Active Recall

Our arms still hurt from patting ourselves on the back for returning to the podcast.  The book of the week is Jon Acuff's "Quitter" https://www.amazon.com/Quitter-Closing-Between-Your-Dream/dp/0982986270 It's about passion . We talk about both sides of the 'follow your passion' argument. We are both in a place doing work that we're passionate about. It doesn't mean there aren't parts that don't fe...

Tool: Charge your phone outside of your bedroom (so you can sleep more) Today’s recommended podcast episode: * Muscle for Life: Hafthor “The Mountain” Bjornsson on Life as the World’s Strongest Man ( Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts ) Other things mentioned * Matt Walker: Sleep is your superpower (TED Talk) * Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker - YouTube * Why We Sleep by Matt Walker  — “H...

This is my first post and I’m going by the “Just get started” advice. Every day or so, I’ll take a walk and I’ll… * … listen to something (podcast, audiobook) * Record some thoughts afterward * Write some additional thoughts and add links The gimmick : Each note describes a room in a memory palace to capture some of the concepts captured during the listening session. Each week, I’ll gather the ind...

This week I'm sharing some podcast episode recommendations. 00:58 — Petting zoo x Jason Fried ( Knowledge Project ) 06:26 — Fitness center x Mark Manson ( Model Health Show ) 15:02 — Moleskine wallpapered room x Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ( The Moment ) 21:51 — White room with all your unfinished projects x Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor ( Start With This ) 28:19 — Driving range with pie...

Book(s) of the Week The Slight Edge https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness/dp/1626340463 The Compound Effect https://www.amazon.com/Compound-Effect-Darren-Hardy/dp/159315724X   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

Book of the week: "Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth" by Ian Nathan ( 03:51 ) Room 1: Kitchen with an orc ( 10:41 ) Room 2: Virtua Fighter 2 Pool Fight ( 21:00 ) Room 3: Matrix and Peter Jackson 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

Connecting Rounders quotes to the 5Ms Morning Pages Meditation Move slow Move fast Movies And a bonus 6th M! 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

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Memory palace room Room 1: Kitchen with a Las Vegas buffet set up Room 2: Living room filled with smoke, cigarettes, and your friends Room 3: Swimming pool filled with bells, chimes, and broken glass   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.su...

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

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

Ces takes a walk and talks about the book “Making Ideas Happen“ Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky   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

Talking about  This is Marketing by Seth Godin Wally's favorite logos How do brands go beyond a logo? Lightning round with Ces talking about Active Recall's brand FEAR and self-help Branding for James Harden, Tom Brady, and great white sharks Links Great white shark: https://www.instagram.com/oceanramsey/p/Bsq-MfTFYpG/ Seth Godin's blog You on Netflix Imaginary Worlds: Gathering the Magic   This i...

14:02 — Topical three 18:48 — Book of the week intro 21:45 — 4 step to building good habits and breaking bad habits 29:40 — Stop eating bad food, start working out and vlogging Links - Atomic Habits ( James Clear ,  Amazon ) - Better Than Before ( Gretchen Rubin , Amazon ) - The Power of Habit ( Charles Duhigg , Amazon )   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subs...

Back for now and back for more in 2019.  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

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

On this week's episode we talk about: - Book: "The One-Page Marketing Plan"  by Allan Dib   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

(We've been recording but those might stay in the vault for a little bit longer. One of them was an in-person episode with Wally which needs a little more signposting and massaging.) This week's episode has some things about "The Creative Curve" by Allen Gannett.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall...

We discuss some of the myths in this great post: Nat Eliason's "16 Popular Psychology Myths You Probably Still Believe" I'd still like to believe that forcing myself to smile will make me happy. 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

We've talked about practice before: 32: How to practice (according to games) 15: Talkin' about practice (with Jason!) 01: Autotelic Exotelic It's one of our favorite topics but we should probably stop talking about it and start being about it. 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

We congratulate DC on upgrading from 12 pounds to 24 pounds of UFC championship belt. Then we express a bit of gratitude that the things we discuss about sacrifice are peanuts compared to what our parents had to give up leaving their homes for different worlds. Books mentioned "Four-Pack Revolution" "What Should I Do with My Life" "Barking Up the Wrong Tree" This is a public episode. If you would...

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

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

Theme of the week: Questions Questions are powerful and we discuss questions we use that have been helpful in life. Spoiler: "What would this look like if it were easy?" makes the cut. Things we mention: "Wait, What?" by James E. Ryan (shorter version in a video ) Moe Shalizi on Short Story Long "Tribe of Mentors" by Tim Ferriss ( book ) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

Going back to one of our favorite books. We're talking about Grit. Some topics: ( • ) The treadmill, Will Smith, and why you should get back on the next day ( • ) Passion + Perseverance ( • ) Flow vs. Deliberate Practice (spoiler: it depends) 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

Bullets How's your week? Find your flow Sketchbook revival Draw a Box Omega red drawing Drawing every day in technical drawing Morning trying to run — barbell — kettlebell Headspace Nike Omega Red Jim Lee Twitch Streams Wally Producer Wally's six pack Minimalism Bruce Lee Digital files: Used to be good, but pretty terrible now — started working to improve this Creative Quest: MP3 library Wally: Ki...