Episode 06: Set Ideas Free

Izzy, Madi, and Rose discuss priorities, idea debt, and whether cats should be allowed in personal museums.

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Episode 05: Time is an Illusion

Izzy, Rose, and Madi talk about the culture of small businesses, how we think about time, and what time affects in our daily lives.

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Kym: Irrational Notes
TM on Twitter
Bark Busters
Alex
Theme System
Cortex
The 12 Week Year*
CGP Grey
Story Points
Nested Folders Episode 54: Closing a Chapter
Nested Folders Episode 55: Starting a New Chapter
Biphasic Sleep
Kyle: Quadrant 9
“Why can’t we sleep?” Glad You Asked S2-E7
- This YouTube video is where Izzy learned about the sleep maps, which were drawn up by the CDC.

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Episode 04: At Least One Thing

Rose, Izzy, and Madi update each other on their ongoing projects, go through some feedback, and talk about how to be creative or productive for ourselves when work drains us.

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Transloader
Izzy’s Knowledge Dashboard
Kathy Campbell: wonderful, amazing unicorn & friend
- Conduit: one of Kathy’s podcasts wherein she and Jay Miller talk about productivity and feelings
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
- The recipe Izzy used, though she substituted modern vegan alternatives for the dairy
Netflix: Disable Auto-Play Previews
Netflix: Next Episode
Farmhouse Vernacular
Happy Color

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Episode 03: Chain of Guilt

Madi, Izzy, and Rose discuss the interconnectedness of seemingly unrelated ideas, the chain of guilt hanging around all of our necks, and what it means to be a master.

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Twelve Threads - Vihart
Spoon Theory
- We don’t mention it in the episode, but our friend Grey sent us this tweet about another metaphor for the Spoon Theory that may work better for your brain.
Our friend Kym writes short and sweet book reviews and has a podcast with another dear friend, Skyler!

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We’ve released 2 episodes today, and after this it will be every 2 weeks!

Episode 02: Less is More

Madi, Izzy and Rose talk about one project each they are focusing on right now, and how it will be beneficial.

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Episode 01: All the Things

Madi, Izzy, and Rose talk about their active projects and productivity philosophies, then take a left turn into societal issues, all in the first episode.