Episode 68: Prepared Enough To Wing It with Dave Morris

“The Mikes” are joined by Dave Morris to examine the ways that improvisation can improve the way you approach your work and life.

What The Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Belle Royale « Driftwood Brewery
• Michael Schechter - Low Life - Evil Twin Brewing
• Dave Morris - Spicebox Whisky and Coke Zero

Links

• TEDxVictoria - Dave Morris: The Way of Improvisation - YouTube
• The Way of Improvisation
• Trust Us, This Is All Made Up
• Radiolab Presents: TJ & Dave - Radiolab
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Episode 67: Chaotic Energy with Pat Dryburgh

“The Mikes” are joined by Pat Dryburgh to discuss his Hundred Down experiment and the stress that comes along with attempting to make a change.

What Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Smoke & Mirrors – Imperial Smoked Ale « Coal Harbour Brewing
• Michael Schechter - Steam Whistle Brewing - Canada’s Premium Pilsner
• Pat Dryburgh - Patrón Silver Tequila

Links

• Workflowing — Do Better
• BQ&A: Pat Dryburgh on Design, Development, Health, and Music — BitQuill
• Enough - Ep 189 - The Rhone Internet Protocol
• Why Mailbox Won’t Fix Your Email — The Brooks Review
• Triage - Email First Aid
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 53: A Productive Argument with Matt Alexander
• xkcd: ADD
• The Paleo Diet | Dr. Loren Cordain, Founder of the Paleo Diet Movement
• Always-on video messaging for your home | Perch
• The Donut | Pat Dryburgh
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• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Vardy on Twitter or App.net

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Episode 66: People Still Use Paper with Dave Caolo

“The Mikes” are joined by Dave Caolo of 52 Tiger and Home Work fame for a conversation on the best ways to use paper (remember that stuff?) to get things done. As with most analog technologies, Schechter struggles to make the most of notebooks and other popular paper products in his everyday productivity, so Vardy and Caolo take him to school.

Towards the end, all three take a step back from the “how-to” aspects of paper to talk about the role of analog tools in an increasingly digital world.

What Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Vintage Ale is a bottle conditioned beer brewed with the year’s finest malt and hops
• Michael Schechter - Nebuchadnezzar - Omnipollo - Stockholm, Sweden - BeerAdvocate
• Dave Caolo - Ruthless Rye | Sierra Nevada

Links

• 52 Tiger
• Home Work
• The Pen Addict
• Word Notebooks
• The Dash/Plus System from Patrick Rhone
• Notes: The Power of Paper — Productivityist
• Getting Things Done by David Allen
• Frictionless Capture Card
• Drafts - Agile Tortoise
• The Emergent Task Planner | David Seah
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 59: Drafting with Greg Pierce
• How I Use Sketchnotes for Task Management — Productivityist
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 57: Everyday Sketchnoting with Mike Rohde
• Amazon.com: Moleskine Evernote Smart Notebook Ruled Pocket (Moleskine Classic) (9788866137603): Moleskine: Books
• The Capture Form — 512 Pixels
• A Better Approach To Meeting Notes
• Generational - 005 - The Future of Books
• David Allen, Getting Things Done and GTD :: Paper Planners and Pads
• TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Vardy on Twitter or App.net

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Episode 65: Creating in Public with Patrick Rhone

"The Mikes" are joined by Patrick Rhone to take a behind the scenes look at the the launch of his So You Want To Be A Mac Consultant Now... ebook. In less than one week, Patrick took what started as a question on App.net about an old blog post, began updating the piece and turned it into the first ever Minimal Guide. Wondering how a question on a social network led to a living blog post which turned into to an premium ebook that is still being updated as this episode goes live? Schechter and Vardy were too, and thankfully Patrick was more than happy to share his experience.

Want a Free App.net Invite?

Speaking of App.net the team at App.net were kind enough to provide 200 invites to the free tier of ADN accounts especially for listeners of Mikes on Mics. If you're yet to give the service a try, both Vardy and Schechter (as well as Patrick) are big fans of this social network. The invites are first come, first serve. Get yours here.

Links

• So You Wanna Be A Mac Consultant Now… | Patrick Rhone
• On Writing A Minimal Guide | Patrick Rhone
• Enough - Ep 198 - Turn The Key
• Save Money Now — Sweating Commas
• Smarter Than I Am... | The desire to enter a market does not grant you...
• Gumroad
• Draft. Write Better.
• Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows
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• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
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Episode 64: Experimenting with A.J. Jacobs

“The Mikes” are joined by author and experimenter extraordinaire A. J. Jacobs. A.J. writes for Esquire and is the author of books like Drop Dead Healthy and My Life as an Experiment. Vardy and A.J. swap tales of their own experiments while Schechter asks about the smaller impact of big experiments. They also discuss how A.J. doesn’t sleep with his wife… so you’re not going to want to miss this episode.

What Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Writers Tears Whiskey
• Michael Schechter - Lagunitas Sucks | Lagunitas Brewing Company
• A.J. Jacobs - Zywiec

Links

• The Front Nine — MIKEVARDY.COM
• A. J. Jacobs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Drop Dead Healthy by A. J. Jacobs
• My Life as an Experiment by A. J. Jacobs
• The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs
• A.J. Jacobs for Esquire
• Nine Weeks with a Camera - AJ Jacobs I Am a Camera - Esquire
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 11: An Unfocused Look at Focus
• Michael Schechter’s Writer Workflow
• Day One | A simple Journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac App Store
• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Productivityist
• Home Work
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• Follow Vardy on Twitter or App.net
• Follow A.J. on Twitter

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