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The Daily 5 with Aurooba

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A daily 5 minute podcast looking inwards. Topics are usually around productivity, tech, entrepreneurship, motivation, work/life balance, etc.
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Episodes

On the productive and restful seasons in our year.

An unfurling thought about how there are naturally seasons of high productivity and seasons of lower productivity on our year, and how we can put systems in place to get us through the seasons of lower productivity.

Jan 10, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 14

The mini rituals that help you get going

(a full transcript is available on the website) The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp – https://amzn.to/3IxoAoY Atomic Habits by James Clear – https://amzn.to/3VYPCs9 Podcast Recording workflow – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBYKbMKxKas

Jan 08, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 12

How to start so you can keep going

(a full transcript is available on the website) I don't think Leo's original post is live anymore? But here's the closest one I could find right now – https://zenhabits.net/beginners-guide-to-running/

Jan 05, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 9

The system will get you there

(a full transcript is available on the website) A closely related previous episode – https://share.transistor.fm/s/24c442d8 James Clear's excerpt on systems from his book – https://jamesclear.com/goals-systems

Jan 04, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Iterate to perfection

(a full transcript is available on the website) That story I mention is from the book, Art and Fear – https://austinkleon.com/2020/12/10/quantity-leads-to-quality-the-origin-of-a-parable/

Jan 03, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Writing as a remote worker

(a full transcript is available on the website) Edit a few days later: Found where I heard the low-res/high-res term: https://www.karlsutt.com/articles/communicating-effectively-as-a-developer/

Jan 02, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Write it down on paper

(a full transcript is available on the website) Study on writing on paper – https://blog.frontiersin.org/2021/03/24/study-shows-stronger-brain-activity-after-writing-on-paper-than-on-tablet-or-smartphone/ Object permanence – https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Object_permanence Forward looking annual reviews – https://chrisguillebeau.com/decide-now...

Jan 01, 20235 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Be in charge of how you spend your time.

(a full transcript is available on the website) Time Blocking – https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2013/12/21/deep-habits-the-importance-of-planning-every-minute-of-your-work-day/ Rubber Ducking – https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rubber_duck_debugging

Dec 29, 20225 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The best time to start is now

(a full transcript is available on the website) Atomic Habits by James Clear – https://amzn.to/3WRAgXz

Dec 28, 20225 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Creating momentum

(a full transcript is available on the website) Nathan Barry's blog post – https://nathanbarry.com/commitment-changed-career/

Dec 28, 20225 min
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