December 24, 2019

Episode 457: A Buddhist Gift

1 hour 23 minutes

DISCUSSED: holiday lizard talk; some benefits of using "Environment" and "Journal" calendars; nostalgia for the Palm family of products in general and Graffiti in particular; responses to listener letters about: finding a "hook" for a new habit, physical media follow-up, HomeKit dinguses, Markdown editors, the joys of the TaskPaper lifestyle, advice on recovering from a disruption, and, finally, some thoughts on the unexpected benefits of disruption.

Links for this episode:

Brumation Dormant Period in Reptiles
Amazon.com : Feeding Tongs 15" 2 Pcs Super Thick Stainless Steel Forceps Curved and Straight Snakes, Reptile, Lizards, Gecko, Spider Long Tweezer : Pet Supplies
Amazon.com : Josh's Frogs Hornworms Habitat Cup (25 Count Cup) : Pet Supplies
bearded dragon cat friends - Google Search
Palm VII - Wikipedia
Graffiti (Palm OS) - Wikipedia
Doonesbury comic strip on Newton - CHM Revolution
Amazon.com : Palm V Hand held PDA : Handhelds And Pda Gps Peripherals : Electronics
Revisiting the Palm Pilot's uncanny alphabet: Design Observer
The Gadget We Miss: The Palm V - People & Gadgets - Medium
Wemo Mini WiFi Smart Plug
Wemo Mini Smart Plug, 2-pack
The Social Life of Paper | The New Yorker
The solution to our paper problem, they write, is not to use less paper but to keep less paper.

Mark Text

Mind Mapping by Tony Buzan, a great effectiveness tool | ToolsHero

Tony Buzan – Inventor of Mind Mapping

David Allen (author) - Wikipedia
"Allen was also one of the founders of Actioneer, a company specializing in productivity tools for the PalmPilot."

Mitch Kapor Introduces Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Software - YouTube

The Hacker's Diet - Wikipedia

Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard

TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac

Take Control of Shortcuts for iOS with Rosemary Orchard's New Book – The Sweet Setup

Take Control of Shortcuts – Take Control Books

5by5 | Back to Work #5: Chigger Bites on the Bus Driver

5by5 | Back to Work #7: Vocational Wheel

Tim Harford — Podcasts

Tim Harford — Article — Cautionary Tales Ep 7 – Bowie, jazz, and the unplayable piano

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano — Cautionary Tales — Overcast

Benefits of Forced Experimentation: Striking Evidence from the London Underground Network* | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Oxford Academic
We show that a strike on the Underground, which forced many commuters to experiment with new routes, brought lasting changes in behavior. This effect is stronger for commuters who live in areas where the Underground map is more distorted, which points to the importance of informational imperfections.

"A mistake is a Buddhist gift."

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