{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Take Back the Day","home_page_url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co","feed_url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/json","description":"Sam 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.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Doing stuff real good so you can do other stuff better.","pubdate":"2024-04-10T09:00:00.000+01:00","explicit":true,"owner":"Sam Beckbessinger \u0026 Simon Dingle","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/0/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"70d9b007-ed83-455c-a80c-714a710d2477","title":"Friction ","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/69","content_text":"Sam overviews her recent problem solving endeavours including poop spatulas and pods for your ears. While deliberating on friction in our lives and how to remove it, we mention... \n\n\nThe incredible Shōgun miniseries.\nTemu. They really don't need us to link to them. \nVarious Apple products. They, too, seem to be doing fine without our links.\nThe Station Eleven miniseries.\n• Red Dead Redemption 2 \n• The Untitled Goose Game\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam overviews her recent problem solving endeavours including poop spatulas and pods for your ears. While deliberating on friction in our lives and how to remove it, we mention... \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe incredible \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dgun_(2024_miniseries)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eShōgun\u003c/a\u003e miniseries.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemu. They really don\u0026#39;t need us to link to them. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious Apple products. They, too, seem to be doing fine without our links.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_Eleven_(miniseries)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStation Eleven\u003c/a\u003e miniseries.\n• \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption_2\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRed Dead Redemption 2\u003c/a\u003e \n• The \u003ca href=\"https://goose.game/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eUntitled Goose Game\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Why aren't you making your life easier?","date_published":"2024-04-10T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/70d9b007-ed83-455c-a80c-714a710d2477.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35133246,"duration_in_seconds":2927}]},{"id":"fd775070-4dbc-4b66-96c5-99ce3dcdfcd5","title":"Oceans","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/68","content_text":"Our intrepid explorers consider the world's many overlooked and dissapearing organisms, and how to think about changing environments while making more of what is already around us. Along the way, Sam and Simon mention:\n\n\nThe Cape Silverside, or \"Sukkelvis\" fish.\nElse Bostelmann \nThe Schmidt Ocean Institute\nGodzilla x Kong\nLast Chance to See by Douglas Adams \nCave of Forgotten Dreams\nSurvive the Century\nThe How to Save a Planet podcast.\nAll We Can Save\nPalworld\nLove on the Spectrum\nSaunas and their associated cold-water shenanigans. You don't need a link.\nThe Boy and the Heron\nVengeance\nThe Book with No Pictures\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur intrepid explorers consider the world\u0026#39;s many overlooked and dissapearing organisms, and how to think about changing environments while making more of what is already around us. Along the way, Sam and Simon mention:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cape Silverside, or \u0026quot;Sukkelvis\u0026quot; fish.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Bostelmann\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eElse Bostelmann\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://schmidtocean.org/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Schmidt Ocean Institute\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14539740/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGodzilla x Kong\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8696.Last_Chance_to_See\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLast Chance to See\u003c/a\u003e by Douglas Adams \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1664894/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCave of Forgotten Dreams\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://survivethecentury.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSurvive the Century\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow to Save a Planet\u003c/a\u003e podcast.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.allwecansave.earth/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAll We Can Save\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palworld\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePalworld\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_Spectrum_(American_TV_series)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLove on the Spectrum\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaunas and their associated cold-water shenanigans. You don\u0026#39;t need a link.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_and_the_Heron\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Boy and the Heron\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vengeance_(2022_film)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVengeance\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20821299-the-book-with-no-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Book with No Pictures\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"On accepting the way things are and will be. Sort of. ","date_published":"2024-01-31T09:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/fd775070-4dbc-4b66-96c5-99ce3dcdfcd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33018750,"duration_in_seconds":2751}]},{"id":"0ebc6cf9-d853-450f-83a3-dddff70d7231","title":"Games","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/67","content_text":"Games are fun. Work... not so much. Sam and Simon reconnect after many aeons spent not speaking on the internet to talk about games, and why they're fun and important in a way that work isn't and is. Along with other stuff. Things mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nHearthstone (don't you dare click that link).\nRabble - for tricking adults in the UK into exercising.\nThe Oatmeal and Matthew's awesome games, including:\nPoetry for Neanderthals.\nHoney Heist - be a goddamn bear.\nFU - The Freeform Universal RPG system.\nBouldering.\nGo - games don't get much gamesier than that. \nSmallworld - especially the digital versions on Steam and elsewhere. \nThe story of Monopoly and American capitalism\nThe amazing Dr Nechama Brodie\nMicrosoft Excel World Championship\nThe Future by Naomi Alderman\nGirls of Little Hope by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen\nRadiolab's mind-blowing podcast on The Interstitium\nAcquired, Cautionary Tales, Search Engine, S-town, and other favourite podcasts of Simon's. \n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGames are fun. Work... not so much. Sam and Simon reconnect after many aeons spent not speaking on the internet to talk about games, and why they\u0026#39;re fun and important in a way that work isn\u0026#39;t and is. Along with other stuff. Things mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHearthstone\u003c/a\u003e (don\u0026#39;t you dare click that link).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://joinrabble.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRabble\u003c/a\u003e - for tricking adults in the UK into exercising.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theoatmeal.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Oatmeal\u003c/a\u003e and Matthew\u0026#39;s awesome games, including:\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.explodingkittens.com/products/poetry-for-neanderthals\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePoetry for Neanderthals\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gshowitt.itch.io/honey-heist\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHoney Heist\u003c/a\u003e - be a goddamn bear.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.perilplanet.com/freeform-universal/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFU\u003c/a\u003e - The Freeform Universal RPG system.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouldering\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBouldering\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGo\u003c/a\u003e - games don\u0026#39;t get much gamesier than that. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.daysofwonder.com/small-world-universe/small-world/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSmallworld\u003c/a\u003e - especially the digital versions on Steam and elsewhere. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151367036/story-monopoly-american-capitalism\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe story of Monopoly and American capitalism\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe amazing \u003ca href=\"https://nechamabrodie.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDr Nechama Brodie\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fmworldcup.com/excel-esports/microsoft-excel-world-championship/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMicrosoft Excel World Championship\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/123163147\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Future\u003c/a\u003e by Naomi Alderman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62825562-girls-of-little-hope?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGirls of Little Hope\u003c/a\u003e by Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiolab.org/podcast/interstitium\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRadiolab\u0026#39;s mind-blowing podcast on The Interstitium\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquired, Cautionary Tales, Search Engine, S-town, and other favourite podcasts of Simon\u0026#39;s. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Games are fun. Work... not so much.","date_published":"2024-01-11T06:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/0ebc6cf9-d853-450f-83a3-dddff70d7231.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46763478,"duration_in_seconds":3232}]},{"id":"b3778c16-4650-4bdf-8ecb-988cb2f108c0","title":"Next","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/66","content_text":"Sam and Simon are together in a room, for a change, and discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, existential crises, and a range of other topics. Along the way they mention:\n\n\nThe Cope Zine (instructions on how to fold it below)\nChatGPT again.\n Nick Cave's The Red Hand Files on ChatGPT \nFrancis Fukuyama and his theories on the progress of civilisation.\nIrresistible the movie (one of the many things Simon could not remember).\nAlso Triangle of Sadness.\nThe incredible art of Fanie Buys.\nMany games. Including World of Warcraft, Don't Starve Together, Mario Kart, Stardew Valley, League of Legends, and other candidates for Sam and Simon to play together. \nWingspan.\n\n\nHow to fold a zine:\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon are together in a room, for a change, and discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, existential crises, and a range of other topics. Along the way they mention:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://simon.co.za/COPE.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCope Zine\u003c/a\u003e (instructions on how to fold it below)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://chat.openai.com/chat?__cf_chl_tk=B07daYor4vLq8_6t4W8A9OJEqUNGVa2ZYBN1RpViGxI-1674117777-0-gaNycGzNFn0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChatGPT\u003c/a\u003e again.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nick Cave\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chat-gpt-what-do-you-think/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Red Hand Files on ChatGPT\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFrancis Fukuyama\u003c/a\u003e and his theories on the progress of civilisation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81249604\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIrresistible\u003c/a\u003e the movie (one of the many things Simon could not remember).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso \u003ca href=\"https://www.triangleofsadness.film/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTriangle of Sadness\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe incredible art of \u003ca href=\"https://www.faniebuys.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFanie Buys\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany games. Including World of Warcraft, Don\u0026#39;t Starve Together, Mario Kart, Stardew Valley, League of Legends, and other candidates for Sam and Simon to play together. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWingspan\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow to fold a zine:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https://annabrones.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/make-a-one-page-zine.jpg?w=700\u0026h=467\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"AIs. What are they good for? And what are you good for?","date_published":"2023-01-19T08:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/b3778c16-4650-4bdf-8ecb-988cb2f108c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27445058,"duration_in_seconds":3430}]},{"id":"533e7c64-b235-4329-8afb-8e38097179af","title":"Uncanny","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/65","content_text":"From trippy breath work to commanding a robot army, Sam and Simon are getting ready for a super weird future with its various perils. While discussing their battle strategy they mention: \n\n\nThe Wim Hof breathing method\nChatGPT, of course.\nClean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less by James Hamblin\nBuilding A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT by Jonas Degrave\nMidjourney\nBotto the autonomous artist.\n\n\n(Thanks for the album art, DALL·E 2)","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eFrom trippy breath work to commanding a robot army, Sam and Simon are getting ready for a super weird future with its various perils. While discussing their battle strategy they mention: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.wimhofmethod.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Wim Hof breathing method\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://chat.openai.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChatGPT\u003c/a\u003e, of course.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52260482-clean\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eClean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less by James Hamblin\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.engraved.blog/building-a-virtual-machine-inside/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBuilding A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT by Jonas Degrave\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://midjourney.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMidjourney\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.botto.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBotto\u003c/a\u003e the autonomous artist.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(Thanks for the album art, \u003ca href=\"https://openai.com/dall-e-2/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDALL·E 2\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sam and Simon talk to and about AIs about AIs, breathing, and kak people threatening our collective future.","date_published":"2022-12-07T05:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/533e7c64-b235-4329-8afb-8e38097179af.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28249197,"duration_in_seconds":3531}]},{"id":"2207874c-5db0-4de1-bb7c-4f9adabe9b12","title":"Loop","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/64","content_text":"Simon reads Sam a poem and our intrepid duo considers the best ways in which to treat our future selves, the tensions that keep life balanced, pros and cons of social media, and myriad other thingies. Along the way they mention: \n\n\nSwan by Mary Oliver\nTwitter's impending doom\nNo One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood\nTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin\nReplay by Ken Grimwood\nStutz\nBreath:The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSimon reads Sam a poem and our intrepid duo considers the best ways in which to treat our future selves, the tensions that keep life balanced, pros and cons of social media, and myriad other thingies. Along the way they mention: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.poetseers.org/contemporary-poets/mary-oliver/mary-oliver-poems/the-swan/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSwan by Mary Oliver\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595207476936413187\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTwitter\u0026#39;s impending doom\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53733106-no-one-is-talking-about-this\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNo One Is Talking About This\u003c/a\u003e by Patricia Lockwood\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c/a\u003e by Gabrielle Zevin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/341735.Replay?from_search=true\u0026from_srp=true\u0026qid=4B4rDz35fO\u0026rank=1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReplay\u003c/a\u003e by Ken Grimwood\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/za/title/81387962\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eStutz\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48890486-breath?from_search=true\u0026from_srp=true\u0026qid=vuoOEaNc2p\u0026rank=5\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBreath:The New Science of a Lost Art\u003c/a\u003e by James Nestor\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"What does future you need?","date_published":"2022-11-23T17:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/2207874c-5db0-4de1-bb7c-4f9adabe9b12.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25947936,"duration_in_seconds":3243}]},{"id":"39f86477-20e5-4317-8696-d86899a6bc8f","title":"Rewilding","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/63","content_text":"Sam and Simon explore identity, how we change ourselves for each other, and what it means to push for making things better while appreciating the way things are. It's complicated. Along the way they mention:\n\n\nAdventure Time!\nJim \u0026amp; Andy: The Great Beyond\nMorning Pages\nAnn Patchett\nClarkson's Farm\nWilding by Isabella Tree\nThe Jamison Valley\nHow Wolves Change Rivers\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon explore identity, how we change ourselves for each other, and what it means to push for making things better while appreciating the way things are. It\u0026#39;s complicated. Along the way they mention:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAdventure Time!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.netflix.com/watch/80209608\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJim \u0026amp; Andy: The Great Beyond\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMorning Pages\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Patchett\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Clarksons-Farm-Season-1/dp/B095RHJ52R\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eClarkson\u0026#39;s Farm\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38891828-wilding\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWilding\u003c/a\u003e by Isabella Tree\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamison_Valley\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Jamison Valley\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q\u0026t=1s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow Wolves Change Rivers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Who are we really? And what happens when we try and dial things back to how they used to be?","date_published":"2022-10-28T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/39f86477-20e5-4317-8696-d86899a6bc8f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26434116,"duration_in_seconds":3227}]},{"id":"9950e9d0-12a3-4639-835c-f7f2cc4c9731","title":"Endure","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/62","content_text":"Sam's robotic brain and Simon's tin heart contemplate practices such as writing, running, meditating - or antyhing else that curiously calls you to do it for its own sake - and what these commitments mean and ask from us as they curiously make their way into the other parts of our lives. Along the way they mention: \n\n\nReturn to Oz\nGoogle Keep\nObsidian\nNotion\nShoe Dog by Phil Knight \nJim Rogers\nBorn to Run by Christopher McDougall\nEat and Run by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman\nThe Hardrock 100\nThe Dreamachine\nDeepDream\nJim \u0026amp; Andy: The Great Beyond\nTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam\u0026#39;s robotic brain and Simon\u0026#39;s tin heart contemplate practices such as writing, running, meditating - or antyhing else that curiously calls you to do it for its own sake - and what these commitments mean and ask from us as they curiously make their way into the other parts of our lives. Along the way they mention: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eReturn to Oz\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://keep.google.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGoogle Keep\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://obsidian.md/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eObsidian\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.notion.so/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eNotion\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eShoe Dog\u003c/a\u003e by Phil Knight \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rogers\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJim Rogers\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6289283-born-to-run\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBorn to Run\u003c/a\u003e by Christopher McDougall\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13202092-eat-and-run\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEat and Run\u003c/a\u003e by Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hardrock100.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Hardrock 100\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamachine\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Dreamachine\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepDream\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDeepDream\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_%26_Andy:_The_Great_Beyond\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eJim \u0026amp; Andy: The Great Beyond\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c/a\u003e by Gabrielle Zevin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"What is real? All we know is that you have to endure it. ","date_published":"2022-10-12T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/9950e9d0-12a3-4639-835c-f7f2cc4c9731.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24444831,"duration_in_seconds":3055}]},{"id":"08645dfb-a23b-455b-adf7-f4a665d9e0e5","title":"Garbage","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/61","content_text":"What gives things value, and how much should we be worried about that? Sam and Simon discover that everything is rubbish, and along the way mention:\n\n\nVeblen goods\nA lot of garbage things that don't deserve extra attention here\nCryptotrunks\nCryptokitties\nSir Digby\nVaccines: A Measured Response\nGoogle Keep\nSemiphemeral\n📼\nBo Burnam\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhat gives things value, and how much should we be worried about that? Sam and Simon discover that everything is rubbish, and along the way mention:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVeblen goods\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA lot of garbage things that don\u0026#39;t deserve extra attention here\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cryptotrunks.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCryptotrunks\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cryptokitties.co/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eCryptokitties\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo1uZAJh47f/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSir Digby\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVaccines: A Measured Response\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://keep.google.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGoogle Keep\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://semiphemeral.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSemiphemeral\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📼\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBo Burnam\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"This episode is trash.","date_published":"2021-07-29T15:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/08645dfb-a23b-455b-adf7-f4a665d9e0e5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33305487,"duration_in_seconds":2773}]},{"id":"2a563485-67dc-4151-af91-856a35b6204a","title":"Together","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/60","content_text":"Prolific heat-thieves Sam and Simon talk about keeping shit together on this sixtieth episode of Take Back the Day. Things mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nRadiolab's Kleptotherms podcast.\nThe Overstory by Richard Powers.\nSam's crazy productivity system (subscribe to her newsletter too).