Everyday Systems Podcast

By Reinhard EngelsHealth & Fitness Education Self-Improvement

Everyday Systems Podcast episodes

August 23, 2022 Everyday Systems #68: How to be Ordinary
Be a Mensch, not a rockstar. It's surprisingly hard, even though you probably don't have any alternative.
18 min
July 09, 2022 Everyday Systems #67: Demogorgon Whack-a-mole
What to do when your appetites keep routing around your rules to contain them
27 min
June 03, 2022 Everyday Systems #66: Right Relationship with Robots
Technology for habits, and habits for technology. Also a story about my Roomba.
21 min
April 30, 2022 Everyday Systems #65: Mindful Bagful
A lighthearted Jedi mind trick for calming yourself down in certain mundane situations
9 min
March 30, 2022 Everyday Systems #64: State of the Systems 2021 Part 3: (Meta)
Meta Systems are systems for managing other systems: to track and boster them. Personal Punchcards, The Life Log, Mantrafication, and Loose Lips Sink Ships.
36 min
February 28, 2022 Everyday Systems #63: State of the Systems 2021, Part 2 (Soul)
Soul systems are systems for detaching yourself from the frenzy of everyday life to reflect, for learning, for recovering, for devoting more of your limited time to what's important, for figuring out what's important to begin with. Systems discussed include: Audiodidact. The Study Habit. Demogorgon vs. Asmodeus, Timebox Lord, G-Ray Vision, VC Cat, Posifactive and Weekend Luddite.
29 min
January 14, 2022 Everyday Systems #62: State of the Systems 2021, Part 1 (Body & Spirits)
2021 was miserable in most respects, but it's been another fantastic opportunity to test the true mettle of Everyday Systems. Part 1 reviews Body and Spirits systems: The No S Diet, Shovelglove, Urban Ranger, Lawful Good Biker, Glass Ceiling, Low Smoking.
24 min
December 06, 2021 Everyday Systems #61: VC Cat
An inspiringly ridiculous image to ward off the dreaded "what the hell" effect.
11 min
November 15, 2021 Everyday Systems #60:The Study Habit, Part 2 (Behavioral)
Specific techniques for making study a daily habit
32 min
October 04, 2021 Everyday Systems #59: The Study Habit
How to go from "study=cramming" to making learning a lifelong habit
15 min