Experimental encounters Kenneth Aar

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

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