\nSimon's silly ZARP website.\nSurvive the Century climate-change game.\nThe Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel.\nMoss and their crypto carbon credits.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eProlific heat-thieves Sam and Simon talk about keeping shit together on this sixtieth episode of Take Back the Day. Things mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/kleptotherms\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eRadiolab\u0026#39;s Kleptotherms podcast.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40180098-the-overstory\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c/em\u003e by Richard Powers.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/productivity-isnt-doing-all-the-things/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSam\u0026#39;s crazy productivity system\u003c/a\u003e (subscribe to her newsletter too).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon\u0026#39;s silly \u003ca href=\"https://www.zarp.cash/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eZARP website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://survivethecentury.net/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSurvive the Century\u003c/a\u003e climate-change game.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/53968436-the-secret-to-superhuman-strength\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret to Superhuman Strength\u003c/em\u003e by Alison Bechdel\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://moss.earth/en/home/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMoss\u003c/a\u003e and their crypto carbon credits.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Taming the chaos.","date_published":"2021-05-13T07:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/2a563485-67dc-4151-af91-856a35b6204a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30546325,"duration_in_seconds":2543}]},{"id":"117fe762-d864-4d51-9b31-8b8f5648aa22","title":"Cycles","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/59","content_text":"When do we self-sabotage? How do we break out of cycles? Can we form new habits? Why did Sam choose to move to a frigid, muddy island off the coast of Europe? We ponder all these questions and more in this episode of Take Back the Day, and along the way we mention:\n\n\nSteven Pressfield and the War of Art.\nMr. Ferriss.\nBF Skinner and his superstitious pigeons.\nAtomic Habits by James Clear.\nIra Glass.\nHow to With John Wilson.\nEntangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen do we self-sabotage? How do we break out of cycles? Can we form new habits? Why did Sam choose to move to a frigid, muddy island off the coast of Europe? We ponder all these questions and more in this episode of Take Back the Day, and along the way we mention:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSteven Pressfield and the War of Art\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://tim.blog\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMr. Ferriss\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bf-skinner-the-man-who-taught-pigeons-to-play-ping-pong-and-rats-to-pull-levers-5363946/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBF Skinner and his superstitious pigeons\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAtomic Habits by James Clear\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Glass\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eIra Glass\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hbo.com/how-to-with-john-wilson\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow to With John Wilson\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eEntangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Patterns and how to break them.","date_published":"2021-03-05T07:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/117fe762-d864-4d51-9b31-8b8f5648aa22.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27464217,"duration_in_seconds":2288}]},{"id":"3ebefb31-ace4-4406-9d89-836aa5350802","title":"Money","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/58","content_text":"Yo yo yo. It's another episode of Sam and Simon Speak on the Internet™, bitches! In this episode they touch on:\n\n\nThe stupid US elections.\nSimon's stupid book. \nSam's amazing book. \nM O N E Y .\nBehavioural.... economics?\nVanguard.\nSam's newsletter (sign up!).\nSatrix MSCI World ETF (it's a thing you can invest in).\nSam's thing she loves: Geocaching. \nSimon's thing he thinks is pretty cool: Wave Accounting.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eYo yo yo. It\u0026#39;s another episode of \u003cem\u003eSam and Simon Speak on the Internet™\u003c/em\u003e, bitches! In this episode they touch on:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stupid US elections.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Math-We-Trust-Bitcoin-Cryptocurrency-ebook/dp/B07C7TPXMD\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSimon\u0026#39;s stupid book\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/books/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSam\u0026#39;s amazing book\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM O N E Y .\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://xkcd.com/1894/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eBehavioural.... economics\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://investor.vanguard.com/corporate-portal/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVanguard\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.likeafuckinggrownup.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSam\u0026#39;s newsletter\u003c/a\u003e (sign up!).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://satrix.co.za/products/product-details?id=33\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSatrix MSCI World ETF\u003c/a\u003e (it\u0026#39;s a thing you can invest in).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSam\u0026#39;s thing she loves: \u003ca href=\"https://www.geocaching.com/play\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGeocaching\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon\u0026#39;s thing he thinks is pretty cool: \u003ca href=\"https://www.waveapps.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eWave Accounting\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Time is money is time.","date_published":"2020-11-05T10:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/3ebefb31-ace4-4406-9d89-836aa5350802.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31326750,"duration_in_seconds":2609}]},{"id":"32cc99dd-3188-49f5-a6d4-ee6e09c703fc","title":"Make","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/57","content_text":"Sam and Simon are making new things, and talking about it on the internet. Some of the things they mention along the way:\n\n\n Notion \nSuper \nProduct Hunt\nOur friend Lauren ♥\nDr. Bronner's - All-One!\nGumroad\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon are making new things, and talking about it on the internet. Some of the things they mention along the way:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.notion.so/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e Notion\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://super.so/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSuper\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.producthunt.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eProduct Hunt\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://laurenbeukes.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eOur friend Lauren\u003c/a\u003e ♥\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.drbronner.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDr. Bronner\u0026#39;s - All-One!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gumroad.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGumroad\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Where making begins.","date_published":"2020-10-05T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/32cc99dd-3188-49f5-a6d4-ee6e09c703fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26384680,"duration_in_seconds":2198}]},{"id":"dce0faf4-92e9-4967-a9f2-ee520ae3bdaf","title":"Normal","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/56","content_text":"Sam and Simon discuss the contents of their bug (or go) bags and what's needed to survive the apocolypse. They also discuss our incredible ability to make things normal, and how careful we have to be about what we allow to become regular things.\n\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nThe Good Place\nThe Prepared\nThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\nRadiolab's Atomic Artifacts episode\nSurvival biscuits?\nLettuce\nHedonic Adaptation\nOur sun entering a 'solar minimum' period\nSusan Sontag\nHighland 2 word processor\nMicrosoft Fluid 🤯\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon discuss the contents of their bug (or go) bags and what\u0026#39;s needed to survive the apocolypse. They also discuss our incredible ability to make things normal, and how careful we have to be about what we allow to become regular things.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Good Place\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://theprepared.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Prepared\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386162.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Hitchhiker\u0026#39;s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadiolab\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/atomic-artifacts\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAtomic Artifacts\u003c/a\u003e episode\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurvival biscuits?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://lettuce.money/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLettuce\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHedonic Adaptation\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur sun entering a \u0026#39;\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_minimum\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003esolar minimum\u003c/a\u003e\u0026#39; period\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Sontag\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSusan Sontag\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://quoteunquoteapps.com/highland-2/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHighland 2\u003c/a\u003e word processor\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21260005/microsoft-office-fluid-web-document-features-build\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMicrosoft Fluid\u003c/a\u003e 🤯\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Choose your normal wisely.","date_published":"2020-05-20T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/dce0faf4-92e9-4967-a9f2-ee520ae3bdaf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23622435,"duration_in_seconds":1967}]},{"id":"e3d64a55-1d33-4502-8389-e52a55ed2c71","title":"Shitshow","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/55","content_text":"Sam and Simon are extremely locked-down, and explore what this is teaching them. Some of the things mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nThe Sims (yes, yes, we know)\nDevs\nTiger King (yes, yes, yes)\nQuibi\nDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\nFiona Apple's new album.\nOne World: Together At Home\nSome Good News with John Krasinski\nHamilton\nSecond Life\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon are extremely locked-down, and explore what this is teaching them. Some of the things mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Sims\u003c/a\u003e (yes, yes, we know)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devs_(miniseries)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDevs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_King\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTiger King\u003c/a\u003e (yes, yes, yes)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://quibi.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eQuibi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://dnd.wizards.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/0fO1KemWL2uCCQmM22iKlj\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFiona Apple\u0026#39;s new album\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eOne World: Together At Home\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSome Good News\u003c/a\u003e with John Krasinski\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHamilton\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://secondlife.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSecond Life\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Let lockdown be your teacher.","date_published":"2020-04-24T11:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/e3d64a55-1d33-4502-8389-e52a55ed2c71.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19070496,"duration_in_seconds":1589}]},{"id":"a227c551-2d90-48c0-8069-39044319bbdb","title":"Catalyst","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/54","content_text":"Sam and Simon had a conversation on the internet after a very long time of not doing so. They examine the reality of this crazy alternate timeline the world has slipped into where sentient cheetohs seemingly run the galaxy and staying at home to play video games all day is sanctioned.\n\nSome of the cool, cool things we mention in this episode:\n\n\nDon't Starve\nFireside and Zencastr\nDaniel Defoe and his A Short Account of the Progress and Effects of the Plague ...\nMatthew Barge\nHouseparty\nGoogle Meet and Zoom\n\n\nWe'll probably talk on the internet again.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon had a conversation on the internet after a very long time of not doing so. They examine the reality of this crazy alternate timeline the world has slipped into where sentient cheetohs seemingly run the galaxy and staying at home to play video games all day is sanctioned.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the cool, cool things we mention in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.klei.com/games/dont-starve\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDon\u0026#39;t Starve\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fireside.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFireside\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://zencastr.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eZencastr\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDaniel Defoe\u003c/a\u003e and his \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37281399-a-short-account-of-the-progress-and-effects-of-the-plague-which-prevail?ac=1\u0026from_search=true\u0026qid=UBSVEPLXXZ\u0026rank=3\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eA Short Account of the Progress and Effects of the Plague ...\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mbarge\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMatthew Barge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://houseparty.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHouseparty\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://meet.google.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eGoogle Meet\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://zoom.us/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eZoom\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026#39;ll probably talk on the internet again.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Be alone together.","date_published":"2020-04-10T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/a227c551-2d90-48c0-8069-39044319bbdb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":23588338,"duration_in_seconds":1965}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:59d634eb49fc2b1e317f01dc","title":"Tiny","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/53","content_text":"Sam and Simon have started a business! With EACH OTHER! It's made them contemplate the joys of tiny ambitions, tiny spaces, and caring about tiny problems.Also howzit, American friends. Y'all okay over there? Things seem pretty bleak. We're sending cuddles.Things we talk about in this episode:Being an entrepreneur is 90% doing adminBusiness science is astrologyThe few things Simon can't live without: Levis 510s, Superga sneakers, and his Samson Go MicSam Harris talking to Scott Adams about TrumpThe Nintendo SwitchHow the US Army uses Sci-fi movies to recruit peopleUlysses, Sam's favourite writing app, and iBooks AuthorThe Economy, an economics textbook for the 21st CenturyThe trailer for Blue Planet II\n  \n    “Motivation consists not of massive bursts of inspiration but instead finding joy in little everyday activities.”\n  \n  — @dailyzen on Twitter\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon have started a \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://phantom.design\"\u003ebusiness\u003c/a\u003e! With EACH OTHER!\u0026nbsp;It\u0026#39;s made them contemplate the joys of tiny ambitions, tiny spaces, and caring about tiny problems.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso howzit, American friends. Y\u0026#39;all okay over there? Things seem pretty bleak. We\u0026#39;re sending cuddles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBeing an entrepreneur is 90% doing admin\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://aeon.co/essays/how-economists-rode-maths-to-become-our-era-s-astrologers\"\u003eBusiness science is astrology\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe few things Simon can\u0026#39;t live without: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.levi.com/US/en\\_US/levi/p/055100717\"\u003eLevis 510s\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.superga.com/\"\u003eSuperga sneakers\u003c/a\u003e, and his \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.samsontech.com/samson/products/microphones/usb-microphones/gomic/\"\u003eSamson Go Mic\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSam Harris \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReKIJvOJDrs\"\u003etalking to Scott Adams\u003c/a\u003e about Trump\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.nintendo.com/switch/\"\u003eThe Nintendo Switch\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the US Army \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xfBtD6rLY\"\u003euses Sci-fi movies\u003c/a\u003e to recruit people\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ulyssesapp.com/\"\u003eUlysses\u003c/a\u003e, Sam\u0026#39;s favourite writing app, and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.apple.com/za/ibooks-author/\"\u003eiBooks Author\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.core-econ.org/the-economy/\"\u003eThe Economy\u003c/a\u003e, an economics textbook for the 21st Century\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_38JDGnr0vA\"\u003etrailer\u003c/a\u003e for Blue Planet II\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eMotivation consists not of massive bursts of inspiration but instead finding joy in little everyday activities.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; @dailyzen on Twitter\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/7030216.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Start tiny. Think big.","date_published":"2017-10-09T08:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/6e7825fe-e161-4795-b6d3-1c40333f3ef5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":19483052,"duration_in_seconds":2421}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:586f7b0c59cc6846625038d4","title":"Cabin","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/52","content_text":"Sam and Simon kick off the year from a wuthering height (Cape Town summer is hella windy, yo) to discuss their intentions for 2017, and their best discoveries from 2016. Simon also tells us why he's planning to build himself a remote cabin in the woods (with high-speed broadband).Discussed in this episode:Tim Ferris discussing his end of year ritual to focus on the things that actually matter, and making \"not to do\" lists.Scott Adams, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.Freakonomics Radio podcast, A still fascinating 2011 New Yorker profile about that billionaire vampire, Peter Thiel.The (like, only) good thing South Africa did in the 80s: voluntarily dismantled our nukes (probably for terrible reasons, but still).And our favourite things of the year:Two fascinating DAO projects: Wings and BitNation.Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Overture.Adventure Time.Glorious Trainwrecks.Twine.The Hamilton musical.bell hooks, Feminism is for Everybody.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon kick off the year from a wuthering height (Cape Town summer is hella windy, yo) to discuss their intentions for 2017, and their best discoveries from 2016. Simon also tells us why he\u0026#39;s planning to build himself a remote cabin in the woods (with high-speed broadband).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscussed in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/03/04/how-to-10x-your-results/\"\u003eTim Ferris \u003c/a\u003ediscussing his end of year ritual to focus on the things that actually matter, and making \u0026quot;not to do\u0026quot; lists.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eScott Adams,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still-ebook/dp/B00COOFBA4\"\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFreakonomics Radio podcast,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA still fascinating 2011 \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/28/no-death-no-taxes\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c/em\u003e profile\u003c/a\u003e about that billionaire vampire, Peter Thiel.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe (like, only) good thing South Africa did in the 80s: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction\"\u003evoluntarily dismantled our nukes\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(probably for terrible reasons, but still).\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd our favourite things of the year:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwo fascinating DAO projects: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://wings.ai/\"\u003eWings\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://bitnation.co/\"\u003eBitNation\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNeil Gaiman\u0026#39;s \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.vertigocomics.com/graphic-novels/the-sandman-overture-deluxe-edition\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSandman: Overture.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305826/\"\u003eAdventure Time\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/\"\u003eGlorious Trainwrecks.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twinery.org/\"\u003eTwine.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHamilton \u003c/em\u003emusical.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ebell hooks,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://excoradfeminisms.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody.pdf\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeminism is for Everybody.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/yIl1OIGzuDg?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/5096826.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Thoughts on a new year.","date_published":"2017-01-07T11:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/cbb3567e-2fdb-4768-ae18-6ebff72ced44.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15850511,"duration_in_seconds":1966}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:583bf80db3db2bd3af5efd1c","title":"Busyness","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/51","content_text":"We think 2016 could've tried harder. Disheartened as we are, this episode looks at the up and downiness of a strange few months, and whether the world is really getting stupider. We also manage to talk about some productivity stuff. Charlie Brooker’s yearly ScreenwipeEven Kanye is mentally beleagueredLe Tigre.The Village SquareAlain de Botton's plan for secular churchesThe World Until Yesterday by Jared DiamondTom Waits stopped drinking a long time agoSushi Go! (the board game)Exploding Kittens \u0026amp; Bears vs Babies (the other board games)Google PhotoscanModernist poetry in generalRefly EditorCollaboration on Keynote\"The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that, 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'.” -Isaac Asimov","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe think 2016 could\u0026#39;ve tried harder. Disheartened as we are, this episode looks at the up and downiness of a strange few months, and whether the world is really getting stupider. We also manage to talk about some productivity stuff.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Charlie_Brooker's_Screenwipe_episodes\"\u003eCharlie Brooker’s yearly \u003cem\u003eScreenwipe\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEven Kanye is mentally beleaguered\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Tigre\"\u003eLe Tigre\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://villagesquareutah.org/\"\u003eThe Village Square\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_for_Atheists\"\u003eAlain de Botton\u0026#39;s\u003c/a\u003e plan for secular churches\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15766601-the-world-until-yesterday\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe World Until Yesterday\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Jared Diamond\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://beamsandstruts.com/bits-a-pieces/item/882-the-piano-has-been-drinking-ginger-ale\"\u003eTom Waits stopped drinking a long time ago\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go\"\u003eSushi Go!