Ugmonk founder Jeff Sheldon is back to talk about designing and building physical products, how our environments shape our ability to focus, and finding joy in the analog.
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Guest Starring:
Jeff Sheldon
Links and Show Notes:
Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content.
Analog™ | The original to-do system by Ugmonk
Gather: Your Desk Simplified | Ugmonk
Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
Mike's Fancy Notecards
Analog Weekly Kit (Walnut) | Ugmonk
Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
Discbound Heirloom Journal (Brown) | Ugmonk
Mike's Obsidian Task Dashboard image
How to Do Cal Newport Style Multi-Scale Planning in Obsidian | YouTube
Journaling in Obsidian Using Daily Questions | YouTube
How to Do a Personal Retreat in Obsidian | YouTube
Jeff's Newsletter
The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul
Aeron Chair | Herman Miller Store
Useful Not True | Derek Sivers
Every Tool's a Hammer by Adam Savage
Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCann
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts