Active Recall With Walter & Francis

Book notes for "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life"  by Luke Burgis This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Trying something new: book stacks. Quotes from 3-5 books centered around a single topic. For this one: creativity. I also talk about the 3x3 practice I've been doing Books in this episode Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley & David Kelley Principles by Ray Dalio Other links 3x3: https://twitter.com/activerecall/status/1397693640382640129/photo/1 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Talking about "Effortless" by Greg McKeown This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Talking about a few books I read in May Effortless by Greg Mckeown The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention by Nicolas Cole Soundtracks by Jon Acuff The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa 21 Lessons: What I've Learned from Falling Down the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole by Gigi How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katy Milkman This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Book notes for "Soundtracks" by Jon Acuff This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

A quick Mortal Kombat review and some lessons for creating things online. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Talking about some new additions to the desk setup as I try to make more videos about drawing and stuff. Related it to some book notes from "Atomic Habits" by James Clear "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon "Work Clean" by Dan Charnas And at the end I mentioned Captain Sinbad's channel This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Going through some recently finished and in-progress books. Just writing out a list of different books I’ve been reading with some thoughts. Recently finished Bitcoin Billionaires by Ben Mezrich — I got more interested in crypto/blockchain through NBA Top Shot and the NFT boom. I had some Bitcoin already, but NFT popularity made me realize how little I know about how it all works. This ended up only having high level explanations of Bitcoin. But the whole story of the Winklevoss twins’ second act was fascinating. Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson — Great read the week leading up to getting married. There’s plenty about getting wealthy, but the happiness chapters were more timely. The audiobook was my companion on a couple long walks in the city. If you want to mainline some of Naval’s thinking, then this is the way to go. In-progress Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa — Still working on this. I started it in December and just crossed the halfway mark. About 450 pages to go. Somewhat slow going but getti

Talking through some ideas for future threads aka pulling loose connections between MMA and making things online. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Just watched the dunk contest and some lessons for content creators came to mind. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Book notes about "How to Get Rich" by Felix Dennis This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Okay we hit RECORD again finally. Kicking off 2021. We talk about some of our goals Fitness goals Creation goals Personal goal We'll be making videos in 2021 and sharing our progress as we go. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Just turning the mic on and recording to start to kick the rust off this whole podcasting set up. Let's goooo — talking about moving to SF, the MacBook Air M1, and the Oculus Quest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

We've played a good amount of Magic: The Gathering in our lives so we talked about some life lessons from playing it. Books mentioned: High Output Management by Andy Grove A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan The Power of Moments by the Heath Bros. Podcasts mentioned Tim Ferriss & Derek Sivers (2015) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

[02:09] "We Don't Need Roads" note [06:51] "Apprenticeship Patterns" note [10:46] "Every Tool's a Hammer" note This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Books we talked about (some Active Recall CLASSICZ) "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday "Stillness is the Key" by Ryan Holiday "Grit" by Angela Duckworth This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

This week I'm talking about "Hackers and Painters" by Paul Graham. "Do Things that Don't Scale" - Paul Graham's essay. "When you only have a small number of users, you can sometimes get away with doing by hand things that you plan to automate later." "Revenge of the Nerds" - Paul Graham essay. That Tim Ferriss & Derek Sivers thing about The Magic of Thinking Big:"And, it’s also one of those books, sorry, but I’m getting defensive. But, it’s one of those books that I read in around 2000, maybe a year or two after college, and I was in a shitty 100-plus hour a week job, where I was sleeping at my desk, and sitting the the fire exit, because that’s the only place they can fit me. But, yeah, it has to catch you at the right time." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

Corrections: Messed up Ethan Suplee's name (I said 'Sharplee'). Sorry about that. Check out his episode with Kevin Smith.  This week I'm talking about BJ Fogg's "Tiny Habits". If you've ever heard the advice of "if you want to build a habit of flossing your teeth, make the habit flossing one tooth", then you've been influenced by some of BJ Fogg's work. I go over some of the concepts covered in the book and take a look at my habit of checking my phone first thing in the morning (instead of my aspirational goal of working out first thing in the morning). Some topics Aim to do what you already want to do: Read things you enjoy if you're trying to build a reading habit. If you want to read more difficult, dense things, it'll be hard if you aren't already reading regularly in the first place. Practice doing the habit: I mentioned a post by Steve Pavlina about practicing waking up. "Tiny Habits" encourages practicing the habit itself a few times in a row. This way, if it's a daily habit, you aren't limited to o

[ 0:49 ] An internet recommendation rabbit hole ending with Michael Jackson and Prince and starting from JJ Redick and Bill Simmons (Learn about the Staples Center replica court that a very rich person has in Bel Air) [ 6:47 ] How do you deal with overplanning? [ 9:04 ] How many episodes will it take to hit your stride? ("Traffic Secrets" by Russel Brunson) [ 11:34 ] How do you figure out what your ideal environment is? ("Making of a Manager" by Julie Zhuo) [ 15:04 ] What's the magic of 120 hours and hard days? ("How to be a Straight A Student" by Cal Newport)   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit activerecall.substack.com

This week, I'm talking about Ben Bergeron's book "Chasing Excellence" === If you have Netflix and also don't like reading: check out The Redeemed and the Dominant. I watched this midway through and you get some of the behind the scenes. How do you write an entertaining nonfiction book? I definitely wanted to keep reading. The narrative is following two of his athletes as they compete in the 2016 CrossFit games. (They both also win.) Each chapter focuses on a characteristic (Commitment, Grit, Positivity…) that's needed to win the games. Then the chapter usually jumps from the present day event back to the months of training in a session where they focused on that movement. Would you start with someone with above-average talent or someone who’s mentally tough? — The book focus on the mental side of competing at that level. Everyone that makes it to the games is physically world class. Nobody there is perfect. "Given the choice between coaching an athlete with above-average talent or one who is mentally tough,