\u003c/a\u003e (the board game)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.explodingkittens.com/\"\u003eExploding Kittens\u003c/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bearsvsbabies.com/\"\u003eBears vs Babies\u003c/a\u003e (the other board games)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.google.com/photos/scan/\"\u003eGoogle Photoscan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eModernist poetry in general\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://refly.it/\"\u003eRefly Editor\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCollaboration on Keynote\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026quot;The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that, \u0026#39;my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.\u0026#39;.” -Isaac Asimov\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/4866234.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Staying up in a down world.","date_published":"2016-11-28T12:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/3ac970ac-30a8-4396-9a77-721592b036a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31040157,"duration_in_seconds":1901}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:578d234f725e25fb4eaf7859","title":"Allergens","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/50","content_text":"Simon and Sam talk about all the things Pokemon Go can teach us about life, why you should  beware of weird unlabelled food products, and the virtues of deliberately exposing yourself to things that are bad for you.Plus! Hear our friend Jono Hall reading out a bit of his short story, first published on our Medium collection, Drippy Fun Times. Send us your stories too!Things we talk about on this episode:How it's weird when old Apartheid generals give you PokeballsThe Dresden Files - an RPG that makes real life more fantasticalThe Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris - which, fuckit, we still think is kinda smartThe Lean Startup by Eric ReisRuss Fujioka's fun article about Pokemon and MillenialsThe 2014 April Fool's Day video from Google that gave us a sneak peak of Pokemon Go without us realisingThe Code: Numbers, Shapes and Predictions - a documentaryI'm a Strange Loop by Douglas HofstadterGabriel Weinberg's excellent list of Mental ModelsThe strange subreddit, \"Insightful Squirrel Men\"The NSFW subreddit, \"Library Girls\"Minitel, France's version of the Internet before the Internet was a thingThe Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber BUT DON'T READ ANY BLURBS JUST READ THE BOOKMoney From Nothing by Deborah James \n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2/1468868525943/minitel.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"576x402\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"minitel.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2/1468868525943/minitel.jpg?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/3917037.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon and Sam talk about all the things Pokemon Go can teach us about life, why you should \u0026nbsp;beware of weird unlabelled food products, and the virtues of deliberately exposing yourself to things that are bad for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus! Hear our friend Jono Hall reading out a bit of his short story, first published on our Medium collection,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/@dannyrocketer/he-wondered-if-she-still-looked-the-same-bc2184161122\"\u003eDrippy Fun Times\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eSend us your stories too!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about on this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow it\u0026#39;s weird when old Apartheid generals give you \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/\"\u003ePokeballs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.evilhat.com/home/dresden-files-rpg/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dresden Files \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e- an RPG that makes real life more fantastical\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://fourhourworkweek.com/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Four Hour Work Week\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Tim Ferris - which, fuckit, we still think is kinda smart\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://theleanstartup.com/\"\u003eThe Lean Startup\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Eric Reis\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRuss Fujioka\u0026#39;s \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.inc.com/russ-fujioka/how-pokemon-go-can-help-you-catch-millennials.html\"\u003efun article\u003c/a\u003e about Pokemon and Millenials\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/11/12149712/pokemon-go-niantic-preview-trailers-video\"\u003e2014 April Fool\u0026#39;s Day\u003c/a\u003e video from Google that gave us a sneak peak of Pokemon Go without us realising\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/code-numbers-shapes-prediction/\"\u003eThe Code: Numbers, Shapes and Predictions \u003c/a\u003e-\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ea documentary\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123471.I_Am_a_Strange_Loop\"\u003eI\u0026#39;m a Strange Loop\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Douglas Hofstadter\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGabriel Weinberg\u0026#39;s \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/@yegg/mental-models-i-find-repeatedly-useful-936f1cc405d\"\u003eexcellent list of Mental Models\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe strange subreddit, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/insightfulsquirrelmen\"\u003e\u0026quot;Insightful Squirrel Men\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe NSFW subreddit, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/librarygirls\"\u003e\u0026quot;Library Girls\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel\"\u003eMinitel\u003c/a\u003e, France\u0026#39;s version of the Internet before the Internet was a thing\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20697435-the-book-of-strange-new-things\"\u003eThe Book of Strange New Things\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Michel Faber BUT DON\u0026#39;T READ ANY BLURBS JUST READ THE BOOK\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21858\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoney From Nothing\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Deborah James\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2/1468868525943/minitel.jpg\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;576x402\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;minitel.jpg\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/578d27a1f7e0aba5209bd4f2/1468868525943/minitel.jpg?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\u0026quot;http://feedpress.me/10510/3917037.gif\u0026quot; height=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot; width=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;/\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"What we can learn from Pokémon Go","date_published":"2016-07-19T11:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/0f82707e-3165-4053-b744-4d25927ff5ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35298197,"duration_in_seconds":2165}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:577e2235e4fcb502316e0d97","title":"Helicopters","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/49","content_text":"Predicting the future is a chump's game. Going back into history and seeing what they thought the future (i.e. now) would look like, is the best reminder that we have no idea about anything. Join Sam and Simon as they discuss the joys of being a perpetual beginner, how much fun it is to be a Swiss Army Person, admitting we don't know shit about shit, and how our alien overlords are likely to punish us if global politics keep going the way they're going.Things we talk about:Bitcoinsocks.com, Simon's and @nicharry's awesome new online store that sells, YOU GUESSED IT, Bitcoin socks.  They are rad. Simon and Nic launched this thing in like 2 days because they are wizards.CS50, the intro to computer science course you've always wanted, available for free on the interwebz, and other ways of learning to code.The documentary She's Beautiful When She's Angry.Whether Game of Thrones is secretly about climate change.Get your shit together, global politics U R DRUNK. But the New York Times published a pretty interesting long read about who Trump supporters are and you should read it.Is Snapchat a thing now? (tl;dr: no)Shopify, the thing that lets you build an ecommerce business in, like, minutes.Google Fusion Tables, for data nerdz. \n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb/1467884873912/helicopter\" data-image-dimensions=\"800x1270\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"In the future, there will be HELICOPTERS FOR EVERYBODY! Except, you know, women.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb/1467884873912/helicopter?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the future, there will be HELICOPTERS FOR EVERYBODY! Except, you know, women.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/3846375.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003ePredicting the future is a chump\u0026#39;s game.\u0026nbsp;Going back into history and seeing what they thought the future (i.e. now) would look like, is the best reminder that we have no idea about anything. Join Sam and Simon as they discuss the joys of being a perpetual beginner, how much fun it is to be a Swiss Army Person,\u0026nbsp;admitting we don\u0026#39;t know shit about shit, and how our alien overlords are likely to punish us if global politics keep going the way they\u0026#39;re going.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bitcoinsocks.com/\"\u003eBitcoinsocks.com\u003c/a\u003e, Simon\u0026#39;s and @nicharry\u0026#39;s awesome new online store that sells, YOU GUESSED IT, Bitcoin socks. \u0026nbsp;They are rad. Simon and Nic launched this thing in like 2 days because they are wizards.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x?gclid=CjwKEAjw-_e7BRDs97mdpJzXwh0SJABSdUH0D-Wnptn2mwRFxXVyeR-Cx_dXQA3U4oBbUBtYeKbW0RoCOVvw_wcB\"\u003eCS50\u003c/a\u003e, the intro to computer science course you\u0026#39;ve always wanted, available for free on the interwebz, and other ways of learning to code.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe documentary \u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shes_beautiful_when_shes_angry/\"\u003eShe\u0026#39;s Beautiful When She\u0026#39;s Angry\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhether\u003cem\u003e \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xppoy2veSP0\"\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eis secretly about climate change.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGet your shit together, global politics U R DRUNK. But the New York Times published a pretty \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies\"\u003einteresting long read\u003c/a\u003e about who Trump supporters are and you should read it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIs \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.snapchat.com/\"\u003eSnapchat\u003c/a\u003e a thing now? (tl;dr: no)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.shopify.co.za/\"\u003eShopify\u003c/a\u003e, the thing that lets you build an ecommerce business in, like, minutes.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2571232\"\u003eGoogle Fusion Tables\u003c/a\u003e, for data nerdz.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb/1467884873912/helicopter\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;800x1270\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;In the future, there will be HELICOPTERS FOR EVERYBODY! Except, you know, women.\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/577e2534b8a79b350eeffddb/1467884873912/helicopter?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;In the future, there will be HELICOPTERS FOR EVERYBODY! Except, you know, women.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\u0026quot;http://feedpress.me/10510/3846375.gif\u0026quot; height=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot; width=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;/\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"Futuristic","date_published":"2016-07-11T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/85842e4b-26f9-419f-9edd-a1982ce1dcf1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30392827,"duration_in_seconds":1859}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:575a84adb654f9b902f4aecf","title":"Distraction","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/48","content_text":"Important news: come write short stories with us over at Drippy Fun Times on Medium. We want your stories!In a conversation that sounds like it's fuelled by caffeine and PCP, Sam and Simon talk about why they're so distracted all the time. They debate why context switching is so bad for you, and whether there's anything we can do to focus more on what matters. Featuring a lot of talk about rats and strange music genres.Things we talk about:Every noise at once, where you too can learn about fun new genres like Strut, Vaporwave, Bubble Trance and Deep Happy Hardcore.Our new short story Medium collection, Drippy Fun Times, which means that Simon doesn't have to donate a Bitcoin to Donald Trump, yay! Also, COME WRITE STORIES WITH US.Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg (NOT by Karen Armstrong, woops).A NEW STUDY SHOWS that context switching lowers your IQ. Also, you should never believe anyone who says the words, \"a new study shows\".Where to put your thoughts while your brain is focusing on important things: the big Google Keep, Google Inbox, Evernote playoff.Google App Scripts are magic and you can throw away Excel now.Fuckoins, the new currency Simon and I are making. Kurzesagt's amazing video about how you're not what you think you are.CGP Grey on why your brain isn't, either.Momentum, a Chrome app that might help you focus.PS: if you live in Cape Town, Simon and I want to take you out for a beer. No, really. Tweet us at @simondingle or @greenhamsam to let us know you're keen and we'll find a time. BOOM. \n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86/1465550271736/ratpark\" data-image-dimensions=\"600x424\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"The famous \u0026amp;quot;Rat Park\u0026amp;quot; mentioned in this episode. Go check out the full comic by Stuart McMillen  over here . It's rad.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86/1465550271736/ratpark?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The famous \"Rat Park\" mentioned in this episode. Go check out the full comic by Stuart McMillen \u0026lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/rat-park/\"\u0026gt;over here\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;. It's rad.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\n  ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant news: come write short stories with us over at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/drippy-fun-times\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrippy Fun Times\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e on Medium. We want your stories!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a conversation that sounds like it's fuelled by caffeine and PCP, Sam and Simon talk about why they're so distracted all the time. They debate why context switching is so bad for you, and whether there's anything we can do to focus more on what matters. Featuring a lot of talk about rats and strange music genres.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://everynoise.com\"\u003eEvery noise at once\u003c/a\u003e, where you too can learn about fun new genres like Strut, Vaporwave, Bubble Trance and Deep Happy Hardcore.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOur new short story Medium collection,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/drippy-fun-times\"\u003eDrippy Fun Times\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003ewhich means that Simon doesn't have to donate a Bitcoin to Donald Trump, yay! Also, COME WRITE STORIES WITH US.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44905.Writing_Down_the_Bones\"\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Natalie Goldberg (NOT by Karen Armstrong, woops).\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://t.co/CXrDmsLLcq\"\u003eA NEW STUDY SHOWS \u003c/a\u003ethat context switching lowers your IQ. Also, you should never believe anyone who says the words, \"a new study shows\".\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhere to put your thoughts while your brain is focusing on important things: the big Google Keep, Google Inbox, Evernote playoff.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://developers.google.com/apps-script/\"\u003eGoogle App Scripts \u003c/a\u003eare magic and you can throw away Excel now.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFuckoins, the new currency Simon and I are making.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVmkDUkZT4\"\u003eKurzesagt's amazing video\u003c/a\u003e about how you're not what you think you are.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfYbgdo8e-8\"\u003eCGP Grey\u003c/a\u003e on why your brain isn't, either.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfknpbbblfpciffpaejjkokdgca?hl=en\"\u003eMomentum\u003c/a\u003e, a Chrome app that might help you focus.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePS: if you live in Cape Town, Simon and I want to take you out for a beer. No, really. Tweet us at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/simondingle\"\u003e@simondingle\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/greenhamsam\"\u003e@greenhamsam\u003c/a\u003e to let us know you're keen and we'll find a time. BOOM.\u003c/p\u003e \n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86/1465550271736/ratpark\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;600x424\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;The famous \u0026amp;quot;Rat Park\u0026amp;quot; mentioned in this episode. Go check out the full comic by Stuart McMillen  over here . It\u0026#39;s rad.\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/575a85b9859fd0d3e36e9d86/1465550271736/ratpark?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;The famous \u0026quot;Rat Park\u0026quot; mentioned in this episode. Go check out the full comic by Stuart McMillen \u0026lt;a target=\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/rat-park/\u0026quot;\u0026gt;over here\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;. It\u0026#39;s rad.\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/3574943.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"One thing at a time.","date_published":"2016-06-10T10:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/fbeb07b6-4e9c-4706-ac27-cfb7943aee7c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29374201,"duration_in_seconds":1795}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:574d4b78b09f953f29835d5a","title":"Real","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/47","content_text":"OMG GUYS LET'S WRITE SOME STORIESSimon and Sam challenge you all to a short story writing competition! All you need to do is write your story on Medium and post a link to it in the comments. We're going to make a collection on Medium. If we love your story we'll read a bit of it out loud on our next podcast. Do eeet! You have until next Tuesday. Whenever next Tuesday might be for you.In this very drippy episode, Sam and Simon consider whether we might be living in a video game. We talk about whole mind simulation, Rick \u0026amp; Morty, keeping it real, and debate whether or not humans might ever forget how plumbing works. Again.Things we talk about:Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life by Nick Lane.This article proving that we know nothing about how weight loss works.Wait But Why writing about Cryonics.The Playboy interview with Ray Kurzweil. Simon reads it for the articles.The philosophical brilliance of Rick \u0026amp; Morty.Whether Jake from Adventure Time is super-creepy.The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.The Dot Spot by Dorothy Black.Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom.J. G. Ballard books. All of them, but specifically Concrete Island.Two of the best short stories ever, \"The Last Question\" and \"The Last Answer\" by Isaac Asimov.\n  \n    “We aren’t fleshy bags of magic. We’re fleshy bags of bacteria.””\n  \n  — Simon Dingle\n\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOMG GUYS LET\u0026#39;S WRITE SOME STORIES\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon and Sam challenge you all to a short story writing competition!\u0026nbsp;All you need to do is write your story on \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/\"\u003eMedium\u003c/a\u003e and post a link to it in the comments. We\u0026#39;re going to make a collection on Medium. If we love your story we\u0026#39;ll read a bit of it out loud on our next podcast. Do eeet! You have until \u003cstrong\u003enext Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eWhenever next Tuesday might be for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this very drippy episode,\u0026nbsp;Sam and Simon consider whether we might be living in a video game. We talk about whole mind simulation, Rick \u0026amp; Morty, keeping it real, and debate whether or not humans might ever forget how plumbing works. Again.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\"\u003ePower, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Nick Lane.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/health/biggest-loser-weight-loss.html?_r=1\"\u003eThis article\u003c/a\u003e proving that we know nothing about how weight loss works.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWait But Why \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03/cryonics.html\"\u003ewriting about Cryonics\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePlayboy \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-ray-kurzweil\"\u003einterview with Ray Kurzweil\u003c/a\u003e. Simon reads it for the articles.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe philosophical brilliance of \u003cem\u003eRick \u0026amp; Morty.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhether Jake from \u003cem\u003eAdventure Time \u003c/em\u003eis super-creepy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319\"\u003eThe Four Agreements\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Don Miguel Ruiz.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.loot.co.za/product/dorothy-black-the-dot-spot/mhfd-3367-g760\"\u003eThe Dot Spot\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Dorothy Black.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Superintelligence-Dangers-Strategies-Nick-Bostrom/dp/0199678111\"\u003eSuperintelligence\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Nick Bostrom.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eJ. G. Ballard books. All of them, but specifically \u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Island-J-G-Ballard/dp/031242034X\"\u003eConcrete Island\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwo of the best short stories ever,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://multivax.com/last_question.html\"\u003e\u0026quot;The Last Question\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_AxwTK5W6b4aG9ZUVRVcnJMN2M/view\"\u003e\u0026quot;The Last Answer\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Isaac Asimov.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eWe aren’t fleshy bags of magic. We’re fleshy bags of bacteria.”\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Simon Dingle\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/hWFDHynfl1E?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/3486241.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Are you a simulation?","date_published":"2016-05-31T11:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/59589276-0270-4067-93eb-727ba19ca2f8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26497266,"duration_in_seconds":1616}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:56c2a882d210b85521c2cddf","title":"Generations","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/46","content_text":"Simon's back in London-town again where he's avoiding Sam's hugs, so we spoke on the internet about the weird way we classify humans into generations, and what makes this generation's work prospects different. Or maybe exactly the same.The definition of a \"Millennial\" (Sam speculates it has something to do with belly chains)Proof that old people have been complaining about young people forever Montage of Heck, that Kurt Cobain documentary Gen X's like Charles Bukowski's letter to John Martin about the lie of the 9 to 5Entrepreneurship without capital, and rent-seeking legislation that tries to stop itIs Bitcoin about to fail? Simon gives us an update.Octodad: Dadliest Catch - a game of deception and tentaclesConstruct 2 - an easy way for non-developers to make gamesOn Writing: Charles BukowskiSandman: Overture by Neil GaimanHITRECORD - Jason Gordon Levitt's new internet experiment ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon\u0026#39;s back in London-town again where he\u0026#39;s avoiding Sam\u0026#39;s hugs, so we spoke on the internet about the weird way we classify humans into generations, and what makes this generation\u0026#39;s work prospects different. Or maybe exactly the same.