Make Before Break Frank Courville and Angelo Stavrow

Frank and Angelo discuss the daily diary of small steps, Angelo's return to Swift, the value of guidance when learning complex things, and Frank's new Stream Deck.




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Per Rewrite Diary | Angelo StavrowA Daily Diary of Small Steps | Angelo StavrowStream Deck | elgato.comOmniFocus Video Tutorials, Articles & Webinars - Learn OmniFocusMacSparky Field Guideswizard zinesXVimProject/XVim: Xcode plugin for Vim keybindingsThe Someday/Maybe List is a Lie | Angelo StavrowThe Hacking with Swift storeMissing ManualsPaintCode - Turn your drawings into Objective-C or Swift drawing code

Frank and Angelo discuss the weird ways that software creates breadcrumbs of your life, and the idea of digital hoarding.




Make Before Break is a podcast about the struggle in doing meaningful work. If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you left a review on iTunes. We don't do ads, so if you'd like to help offset our production costs, you can buy us a coffee.


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Stream Deck | elgato.comDeliveries: a package tracker for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and MacYour iPhone Knows Exactly Where You've Been And This Is How To See ItDay One - Your Journal for Life. App for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.Slogger - BrettTerpstra.com5by5 | Back to Work #457: A Buddhist GiftDropped Bits - PerThe PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information | PraxisNoodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful SoftwareFreshBooks | Invoice and Accounting Software for Small BusinessesDrafts | Where Text StartsAlfred - Productivity App for macOSBear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and MacUlysses

Frank and Angelo discuss backpacks, pulling stuff out of OmniFocus, and returning to Evernote, Notion, and good ol' textfiles.




Make Before Break is a podcast about the struggle in doing meaningful work. If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you left a review on iTunes. We don't do ads, so if you'd like to help offset our production costs, you can buy us a coffee.


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Everyday Backpack 20L & 30L V1 | Peak Design Official SiteAnti-theft Backpack | Venturesafe® 25L GII in Black by PacsafeCortex #88: Cortex Airport - Relay FMThe PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information | PraxisEvernoteNotionThe Most Powerful Productivity App I Use - Notion - YouTubeTaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for MacMind map - WikipediaTOKYO - try! Swift ConferenceMind Map & Brainstorm Ideas - MindNodeHow I Mind Map - BrettTerpstra.com

Following up on last episode's discussion of annual retrospectives, Frank and Angelo think about setting SMART goals for 2020.




Make Before Break is a podcast about the struggle in doing meaningful work. If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you left a review on iTunes. We don't do ads, so if you'd like to help offset our production costs, you can buy us a coffee.


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Make Before Break Episode 17: Retrospecting, AnnuallyAtomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results by James ClearFive-Whybot on GlitchYour output depends on your input - Austin Kleon

Frank and Angelo discuss annual retrospectives — why they're valuable, how they prepare, and what their process is.




Make Before Break is a podcast about the struggle in doing meaningful work. If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you left a review on iTunes. We don't do ads, so if you'd like to help offset our production costs, you can buy us a coffee.


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Make Before Break: A Belated 2018 Annual RetrospectiveChoice 3: Schedule the Big RocksCore IntuitionLoneliness Cited as Public Health Threat | Psychology TodayYear in Pixels

Frank and Angelo discuss workshops, releasing a thing to the world, Drafts, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro.




Make Before Break is a podcast about the struggle in doing meaningful work. If you enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you left a review on iTunes. We don't do ads, so if you'd like to help offset our production costs, you can buy us a coffee.


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Mastering iOS Concurrency with GCDToastmasters InternationalMake it Stick: The Science of Successful LearningAngelo's current iPhone home screenDrafts | Where Text StartsDrafts Directory | Drafts Action DirectoryKeyboard Maestro 9.0.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOSStopTheMadnessMacBook Pro 16-inch - Apple (CA)ErgoDox EZ: An Incredible Mechanical Ergonomic KeyboardIf your MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) keeps shutting down - Apple Support