "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon "Work Clean" by Dan Charnas And at the end I mentioned Captain Sinbad's channel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

The Notepod #12: Reading List April 2021 15.04.2021 21:54

Going through some recently finished and in-progress books. Just writing out a list of different books I’ve been reading with some thoughts. Recently finished Bitcoin Billionaires by Ben Mezrich — I got more interested in crypto/blockchain through NBA Top Shot and the NFT boom. I had some Bitcoin already, but NFT popularity made me realize how little I know about how it all works. This ended up o...