Whims That Work

Whims That Work

By Drew Coffman, Joe BuhligSociety & CultureBusinessTechnology
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Whims That Work episodes

  • Burn Energy, Gain Energy

    Joe gets a new computer, and the purchase sparks some discussion on the merits of the touch bar. It’s…good? Drew provides some iOS 11 note-taking updates, and brings up the topic of Twitter and the idea of meaningful distractions.

    Show notes:

    HFS+
    Cortex Episode 15
    Joe’s mysterious gift
    Razer DeathAdder
Mad Cats M.O.U.S. 9
    Mad Catz n64 Control Pad
    Razer Firefly
    Stoner
    The Art of Thinking Clearly
    Getting Things Done by Edwin C. Bliss
    Prizmo Go
    Scanning in Notes freaking out
    Ambivert
    StrengthsFinders
    The Strength of Input
    Libby
Drew’s Kindle
    Productivity Guild
    Matthew Cassinelli and Drew Coffman
    Workflow
    Federico Viticci
    The End of Absence
    ‘Snapchat is getting a reality TV show’

    55 min
  • Books Are Expensive

    Drew goes to the library, Joe gives an all-important nap update, and the two talk about note-taking habits, memorization, and task managers.

    Show notes:

    Oyster
    The Past and Future City
    Prizmo Go
    Jesus’ Son
    Will Patton’s narrated books
    Siempo
    'Kill Your To Do List'
    Working With Omnifocus
    Productivity Guild
    Things 3 on Productivity Guild
    Drew’s article on Things 3
    The To-Do Deep Dive
    2Do
    2Do (before iOS 7)
    The Hipster PDA
    Fisher Space Pen
    Getting Things Done
    Rhodia Notebooks
    Workflow
    Sleep Cycle

    1 hr 9 min
  • The Better Off These Things Get

    WWDC 2017 is over, and a new iPad may or may not have been bought. Apple's updates are discussed, along with the future of productivity and how tech like augmented reality and voice assistants might come into play.

    Show notes:

    JoeBuhlig.com
    Coffman.co
    Recording a podcast locally on iOS without a Mac
    Matt Birchler
    BirchTree
    Kory Westerhold
    NeuBible
    Bradley Chambers
    "Also, is the 120Hz screen amazing, or super amazing?"
    Affinity Photo
    Goodnotes
    Cocoon Grid-It
    Ulysses
    Things
    Ferrite Recording Studio
    Editing podcasts on iOS with Ferrite
    Amazon Echo
    Tools & Toys Echo review
    Echo Dot
    Apple's future vision (I never showed Joe)
    Her

    50 min
  • Soybeans & Modbooks

    Drew learns about soybean breeding and growing up on a farm, Joe learns about long-forgotten 2000s-era technology, and each host considers what got them interested in the topic of productivity and how it's impacted them today.

    Show notes:

    Soybean flowers
    The War of Art
    Bookworm
    Modbook
    Drew's first computer?
    GP32
    Internet Access is Now a Basic Human Right
    John Deere Model 4020
    The Apple Watch & Getting Fit to Fill the Rings
    Sleep Cycle
    Life Cycle
    Drafts
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

    1 hr 11 min

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Joe Buhlig and Drew Coffman talk about technology and productivity, and how the former plays a role in the latter.