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe definition of a \u0026quot;Millennial\u0026quot; (Sam speculates it has something to do with belly chains)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://mentalfloss.com/article/52209/15-historical-complaints-about-young-people-ruining-everything\"\u003eProof\u003c/a\u003e that old people have been complaining about young people forever\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4229236/\"\u003eMontage of Heck,\u003c/a\u003e that Kurt Cobain documentary Gen X\u0026#39;s like\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/charles-bukowski-rails-against-9-to-5-jobs.html\"\u003eCharles Bukowski\u0026#39;s letter to John Martin\u003c/a\u003e about the lie of the 9 to 5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEntrepreneurship without capital, and rent-seeking legislation that tries to stop it\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIs Bitcoin about to fail? Simon gives us an update.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://octodadgame.com/octodad/dadliest-catch/\"\u003eOctodad: Dadliest Catch\u003c/a\u003e - a game of deception and tentacles\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.scirra.com/construct2\"\u003eConstruct 2\u003c/a\u003e - an easy way for non-developers to make games\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/On-Writing-Charles-Bukowski/dp/0062396005\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Writing: Charles Bukowski\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.vertigocomics.com/graphic-novels/the-sandman-overture-deluxe-edition\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSandman: Overture\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Neil Gaiman\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.hitrecord.org/\"\u003eHITRECORD\u003c/a\u003e - Jason Gordon Levitt\u0026#39;s new internet experiment\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657674.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Belly-chains and yoyos","date_published":"2016-02-22T14:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/b08ffee2-c0d7-43f6-8b55-9a689d7ebd71.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15883596,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:5641b95be4b067d513f50fb6","title":"Whatever","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/45","content_text":"The only thing we can be sure of is that we don't know anything. So, isn't it weird that everyone pretends to be so sure of what they're doing with their life when you meet them at a braai? This leads Sam and Simon down a conversation rabbit hole involving consciousness, language and how to train your washing machine.\"Screw Finding Your Passion\" - an excellent short read by Mark MansonThings boytjies talk about while they're grilling animal flesh over an open flameWaitButWhy on how Elon Musk does amazing thingsHow to answer the question, \"So, what do you do?\"SelfLife, the religion Simon's kid invented (which is super profound)Life in the Mediterranean, and why people live so long in the Blue ZonesEpicureanism's four principles of happiness (the \"Tetrapharmakos\") Mindfulness and the spectrum of consciousness your own brain is capable ofThe amazing interactive version of Nam Lee's story, \"The Boat\"Join the hunt to find out what happened to the refugee boat that went missing on the Mediterranean, Ghost BoatGoogle's open sourced machine learning project, TensorFlow, also, WTF is machine learning?Chomsky on how the brain learns grammarWelcome to your Brain by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          This is the washing machine you heard in the background of the episode. That's Simon on the left, Sam on the right, and a creepy demon child that's possessing Simon's flat on the floor. \n        \n\n\n  \n    “... ‘Not knowing’ is the whole fucking point. Life is all about not knowing, and then doing something anyway. All of life is like this. All of it. And it’s not going to get any easier just because you found out you love your job cleaning septic tanks or you scored a dream gig writing indie movies.”\n  \n  — Mark Manson\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe only thing we can be sure of is that we don't know anything. So, isn't it weird that everyone pretends to be so sure of what they're doing with their life when you meet them at a braai?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis leads Sam and Simon down a conversation rabbit hole involving consciousness, language and how to train your washing machine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://markmanson.net/passion\"\u003e\"Screw Finding Your Passion\"\u003c/a\u003e - an excellent short read by Mark Manson\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThings boytjies talk about while they're grilling animal flesh over an open flame\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWaitButWhy on \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html#1\"\u003ehow Elon Musk\u003c/a\u003e does amazing things\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to answer the question, \"So, what do you do?\"\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSelfLife, the religion Simon's kid invented (which is super profound)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLife in the Mediterranean, and why people live so long in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.bluezones.com/\"\u003eBlue Zones\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEpicureanism's \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.roadtoepic.com/the-tetrapharmakos-an-ancient-cure-for-modern-problems/\"\u003efour principles of happiness\u003c/a\u003e (the \"Tetrapharmakos\")\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMindfulness and the spectrum of consciousness your own brain is capable of\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe amazing interactive version of Nam Lee's story, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/\"\u003e\"The Boat\"\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eJoin the hunt to find out what happened to the refugee boat that went missing on the Mediterranean,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/ghostboat\"\u003eGhost Boat\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGoogle's open sourced machine learning project, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://googleblog.blogspot.co.za/2015/11/tensorflow-smarter-machine-learning-for.html\"\u003eTensorFlow\u003c/a\u003e, also, WTF is machine learning?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eChomsky on \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_grammar\"\u003ehow the brain learns grammar\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Your-Brain-Puzzles-Everyday/dp/1596915234\"\u003eWelcome to your Brain\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \u003cimg class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/5641c093e4b0e386da4b858b/1447149718422/washingmachine\" data-image-dimensions=\"600x338\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"This is the washing machine you heard in the background of the episode. That's Simon on the left, Sam on the right, and a creepy demon child that's possessing Simon's flat on the floor.\u0026amp;nbsp;\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5641c093e4b0e386da4b858b\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/5641c093e4b0e386da4b858b/1447149718422/washingmachine?format=1000w\" /\u003e\n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          \u003cp\u003eThis is the washing machine you heard in the background of the episode. That's Simon on the left, Sam on the right, and a creepy demon child that's possessing Simon's flat on the floor.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n        \n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003e... ‘Not knowing’ is the whole fucking point. Life is all about not knowing, and then doing something anyway. All of life is like this. All of it. And it’s not going to get any easier just because you found out you love your job cleaning septic tanks or you scored a dream gig writing indie movies.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Mark Manson\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657479.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We're sure we're not sure.","date_published":"2015-11-16T08:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/2d0bbabe-594a-4112-86cf-3290e3c3df49.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":13221372,"duration_in_seconds":1602}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:55d200e5e4b0ac7807b4ac14","title":"Omnivores","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/44","content_text":"Sam and Simon talk about food. Sam's trying a Soylent diet because Veganism is really hard. Simon thinks she's crazy and food is delicious. We talk about why yeast is fascinating, and Katy Perry's boobs. Warning: this episode might make you hungry.Stuff mentioned in this show:Soylent of the DIY variety Why it's hard to be a lazy veganPortlandia on the politics of ordering chicken in restaurantsThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanWhy mushrooms are bizarre and wonderfulWhere does yeast come from?A SBMC comic about our body's microfaunaMichiel Heynes and the untranslatability of the Afrikaans word fokGenesis Mining: now YOU TOO can become a mining mogulShapeshifter for swopping cryptocurrenciesOld Mutual Savings Monitor tells us exactly how broke South Africans areThe International (Dota2) and sportsing for geeksThe joy of Katy Perry GIFs \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          Photo : Zuidhof, MJ, et al. 2014 Poultry Science\n        \n\n\n  \n    “Don’t save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.”\n  \n  — Warren Buffet\n\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon talk about food. Sam's trying a Soylent diet because Veganism is really hard. Simon thinks she's crazy and food is delicious. We talk about why yeast is fascinating, and Katy Perry's boobs. Warning: this episode might make you hungry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuff mentioned in this show:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eSoylent of the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://diy.soylent.com\"\u003eDIY variety\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy it's hard to be a lazy vegan\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePortlandia on the politics of \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRHJlE4PGI\"\u003eordering chicken\u003c/a\u003e in restaurants\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/The-Omnivores-Dilemma-Michael-Pollan/dp/1594132054\"\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Michael Pollan\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy mushrooms are bizarre and wonderful\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/fungi/yeast-info.htm\"\u003eWhere does yeast come from?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA SBMC comic about our body's \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3820\"\u003emicrofauna\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.michielheyns.co.za/\"\u003eMichiel Heynes\u003c/a\u003e and the untranslatability of the Afrikaans word \u003cem\u003efok\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.genesis-mining.com/\"\u003eGenesis Mining\u003c/a\u003e: now YOU TOO can become a mining mogul\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://shapeshift.io/\"\u003eShapeshifter\u003c/a\u003e for swopping cryptocurrencies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.oldmutual.co.za/personal/financial-planning/old-mutual-savings-monitor/latest-results\"\u003eOld Mutual Savings Monitor\u003c/a\u003e tells us exactly how broke South Africans are\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA2jKAIe0i4\"\u003eThe International\u003c/a\u003e (Dota2) and sportsing for geeks\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe joy of \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.rsvlts.com/2014/01/22/katy-perry-gifs/\"\u003eKaty Perry GIFs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \u003cimg class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/55d202fee4b0232c1e4802d6/1439826688139/giant-chickens\" data-image-dimensions=\"600x347\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Photo : Zuidhof, MJ, et al. 2014 Poultry Science\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"55d202fee4b0232c1e4802d6\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/55d202fee4b0232c1e4802d6/1439826688139/giant-chickens?format=1000w\" /\u003e\n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto : Zuidhof, MJ, et al. 2014 Poultry Science\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n        \n\n\u003cfigure \u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eDon’t save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Warren Buffet\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1439826127387_10241\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657481.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Food.","date_published":"2015-08-18T13:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/a9298bea-4b20-45f5-bc23-28b8792bf475.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14109334,"duration_in_seconds":1680}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:55b73893e4b05e492e57be6b","title":"Mars","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/43","content_text":"One day all humanity is going to be wiped off the face of the planet. What do we do when it does? In this episode, Sam and Simon talk about getting to Mars, doomsday scenarios and the things we want to learn about the world before we all die.The Apple watch, and it's one rad feature (sending heartbeats).How Slack has finally killed email, through the superpower of PIVOTING.What are Bloom Filters, and What is Code, and how we should try to understand the lego blocks that make up our world.XKCD 505, and making computers out of rocks.Pluto is sexy. The science that got a camera there is even sexier.The giant tsunami that's going to wipe out the west of America, and how we can't seem to do anything about doomsday scenarios.The dozen different apps Simon uses to try to wrangle his to-do lists.What we'd do to get onto Mars-One.The Martian by Andy Weir, and Leo Laporte's wonderful interview with him.The Sunrise calendar app.The great Photoshop versus Sketch debate.Sam's new favourite podcast, Mortified podcast.Triggerfish's Storylab contest for screenwriters who want to make films about Africa. Which are sorely needed. Because Adam Sandler.\n  \n    “Physics. It will happen to you.”\n  \n  — Simon Dingle\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day all humanity is going to be wiped off the face of the planet. What do we do when it does? In this episode, Sam and Simon talk about getting to Mars, doomsday scenarios and the things we want to learn about the world before we all die.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.apple.com/watch/\"\u003eApple watch\u003c/a\u003e, and it\u0026#39;s one rad feature (sending heartbeats).\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://slack.com/\"\u003eSlack\u003c/a\u003e has finally killed email, through the superpower of PIVOTING.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/the-story/what-are-bloom-filters-1ec2a50c68ff\"\u003eWhat are Bloom Filters\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-paul-ford-what-is-code/\"\u003eWhat is Code\u003c/a\u003e, and how we should try to understand the lego blocks that make up our world.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://xkcd.com/505/\"\u003eXKCD 505\u003c/a\u003e, and making computers out of rocks.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/images/index.html\"\u003ePluto is sexy\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.wired.com/2015/07/pluto-new-horizons-2/\"\u003escience\u003c/a\u003e that got a camera there is even sexier.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one\"\u003egiant tsunami\u003c/a\u003e that\u0026#39;s going to wipe out the west of America,\u0026nbsp;and how we can\u0026#39;t seem to do anything about doomsday scenarios.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe dozen different apps Simon uses to try to wrangle his to-do lists.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat we\u0026#39;d do to get onto \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.mars-one.com/\"\u003eMars-One\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Martian \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003eby Andy Weir, and Leo Laporte\u0026#39;s wonderful \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjhRAvtQtQ\"\u003einterview\u003c/a\u003e with him.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://calendar.sunrise.am/\"\u003eSunrise calendar\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;app.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe great \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.photoshop.com/products/photoshop\"\u003ePhotoshop\u003c/a\u003e versus \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bohemiancoding.com/sketch/\"\u003eSketch\u003c/a\u003e debate.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSam\u0026#39;s new favourite podcast,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://getmortified.com/podcast/\"\u003eMortified\u003c/a\u003e podcast.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://triggerfishstudios.com/en/index.php/story-lab/\"\u003eTriggerfish\u0026#39;s Storylab contest\u003c/a\u003e for screenwriters who want to make films about Africa. Which are sorely needed. Because Adam Sandler.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003ePhysics. It will happen to you.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Simon Dingle\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657483.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Mars is a go.","date_published":"2015-07-28T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/ad9bd466-313d-42a0-9397-08be608c36d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15144057,"duration_in_seconds":1815}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:555c66eae4b08935b3a12ea6","title":"Vikings","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/42","content_text":"When we're less afraid to fail, we end up doing more radical stuff. Simon and Sam have a conversation about badassery, Mad Max, lady vikings, and what we can learn from companies that made giant epic failures. Also, you can find out what Simon would do if he had powers of invisibility.Stuff we talk about:Simon's podcast mistress, Binary (it's awesome, give it a listen)Anything You Want by Derek SiversFranschhoek Literary Festival and why traditional publishing is stupidSuper Friendship Arcade and awesome indie gamesGiant Google failures like Wave and GlassGiant Apple failures like the Newton, Maps and PingMad Max is the most bestest thing ever and it's making the MRA menz madMagic Leap is making something magical and we wish we knew what it wasBadass warrior women of history #ladydespotLizards that reproduce without man-lizards. The blogging platform Ghost  ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we\u0026#39;re less afraid to fail, we end up doing more radical stuff. Simon and Sam have a conversation about badassery, Mad Max,\u0026nbsp;lady vikings, and what we can learn from companies that made giant epic failures.\u0026nbsp;Also, you can find out what Simon would do if he had powers of invisibility.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff we talk about:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eSimon\u0026#39;s podcast mistress, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://binary.fm/\"\u003eBinary\u003c/a\u003e (it\u0026#39;s awesome, give it a listen)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://sivers.org/a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything You Want\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Derek Sivers\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFranschhoek Literary Festival and why traditional publishing is stupid\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/superfriendshiparcade\"\u003eSuper Friendship Arcade\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and awesome indie games\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGiant Google failures like Wave and Glass\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGiant Apple failures like the Newton, Maps and Ping\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEJnMQG9ev8\"\u003eMad Max\u003c/a\u003e is the most bestest thing ever and it\u0026#39;s \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://jezebel.com/the-new-mad-max-film-is-so-feminist-my-scrotum-killed-i-1705273679\"\u003emaking the MRA menz mad\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.magicleap.com/#/home\"\u003eMagic Leap\u003c/a\u003e is making something magical and we wish we knew what it was\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://aidanmoher.com/blog/featured-article/2013/05/we-have-always-fought-challenging-the-women-cattle-and-slaves-narrative-by-kameron-hurley/\"\u003eBadass warrior women of history\u003c/a\u003e #ladydespot\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.wired.com/2010/02/secrets-of-asexuality/\"\u003eLizards that reproduce without man-lizards\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe blogging platform \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ghost.org/\"\u003eGhost\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657485.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"When we're less afraid to fail, we end up doing more radical stuff. Simon and Sam have a conversation about badassery, Mad Max,\u0026nbsp;lady vikings, and what we can learn from companies that made…","date_published":"2015-05-21T16:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/8b118a06-55c8-4b18-be44-14a1c85c030c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12979292,"duration_in_seconds":1603}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:5552fbe3e4b01424fe4131fc","title":"Robotic","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/41","content_text":"We've reached the point where our technology speaks to us. But does that software have enough to say? When will we be able to build artificial intelligence with personality? And is everything getting more bland because the teams who make things are too big?These and many other questions go completely unanswered when Simon and Sam have a conversation about robotic personalities and constraints on our creativity. Things we talk about: Siri should be weirderAn online version of Jorge Luis Borges' Library of BabelWhy don't more artist types get involved with technologyThe best ever Twitter account, Horse eBooks (Sam knows it was fake but doesn't care)The movie HerBlack Mirror Season 2 Episode 1, \"Be Right Back\"Why the need for merchandising made Avengers: Age of Ultron so badBenedict Cumberbatch reading Kafka's Metamorphosis makes Sam's panties explodeAnother movie about robots with personality, Ex Machina What you can learn from film-makers about how to run your company betterRelated: how the principles of Agile programming can help you run your family better Assembly: a platform that helps to co-ordinate project-based virtual teamsTwo great dice-based games: StoryCubes and Zombie Dice\n  \n    “Twitter can fuck off.”\n  \n  — Sam\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe\u0026#39;ve reached the point where our technology speaks to us. But does that software have enough to say? When will we be able to build artificial intelligence with personality? And is everything getting more bland because the teams who make things are too big?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and many other questions go completely unanswered when Simon and Sam have a conversation about robotic personalities and constraints on our creativity.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings we talk about:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eSiri should be weirder\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn online version of Jorge Luis Borges\u0026#39; \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://libraryofbabel.info/index.html\"\u003eLibrary of Babel\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy don\u0026#39;t more artist types get involved with technology\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe best ever Twitter account, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_ebooks\"\u003eHorse eBooks\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(Sam knows it was fake but doesn\u0026#39;t care)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe movie\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c/em\u003e Season 2 Episode 1, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Right_Back_(Black_Mirror)\"\u003e\u0026quot;Be Right Back\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy the need for merchandising made\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/@sady_doyle/age-of-robots-how-marvel-is-killing-the-popcorn-movie-1e21b231f73a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvengers: Age of Ultron\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eso bad\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBenedict Cumberbatch \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007d9kj\"\u003ereading Kafka\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007d9kj\"\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003emakes Sam\u0026#39;s panties explode\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnother movie about robots with personality, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYGzRB4Pnq8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEx Machina\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat you can learn from film-makers about how to run your company better\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRelated: how the principles of Agile programming can help you \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_feiler_agile_programming_for_your_family?language=en\"\u003erun your family better\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://assembly.com/\"\u003eAssembly\u003c/a\u003e: a\u0026nbsp;platform that helps to co-ordinate project-based virtual teams\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTwo great dice-based games: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.storycubes.com/\"\u003eStoryCubes\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.sjgames.com/dice/zombiedice/\"\u003eZombie Dice\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eTwitter can fuck off.