The OverAnalyzers

We wrote things down in a journal every day for 30 days. Here's what happened.

Our brains run on the Reddit algorithm.

This might be the most important habit of all.

What does your environment do to you? Is it all about being distraction-free, or is there more to it than that? What does it mean to be "in harmony" with your surroundings? Discord: discord.gg/p5S3nPCvGb YouTube: www.youtube.com/theoveranalyzers Email: TheOveranalyzersPodcast@gmail.com Website: TheOverAnalyzers.com

We talk about our purpose, and why we want to focus on doing challenges with the community.

Motivation is a big concept, but we looked for simple ways to start improving it.

We did one week of hardcore Pomodoro (on top of years of using it off and on). Is this time boxing technique all it's cracked up to be, or just unnecessary hassle?

The side effects were surprising.

Mike and Dan take what we've learned throughout season 2 of the podcast and attempt to create the perfect morning.

We did a meditation challenge for 30 days. It wasn't quite what we expected.

Puzzle Storm: https://lichess.org/storm The influence of pitch feedback on learning of motor-timing and sequencing: A piano study with novices: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30485336/ Note: Mike got some details wrong in his retelling of the above study. There were 3 groups of subjects, not 4 (there was no group tested where the piano was silent). The overall point still stands, but regardless,...

Zack's Video: https://youtu.be/5T1hQUHt9BM Discord: discord.gg/p5S3nPCvGb YouTube: www.youtube.com/theoveranalyzers Email: TheOveranalyzersPodcast@gmail.com Website: TheOverAnalyzers.com Available on All Podcast Platforms Dan is a Concept-Artist and Illustrator. Mike is a Software Developer, competitive Starcraft 2 player and Power Lifter. They both play music. The OverAnalyzers is a way to answer...

Focus, sleep, and the connection between your conscious and unconscious brain.

What is the Bike Shed Principle? 0:00 The Bike Shed Principle 6:00 Humans Fixate on what is Simple and Understandable. 8:09 We are all in a Big Meeting. Kneeling in the NFL  11:01 Smashing Rocks, Illusion of Progress 17:14 Time Management is a Pebble 20:15 We Seek the The Easiest Route to A Psychological Reward 25:34 We Stick With What We Know, Ambiguity Aversion 27:37 The Theme Across The Bo...

0:00 The popular take on the Dunning Kruger Effect 4:12 What (actually) is the Dunning-Kruger Effect? 6:40 The Humor Test 10:33 Transfer into Different Domains 13:48 The terrifying aspects of the Dunning-Kruger Effect 22:31 A Big Takeaway: The Importance of Objective Measurement.   24:19 False Consensus Bias, Incompetence begets Incompetence 26:17 Seek Truth, You might be one of the stupid on...

We all know the typical advice for sleeping better: no blue light before bed, less coffee, take melatonin, etc. But out of the dozens of things you hear about, what actually matters? And what about the things we don't talk about, like the monsters that rise up out of your subconscious as you lie in bed at night? 0:00 Actinium's Question 0:55 Mike's Sleep Schedule 4:23 Dan's Sleep Schedule 7:36 Wha...

What causes us to lose focus even though we're feeling motivated and enjoying what we do? Can you construct an environment that improves your focus over time? Can we train our brains to focus in the same way we train dogs? Want to join our book club? Show us what you're working on? See what other listeners are up to? Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/tfvVUxk45M

Focus underpins everything. From memory to skill aquisition to even just carrying on a conversation with someone. But we all seem to struggle with this fundamental part of life. Is it a willpower problem or an environment problem? How should we think about focus, and how can we improve it? Want to join our book club? Show us what you're working on? See what other listeners are up to? Join our DISC...

What do you do when your routine is shattered and all your good habits stop? What causes you to get into a deep funk where you feel like you're broken? What should you do when you find yourself in that state, and how can you avoid those episodes in the future? Want to join our book club? Show us what you're working on? See what other listeners are up to? Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/tfvVUx...

We've all had moments where we're just on fire, and it feels like we can't lose. But how do you get there? What should you do when you are performing well, and what should you do when you aren't? Want to join our book club? Show us what you're working on? See what other listeners are up to? Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/tfvVUxk45M

We take school and courses for granted as "just how we learn", but there might be something very wrong with them. Are courses really such a bad way to learn? If you're stuck having to do courses, how do you make sure you actually get something out of them? Interview with Matt vs. Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG9kpqTRmU Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/tfvVUxk45M

Almost every piece of information you encounter will be forgotten. How do you fix that? School doesn't teach us how. And everyone has heard of spaced repetition, but why does no one use it? What are we doing wrong? We have a Spaced Repetition channel on our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/tfvVUxk45M

Mike and Dan discuss their new philosophy: If you learn something and then forget it, you wasted your time. But is that really true? And if you spend all your time updating your mental model with new cues and responses, wouldn't that lead to a completely deterministic approach? What about creativity and expressing yourself? Atomic Habits: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-James-Clear-audiobook/...

You waste more time than you think. Whether it's forgetting what you learned, getting stuck in "purgatory", or mistaking menial tasks for skill acquisition; there's a lot to improve upon.

This week, Mike and Dan discuss why taking a break from the podcast sucked, how memory is all about understanding cues and responses, and how some of the most important things to remember are hard to put into words, so you should invent stupid names for them.