Make Before Break

We're back with season 2 of Make Before Break! In this episode, Frank and Angelo chat about how they're rebooting the show, and revisit their progress since the last episode aired over two months ago.

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Links:

• Make Before Break: Concrete Change Examples
• jrnl - The Command Line Journal
• Getting Started Series • Zettelkasten Method
• DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS
• 5by5 | Back to Work #433: The Muscle of Worry
• Design Patterns - Wikipedia
• Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear
• Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Frank's Zettelkasten Typinator template
• Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work
• Komondor on GitHub - Git Hooks for Swift projects 🐩
• SwiftLint on GitHub - A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions
• Automating Version and Build Numbers Using agvtool
• Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts
• Angelo Stavrow - Personal Site
• Frank Courville - Twitter

Frank and Angelo discuss examples of what they've changed in the way they work and how it's worked out for them.

Links:

• All The Things — A Calm Video Course on Productivity and Task Management
• The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS
• Day One - The award-winning journal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
• Notebook Medium (A5), Hardcover, 249 numbered pages – LIGHTHOUSE PUBLICATIONS (CANADA)
• MR Metropolitan Fountain Pen: Pilot Pen
• OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group
• Getting Things Done® - David Allen's GTD® Methodology
• Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Eat That Frog: Brian Tracy Explains the Truth About Frogs | Brian Tracy
• RESET is a cosmic tune-up for your workday.
• For More Effective Studying, Take Notes With Pen and Paper | NOVA | PBS
• Personal knowledge management - Wikipedia
• Zettelkasten – Wikipedia
• Take Smart Notes – Write … One Note at at Time
• Scrivener | Literature & Latte
• Micro.blog - @jack
• TiddlyWiki — a non-linear personal web notebook
• Marginalia - Wikipedia
• Zettelkasten knowledge and info management • Zettelkasten Method

In this episode, we dive into how Angelo Gets Things Done: his workspace, his workflows, and his favourite tools.

Links:

• Aeron Office Chairs
• Steelcase Height-Adjustable Desks & Sit Stand Workstations
• Topo by Ergodriven Not-Flat Standing Desk Anti-Fatigue Mat
• Lenovo ThinkVision X1 Monitor
• Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard
• Logitech MX Master 2s Wireless Mouse
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
• All The Things Course
• Getting Things Done® - David Allen's GTD® Methodology
• Glitch
• Jell Daily Standups
• Slack
• LEUCHTTURM1917 Notebook Medium (A5), Hardcover, 251 dotted pages
• OmniFocus by The Omni Group
• Fantastical 2 for Mac by Flexibits
• Things - Your to-do list for Mac & iOS
• Day One journal app
• Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Notion
• Google Chrome
• Visual Studio Code
• Hugo, a static site generator
• Xcode - Apple Developer
• Safari - Apple
• Firefox Web Browser — Mozilla
• Firefox Developer Edition
• Keybase

In this episode, we dive into how Frank Gets Things Done: his workspace, his workflows, and his favourite tools.

Links:

• iOS Coach Frank - Frank Courville's iOS training site
• WeWork Coworking and Office Space
• LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple
• Amazon.com: AmazonBasics Premium Dual Monitor Stand - Lift Engine Arm Mount, Aluminum: Computers & Accessories
• ErgoDox EZ Mechanical Ergonomic Keyboard
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) - Technical Specifications
• Magic Mouse 2
• Getting Things Done® - David Allen's GTD® Methodology
• Jira | Issue & Project Tracking Software | Atlassian
• OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group
• Xcode - Apple Developer
• Dash for macOS - Kapeli
• Ulysses
• Trello
• Cold Turkey - The Toughest Website Blocker on the Internet
• Tweetbot for Mac
• Study: The average worker's inbox contains 199 unread emails | Ladders
• Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
• CheatSheet - Know your short cuts
• vim online
• XVimProject: XVim2
• Learning curve - Wikipedia

Frank and Angelo wax poetic about their love for Alfred.

Links:

• Alfred
• Packal - workflows and themes for Alfred
• IP | An Alfred Workflow on Packal
• Down for everyone | An Alfred Workflow on Packal
• Should I watch this movie advanced? | An Alfred Workflow on Packal
• HTTP Status Code | An Alfred Workflow on Packal
• Alfred App Community Forum
• Alfred App Subreddit
• Dash for macOS - API Documentation Browser, Snippet Manager - Kapeli
• OmniFocus
• Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for Mac
• TextExpander
• Typinator
• 1Password

Frank and Angelo discuss the difficulty in balancing full-time work and side projects. Full-time work is going to be a priority, but how can we keep our side projects from falling by the wayside or from taking our time and energy away from other important parts of our lives?

Links:

• 4′33″ - Wikipedia
• How to balance full-time work with creative projects
• Test-driven development - Wikipedia
• should i do this project? on Glitch
• Always. Be. Knolling.

Frank and Angelo discuss how they plan for a new year.

Links:

• All The Things — A Calm Video Course on Productivity and Task Management
• Goal Setting | Human Resources at MIT
• SWOT analysis - Wikipedia
• Hello, 2019 - Angelo Stavrow

Frank and Angelo share their thoughts on how 2018 went… long after the year ended.

Links:

• Angelo's 2018 Goals
• Hugo, a static site generator
• Indigo, a theme for Hugo
• Pomodoro Technique - Wikipedia
• iOS Coach Frank
• A New Type of Work Schedule We’re Experimenting With in 2017 — The Focus Course
• Hello, 2019
• StephenKing.com - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
• Dim Sum Thinking - Plans
• Jocelyn K. Glei - Who Are You Without the Doing? • Hurry Slowly
• Compromised npm Package: event-stream – intrinsic – Medium
• Google Reader - Wikipedia
• Inbox by Gmail - Wikipedia

Frank and Angelo discuss working preferences, communication, the toxicity of cynicism, and gratitude as a company value. Also, yyyy-MM-dd is the one date format to rule them all.

(There's a bit of background noise in this one that's kind of annoying, sorry about that.)

Links:

• Glitch
• Open offices have driven Panasonic to make horse blinders for humans | TechCrunch
• Body-Technology Interfaces - Becky Stern
• Where work happens | Slack
• Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
• Project Management Software by FogBugz
• Office Space the Bobs Interview Typical Day - YouTube
• Stack Overflow for Teams
• ISO 8601 - Wikipedia
• Glitch Employee Handbook
• Saitama Guide - Things to do in Saitama Prefecture - Japan Travel

Frank and Angelo discuss the power of habits, feedback loops, and living life on autopilot.

Links:

• Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James Clear
• Habit Fields · An A List Apart Article
• Why Japan's Rail Workers Can't Stop Pointing at Things - Atlas Obscura
• Rubber Duck Debugging – Rubber Duck Debugging – Debugging software with a rubber ducky
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport
• The Eudaimonia Machine – A Socratic Discussion
• Always Wear The Same Suit: Obama’s Presidential Productivity Secrets