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Sam\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657487.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Of intelligence and constraints...","date_published":"2015-05-13T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/0e9b6f68-b485-4371-90de-f33eb12cda8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12553568,"duration_in_seconds":1491}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:5523ab5ae4b00f941ace26e7","title":"Workspace","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/40","content_text":"Is the space you're working in making you dumber? Or is that just one of many other excuses we tell ourselves about why we're not getting stuff done? Sam and Simon discuss workspaces and serendipity this week. Also, why Sam secretly wants to join the German navy (her reason involves existentialism, not seamen). Stuff mentioned in this episode:The magic of PrestikDoes having more light in a room make you more productive? Apparently it might make you more productive, but less creative.Shingy, AOL's ridiculous digital \"visionary\" who took the desk out of the CEO's office at AOLWhy Steve Jobs obsessed about where to build the bathrooms at PixarBarking Up the Wrong Tree on why having other people around might make you more productiveThe secret lives of bored German navy officesMike Rowe in a fascinating Ted Talk about Dirty JobsAmy Wrzesniewski's research indicating that how you feel whether your job is meaningful is probably more about you than about the actual job you're doingBrent Schlender's Becoming Steve Jobs and the cargo cult of SteveData-driven decision making versus following your gutThe incredible story about how one man became an accidental celebrity in China, which led to a chat about Sino Weibo and how social networks have lost the ability to foster serendipitous connections\n  \n    “You don’t follow your passion, you bring it with you.”\n  \n  — Lakey Peterson\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the space you\u0026#39;re working in making you dumber? Or is that just one of many other excuses we tell ourselves about why we\u0026#39;re not getting stuff done? Sam and Simon discuss workspaces and serendipity this week. Also, why Sam secretly wants to join the German navy (her reason involves existentialism, not seamen).\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe magic of \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bostik.co.za/products/stationery/prestik\"\u003ePrestik\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDoes having more light in a room make you more productive? \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.fastcodesign.com/3020888/evidence/why-creativity-thrives-in-the-dark\"\u003eApparently\u003c/a\u003e it might make you more productive, but less creative.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/17/crystal-ball-3\"\u003eShingy\u003c/a\u003e, AOL\u0026#39;s ridiculous digital \u0026quot;visionary\u0026quot; who took the desk out of the CEO\u0026#39;s office at AOL\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy Steve Jobs obsessed about \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-office-apple-pixar-2014-10\"\u003ewhere to build the bathrooms\u003c/a\u003e at Pixar\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/06/schedule/\"\u003eBarking Up the Wrong Tree\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;on why having other people around might make you more productive\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe secret lives of bored German navy offices\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMike Rowe in a \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs?language=en Mike Rowe\"\u003efascinating Ted Talk\u003c/a\u003e about Dirty Jobs\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions/201206/job-career-calling-key-happiness-and-meaning-work\"\u003eAmy Wrzesniewski\u0026#39;s research\u003c/a\u003e indicating that how you feel whether your job is meaningful is probably more about you than about the actual job you\u0026#39;re doing\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Steve-Jobs-Evolution-Visionary/dp/0804127794\"\u003eBrent Schlender\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Steve-Jobs-Evolution-Visionary/dp/0804127794\"\u003eBecoming Steve Jobs\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eand the cargo cult of Steve\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eData-driven decision making versus following your gut\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/how-i-became-a-minor-celebrity-in-china-after-my#.jeY9dX2Xg\"\u003eT\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/how-i-became-a-minor-celebrity-in-china-after-my#.jeY9dX2Xg\"\u003ehe incredible story\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;about how one man became an accidental celebrity in China, which led to a chat about\u0026nbsp;Sino Weibo and how social networks have lost the ability to foster serendipitous connections\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eYou don’t follow your passion, you bring it with you.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Lakey Peterson\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657489.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Is it your environment making you awesome?","date_published":"2015-04-11T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/3f1edd47-5b15-4242-b2c3-a32e1352c8ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15410386,"duration_in_seconds":1843}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:550fc68ee4b02bbdcb5898f4","title":"Shared","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/39","content_text":"A weird Meerkat experiment in which Sam and Simon try live-streaming their conversation, and discuss how we act differently when we're being observed. It's all very meta.Stuff mentioned in this episode:SxSW is happening, so expect new connected toilets any day nowActual meerkats, and why they're awesome, and why you should watch Meerkat Manor, a meerkat soap operaThe Hawthorne EffectSelfie sticksThe first rule of UX Design: \"Don't Make Me Think\" - hat-tip to Steve KrugHearthstoneSurgeon Simulator: the game, but more importantly, the videos of other people playing the gameSam's secret obsession with videos of people squeezing pimples (no link supplied, go Google it yourself YOU FREAKS)A 100 person LARP of Hamlet in DenmarkAfrikaBurn and ephemeral experiencesWhy Ideocracy is wrong and people are actually getting smarterSnapchat Discover and what this means for how news is changing (again)Timeline, Vox and cribnotes for the newsBlinkist, for 15 minute versions of non-fiction booksSlack: the email killer\n  \n    “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.”\n  \n  — Terry Pratchett\n\n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5/1427099163281/animal-naked-mole-rat_367992.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1800x1273\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Yet another picture of a naked mole rat. You know you wanted it.\u0026amp;amp;nbsp;\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5/1427099163281/animal-naked-mole-rat_367992.jpg?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Yet another picture of a naked mole rat. You know you wanted it.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657491.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eA weird \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://meerkatapp.co/\"\u003eMeerkat\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;experiment in which Sam and Simon try live-streaming their conversation, and discuss\u0026nbsp;how we act differently when we\u0026#39;re being observed. It\u0026#39;s all very meta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://sxsw.com/\"\u003eSxSW\u003c/a\u003e is happening, so expect new connected toilets any day now\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eActual meerkats, and why they\u0026#39;re awesome, and why you should watch \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765725/\"\u003eMeerkat Manor\u003c/a\u003e, a meerkat soap opera\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect\"\u003eThe Hawthorne Effect\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://theoatmeal.com/comics/selfie_stick\"\u003eSelfie sticks\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first rule of UX Design: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321344758\"\u003e\u0026quot;Don\u0026#39;t Make Me Think\u0026quot; \u003c/a\u003e- hat-tip to Steve Krug\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://us.battle.net/en/int?r=hearthstone\"\u003eHearthstone\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSurgeon Simulator: the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.surgeonsim.com/\"\u003egame\u003c/a\u003e, but more importantly, the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2F3ZWEEbF4\"\u003evideos\u003c/a\u003e of other people playing the game\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSam\u0026#39;s secret obsession with videos of people squeezing pimples\u0026nbsp;(no link supplied, go Google it yourself YOU FREAKS)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA 100 person \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/perchance-to-dream-larping-hamlet-at-the-real-castle-elsinore/387025/\"\u003eLARP of Hamlet\u003c/a\u003e in Denmark\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://afrikaburn.com/\"\u003eAfrikaBurn\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and ephemeral experiences\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://xkcd.com/603/\"\u003eIdeocracy\u003c/a\u003e is wrong and people are actually getting smarter\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://blog.snapchat.com/post/109302961090/introducing-discover\"\u003eSnapchat Discover\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and what this means for how news is changing (again)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timeline-news-in-context/id948867534?mt=8\"\u003eTimeline\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.vox.com/cardstacks\"\u003eVox\u003c/a\u003e and cribnotes for the news\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.blinkist.com/\"\u003eBlinkist\u003c/a\u003e, for 15 minute versions of non-fiction books\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://slack.com/\"\u003eSlack\u003c/a\u003e: the email killer\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eIt is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.\u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Terry Pratchett\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5/1427099163281/animal-naked-mole-rat_367992.jpg\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;1800x1273\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;Yet another picture of a naked mole rat. You know you wanted it.\u0026amp;amp;nbsp;\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550fce15e4b03f089fb9fca5/1427099163281/animal-naked-mole-rat_367992.jpg?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Yet another picture of a naked mole rat. You know you wanted it.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\u0026quot;http://feedpress.me/10510/2657491.gif\u0026quot; height=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot; width=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;/\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"Do you really wanna put it all out there, sunshine?","date_published":"2015-03-23T08:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/71b57928-c978-46a0-a127-63236b681c94.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14675314,"duration_in_seconds":1757}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:5501f4a7e4b0573761889619","title":"Transparent","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/38","content_text":"We all believe honesty is generally a good thing, right? But we all agree to keep secrets, whether for our country or for the company we work for. Sam and Simon think this is bullshit. Honesty surfaces data, and helps people to make better decisions.Except if there's an axe murderer coming to kill a member of your family. Then we think maybe lying isn't a terrible idea.In other news: hey, we launched a Patreon page! If you like what we do, we'd be grateful if you could support us. This will help us to create more betterer podcasts, and one day move into a room without a taxidermied duck in it.Stuff mentioned in this episode:The (blessedly quite boring) leak of South African spy cablesSpeculation about whether Julian Assange is still living in the Ecuadorian embassy (apparently he is)The Tor browser, which is a safer way to rummage around in the Internet's dirty underwearLying by Sam HarrisKant's idea of the categorical imperativeA post from Buffer's Joel Gascoigne about why they've embraced salary transparency in their businessMaverick by Ricardo SemlarThe UK's proposed amendment to the Small Business Bill, requiring companies to disclose gender pay-gap detailsSimon's wonderful piece lamenting the ways little boys are told they're not allowed to be like little girlsAn app that calculates your Lobola value (bride price)Be Not Content by William CraddockYou can now play Cards Against Humanity on the Internet - hoorah!Simon's new favourite podcast app, Overcast \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          Alfred the Goose of Terror. Look at the CLAWS on his WINGS.\n        \n\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe all believe honesty is generally a good thing, right? But we all agree to keep secrets, whether for our country or for the company we work for. Sam and Simon think this is bullshit. Honesty surfaces data, and helps people to make better decisions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept if there's an axe murderer coming to kill a member of your family. Then we think maybe lying isn't a terrible idea.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn other news\u003c/strong\u003e: hey, we launched a \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.patreon.com/takebacktheday\"\u003ePatreon\u003c/a\u003e page! If you like what we do, we'd be grateful if you could support us. This will help us to create more betterer podcasts, and one day move into a room without a taxidermied duck in it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/spy-cables-raise-south-africa-privacy-concerns-snowden-surveillance-guardian-150225161131481.html\"\u003eThe (blessedly quite boring) leak of South African spy cables\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpeculation about whether Julian Assange is still living in the Ecuadorian embassy \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.smh.com.au/world/swedish-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-wikileaks-founder-julian-assanges-appeal-against-rape-arrest-warrant-20150311-14152b.html\"\u003e(apparently he is)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en\"\u003eThe Tor browser\u003c/a\u003e, which is a safer way to rummage around in the Internet's dirty underwear\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Lying-Sam-Harris/dp/1940051002\"\u003eLying\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Sam Harris\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/5i.htm\"\u003eKant's idea of the categorical imperative\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://open.bufferapp.com/introducing-open-salaries-at-buffer-including-our-transparent-formula-and-all-individual-salaries/\"\u003eA post from Buffer's Joel Gascoigne\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;about why they've embraced salary transparency in their business\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Maverick-Success-Behind-Unusual-Workplace/dp/0446670553\"\u003eMaverick\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Ricardo Semlar\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe UK's \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d3c1651a-c42c-11e4-a949-00144feab7de.html#axzz3UCpWgJen\"\u003eproposed\u0026nbsp;amendment\u003c/a\u003e to the Small Business Bill, requiring companies to disclose gender pay-gap details\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSimon's \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/@simondingle/girls-aren-t-like-boys-6c18c45fa115\"\u003ewonderful piece\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;lamenting the ways little boys are told they're not allowed to be like little girls\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ads.app.lobolacalculator\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eAn app\u003c/a\u003e that calculates your Lobola value (bride price)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Be-Not-Content-Subterranean-Journal/dp/0984758550\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe Not Content\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by William Craddock\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYou can now play\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCards Against Humanity\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://cardsagainstoriginality.com/\"\u003eon the Internet\u003c/a\u003e - hoorah!\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSimon's new favourite podcast app, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/overcast-podcast-player/id888422857?mt=8\"\u003eOvercast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \n\n  \n    \n    \n      \n        \n          \n            \u003cimg class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550825ffe4b0761a0eed7270/1426597451006/alfred\" data-image-dimensions=\"900x895\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"Alfred the Goose of Terror. Look at the CLAWS on his WINGS.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"550825ffe4b0761a0eed7270\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/550825ffe4b0761a0eed7270/1426597451006/alfred?format=1000w\" /\u003e\n          \n        \n\n        \n        \n          \u003cp\u003eAlfred the Goose of Terror. Look at the CLAWS on his WINGS.\u003c/p\u003e\n        \n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/Z5ErKq4o4sQ?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657493.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Is honesty the best policy or the only one?","date_published":"2015-03-12T20:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/55222946-a929-483b-9e92-8936ce067565.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14242621,"duration_in_seconds":1703}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d23eebe4b02f39894b63d9","title":"Resolution","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/37","content_text":"This week we cast our doubts in the direction of resolutions and the underwhelming challenges that humans set themselves. Can we stick to our plans and what are ways to game our psychology and do the right things when we really have to? Part of the secret, we decide, is being disagreeable…Stuff mentioned in this episode:Dataclysm by Christian RudderThe year of the goatWaking Up by Sam HarrisThe golden quarterThe Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System by James RickardsSteven LevittCapital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, Arthur GoldhammerAntifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Internet Archive’s Software Library of MS-DOS GamesIncredipedeFreedom Wars","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis week we cast our doubts in the direction of resolutions and the underwhelming challenges that humans set themselves. Can we stick to our plans and what are ways to game our psychology and do the right things when we really have to? Part of the secret, we decide, is being disagreeable…\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://dataclysm.org/\"\u003eDataclysm\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Christian Rudder\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_%28zodiac%29\"\u003eThe year of the goat\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.samharris.org/waking-up\"\u003eWaking Up\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Sam Harris\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://aeon.co/magazine/science/why-has-human-progress-ground-to-a-halt/\"\u003eThe golden quarter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18114198-the-death-of-money\"\u003eThe Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby James Rickards\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Levitt\"\u003eSteven Levitt\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18736925-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century\"\u003eCapital in the Twenty-First Century\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile\"\u003eAntifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Internet Archive’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games\"\u003eSoftware Library of MS-DOS Games\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.incredipede.com/\"\u003eIncredipede\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/freedom-wars-psvita/\"\u003eFreedom Wars\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657495.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"How to win when we can't stick to anything.","date_published":"2015-01-12T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/205997c5-1287-4af9-9154-fe125078ccd8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16428184,"duration_in_seconds":2040}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d24014e4b0bdc62013b0d0","title":"Mindful","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/36","content_text":"Sam and Simon get together in one of South Africa’s oldest theatres to discuss mindfulness and being present in the shit that you’re doing while you’re doing it.Stuff mentioned in this show:Mindball – the lack of thinking game thing.Sam Harris’s talk about Free Will at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in 2012.The Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett.Korea.Leo Laporte’s awesome interview with Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, on Triangulation.Radiolab’s amazing Decoding the Void episode.Why Nations Fail by by Daron Acemoğlu, James Robinson.Evernote Context.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam and Simon get together in one of South Africa’s oldest theatres to discuss mindfulness and being present in the shit that you’re doing while you’re doing it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuff mentioned in this show:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.mindball.se/\"\u003eMindball\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– the lack of thinking game thing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM3raA1EwrI\"\u003eSam Harris’s talk about Free Will\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in 2012.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11389875-edge-of-eternity\"\u003eThe Edge of Eternity\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Ken Follett.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKorea.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLeo Laporte’s awesome\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://player.fm/series/triangulation-mp3-60/triangulation-170-phil-libin-part-ii\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;interview with Phil Libin\u003c/a\u003e, CEO of Evernote, on Triangulation.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRadiolab’s amazing\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.radiolab.org/story/anesthesia/\"\u003eDecoding the Void\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;episode.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12158480-why-nations-fail\"\u003eWhy Nations Fail\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;by Daron Acemoğlu, James Robinson.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2014/10/02/context-work-enriched-smartest-minds/\"\u003eEvernote Context\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657497.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Being present as you do what you do.","date_published":"2014-12-05T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/67ec3582-53ee-43ec-8198-3e94973dcc8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":13886156,"duration_in_seconds":1722}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d24075e4b09fd8a1775c33","title":"Oxytocin","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/35","content_text":"Why do we trust people and what makes them trust us? Is it a magical process of magicness or a flow of chemicals we can control once we understand it? After a long hiatus, Sam and Simon decided to have another conversation on the internet about the things that make us trust and how to work with or against them…Stuff mentioned in this episode:The Moral Molecule: the new science of what makes us good or evil by Paul J ZakThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe elephant and the rider thing, part of the Happiness HypothesisOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodCrash Course  by John GreeneSlate’s Working podcast.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we trust people and what makes them trust us? Is it a magical process of magicness or a flow of chemicals we can control once we understand it? After a long hiatus, Sam and Simon decided to have another conversation on the internet about the things that make us trust and how to work with or against them…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19801891-the-moral-molecule?utm_medium=api\u0026amp;amp;utm_source=blog_book%22%3EThe%20Moral%20Molecule:%20the%20new%20science%20of%20what%20makes%20us%20good%20or%20evil\"\u003eThe Moral Molecule: the new science of what makes us good or evil\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Paul J Zak\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Daniel Kahneman\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe elephant and the rider thing, part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happiness_Hypothesis\"\u003eHappiness Hypothesis\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46756.Oryx_and_Crake\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Margaret Atwood\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse\"\u003eCrash Course\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Green_(author)\"\u003eJohn Greene\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/life/working/2014/10/working_slate_s_new_podcast_on_how_americans_do_their_jobs.html\"\u003eSlate’s Working podcast\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657499.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Why do we trust and can we control it?","date_published":"2014-11-04T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/b071fde5-5bac-405e-b86a-6427df504784.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16761716,"duration_in_seconds":2081}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d240b8e4b052944b15698b","title":"Connections","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/34","content_text":"Sam is in the USA. She met Barack Obama. Yes, that one. And we’re not even joking. In this episode we look at the connections people share with other people and how astonishingly useful they can be.The president of the galaxy – who Sam met.Beginner’s Mind.Six degrees of Kevin Bacon.Essentialism by Greg McKeown.Fuck it by John Parkin.Awesome Tapes from Africa – for discovering obscure but awesome music.Trello – for organising all the things.Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull.Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam is in the USA. She met Barack Obama. Yes, that one. And we’re not even joking. In this episode we look at the connections people share with other people and how astonishingly useful they can be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/barackobama\"\u003epresident of the galaxy\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– who Sam met.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin\"\u003eBeginner’s Mind\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon\"\u003eSix degrees of Kevin Bacon\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077875-essentialism\"\u003eEssentialism\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Greg McKeown.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16024912-fuck-it?from_search=true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuck it\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by John Parkin.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.awesometapes.com/\"\u003eAwesome Tapes from Africa\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– for discovering obscure but awesome music.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://trello.com/simondingle/recommend\"\u003eTrello\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– for organising all the things.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077903-creativity-inc\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreativity Inc.:\u0026nbsp;Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Ed Catmull.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6759.Infinite_Jest\"\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby David Foster Wallace.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657501.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The surprisingly useful connections people share.","date_published":"2014-08-07T16:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/63bc6596-defc-4dbc-9f50-6f6bb0dbe136.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":13237689,"duration_in_seconds":1641}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d240fce4b0cdda72d469f0","title":"Quit","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/33","content_text":"Just quit. You know what we’re talking about – that job you hate… the relationship that’s tanking. Just stop. Say no. Follow Sam’s example and give it up.The many change-proofing systems surrounding cognitive dissonance.The super-smart Daniel Kahneman.The Bassline.Failure is not a cause for celebration.Thingful – find anything in the world that is also on the internet.Apple’s new Swift programming language.The secret cottage Simon doesn’t want you to know about so he can go there whenever he wants.Fuck: An Irreverent History of the F-Word by Rufus Lodge.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust quit. You know what we’re talking about – that job you hate… the relationship that’s tanking. Just stop. Say no. Follow Sam’s example and\u0026nbsp;give it up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe many change-proofing systems surrounding\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance\"\u003ecognitive dissonance\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe super-smart\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahneman\"\u003eDaniel Kahneman\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bassline.co.za/\"\u003eThe Bassline\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140522214006-21564708-failure-is-not-a-cause-for-celebration\"\u003eFailure is not a cause for celebration\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://thingful.net/\"\u003eThingful\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– find anything in the world that is also on the internet.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eApple’s new\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://developer.apple.com/swift/\"\u003eSwift\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;programming language.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe secret cottage Simon doesn’t want you to know about so he can go there whenever he wants.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.harpercollins.com/9780007522002/fuck-an-irreverent-history-of-the-f-word\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuck: An Irreverent History of the F-Word\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Rufus Lodge.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657503.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"You know it's not working. So stop.","date_published":"2014-06-08T16:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/8723268a-9d0e-420e-a09b-4b61ed3bd436.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":13462720,"duration_in_seconds":1669}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d24156e4b01036e3c67785","title":"Motions","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/32","content_text":"Do you need an idea before you create something, or does going through the motions of creating something precede the idea? Sam and Simon reach some conclusions.Stuff mentioned in this episode:Slate’s podcasts, including Gabfest.Stephen King’s On Writing: A memoir of the craft, again.Salmon-wrestling in the Yemen, our smart friend Jono’s comic.Derek Sivers and his book, Anything you want.Zombie Dice.Paper by FiftyThree.A picture of Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin.Party Monster.Afrika Burn where Sam spoke to god and Simon saw some fire.How Sound – the backstory to great radio storytelling.The largest vocabulary in hip hop.Undercurrent – the organisation Sam referred to.  \n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa/1423065619817/MacaulayCulkin\" data-image-dimensions=\"634x613\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"    Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa/1423065619817/MacaulayCulkin?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61/1423065764343/popeye\" data-image-dimensions=\"1024x683\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"    And Popeye. Not so full of iron.\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61/1423065764343/popeye?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;And Popeye. Not so full of iron.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657505.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDo you need an idea before you create something, or does going through the motions of creating something precede the idea? Sam and Simon reach some conclusions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlate’s\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003epodcasts\u003c/a\u003e, including Gabfest.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eStephen King’s\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing\"\u003eOn Writing: A memoir of the craft\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eagain.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://salmonwrestling.tumblr.com/\"\u003eSalmon-wrestling in the Yemen\u003c/a\u003e, our smart friend Jono’s comic.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://sivers.org/\"\u003eDerek Sivers\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and his book,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11878168-anything-you-want\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything you want\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.sjgames.com/dice/zombiedice/\"\u003eZombie Dice\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.fiftythree.com/paper\"\u003ePaper by FiftyThree\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA picture of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://imgur.com/VY5qwQ1\"\u003eMacaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320244/\"\u003eParty Monster\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.afrikaburn.com/\"\u003eAfrika Burn\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;where Sam spoke to god and Simon saw some fire.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://howsound.org/\"\u003eHow Sound\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– the backstory to great radio storytelling.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://rappers.mdaniels.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/\"\u003eThe largest vocabulary in hip hop\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.undercurrent.com/\"\u003eUndercurrent\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– the organisation Sam referred to.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa/1423065619817/MacaulayCulkin\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;634x613\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;    Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24204e4b0c5340ae6dafa/1423065619817/MacaulayCulkin?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;Macaulay Culkin wearing a t-shirt with a picture of Ryan Gosling wearing a t-shirt that has a picture of Macaulay Culkin\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61/1423065764343/popeye\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;1024x683\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;    And Popeye. Not so full of iron.\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54d24268e4b081a6640b0e61/1423065764343/popeye?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n      \u0026lt;p\u0026gt; \u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;strong\u0026gt;And Popeye. Not so full of iron.\u0026lt;/strong\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\u0026quot;http://feedpress.me/10510/2657505.gif\u0026quot; height=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot; width=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;/\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"Do ideas come before doing? Really?","date_published":"2014-05-13T17:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/049e8813-f261-4257-ba12-27c5921f3e0b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":13878384,"duration_in_seconds":1721}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d30bc7e4b0b989938ad4b7","title":"Auto-Mate","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/31","content_text":"In this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting computers to do and say things for you, so you don’t have to.Stuff mentioned in this episode:Buffer and the act of being current you in the future world.The story of Pia Farrenkopf who may have died in her car a long time ago.Storify and letting computers tell your stories for you.Dashlane – the password manager.StoryWorth – get people to tell you stuff.If This, Then That – a really good way to make computers do stuff for you.Pushbullet – receive messages when stuff happens.The graphic novel version of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower.The new Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey with Neil deGrasse Tyson.Perloo – a strange game.2048, the math game.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting computers to do and say things for you, so you don’t have to.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://bufferapp.com/\"\u003eBuffer\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and the act of being current you in the future world.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/11/pia-farrenkopf-died-2008-voted-2010_n_4942086.html\"\u003eThe story of Pia\u0026nbsp;Farrenkopf\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;who may have died in her car a long time ago.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://storify.com/\"\u003eStorify\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and letting computers tell your stories for you.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.dashlane.com/\"\u003eDashlane\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– the password manager.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.storyworth.com/\"\u003eStoryWorth\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– get people to tell you stuff.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ifttt.com/\"\u003eIf This, Then That\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– a really good way to make computers do stuff for you.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.pushbullet.com/\"\u003ePushbullet\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– receive messages when stuff happens.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe graphic novel version of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://stephenking.com/darktower/comic/\"\u003eStephen King’s\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://stephenking.com/darktower/comic/\"\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe new\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.cosmosontv.com/\"\u003eCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/neiltyson\"\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://perloogame.com/\"\u003ePerloo\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– a strange game.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.2048tile.co/\"\u003e2048\u003c/a\u003e, the math game.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657507.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Get computers to do stuff for you.","date_published":"2014-04-23T07:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/c31e728b-69b4-49ba-86e6-e9a7f45e1362.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15417774,"duration_in_seconds":1867}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d30c2ee4b08b02e2504093","title":"Measurebation","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/30","content_text":"You may have figured out how to get data about stuff, but that doesn’t make it important. Or does it? This week Sam and Simon discuss tracking things, the value of conferences and some other stuff too…Stuff discussed in this conversation:NOT Sam’s life.Good Morning in Stockholm – probably Simon’s favourite conference.Design Indaba, which is not being attended by either of us.Marissa Mayer with her fabulous clothes and massive, data-driven brain.Rory Sutherland and the cult of measurebation.Fitbit that Simon pretends to draw data insights from.Her – an amazing movie about technology getting creepy.Ray Kurzweil with his massive brain.Evernote’s Post-It integration that Sam uses to catalogue her entire life.Flappy Braille – in which you can play Flappy Birds in your browser’s address bar.Sarien where you can play classic adventure games.We don’t sell saddles here by Stewart Butterfield – who is also responsible for Slack.How much my novel cost me by Emily Gould.Mark Andreessen‘s predictions for the news industry.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may have figured out how to get data about stuff, but that doesn’t make it important. Or does it? This week Sam and Simon discuss tracking things, the value of conferences and some other stuff too…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuff discussed in this conversation:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNOT Sam’s life.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://goodmorning.se/\"\u003eGood Morning\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;in Stockholm – probably Simon’s favourite conference.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.designindaba.com/\"\u003eDesign Indaba\u003c/a\u003e, which is not being attended by either of us.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marissa_Mayer\"\u003eMarissa Mayer\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;with her fabulous clothes and massive, data-driven brain.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ted.com/speakers/rory_sutherland.html\"\u003eRory Sutherland\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and the cult of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=measurebation\"\u003emeasurebation\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.fitbit.com/\"\u003eFitbit\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that Simon pretends to draw data insights from.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/\"\u003eHer\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– an amazing movie about technology getting creepy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil\"\u003eRay Kurzweil\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;with his massive brain.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://blog.evernote.com/blog/2013/09/26/evernote-and-post-itr-notes-partner-to-give-your-favorite-paper-product-a-digital-life/\"\u003eEvernote’s Post-It integration\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that Sam uses to catalogue her entire life.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFlappy Braille – in which\u0026nbsp;you can play Flappy Birds in your browser’s address bar.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://sarien.net/\"\u003eSarien\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;where you can play classic adventure games.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/medium-long/4c59524d650d\"\u003eWe don’t sell saddles here\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/stewart\"\u003eStewart Butterfield\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– who is also responsible for\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://slack.com/\"\u003eSlack\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/debt-ridden/35d7c8aec846\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow much my novel cost me\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/EmilyGould\"\u003eEmily Gould\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://twitter.com/pmarca\"\u003eMark Andreessen\u003c/a\u003e‘s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.wired.com/business/2014/02/big-boom-news-change-read/\"\u003epredictions for the news industry\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657509.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Beware what you measure...","date_published":"2014-03-03T06:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/02efe56f-329d-4f56-b911-6cb60c15ae11.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15764988,"duration_in_seconds":1910}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54d30ca4e4b04ea9b330f409","title":"Pointless","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/29","content_text":"The dichotomy of productivity is that you have to spend a lot of time doing nothing in order to do other stuff well. In this conversation Sam and Simon explore the quest for pointless activities. Stuff mentioned in this episode:The ridiculous cost of sportses, and how it impedes our progress as a species.Bertrand Russell, who had a lot to say about doing nothing.The Pomodoro Technique.The 4-hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss.The elephant and rider problem from the Happiness Hypothesis.Freedom for Productivity, which keeps Sam off the internets when she needs to do stuff.Mihály Csíkszentmihályi‘s Flow psychology.Hemingway – Simon’s new favourite writing tool.George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language.The Count Censored.Nyancoin – our new official currency. And Dogecoin. Because Homestar Runner.Momentum for Chrome.Slaan daardie slang.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dichotomy of productivity is that you have to spend a lot of time doing nothing in order to do other stuff well. In this conversation Sam and Simon explore the quest for pointless activities.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe ridiculous\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/most-expensive-olympics-ever-sochi-charts\"\u003ecost of sportses\u003c/a\u003e, and how it impedes our progress as a species.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell\"\u003eBertrand Russell\u003c/a\u003e, who had a lot to say about doing nothing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique\"\u003ePomodoro Technique\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/\"\u003e4-hour Work Week\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Timothy Ferriss.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe elephant and rider problem from the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happiness_Hypothesis\"\u003eHappiness Hypothesis\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://macfreedom.com/\"\u003eFreedom\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for Productivity, which keeps Sam off the internets when she needs to do stuff.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi\"\u003eMihály Csíkszentmihályi\u003c/a\u003e‘s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)\"\u003eFlow psychology\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://hemingwayapp.com/\"\u003eHemingway\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– Simon’s new favourite writing tool.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGeorge Orwell’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)\"\u003ePolitics and the English Language\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM\"\u003eThe Count Censored\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nyancoin.org/\"\u003eNyancoin\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– our new official currency. And\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://dogecoin.com/\"\u003eDogecoin\u003c/a\u003e. Because\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.homestarrunner.com/\"\u003eHomestar Runner\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfknpbbblfpciffpaejjkokdgca?hl=en\"\u003eMomentum for Chrome\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELRFT6Eedw\"\u003eSlaan daardie slang\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe allowfullscreen src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/B-Wd-Q3F8KM\" width=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657511.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Doing necessary things well.","date_published":"2014-02-14T06:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/4f7b7aa4-8767-40ca-bd55-fafb15ebff59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15921506,"duration_in_seconds":1930}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edeaf7e4b0666a3b7dcef3","title":"Sport","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/28","content_text":"According to your parents, you can do anything. This sort of over-compensating encouragement presents a number of challenges for adults doing stuff in the world. Sam and Simon discuss this and other things.Stuff mentioned in this conversation:Google’s gay doodle.Sherlock.Carol S. Dweck.Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin.NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.Benjamin McLane Spock.Vladimir Putin.Krav Maga.Sochi’s hotel disaster.Mitchell and Webb’s Football, Football, Football and also Peep Show.Zen Pencils.Slack: Be less busy.22seven for Android.Buzzfeed.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to your parents, you can do anything. This sort of over-compensating encouragement presents a number of challenges for adults doing stuff in the world. Sam and Simon discuss this and other things.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this conversation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGoogle’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.google.com/doodles/2014-winter-olympics\"\u003egay doodle\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/\"\u003eSherlock\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Dweck\"\u003eCarol S. Dweck\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4485966-talent-is-overrated\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTalent is Overrated\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Geoff Colvin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6496815-nurtureshock\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNurtureShock: New Thinking About Children\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock\"\u003eBenjamin McLane Spock\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.freakingnews.com/Vladimir-Putin-Russian-Bear-Wrestling-Pictures-100298.asp\"\u003eVladimir Putin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga\"\u003eKrav Maga\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552200/Welcome-Sochi-Journalists-horror-finding-hotels-awash-stray-dogs-brown-water-bugs-no-lightbulbs-days-ahead-Games.html\"\u003eSochi’s hotel disaster\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMitchell and Webb’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uOgyBK1c\"\u003eFootball, Football, Football\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and also\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387764/\"\u003ePeep Show\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://zenpencils.com/\"\u003eZen Pencils\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://slack.com/\"\u003eSlack: Be less busy\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twentytwoseven.android\"\u003e22seven for Android\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/\"\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/VF_uOgyBK1c?