The One About The Important Thing
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One hundred episodes. For this occasion, years in the coming, Lyle and Rands talk about the thing itself — the nuts and bolts of the podcast, including how the robots now do an alarming amount of the work, what a hundred episodes taught us, and why we use the “The One About…” naming convention. 🎁: the show has a home at . Deep-link a favorite or just scroll through a hundred episodes of history. Stuff that came up: , where this show has been recorded since the We Are Netflix days , now staffed by a helpful jobs robot named Floyd , the Infocom classic Floyd is named after , the...
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The One About the Pro Leisure Circuit (Again)
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In our 99th episode, Rands is back on the Pro Leisure Circuit — infinite time, a suspicious amount of Arc Raiders, and no wind in the sails — and we wrestle with what actually motivates a person when the engine of work goes quiet. The usual suspects: , absorbing ten-hour days like it's a job — 35,000 leaders, 7,000 a week , John Gruber's one-person media entity , who started McDonald's in his fifties , where Lyle's daughter learned she didn't want to animate for a living , Lyle's decade in the state of California Related Important Things episodes:
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The One About The Joy of Bots
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In our 98th episode, we list the things we've been building with our robots and figure out who we're really yelling at when it all goes wrong. Mentioned, referenced, or obsessed over: , the Infocom game that gave Floyd his name Related Important Things episodes:
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The One About In Real Life
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In our 97th episode, we talk about how much more we learn in person and why the last 10% of anything is the most important part. Things we mentioned: Related Important Things episodes:
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The One About ARC Raiders
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In our 96th episode, Rands goes deep (perhaps too deep) on ARC Raiders, an extraction shooter where trust is the real currency. Mentioned, referenced, or obsessed over: Related Important Things episodes:
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The One About Exercise (Again)
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In our 95th episode, we again talk about the value of exercise. Lyle paddles an outrigger, Rands used to play hockey, but now he bikes, and we compare peak heart rates. It's a thriller.
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The One About The Unfortunates
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In our 94th episode, we talk about when Rands goes unhinged and why that is cathartic. Then, we talk about the plight of enterprise software users and why they are so unfortunate.
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The One About Fully Formed Humans
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In our 93rd episode, we wonder aloud about free will, children, and what makes a good ice hockey team.
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The One About Productivity (Again)
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In our 92nd episode, we talk about the ongoing battle with productivity tool swirl. Again.
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The One About Founder Mode
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In our 91st episode, we talked about Founder Mode long after everyone else had moved on.
info_outlineIn our 86th episode, we talk timepieces (again), and then we somehow segue to bees. Brace for it.