158: Sabbatical
Can a CEO of a small company stop working completely for 6 weeks? Michael just did, and this are his lessons learned.
Sep 26, 2018•52 min•Ep. 158
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157: Watermelon
The story behind the first artifact of the secret Project Purple, and Nozbe’s first big piece of open-source code: WatermelonDB. What it is, why we spent more than a year developing it, and what was the process of releasing it at React Native EU.
Sep 14, 2018•44 min•Ep. 157
156: Sport hacks
Social accountability, structure, running with guests, cycling to school, and other brain hacks to find more time and opportunities for sports in our lives.
Aug 29, 2018•25 min•Ep. 156
155: Spreading the word
To blog or not to blog? Searching for our personal soapboxes, and pondering if blogging still matters when you can just record a podcast (and if it does, when and why).
Aug 16, 2018•42 min•Ep. 155
154: Inevitable Convergence
The new MacBook Pro. Why iOS and macOS are destined to converge. The future of Apple computers.
Aug 06, 2018•37 min•Ep. 154
153: Attention Required
GDPR - the good, the bad, the ugly. Dark design of privacy popups. The legal, cultural, and technical fronts of the battle against privacy erosion.
Jul 18, 2018•49 min•Ep. 153
152: Power to the people
“It’s loud, dangerous, costly, produces poor results, and I love it”. In other words, welcome to the world of 3D printing. Radek tells about his journey with this: how it works, why it’s way more difficult than it seems, and why it’s amazing.
Jul 11, 2018•51 min•Ep. 152
151: Nozbe: Automated
Advancements in iOS automation. Simplifying morning/afternoon routine and travel with Nozbe automation. Resisting social media compulsive behavior (also on Android). And what’s next.
Jul 04, 2018•41 min•Ep. 151
150: Three years in
Learning from three years of The Podcast. Keeping it short, sticking to audio, some stats, and feedback from our listeners!
Jun 29, 2018•35 min•Ep. 150
149: Profit First
Discussing — a simple system for managing finances designed around human flaws. We talk about the ideas from the book (written mostly for entrepreneurs), and then turn to how we adapted and applied the lessons to our personal lives.
Jun 19, 2018•50 min•Ep. 149
148: Don’t spend it all
Thoughts on saving money. We discuss two different approaches to money when you’re young. And then we talk about ETFs — the simplest, least risky way to invest money in stock markets.
Jun 13, 2018•48 min•Ep. 148
147: Shackles, please!
Our take on Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2018
Jun 06, 2018•56 min•Ep. 147
146: Magic of Tidying Up
Why living in a simple, minimalistic space is efficient, frugal, and good for psychological well-being. And more importantly: how to get there. (Hint: it’s an emotionally daunting journey, but well worth it!)
May 30, 2018•53 min•Ep. 146
145: Don't say that
A real snapshot of how we work together. Michael is working on a presentation about remote work for infoShare, and we iterate on the draft, together, live.
May 22, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 145
144: Staring at a blank canvas
A strategy for dealing with the hardest kind of tasks. Hint: it’s not by trying to make it 100% right in one go.
May 15, 2018•38 min•Ep. 144
143: How to spend money
Exploring the domain of personal finance: analyzing your spending, how to save money efficiently, why (saving on things you don't care about so you can spend on things you do), and Michael's rant on young people.
May 09, 2018•53 min•Ep. 143
142: Aliens among us
Questioning the format, purpose, length, and need for the semi-annual Nozbe Reunion — the only time when our remote company is in one physical location. More learning from our mistakes, old and new. And how to let go.
May 02, 2018•53 min•Ep. 142
141: Nozbe at Nozbe
This week, we explain, in detail, do we use Nozbe (the app) at Nozbe (the company). Why not all projects have a specific goal and end, a company message board, how to organize work and communication in a software development team, and how to semi-automate complex procedures with templates.
Apr 24, 2018•50 min•Ep. 141
140: Raising the bar
Our hopes and wishes for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next month. Discussing bezel-less iPads, a convergence of iOS and macOS, and products Apple should not be selling anymore.
Apr 18, 2018•55 min•Ep. 140
139: First tasks first
Radek explains his best system yet for planning the day and week to squeeze as much deep work as possible. First tasks first, then the frog, radio silence until 10am, plan the next day early, manage energy levels, and keep a stash of backup tasks. Easy!
Apr 10, 2018•49 min•Ep. 139
138: Leap of faith
A meandering discussion on advantages of semi-nomadic lifestyle, the brokenness of companies, changing paradigms, always taking the blame, and being immunized by experience.
Apr 03, 2018•55 min•Ep. 138
137: Nomadic lifestyle
Radek explains what it takes to be a digital nomad — how to travel often, with little preparation, overhead, or stress, all while still doing your job. We discuss: how to pack for a week in a backpack, how to pack extremely fast, how to keep your good habits during the trip, and how to be productive while traveling.
Mar 27, 2018•57 min•Ep. 137
136: Traveling with apps
Using technology to make traveling easier. How to keep track of who owes whom how much, saving money on currency exchanges, running through the airport more quickly, keeping track of expenses, managing preparation for a trip, and sharing all the files, calendars, maps… and more.
Mar 21, 2018•51 min•Ep. 136
135: Swiss army apps
Discussing iOS apps, and how to use them powerfully. A follow-up on note-taking, document scanning, and maintaining a Magic Spreadhseet on iPhone and iPad. Also, why it’s totally normal, even for a minimalist, to have multiple note-taking apps (or to-do apps for that matter).
Mar 13, 2018•53 min•Ep. 135
134: Nozbe for you
How Michael and Radek organize their lives (side projects, hobbies, chores, errands) outside of work using Nozbe. http://thepodcast.fm/134
Mar 06, 2018•49 min•Ep. 134
133: Better Than Before
Cultivating good habits and overcoming bad ones — discussing the most interesting strategies and brain hacks from Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin.
Mar 01, 2018•43 min•Ep. 133
132: Reusable Rocketry
On the day of Falcon Heavy's maiden launch (currently the most powerful rocket in the world), we discuss what makes SpaceX great. SpaceX makes the cheapest and most powerful rockets in the world, and they're reusable. How come they succeeded, and NASA's Space Shuttle (also supposed to be cheap and reusable) failed? There are lessons you can take from SpaceX's success and apply them to companies in other industries.
Feb 13, 2018•48 min•Ep. 132
131: Singular Focus of 2018
Annual Review series, part 5 (and last!). Learning from previous years and quarterly reviews, and applying lessons of Burst Projects, Values, and Letting go to design the best year ever. Making fewer goals, and putting them sequentially, not in parallel, to bring margin into our busy lives.
Feb 06, 2018•50 min•Ep. 131
130: 2017 Highlights
Annual Review series, part 4. We're taking a look back at last year, to consider all that was good, bad, ugly, or just unexpected, and learn from it.
Jan 30, 2018•48 min•Ep. 130
129: Letting go
Annual Review series, part 3. Each year, start anew. Your past projects, goals, habits don’t matter… unless you decide that they really do. Don’t automatically move last year’s failed goals to this year. And don’t hold yourself to the highest standard you’ve ever achieved.
Jan 23, 2018•45 min•Ep. 129
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