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Above the Mess episodes
- Episode 09: My Big Sphinx of Quartz
We talk about pocket monsters, Queen Elizabeth and unfinished fiction.
Useful links:- Pokemon: Legends
- Pokemon: HeartGold
- Nintendo DS Lite
- Super Mario 3D All Stars
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Pokemon: The Origin of Species
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss*
- A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin*
- Three Bin Composting
- Olympia (font)
- Pangrams
- Archive Binders
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Izzy’s Website
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Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!
48 min - Episode 08: Games the Kids Play
And we’re back! We talk about bullet journals, Mancala, books, card games, and other fun rabbit holes.
Useful links:- Things
- Bullet Journal
- The Bullet Journal Method
- William Hannah
- A5 journal
- Archive Set
- Recipe binder
- Filofax planner
- Sticker printer
- Madi’s Filofax
- Madi’s Printed Book!
- Oware
- Mancala
- Izzy’s Mancala Board!
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed*
- How to Read a Book*
- Light from Uncommon Stars*
- The Martian*
- Townscaper
- I Love Hue
- Gumstick Cards
- Bullsh*t (card game)
- War (card game)
- Duck Soup (card game)
- Spit (card game)
- Lens (etymology)
- The History of English
- Bruce Almighty
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50 min - Announcement: Break for the New Year
Hey y’all, Above the Mess is going to be taking a break with the new year! We hope you had wonderful holiday seasons–talk to you soon!
1 min - Episode 07: A Guiding Star
Izzy, Rose, and Madi talk about brake orientation on bikes, the purchasing of spaceships and–most importantly–themes.
Useful links:- The Bullet Journal Method - Ryder Carroll
- Madi’s Discbound Journal
- GoCube
- Themes
- CGP Grey
- Myke Hurley
- Cortex
- Your Theme - CGP Grey (Youtube)
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50 min - Episode 06: Set Ideas Free
Izzy, Madi, and Rose discuss priorities, idea debt, and whether cats should be allowed in personal museums.
Useful links:- Cortex: State of the Apps 2022
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Atomic Habits*
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Madi’s Project Wall
- ERG Theory
- Avoidant Behavior
- How I Got Out of Idea Debt - John Sexton
- Jay Miller
- Conduit
- GTD: Getting Things Done
- Zettelkasten Note Taking
- Refuse to Choose*
- More articles about idea debt
- Kill Your Old Ideas So You Can Be More Creative
- Steelcurve: Idea Debt
- You Probably Have Idea Debt and How to Cure It
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34 min - 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.
Useful links:- 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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47 min - 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.
Useful links:- 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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42 min - 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.
Useful links:- 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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33 min - 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.
Useful links:- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport*
- Spoon Theory
- Tom Scott’s video on the UK Plug
- Maker, Manager, Consumer (David Sparks)
- CleanFox
- Unibox
- FeedBin
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45 min - 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.
Rosemary Orchard:- Rosemary’s Website
- Rose also hosts Automators, Nested Folders, and iOS Today.
Izzy Miller:- Izzy’s Website
- Austin Food Not Bombs
- Izzy’s Sunfish
Madi:- Madi’s website
- Jinx & Belle
Productivity Philosophies:- Getting Things Done by David Allen*
- OmniFocus: The to-do app built for pros
- And the book Rosemary co-wrote about it–a new edition is coming soon: Build Your OmniFocus Workflow
- Taskheat: The personal task manager for determined people.
- Drafts: Where Text Starts
- how we spend our days - vlogbrothers
- 1% Philosophy aka Marginal Gains Philosophy
- The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan*
- Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher*
- How to Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick*
- The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine*
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About Above the Mess
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The podcast that follows us as we bounce between our interests, dive down rabbit holes, navigate our brains, and come up in wonderland!