Here’s a link to the survey to help determine what I write about next year!

We hope you have an incredible holiday!

—Chris and Ardyn

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On this episode, we chat about how we have automated our home, and the smart home tech we have adopted over time.

A couple of links about the tech we mentioned:

• Smart Home Protocols: Thread Explained!
• Amazon’s Ring doorbell fares on Privacy Not Included

Here are the products we use and mentioned:

• The two routes with lights—choose to make either the switch or the bulb smart:
• • Smart switch: Lutron Caseta starter system and their great Diva switches (terrible name)
  • Smart bulb: Philips Hue starter system

• Smart outlet: Eve Energy
• Thermostat: Ecobee thermostat and sensor
• Speakers: Sonos Era 100 speaker
• Door locks: Schlage Encode Plus

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On this episode, we chat about trip wires—which can serve as“habit interrupts” to lead us to follow through on our goals more often. You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below!

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On this episode, we chat about the tech stacks we use to get work done on a daily basis.

A few select pieces of gear that we mentioned in this episode:

• Ardyn’s Sony headphones
• Lululemon’s great backpacks
• Belkin mount for Mac notebooks
• The Caldigit TS4 dock

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On this episode, we chat about our writing workflows—with books, academic papers, and other forms of writing.

A couple of links from the episode:

• Bear app (great font!)
• Book: How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

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On this episode, we chat about which tactics and habits from past episodes haven’t stuck for us!

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On this episode, I chat about the idea of productivity guilt—including where it comes from and what to do about it.

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On this episode, we chat about our favorite strategies for traveling with greater ease. Some topics covered include those to help you transverse time zones, pack more quickly (and without thinking), and enjoy getting to your destination more!

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On this episode, we chat about busyness—including how feeling busy is different from actually being busy. Some topics covered include:

• How we often wear busyness as a badge of honor;
• How we can’t be busy and focused at the same time;
• Busyness and busywork;
• “Parkinson’s Law”;
• How we tend to overestimate how long we work for;
• How busyness can be a sign we have the capacity to become more productive.

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On this episode, we chat about what the research shows about news consumption—and what to do about it. Some topics covered include:

• Our “surface area of concern”;
• Tactics for deliberate news consumption;
• How the news affects our mind;
• What our own consumption patters (currently!) look like.

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On this episode, I chat with author and writer Scott Young about his new book, Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery.

I hope you enjoy the conversation—about learning, mastery, and how to get better at pretty much anything.

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