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.

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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
• Follow Patrick on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Vardy 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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Episode 63: DIY Creating with Brian Thompson

“The Mikes” are joined by Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder to talk about the shift of creators taking control of their own art and careers. Brian’s site focuses on helping musicians take command of their career. The conversation starts on the space, but grows into the way that people can work to ensure the success of their own creations. Schechter, Vardy and Brian discuss the challenges that come along with balancing the creating along everything else involved in helping those creations find an audience.

Note: We ran into a little Skype trouble, but hope you’ll agree the conversation is worth the occasional quality drop. Schechter was also wrong, KBS is indeed a breakfast stout.

What Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Bright Ale | Little Creatures
• Michael Schechter - KBS | Our Beers | Founders Brewing Co.
• Brian Thompson - Green Tea

Links

• Enough - Ep 197 - Reach For The Stars And Expect Nothing
• Enough - Ep 196 - Luddite In Training
• Amanda Palmer: The art of asking | Video on TED.com
• CMD+SPACE - 028 - Technology and Music, with John Roderick
• Stageit | A front row seat to a backstage experience.™
• PledgeMusic
• Alex Day
• Art of Dying // News
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 51: How To Get An Interview With Jonathan Coulton
• MC Frontalot :: Nerdcore Headquarters
• Girl Talk
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 59: Drafting with Greg Pierce
• Phoster - Make your Own Poster
• Thorny Bleeder: Music Marketing, Branding & Motivation for the DIY Independent Musician.
• Over
• Social Media Camp | May 6–8, 2013 in Victoria BC | Keynote Speaker: Mari Smith
• Follow Brian on Twitter
• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Vardy on Twitter or App.net

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Episode 62: Talking About Talking About Productivity

"The Mikes" are joined by Kourosh Dini of Using OmniFocus and Thanh Pham of Asian Efficiency to talk about their mutual interest and obsession with the topic of productivity. All four share what led them to the topic, how they go about doing things and how this informs the way they talk about talking about doing things. Beyond their own interest in the subject, Schechter, Vardy, Dini and Pham all discuss the current state of the productivity space by examining where it helps (and when it hurts) those who turn to it.

Note: After the episode, "The Mikes", Kourosh and Thanh all geek out about OmniFocus 2. You can get ahold of this conversation by subscribing to the Mike Techniques newsletter.

What Mikes Are Drinking

• Mike Vardy - Creme Brulee Vanilla Stout - Gulf Islands Brewing - Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada - BeerAdvocate
• Michael Schechter - Evil Twin Femme Fatale Blanc
• Kourosh and Thanh both drank tea (not that "The Mikes" are judging...)

Links

• OmniFocus Premium Posts by Asian Efficiency
• Ebook | Using OmniFocus
• David Allen, Getting Things Done® and GTD®
• Amazon.com: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (9780142000281): David Allen: Books
• ADHD to GTD | A Better Mess
• Mikes On Mics - Episode 37: Getting To GTD with David Allen
• Tony Schwartz
• Dr. Stephen R. Covey
• Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst
• How I Use Evernote for Beer Cellaring | Productivityist
• Stick Lettuce on the Bottom of Your Burger to Protect the Bun from the Juices
• What the #%$! Happened to Lifehacker? | Productivityist
• Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath, Dan Heath
• 70Decibels - Mikes On Mics - Episode 53: A Productive Argument with Matt Alexander
• Follow Kourosh on Twitter
• Follow Thanh on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Schechter on Twitter or App.net
• Follow Vardy on Twitter or App.net

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Episode 61: Sick and Tired

This week we keep the guests away because Vardy is still getting over his illness. Actually, that comes into play with our theme – which is being sick and tired – mainly due to overwhelm or generally being busy. The Mikes talk about how their systems help them through those times (and how they don’t), what each of them do to push them through those circumstances, and other ideas that they (and you) can implement to get things done even when you really aren’t at 100 percent.

What The Mikes Are Drinking

• XXX Black Double IPA | Midnight Sun Brewing Company
• Cabin Fever | Phillips Beer

Links

• How I Use Evernote for Beer Cellaring | Productivityist.com

• There’s Black Ops On The Horizon | Brooklyn Brewery

• Mike Techniques

• My Daily Routine | Productivityist.com

• Don’t Break The Chain!

• Nike+

• Path

• Productive Meal Planning with Basil and OmniFocus | Productivityist.com

• Episode 45: Producing Through Procrastination with Brett Terpstra

• Episode 45.5: More Procrastination with Brett Terpstra

• A Fresh Take on Contexts | SimplicityBliss

• Bending the stiffest arrow | Practically Efficient

• My OmniFocus Setup | A Better Mess

• Saying No Is Actually Saying Yes To Other Things | enough

• AwayFind

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