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Slava started a new podcast called STRATsphere Talks about all things strategizing. In this episode Dima and Slava discuss thinking behind this new endeavor and learning after launching first episodes of the new podcast.


Follow-up

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The 99% Invisible Power Broker Book Club

STRATsphere Talks Podcast
Differences between ongoing podcasts, like Biweekly, and limited series
"Continuity" in podcasts
Production: how the sausage is made
Software for recording

Riverside
Audio Hijack

Dynamics of recording in studio face-to-face and remotely
Why YouTube is important for podcasts
Feedback is sooo important for podcasters
Hosting a solo podcast vs co-hosting

Dima and Slava read the book about how big things get done and discuss where they agree and disagree with the author and what they've learned from the book and from talking about it.


Discombobulation continues: Discombobulated by Eminem
Dima's struggles with ultra fine Pilot G-2 pens
How Big Things Get Done
Challenges with examples for something as multi-faceted as big projects
Understanding the true goal of the project is critically important for the success of the project
Ides of "Jobs To Be Done" – check this article
Dima's classification of projects into "closed" and "open" projects
Amager Bakke – waste-to-energy power plant which is also an artificial ski slope
It is all about mindset

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Dima contemplates getting work done on projects that are not immediate top priority and Slava points out that there is nothing wrong with pushing, as long as it is done in a considerate way.


Dima's theme corner
Difficult inroads into meditation with Headspace
Free-form theme journaling
Can projects really be important but not urgent?
Enshittification of the Internet
Struggles of leading a second priority project
Reverse psychology
"More power too people! But not too much..."
Bugging people in a considerate way, with care
Pushing and pulling strategies for moving projects forward
Frequent releases to keep people engaged

Next episode: book club discussion of "How Big Things Get Done"

Slava wonders about planning ideal weeks and quizzes Dima about his approaches to balancing long-term and short-term and dealing with the unplanned.


Discombobulation continues
Slava's theme corner
Some Bullet Journal videos

Minimal Bullet Journal Setup
Simple 2024 Bullet Journal Setup

Some articles from the Internet about ideal weeks

How designing your ideal week can increase your productivity (and sanity)
How to Better Control Your Time by Designing Your Ideal Week
Planning your ideal week

Is something like "ideal" an acceptable terminology
Planning for productive weeks
Dealing with unplanned tasks and interruptions
Weaving long-term thinking into short-term planning
Meetings and no meetings days
Detailed calendar planning: does it work?
Planning multi-step activities for time efficiency

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In the last episode recorded in 2023 Dima and Slava discuss their yearly themes and talk talk what is in cards for them in 2024.


Biweekly #9: Themes. 2023 Edition
The Theme System
Your Theme by CGP Grey
Looking back at 2023 themes and laying out themes for 2024
Themes and journaling
Seasonal and monthly themes
Resting meaningfully and intentionally
Visual reminders for themes

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In this unusual book club episode Dima and Slava depart from their usual business literature repertoire and discuss sci-fi novel "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)".


Follow up

Dima is fascinated with the word "discombobulated"
Challenges of taking notes while on the run

"We Are Legion (We Are Bob)" on GoodReads
Challenges of human replication, artificial intelligence, self-identification
Slava read all the books set in the Bobiverse and Dima tries to goes where the author takes the story
"Fuzzy Nation" by John Scalzi on GoodReads