03 - AARON LAMMER - EMBRACE THE BOUNCE Great Life Work

EMBRACE THE BOUNCE

Aaron Lammer joins Great Life Work to reflect on CoinTalk, Exit Scam, music, collecting vinyl, and Tokyo audiophile bars (and so much more.)

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We cover a lot in this one!

Topics include:


Reflecting on CoinTalk
Working close to the action, crypto obsession deepening
Why crypto isn’t a final resting place for Aaron’s brain
Why Aaron has no interest in app development anymore
Why Aaron has no idea what his interests will be in 5-10 years
How Aaron’s laziness helps him avoid certain would-be addictive hobbies (he’ll never fly fish)
Wistfully remembered being addicted to video games
Why Aaron is getting into review culture
James explains renunciation (No TV/No Movies)
Aaron is getting into condensed edits of soccer games
Aaron’s reading habits
Learning other people canon’s - books, rare records
Thoughts on record collecting
What Aaron likes in HiFi
A basic starter set up: 2 speakers + an amp + a high-quality source
Aaron talks the role of music-making in his life now and how he currently approaches it
Explains his longstanding musical collaboration
Why Aaron focuses on playing with the tools rather than creating a finished product
Aaron digs into his music making workflow
hoarding bits? Hard drive space is cheap
How to embrace the stereo bounce
Why computer interfaces are not particularly creative
Why you should make decisions and bounce out bits
Aaron’s recommended music gear
Why knobs are infinitely better
A readinbg of John Berryman’s Dream Song #14
The Difference between music and poetry to aaron
James talks about late night “freak show” game
Aaron talks about visiting an audiophile bar in Tokyo
Exit Scam and writing for podcasts

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