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Things mentioned in this episode:

How to Get Out of Debt as Fast as Possible (Ep. 238)

Iron Gym Workout Bar

ProSource Multi-Grip Pull-Up Bar

Audio Technica ATH-M20x

Chef Knife

Alex French Guy Cooking on YouTube

Leuchtturm Hardcover Dotted Notebook

Sharpie Plastic Point Stick Water Resistant Pen

Stainless Steel Electric Kettle

AeroPress

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente

The Slow Regard of Silent Things, by Patrick Rothfuss

The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson

Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Rationality and Precise Thinking (Ep. 57)

The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown

Deep Work, by Cal Newport

Atomic Habits, by James Clear

The Productivity Project, by Chris Bailey

Practical Botany for Gardeners, by Geoff Hodge

The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage

Isa Does It, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

The Science of Cooking, by Dr. Stuart Farrimond

Ontario Knives Rat 2

Oster Blender

NutriBullet

Bean Zafu Meditation Cushion

Bean Bamboo Meditation Bench

Hover

Backblaze

Lifefactory Glass Water Bottle

How Much Water Should You REALLY Be Drinking?

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Timestamps:

0:04:50 - Pull-up bars

0:08:22 - Noise-cancelling headphones

0:12:47 - Chef's knife and knife-honing tools

0:17:35 - Notebooks for your ideas and goals

0:20:25 - Wall of velcro

0:22:17 - Teapots, kettles and AeroPress

0:27:53 - Fiction book starter kit

0:32:37 - Sponsor: CuriosityStream (Learning new topics)

0:35:17 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)

0:37:31 - Fiction book starter kit (continued)

0:39:17 - Plug strips

0:40:30 - Nonfiction book starter kit

0:46:13 - Pocket knives

0:48:37 - Blenders

0:50:57 - Toolkits

0:53:21 - Meditation cushions and benches

0:56:21 - Taking care of plants

0:58:31 - Domain names

0:59:57 - Cloud storage services

1:06:07 - Reusable water bottles

1:07:46 - Conclusion

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