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657513.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Thinking you're bad can make you good...","date_published":"2014-02-09T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/4b59bc2a-e7d7-4c36-887a-f9c45444a775.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15048818,"duration_in_seconds":1821}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edebfee4b0c5c6b2adf51b","title":"Magic","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/27","content_text":"Does the world happen to you or do you happen to the world? In this week’s conversation Sam and Simon ponder the power of stories and how what we tell ourselves not only affects us, but the people around us too. It’s all science, and very magical…Stuff mentioned in this conversation:The Mindscape of Alan Moore.The flâneur pops up again.The disputed history of the suit.‘The Secret’ – one of those books that doesn’t deserve a link. Because woo bullshit.David McRaney’s You Are Not So Smart blog. Again.Kevin Smith’s Smodcast endeavour and the Fat Man on Batman episode with Grant Morrison.Todoist – Sam’s favourite todo-list thingy.Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon on the legacy of Buffy.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes the world happen to you or do you happen to the world? In this week’s conversation Sam and Simon ponder the power of stories and how what we tell ourselves not only affects us, but the people around us too. It’s all science, and very magical…\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this conversation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mindscape_of_Alan_Moore\"\u003eThe Mindscape of Alan Moore\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe f\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%A2neur\"\u003elâneur\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;pops up again.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe disputed history of\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suit_(clothing)#History\"\u003ethe suit\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e‘The Secret’ – one of those books that doesn’t deserve a link. Because woo bullshit.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDavid McRaney’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://youarenotsosmart.com/\"\u003eYou Are Not So Smart blog\u003c/a\u003e. Again.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKevin Smith’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://smodcast.com/\"\u003eSmodcast\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;endeavour and the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://smodcast.com/episodes/grant-morrison-bat-bard/\"\u003eFat Man on Batman episode with Grant Morrison\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://todoist.com/\"\u003eTodoist\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– Sam’s favourite todo-list thingy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01npy3r\"\u003eNeil Gaiman and Joss Whedon on the legacy of Buffy\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/rZXoinYCReE?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657515.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Does the world happen to you or do you happen to the world?","date_published":"2014-01-27T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/f08eba17-5d45-4804-ac07-837b4626a882.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15766706,"duration_in_seconds":1910}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edecb9e4b0d65dc01a1eb0","title":"Why","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/26","content_text":"Why do we do things? And when we’ve done them, why must we share them? These seem like trivial questions because they probably are, but Sam and Simon must discuss. And share.Stuff mentioned in this conversation:HubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator.Sam’s blog-type thing.Simon’s un-blog on Medium.David McRaney’s very successful blog.Kurt Vonnegut, but actually David Foster Wallace.‘O Superman’ by Laurie Anderson.Cobook.How sleep clears all the shit out your brain.Segmented sleep.Richard Mulholland’s blog post about Creatives.\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do we do things? And when we’ve done them, why must we share them? These seem like trivial questions because they probably are, but Sam and Simon must discuss. And share.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this conversation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.hubspot.com/blog-topic-generator\"\u003eHubSpot’s Blog Topic Generator\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://ecclecti.ca/\"\u003eSam’s blog-type thing\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/@simondingle\"\u003eSimon’s un-blog on Medium\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://youarenotsosmart.com/\"\u003eDavid McRaney’s very successful blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut\"\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c/a\u003e, but actually\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace\"\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e‘\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Superman\"\u003eO Superman’ by Laurie Anderson\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://cobook.co/\"\u003eCobook\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/october2013/10282013clear.htm\"\u003eHow sleep clears all the shit out your brain\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep\"\u003eSegmented sleep\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.richardmulholland.co.za/blog/its-an-adjective-stupid/\"\u003eRichard Mulholland’s blog post about Creatives\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/0hhm0NHhCBg?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/w5R8gduPZw4?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657517.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Why do we do things?","date_published":"2014-01-20T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/393837e5-a479-4cc5-8df0-29004c00526f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":14702090,"duration_in_seconds":1777}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54eded6ee4b0165bdd08fe58","title":"Subsist","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/25","content_text":"Money, and the stories we tell ourselves about it and everything else around us, is the focus of conversation this week.Stuff mentioned in this conversation:Bitcoin and Simon’s Bitcoin article.Mark Boyle, the Moneyless Man and an interview with him.La Digue island in the Seychelles.You Are Now Less Dumb by David McRaney.Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely.Nassim Taleb, the Twitter curmudgeon.The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall.David Blaine’s Real or Magic.The Renamer.\n  \n    “The three most harmful addictions are heroin,carbohydrates, and a monthly salary. ”\n  \n  — Maybe Nassim Taleb\n\n\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoney, and the stories we tell ourselves about it and everything else around us, is the focus of conversation this week.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this conversation:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bitcoin.org/\"\u003eBitcoin\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://medium.com/binary-times/6342cceeaf96\"\u003eSimon’s Bitcoin article\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Boyle_(Moneyless_Man)\"\u003eMark Boyle\u003c/a\u003e, the Moneyless Man and an\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.shareable.net/blog/interview-with-the-moneyless-man\"\u003einterview with him\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.ladigue.sc/\"\u003eLa Digue\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;island in the Seychelles.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16101143-you-are-now-less-dumb\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Are Now Less Dumb\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;David McRaney.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1713426.Predictably_Irrational\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePredictably Irrational\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Dan Ariely.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb\"\u003eNassim Taleb\u003c/a\u003e, the Twitter curmudgeon.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12743473-the-storytelling-animal\"\u003eThe Storytelling Animal\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Jonathan Gottschall.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://davidblaine.com/video/real-or-magic/\"\u003eDavid Blaine’s Real or Magic\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.therenamer.com/\"\u003eThe Renamer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cfigure \u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#147;\u003c/span\u003eThe three most harmful addictions are heroin,carbohydrates, and a monthly salary. \u003cspan\u003e\u0026#148;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e\u0026mdash; Maybe Nassim Taleb\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/OVB-5Br5pVU?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/RAiWABRx9tM?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657519.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Money, and the stories we tell ourselves...","date_published":"2014-01-12T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/c18396b9-1971-4299-96dd-6954ffbaa8cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16205929,"duration_in_seconds":1965}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edee33e4b035a09db339c0","title":"Resolutions","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/24","content_text":"Will making a resolution take you anywhere except sad? In our first episode of 2014 Sam and Simon look at resolutions and routines, getting smarter with who you are so you can find the best way to work. Happy new year Stuff we mentioned in this episode:How we spend our days is how we spend our lives on Brain Pickings.Nassim Taleb’s Antifragile.Automattic.King of Tokyo and Richard Garfield.The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton.The Pylon Appreciation Society.Workflowy.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill making a resolution take you anywhere except sad? In our first episode of 2014 Sam and Simon look at resolutions and routines, getting smarter with who you are so you can find the best way to work. Happy new year\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff we mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/06/07/annie-dillard-the-writing-life-1/\"\u003eHow we spend our days is how we spend our lives\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;on Brain Pickings.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNassim Taleb’s\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13530973-antifragile\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntifragile\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://automattic.com/\"\u003eAutomattic\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo\"\u003eKing of Tokyo\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garfield\"\u003eRichard Garfield\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Pleasures_and_Sorrows_of_Work.html?id=LF4E-FqjiywC\u0026amp;redir_esc=y\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures and Sorrows of Work\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Alain de Botton.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.pylons.org/\"\u003eThe Pylon Appreciation Society\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://workflowy.com/\"\u003eWorkflowy\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657521.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Do new year resolutions work?","date_published":"2014-01-05T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/ba3b9248-f0ec-446b-a2e1-e5fb35408531.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":14276026,"duration_in_seconds":1724}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edeea4e4b08f2aaf4965da","title":"Right","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/23","content_text":"Doing what’s right can be difficult when the world is offering you easy rewards for doing the wrong thing. This week Sam and Simon remember Nelson Mandela in their discussion of sticking to your guns, turning enemies into partners and just plain doing the right thing.Stuff mentioned in this episode:Al Jazeera English – online news streaming with no strings attached.Nelson Mandela. Our mascot for doing what’s right.We mentioned Jarred Diamond. Again. For writing The World Until Yesterday.The Fox and the Flies by Charles van Onselen.Bjork’s explanation of how television works.Isabella Rossellini’s Green Porno.GTA V.Summoner Wars. So good. And Richard Mulholland for introducing us to it.Fortune and Glory.King of Tokyo and Richard Garfield.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoing what’s right can be difficult when the world is offering you easy rewards for doing the wrong thing. This week Sam and Simon remember Nelson Mandela in their discussion of sticking to your guns, turning enemies into partners and just plain doing the right thing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.aljazeera.com/\"\u003eAl Jazeera English\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;– online news streaming with no strings attached.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela\"\u003eNelson Mandela\u003c/a\u003e. Our mascot for doing what’s right.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWe mentioned Jarred Diamond. Again. For writing\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15766601-the-world-until-yesterday\"\u003eThe World Until Yesterday\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/901234.The_Fox_And_The_Flies\"\u003eThe Fox and the Flies\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby\u0026nbsp;Charles van Onselen.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y\"\u003eBjork’s explanation of how television works\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/greenporno\"\u003eIsabella Rossellini’s Green Porno\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://rockstargames.com/v\"\u003eGTA V\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.plaidhatgames.com/games/summoner-wars\"\u003eSummoner Wars\u003c/a\u003e. So good. And\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.richardmulholland.co.za/\"\u003eRichard Mulholland\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for introducing us to it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/95103/fortune-and-glory-the-cliffhanger-game\"\u003eFortune and Glory\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo\"\u003eKing of Tokyo\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garfield\"\u003eRichard Garfield\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/75WFTHpOw8Y?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657523.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Doing right when wrong gets rewarded.","date_published":"2013-12-06T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/bd95e4bc-543a-4f0f-9eed-27e2b06bc28c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16105690,"duration_in_seconds":1953}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edef17e4b021b682d754a9","title":"Multitask","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/22","content_text":"Could you, should you, do more than one thing at a time? Sam and Simon aren’t convinced its possible and discuss the best way to tackle a bunch of things that need doing.Stuff mentioned in this episode:Japan, specifically Sapporo.Gmail’s new features.The Shallows by Nicholas Carr.Flipboard for finding awesome stuff on the internet.Feedly for curating awesome stuff you find on the internet.RescueTime for trying, and probably failing, to take control of your time.FitBit.Workflowy.How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil.Lily Looking Through.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould you, should you, do more than one thing at a time? Sam and Simon aren’t convinced its possible and discuss the best way to tackle a bunch of things that need doing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eJapan, specifically\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo\"\u003eSapporo\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.google.com/intl/en/mail/help/features.html\"\u003eGmail’s new features\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6966823-the-shallows\"\u003eThe Shallows\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Nicholas Carr.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://flipboard.com/\"\u003eFlipboard\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for finding awesome stuff on the internet.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://feedly.com/\"\u003eFeedly\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for curating awesome stuff you find on the internet.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.rescuetime.com/\"\u003eRescueTime\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for trying, and probably failing, to take control of your time.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.fitbit.com/\"\u003eFitBit\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://workflowy.com/\"\u003eWorkflowy\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589153-how-to-create-a-mind\"\u003eHow to Create a Mind\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;by Ray Kurzweil.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://geetagames.com/\"\u003eLily Looking Through\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657525.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The case for not focusing.","date_published":"2013-12-02T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/53d4e6d9-3f33-441e-acc2-b2508d3b48f0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":17597288,"duration_in_seconds":2139}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edef64e4b021b682d75662","title":"Accolades","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/21","content_text":"Will winning awards elevate your career to the next level? This week’s conversation looks at being a corporate contrarian and questions the sanity of your virtual CV.Stuff mentioned in this episode:The Bookmarks Awards.Mobile World Congress.A bunch of social networking sites that really don’t need more traffic.Path. Where Simon gets close.Mxit. Sam isn’t sold.Neil Gaiman.Sir David Attenborough.How to interact with the introverted. \n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc/1424879525543/eminemnm\" data-image-dimensions=\"640x400\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"eminemnm\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc/1424879525543/eminemnm?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\"thumb-image\" data-image=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37/1424879546575/introversion\" data-image-dimensions=\"540x1348\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"introversion\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37/1424879546575/introversion?format=1000w\" /\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657527.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u0026gt;\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill winning awards elevate your career to the next level? This week’s conversation looks at being a corporate contrarian and questions the sanity of your virtual CV.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.thebookmarks.co.za/\"\u003eBookmarks Awards\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/\"\u003eMobile World Congress\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA bunch of social networking sites that really don’t need more traffic.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://path.com/\"\u003ePath\u003c/a\u003e. Where Simon gets close.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.mxit.co.za/\"\u003eMxit\u003c/a\u003e. Sam isn’t sold.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.neilgaiman.com/\"\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.davidattenborough.co.uk/\"\u003eSir David Attenborough\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://themetapicture.com/how-to-interact-with-the-introverted/\"\u003eHow to interact with the introverted\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc/1424879525543/eminemnm\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;640x400\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;eminemnm\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefa3e4b0978eebcf2fcc/1424879525543/eminemnm?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \u0026lt;img class=\u0026quot;thumb-image\u0026quot; data-image=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37/1424879546575/introversion\u0026quot; data-image-dimensions=\u0026quot;540x1348\u0026quot; data-image-focal-point=\u0026quot;0.5,0.5\u0026quot; alt=\u0026quot;introversion\u0026quot; data-load=\u0026quot;false\u0026quot; data-image-id=\u0026quot;54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37\u0026quot; data-type=\u0026quot;image\u0026quot; src=\u0026quot;https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961/t/54edefb8e4b009db0200bc37/1424879546575/introversion?format=1000w\u0026quot; /\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src=\u0026quot;http://feedpress.me/10510/2657527.gif\u0026quot; height=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot; width=\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;/\u0026gt;\n\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/pre\u003e","summary":"Staying ahead of the acknowledgement.","date_published":"2013-11-17T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/f9cf3899-9e88-43ba-bf15-f3f32571c82c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15270297,"duration_in_seconds":1848}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54edf06ae4b0b080e16f035a","title":"Perception","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/20","content_text":"Perception is reality a lot of the time, especially where ideas and working with information is involved. This week Sam and Simon talk about managing perceptions and dragging reality along for the ride.Things mentioned in this episode:Sam is learning Monotyping.The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker.The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.Poorly Drawn Lines.And Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’.Nyan Cat.Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.Søren Kierkegaard.Tim Minchin.The Hermann Rorschach Google Doodle.Masters of Sex.\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerception is reality a lot of the time, especially where ideas and working with information is involved. This week Sam and Simon talk about managing perceptions and dragging reality along for the ride.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThings mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSam is learning\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotyping\"\u003eMonotyping\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2761.The_Denial_of_Death\"\u003eThe Denial of Death\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Ernest Becker.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/\"\u003eThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://poorlydrawnlines.com/\"\u003ePoorly Drawn Lines\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/and-then-steve-said-let-there-be-an-iphone.html?pagewanted=all\u0026amp;_r=4\u0026amp;\"\u003eAnd Then Steve Said, ‘Let There Be an iPhone’\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4\"\u003eNyan Cat\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40102.Blink\"\u003eBlink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eby Malcolm Gladwell.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard\"\u003eSøren Kierkegaard\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Minchin\"\u003eTim Minchin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.google.com/doodles/hermann-rorschachs-129th-birthday\"\u003eHermann\u0026nbsp;Rorschach Google Doodle\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137109/\"\u003eMasters of Sex\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/QH2-TGUlwu4?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/yoEezZD71sc?wmode=opaque\u0026amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657529.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Managing the perceptions that are reality...","date_published":"2013-11-10T15:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/e9b0e4e3-9b4b-4c5a-b85b-815742ebdb2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":17295345,"duration_in_seconds":2101}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e35be4b059aa67c2d27f","title":"Placebo","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/19","content_text":"What you put in your body directly affects your moods and ability to do stuff. In this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting to know your body and how to prime it for pure awesomeness. Turns out beer might have a place in your productivity diet - and, of course, coffee.