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The Spacemakers SPACEMAKERS - Daniel Sih + Matt Bain
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The Spacemakers is a podcast to help you reclaim your time and make space for what really matters.
Hosted by award-winning author and TEDx speaker Daniel Sih, alongside co-host Matt Bain, we explore practical ways to shape a meaningful life by doing less, not more.
This inaugural season tackles "The Fracturing of Our Attention and How To Reclaim Your Focus".
From phone distractions to burnout, we’ll delve into why we’re losing our ability to concentrate and provide practical strategies to reclaim our focus muscles.
Over a 10-part series, Daniel and Matt, along with special guests, will journey through the topics:
• Why can't we watch a movie without grabbing our phones?
• What's pushing us toward burnout?
• What do tinnitus sufferers have to teach us about the power of the mind, and how is the internet reshaping our brains?
• What's the toll of silence deprivation on our ability to solve problems?
• How might our widespread adoption of MS Teams and Slack be hindering our focus at work?
• And most importantly, what practical steps can we take to retrain our minds to concentrate on what truly matters, for our health, relationships, and quality of life.
The goal is simple – to leave you with more space to focus on what really matters in work and life.
Join Daniel Sih and Matt Bain for the first season of The Spacemakers podcast – out now on your favourite podcast app.
Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsors:
Bulk Nutrients - www.bulknutrients.com.au
and St Lukes - www.stlukes.com.au
This podcast was recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio
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Is Everything Awesome When You're Part of An MS Team?
Staying focused at work can be tough. Microsoft's 2023 data reveals that workers spend so much time chatting on tools like MS Teams and Slack that they're struggling to find time to actually 'do' their work.
In this episode of The Spacemakers, Daniel Sih is joined by Tim Hynes to share observations about email and Teams in the workplace. As usual they also offer practical strategies to help you reclaim your collective focus and overcome distraction.
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This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor:
Bulk Nutrients www.bulknutrients.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio -
Making Space For Quiet In A Loud World
In this episode of The Spacemakers, hosts Daniel Sih and Matt Bain look at the topic of Making Space For Quiet In A Loud World.
Blaise Pascal once wrote: “All human evil comes from man's inability to sit still in a room”. While perhaps an overstatement, it speaks to the importance of silence, deep thought, and self-reflection.
Without space, we become frantic, caught up in meaningless busywork, living according to someone else's script. Join our Spacemakers at they discuss the importance of making space for silence, inner reflection, and deeply knowing ourselves.
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Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor:
St. Lukes www.stlukes.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio -
Bottom Up and Top Down: The Science of Attention
Our attention is as rare as it is precious, and curating it carefully is key. In this episode of The Spacemakers, we explore the difference between bottom-up and top-down attention, and the impact of our environment on self-regulation.
Our practical challenge is about making space to reflect on what's truly important, cutting through the noise, to embrace a greater 'yes!'
GET YOUR FREE LIFEPLAN BLUEPRINT - www.spacemakers.au/lifeplan
Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor: Bulk Nutrients www.bulknutrients.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio -
What You Give Attention To Grows, What You Ignore Dies Away
As we make our way through this 10-part series, The Spacemakers Daniel Sih and Matt Bain continue to help us reclaim our fractured attention. In this episode, they talk with Dr. Julia Verdouw about her experience with Tinnitus and what it can teach us about maintaining focus.
In an attention economy, sharpening our focus is key. This episode, we chat with Dr. Julia Verdouw about her journey with tinnitus and insights gained along the way. We explore the skills needed to curate our minds, learning to ‘unhear’ noise, and deliberately attune our attention to people and purposes beyond ourselves.
Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor: Bulk Nutrients - www.bulknutrients.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio -
Gameday Focus: Productivity Insights From An Elite Athlete
In this episode of The Spacemakers, host Daniel Sih talks with Aussie Rules Footballer Jack Riewoldt, about Gameday Focus, and what Productivity looks like from an elite athlete’s point of view.
Former Richmond Tiger player, Jack Riewoldt, is a three-time premiership Vice Captain, Coleman Medalist, and All-Australian. In this episode, we hear about Jack's productivity habits on and off the field and discover the systems and habits required to maintain high-level focus under intense pressure.
Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor: Bulk Nutrients - www.bulknutrients.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio -
How The Internet Is Changing Your Brain
In this second episode of The Spacemakers 10-part series, hosts Daniel Sih and Matt Bain will look at the topic of How The Internet Is Changing Your Brain.
The average Australian adult spends 65 hours a week on screens – that’s a lot of ‘internet practice.’ Our habitual engagement with social media and short-form video scrolling, among other attention-sapping practices, is fundamentally rewiring our brains.
In this episode, we delve into the concept of neuroplasticity and share strategies to reclaim our focus by unplugging.
Discover more at:
www.spacemakers.au
www.youtube.com/@daniel_sih
www.raisinghumans.au
This season of The Spacemakers has been made possible with support from our show sponsor: St. Luke’s Health - www.stlukes.com.au
This podcast is recorded and produced by Production Farm Studios www.productionfarm.studio
Customer Reviews
Important for everyone to listen to
Great insight into how we can all take control back and effectively utilise the precious time we have available.
Much needed antidote to busyness
I find I relate deeply to this podcast. I feel like tech has put me on a downward spiral of losing focus and thus losing the ability to meaningfully relate to people.
This already has been helpful in helping to stop the nosedive and start breathing again.
Challenging episodes and weekly actions!
A great start to a promising and timely series on how to make space in a distracted, multitasked, short-attention world.