Take Back the Day

Doing stuff real good so you can do other stuff better.

About the show

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.

Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Leaves

    Episode  |  26 July 2013  |  37 mins 18 secs

    Budgets feel like a good idea, but never seem to work. Sam and Simon think about money and getting smarter with it in this conversation that will make its way onto the internet somehow.

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    Awesome

    Episode  |  23 July 2013  |  25 mins 26 secs

    If something is done, and it isn’t awesome, does anyone care that it was done? In this episode Sam and Simon discuss putting awesome first in doing stuff.

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    Up

    Episode  |  30 June 2013  |  36 mins 24 secs

    Travel is vexing, except when it's not. As with most things, it helps to make it a game. In this episode we explore the world of games people play and why.

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    Right

    Episode  |  23 June 2013  |  32 mins 25 secs

    You know the right thing to do - the problem is doing it. Eating right, setting expectations at work and listening to your brain all take hard work - but there are ways to help things along.

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    Myopia

    Episode  |  8 June 2013  |  33 mins 39 secs

    There are the ads that come at you and the exhibition that comes from you. Some of it necessary, most of it not so much. Our generation will be remembered for its showboating, like we recall victorian toilet practices.

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    Good

    Episode  |  5 June 2013  |  6 mins 5 secs

    We have too much stuff. Some of it needs a plan. Simon and Sam back some things up and wish other things would go away.

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    Snap

    Episode  |  27 May 2013  |  25 mins 42 secs

    In which Simon and Sam talk about photography. You know – ostensibly. It's a windy road, this topic, and leads to discussions surrounding Evernote, whiteboards and Google+.

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    Mammals

    Episode  |  13 May 2013  |  33 mins 36 secs

    Deliberate practice, excercise and the sounds thereof. Sam Beckbessinger and Simon Dingle get better at stuff in this episode. By trying harder. And more.

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    Lists

    Episode  |  5 May 2013  |  31 mins 2 secs
    business, clothing, economics, entrepreneurship, games, podcasts, politics, writing

    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…