unReactive

By Kyle Morck and Jeff Reynolds

Join Kyle Morck and Jeff Reynolds as they explore the concept of calm companies—businesses that prioritize sustainable growth, balance, and well-being. Drawing from their own experiences in building c... more

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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

unReactive episodes:

February 04, 2025 Deadlines
Kyle and Jeff breakdown their problems with deadlines.
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33min
January 28, 2025 The Calm Business Recommended Reading Guide
The Recommended Reading Guide
"It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"A World Without Email" by Cal Newport
"Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown
"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman
"The E-Myth Revisited" by Michael E. Gerber
"Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Steve Blank
Anything by Anne Helen Petersen
Other Works Mentioned
"The Valve Handbook" – A new employee handbook by Valve Software
"Pricing on Purpose" by Ronald Baker
"So Good They Can't Ignore You" by Cal Newport
"Remote: Office Not Required" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"Rework" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
"Deep Work" by Cal Newport
"Digital Minimalism" by Cal Newport
"Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport
"Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" by Mike Isaac
"Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup" by John Carreyrou
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43min
January 21, 2025 Creating Calm When Your Company Isn't
Jeff and Kyle talk about ways you can craft a calm environment for yourself or your team when the rest of your organization is not.
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48min
December 10, 2024 The Right Kind of Busy
The role of expertise in small teams and communication overload.
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43min
November 05, 2024 One Day Remote Work Is In, The Next Day It's Out
We talk Heidi Klum's Halloween costumes, using nerdy chess tools to prioritize work, and Sahil Lavingia giving up on remote work.
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53min
October 22, 2024 Is cold outbound antithetical to calm companies?
Does doing cold outbound sales make any sense?
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50min
October 01, 2024Platform Risk and Puppies
This week Kyle and Jeff discuss seasonal depression, hosting a guest puppy, and the dynamics of open source business models.
(00:00) - Platform Risk and Puppies
(00:18) - Guest Puppy
(08:03) - WordPress Drama
(19:38) - Platform Risks and Business Lessons
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41min
September 24, 2024The Baby Pygmy Hippo in the Room
This week, Kyle and Jeff dive into Moo Deng, the challenges of hiring, the evolving landscape of the creative industry and the ensuing creative crisis facing business.
(00:00) - The Baby Pygmy Hippo in the Room
(00:18) - Caffeinated Conversations
(01:27) - Moo Deng Miscomoonications
(05:28) - Hiring Creativity
(26:12) - Marketing in Maintenance Mode
(29:38) - The Creative Crisis in Corporations
(36:56) - Balancing Multiple Business Ideas
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55min
September 17, 2024Thursday is the New Friday
This week, Kyle and Jeff chat about the challenges of implementing a four-day workweek, setting meaningful goals, and the challenge of keeping a dog clean.
(00:00) - They shouldn't let dogs work the mines
(04:04) - How do you set goals anyway?
(11:08) - Four days a week
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48min
September 03, 2024An Anti-Email Culture
This week, Kyle and Jeff talk about ditching internal emails, what we can learn from plumbers about calm workplaces, and how the importance of the labor movement.
(00:00) - Out of Office
(04:38) - The Case Against Internal Emails
(08:53) - Creating a Culture of Calm
(25:41) - Gen-x is the Problem and the Labor Movement is the Cure
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49min

FAQs about unReactive:

How many episodes does unReactive have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.