In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Anselm Hannemann about burning out, trying out gardening, and how getting away from the screen can help restore your creative energy.

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Show Notes

• 00:39 Welcome
• 01:58 Guest introduction
• HelloAnselm.com
• Anselm on Twitter
• Web Development Reading List Newsletter
• 10:04 Doing things yourself as a form of therapy
• 14:33 Sponsor: Hasura
• 16:34 Rules for digital usage?
• 19:25 How do you learn you’re burned out?
• 26:30 Sponsor: Strapi
• 28:10 Gardening
• Gardening site
• Garden on Instagram
• The Post Apocalyptic Inventor
• 29:46 What do you feed your plants?
• 34:09 Irrigation issues
• 35:52 Sponsor: SeedProd
• 38:03 Dealing with weeds
• 40:54 What about chickens?
• 44:20 Farming as a business
• 45:39 Incorporating tech into the gardening
• 54:06 Supper Club Questions
• Today I Learned Stefan Judis
• Web Design Weekly
• 59:09 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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