\nStuff and people mentioned in this episode:Varenicline that Sam is using to stop smoking.Champex. Not a medicine.23andMe genetic testing.Bonk by Mary Roach.Sophia Wallace.Comedian Simon Amstell.Your brain on coffee vs. beer.This Will Make You Smarter by John Brockman.What Is Your Dangerous Idea?by John Brockman.How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams.The Walking Dead - a great TV show based on an awesome comic.Breaking Bad - another great TV show that Simon watched after everyone else.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1426252909932_5641\"\u003eWhat you put in your body directly affects your moods and ability to do stuff. In this episode Sam and Simon discuss getting to know your body and how to prime it for pure awesomeness. Turns out beer might have a place in your productivity diet - and, of course, coffee.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuff and people mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1426252909932_5646\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varenicline\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVarenicline\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;that Sam is using to stop smoking.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champex\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChampex\u003c/a\u003e. Not a medicine.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.23andme.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e23andMe\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;genetic testing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.maryroach.net/bonk.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBonk\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Mary Roach.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.sophiawallace.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSophia Wallace\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eComedian \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Amstell\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSimon Amstell\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/79\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYour brain on coffee vs. beer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13035774-this-will-make-you-smarter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThis Will Make You Smarter\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by\u0026nbsp;John Brockman.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318402.What_Is_Your_Dangerous_Idea_?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhat Is Your Dangerous Idea?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003eby John Brockman.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/how_to_fail_at_almost_everything_and_still_win_big_kind_of_the_story_of_my_life/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e by Scott Adams.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;- a great TV show based on an awesome comic.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;- another great TV show that Simon watched after everyone else.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://s3.amazonaws.com/ilovecoffee-img/uploads/beercoffee/beercoffee.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\"/\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657531.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Prime your body for awesomeness. ","date_published":"2013-11-02T07:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/130f98bc-b418-49a3-b4eb-f60479c6f18f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":14850332,"duration_in_seconds":1796}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e35ae4b059aa67c2d279","title":"Memex","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/18","content_text":"Sam 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.\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nBrain Pickings.\nHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams.\nAs We May Think by Vannevar Bush.\nThe Blood episode of Radiolab.\n23andMe.\nSex, Death and The Meaning of Life by Richard Dawkins.\nGoogle and Calico.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSam 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.\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.brainpickings.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17859574-how-to-fail-at-almost-everything-and-still-win-big\" target=\"new\"\u003eHow to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life\u003c/a\u003e by Scott Adams.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAs We May Think\u003c/a\u003e by Vannevar Bush.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiolab.org/story/308403-blood/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlood\u003c/a\u003e episode of Radiolab.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.23andme.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e23andMe\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.richarddawkins.net/news_articles/2012/10/17/sex-death-and-the-meaning-of-life-episode-1-richard-dawkins\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSex, Death and The Meaning of Life\u003c/a\u003e by Richard Dawkins.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoogle and \u003ca href=\"https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalico\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657533.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In living colours.","date_published":"2013-10-29T14:00:00.000+00:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/48a13857-53e7-4571-862f-6c643b2919ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":17162863,"duration_in_seconds":2085}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e359e4b059aa67c2d273","title":"Motivation","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/17","content_text":"Going 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.\nStuff discussed in this episode:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-0hhoJLUo","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGoing 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.\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuff discussed in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-0hhoJLUo\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-0hhoJLUo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657534.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Going through the motions","date_published":"2013-10-20T15:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/73a46c13-52d2-4db9-8c20-324a63b6acc5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15673259,"duration_in_seconds":1899}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e358e4b059aa67c2d26c","title":"Size","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/16","content_text":"When 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.\nPEOPLE\n\nErik Hersman\nMalcolm Gladwell\nNassim Taleb\n\nBOOKS\n\nDavid and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell\n\nORGANISATIONS\n\nDimension Data\niHub\nJoziHub\nContextuall\n\nOTHER STUFF\n\nDunbar's number\nThe two-pizza rule","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\nPEOPLE\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Hersman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eErik Hersman\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalcolm Gladwell\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_taleb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNassim Taleb\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18393609-david-and-goliath\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDavid and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eORGANISATIONS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.dimensiondata.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDimension Data\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://ihub.co.ke/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eiHub\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://jozihub.org/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoziHub\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://contextuall.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContextuall\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOTHER STUFF\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar's_number\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDunbar\u0026#39;s number\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://99u.com/articles/7255/the-jeff-bezos-school-of-long-term-thinking\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe two-pizza rule\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657535.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"When 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…","date_published":"2013-10-13T22:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/cbbfeb81-95e7-4040-abe1-fd573ce29e27.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":14334198,"duration_in_seconds":1731}]},{"id":"15e5b6b9-707c-460c-a6a8-95daee9d5bdd","title":"Flânerie","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/15","content_text":"When 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.\n\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\n\n\nThe Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen.\n\n\nGAMES\n\n\nGone Home.\nWar for the Overworld.\nAlone in the Dark.\n\n\nAnd the Flâneur.\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the people you\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2615.The_Innovator_s_Dilemma\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Innovator\u0026#39;s Dilemma\u003c/a\u003e by Clayton M. Christensen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGAMES\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.gonehomegame.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGone Home\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wftogame.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWar for the Overworld\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.gog.com/game/alone_in_the_dark\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlone in the Dark\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%A2neur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlâneur\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657536.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2013-09-20T08:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/15e5b6b9-707c-460c-a6a8-95daee9d5bdd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":22490960,"duration_in_seconds":1874}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e355e4b059aa67c2d24d","title":"Mixtape","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/14","content_text":"Digital 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.\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\n\n \n\nBOOKS\n\nThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.\nThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.\nOn Writing by Stephen King.\n\nPEOPLE\n\nLauren Beukes.\nCharles Bukowski.\n\nOTHER STUFF\n\nSimfy for streaming music.\nCalibre e-book management.\nWhat Is the Business of Literature by Richard Nash.\nThe Portable Dandy app for iOS.\nEvernote.\nAudible.\nAudiobus.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDigital 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.\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13.The_Ultimate_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c/a\u003e by Douglas Adams.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15783514-the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c/a\u003e by Neil Gaiman.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10569.On_Writing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOn Writing\u003c/a\u003e by Stephen King.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePEOPLE\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://laurenbeukes.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLauren Beukes\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOTHER STUFF\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.simfyafrica.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSimfy\u003c/a\u003e for streaming music.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://calibre-ebook.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalibre\u003c/a\u003e e-book management.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2013/spring/nash-business-literature/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhat Is the Business of Literature\u003c/a\u003e by Richard Nash.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/portable-dandy/id615416196?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Portable Dandy\u003c/a\u003e app for iOS.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://evernote.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEvernote\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://audible.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudible\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://audiob.us/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudiobus\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657537.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Digital 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…","date_published":"2013-09-06T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/24bd35bd-272d-477f-b59d-21a41b7a8d64.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16523607,"duration_in_seconds":2005}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e354e4b059aa67c2d244","title":"Mathematical","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/13","content_text":"We 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.\nMentioned in this episode:\n\nBOOKS\nThe Road to Reality by Roger Penrose.\nThe 4% Universe by Richard Panek.\nNothing by Frank Close.\nEinstein by Walter Isaacson.\nThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Spoon.\nHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.\n\nSTUFF\nThe Claude Debussy 151st Birthday Google Doogle.\nThe Feynman Lectures and other awesome audio on Audible.\nElon Musk's fine explanatory skills.\n\nXKCD 1240.\n\n\n\nElon Musk and Sir Richard Branson Hangout.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9y_YSpYxA\n\nRadiolab's Mirror, Mirror episode.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe 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.\n\u003cstrong\u003eMentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10638.The_Road_to_Reality\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Road to Reality\u003c/a\u003e by Roger Penrose.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8229029-the-4-percent-universe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe 4% Universe\u003c/a\u003e by Richard Panek.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5997807-nothing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNothing\u003c/a\u003e by Frank Close.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10884.Einstein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEinstein\u003c/a\u003e by Walter Isaacson.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7247854-the-disappearing-spoon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon\u003c/a\u003e by Sam Spoon.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18116.His_Dark_Materials\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c/a\u003e by Philip Pullman.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSTUFF\nThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/doodles/claude-debussys-151st-birthday\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClaude Debussy 151st Birthday Google Doogle\u003c/a\u003e.\nThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.audible.com/search/ref=det_auth_1?searchAuthor=Richard+P.+Feynman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFeynman Lectures and other awesome audio\u003c/a\u003e on Audible.\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.seattlepi.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Here-s-Some-Wonderful-Writing-From-Elon-Musk-That-4745646.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElon Musk's fine explanatory skills\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://xkcd.com/1240/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eXKCD 1240\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/quantum_mechanics.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9y_YSpYxA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElon Musk and Sir Richard Branson Hangout\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy9y_YSpYxA\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadiolab\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"http://www.radiolab.org/2011/apr/18/mirror-mirror/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMirror, Mirror\u003c/a\u003e episode.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657538.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We 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…","date_published":"2013-08-24T12:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/91c90d83-f3a0-49ef-99d4-3fe748f8b357.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16773198,"duration_in_seconds":2036}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e353e4b059aa67c2d23e","title":"Talent","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/12","content_text":"Working 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.\nThings mentioned in this episode:\n\nWe spent a whole lot of time talking about the The Hybrid Traits Model.\n\nBOOKS\nTalent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin\nThe Examined Life - Stephen Grosz\nThe Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt\nNurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman\nThe 7 Day Weekend and Maverick by Ricardo Semler\n\nMOVIES\nFight Club.\n\nSTUFF\nMedium.\nFutureLife.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWorking 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.\nThings mentioned in this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe spent a whole lot of time talking about the \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/design-ux/153c3716d8f6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Hybrid Traits Model\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.geoffcolvin.com/books/talent-is-overrated-by-geoff-colvin/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTalent is Overrated\u003c/a\u003e by Geoff Colvin\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16241137-the-examined-life\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Examined Life\u003c/a\u003e - Stephen Grosz\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.happinesshypothesis.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Happiness Hypothesis\u003c/a\u003e by Jonathan Haidt\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.nurtureshock.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNurtureshock\u003c/a\u003e by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10144647-the-seven-day-weekend\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe 7 Day Weekend\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaverick\u003c/a\u003e by Ricardo Semler\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMOVIES\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFight Club\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTUFF\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMedium\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.futurelife.co.za/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFutureLife\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657539.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Working 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…","date_published":"2013-08-16T16:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/58ed072f-5647-4dd8-b7e9-e7d0f2732e75.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":18924578,"duration_in_seconds":2305}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e352e4b059aa67c2d238","title":"Routine","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/11","content_text":"Whether you use brown M\u0026amp;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.\nOther stuff mentioned:\n\nEVENTS\n\nOppikoppi was on Sam's radar last week. Totally.\n\nBOOKS \n\nSimon mentioned The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande.\n\nLINKS\n\nNational Geographic's Tattoo Emporium of science-related tattoos.\n\nSam mentioned some amateur's with their tattoos of Darwin's Finches and has a thing for Claudia Hammond.\n\nWe also decided that Euler's Identity is the most beautiful equation ever. ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWhether you use brown M\u0026Ms 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.\n\u003cstrong\u003eOther stuff mentioned:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEVENTS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://oppikoppi.co.za/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOppikoppi\u003c/a\u003e was on Sam's radar last week. Totally.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon mentioned \u003ca href=\"http://gawande.com/the-checklist-manifesto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLINKS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNational Geographic's \u003ca href=\"http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/search/tattoo+emporium\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTattoo Emporium\u003c/a\u003e of science-related tattoos.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSam mentioned some amateur's with their tattoos of \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin's_finches\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDarwin's Finches\u003c/a\u003e and has a thing for \u003ca href=\"http://www.claudiahammond.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClaudia Hammond\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe also decided that \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler's_identity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEuler\u0026#39;s Identity\u003c/a\u003e is the most beautiful equation ever. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657540.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Whether you use brown M\u0026Ms 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…","date_published":"2013-08-11T22:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/303dd288-5814-436a-ad64-9b0b57f89a26.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15683490,"duration_in_seconds":1900}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e351e4b059aa67c2d22d","title":"Segmented","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/10","content_text":"We'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.\nStuff mentioned in this episode:\n\nAPPS\n\nSam mentioned using Sleep as Android to track her sleep, while Simon mentioned using Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock and now quantifying himself with FitBit.\n\nBOOKS\n\n\n\nPRODUCTS\n\n\nThe Ostrich Pillow\n\n\nLINKS\n\n\nSegmented Sleep.\nCharles Bukowski.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe'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.\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuff mentioned in this episode:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAPPS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSam mentioned using \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSleep as Android\u003c/a\u003e to track her sleep, while Simon mentioned using \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock/id320606217\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSleep Cycle Alarm Clock\u003c/a\u003e and now quantifying himself with \u003ca href=\"http://fitbit.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFitBit\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBOOKS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\nPRODUCTS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.ostrichpillow.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ostrich Pillow\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLINKS\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSegmented Sleep.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharles Bukowski.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657541.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We're popping our pees in this conversation about sleep and the perils of the internet. 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Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle get better at stuff in this episode. By trying harder. And more.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657542.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Deliberate practice, excercise and the sounds thereof. Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle get better at stuff in this episode. By trying harder. And more.","date_published":"2013-05-13T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/4792a52e-b008-4575-9fc0-15880c30188d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":16612989,"duration_in_seconds":2016}]},{"id":"54bf6729e4b08839cbffe961:54bf682be4b0cb3353d8190a:54c3e349e4b059aa67c2d1d5","title":"Lists","url":"https://www.takebacktheday.co/1","content_text":"Sam 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.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://feedpress.me/10510/2657543.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sam 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…","date_published":"2013-05-05T09:00:00.000+01:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/036071b8-8777-4253-b312-fe530eedb728/8efff956-622f-47e2-8ec4-e75bcb0047d9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":15382352,"duration_in_seconds":1862}]}]}