The Ultraworking Podcast

Would you like to get your work done faster? I mean, most people just assume a task will take as long as it does... are you sure? 

We’ve got a new show format for you — we’ve got Lukas and Janet in this episode, talking about classical conditioning and doing 200 tasks in 10 minutes each (yes, really!). Super valuable if you’re trying to get work done faster. 

Full show notes with links: www.ultraworking.com/podcast/does-it-have-to-take-that-long

The word of the day is Angespannt. It’s a German word that has no English equivalent, referring to the feeling you have when there's a constant level of tension that's building up (it’s not stress or anxiety). 

Sebastian and Lukas dive deep into the meaning of the word and talk about the value in being able to know what you're feeling.

Full show notes with links here: https://www.ultraworking.com/podcast/big-project-angespannt

So, you are a British commando infiltrating Nazi Germany. You find an unguarded supply depot, do you blow it up? It's surprisingly informative about your character. 

This simple thought experiment will tell you a lot about how you approach project success rate, risk, chance of failure, big picture thinking, and all the details. You might learn something important about yourself in this show. 

Full show notes with links:

www.ultraworking.com/podcast/the-nazi-fuel-dump-question

How do we know if we're doing good at the very fundamental elemental skill? 

A simple ranking system to evaluate how in tuned you are with fundamental elemental skills. Score yourself and you might just be surprised.

Full show notes with links:

www.ultraworking.com/podcast/elemental-rankings

The co-founders at Ultraworking, Kai Zau and Sebastian Marshall, talk about estimation. 

Why is it so hard to know how long things take to complete? So how do we get better at it? How do we simulate and predict the future? 

Full show notes with links:

www.ultraworking.com/podcast/estimation

A deep dive on staying out of project hell. Some math. It's simple math. 

We've got some non-math arguments too. And the show is a little funny, maybe. But yeah, more than one thing at the same time is dangerous. We go deep on it.

Full show notes with links:

www.ultraworking.com/podcast/mathematical-arguments-serializing-projects

Turns out making world-class stuff is really hard. Some thoughts from the front on the creative process.

Full show notes with links:

https://www.ultraworking.com/podcast/rough-creative-process-rough

Interesting, insightful, funny show for you today. We're going to use win-loss rate from video games to understand the math of when our habits are going to fail — as well as the win techniques to improve win-loss rate for habit success.

Also maybe useful if you play shooter games, too. Uh, that's not the point though. Habits. This show is about habits. Really.

Full show notes with links:

https://www.ultraworking.com/podcast/encounter-rate-win-loss-rate

How many focused hours can you work in a week? Interesting question, eh? 

Full show notes with links: www.ultraworking.com/podcast/how-many-hours-can-you-work-in-a-week

How often do you think about why you read? 

Maybe not often enough! 

Let's dive deep into better reading - and maybe even some superpowers - from finding great obscure books that you'll be the only person in your circle that's read.

Full show notes with links: www.ultraworking.com/podcast/obscure-books-combo-power