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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