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Sharing our journey towards less friction and more freedom. We explore the sweet spot between ancient wisdom, productivity, psychology and technology.

Experimental encounters Kenneth Aar

    • Education

Sharing our journey towards less friction and more freedom. We explore the sweet spot between ancient wisdom, productivity, psychology and technology.

    GTD on paper index cards - Experimental Encounters

    GTD on paper index cards - Experimental Encounters

    EXPERIMENTAL ENCOUNTERS episode 21
    A journey towards less friction and more freedom. We explore the sweet spot between ancient wisdom, productivity, psychology and technology.

    LATEST INSIGHTS TRIGGERED BY OUR EXPERIENCES
    Kenneth: DaVinci resolve shortcuts gallore, AHK: Transparent windows, Teams on top
    Torbjørn: Re last episode: Switched CAPS lock and Backspace, removing kitchen door.
    Encounter: Started a journey towards a new mechanical keyboard. Stock, mod or custom build? Entered the switch jungle.

    Intro to gettings things done methodology (Kenneth)
    Link to Vital learnings excellent intro to GTD: https://vitallearning.dk/podcast/ episodes 1-6

    MAIN TOPIC
    GTD on paper index cards (Thorbjørn)
    Test mentioned by Thorbjørn:
    Kairos cognition: https://www.kairoscognition.com/
    Books mentioned by Thorbjørn:
    How to take smart notes, by Sönke Ahrens
    Brain Chains, by Theo Kompernolle

    BOOK RECOMMENDATION
    Kenneth: Regenesis, by George Monbiot
    Thorbjørn: Thanks for the feedback, by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone

    QUOTE FOR REFLECTION
    “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
    –Albert Einstein.

    FUTURE ENCOUNTERS
    Next time Kenneth will talk about how to set up you calendar for less friction and stress

    • 51 min
    The Devil in the default

    The Devil in the default

    EXPERIMENTAL ENCOUNTERS 

    A journey towards less friction and more freedom. We explore the sweet spot between ancient wisdom, productivity, psychology and technology.  



    LATEST INSIGHTS TRIGGERED BY OUR EXPERIENCES: 

    T: The Fearless organization 

    K: Elgato Streamdeck  



    MAIN TOPIC:  THE DEVIL IN THE DEFAULT (Kenneth) 

    Based on the books:  

    - Laurence Scott’s "The Four-Dimensional Human" from 2016 

    - Mireille Hildebrandt’s book, "Smart Technologies and the End(s) of Law" from 2016  

    My devils:

    Too many options

    Washing in the wrong order

    Shopping wrong

    Going empty handed

    Making food all the time

    Washing clothes in wrong order

    Hotkeys

    Textexpanders (AutoHotkey, Espanso, Fastkeys, Textexpander, PhraseExpress )

    What can we learn from this?

    What are your favorites?



    BOOK RECOMMENDATION 

    Kenneth: The Tom Peters Seminar, recommended by Seth Godin  



    QUOTE FOR REFLECTION 

    If you’re wrong, admit it  

    If you’re confused, ask questions  

    If you’re stuck, seek for help  

    If you make a mistake, learn from it  

    If you learn something, teach others   

    – Richard Feynman

    • 35 min

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