October-November 2021

A list of books, audiobooks, podcasts, television and more that I am consuming.
A list of achievements, articles, or plans in the shop to showcase my producing.

This series also maps my consumer habits, and how my time on Youtube and Instagram leads to shop projects and purchases, as well as influences my thoughts.

Producing

Reading :: Listening :: Watching

Wanting :: Getting :: Making

What I am Reading this Month:

The World Beyond your Head, Matthew Crawford

Range, David Epstein

So Good They Can’t Ignore You, Cal Newport

Article that had an impact:

Killing Parents in Bad Faith, Timothy Snyder

The Trichotomy Fallacy, C Chakrapani

What I am listening to this month:

Audio Books:

Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace
The Amber Spyglass , Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman
How to Change your Mind, Michael Pollan
Mockingbird, Walter Tevis
Kraken, China Mieville
Mythologies, Roland Barthes

Podcasts:

Philosophy for Our Times:
- Was Max Plank Right about Consciousness
- Are we moral hypocrites?
Philosophize This!
The Philosopher’s zone:
- Yan Fu: China meets Western Liberalism
The Partially Examined Life
- Dereck Bell on the History of Racism
Making Sense:
- 261: Belief & Identity
- 262: The future of American democracy, Andrew Yang
- 263: The Paradox of Death
The Knowledge Project:
- episode 122: Robert Cialdini
History of Ideas
- Rousseau on Inequality
Acid Horizon:
- What is Gothic Marxism? A Conversation with The LitCrit Guy
- Hegel: The Case For Contradiction with Todd McGowan
Hidden Brain
- Being Kind to yourself
- The Halo Effect
Huberman Lab
- Using Light to Control Brain State
- Dopamine, mindset and drive
Daily Stoic
- 299: Stephen Pinker, the pursuit of rationality
Tim Ferris
- Chris Dixon, Naval Ravikant

Music:

Alt J, U&ME
Sufjan Stevens, Olympus
Andrew Belle, Blackbear
Jon Spencer Blues Experience, Acme
new Coldplay (meh)
new My Morning Jacket (meh)

What I am watching this month:

Foundation (apple)
Mythic Quest (apple)
Cake (hulu)
Rush (netflix)
Squid Game (netflix)

Movie (theatre)

Dune (highly recommended)

Youtube:

Consuming:

What I want:

Time? And a vacation. I am super spent after the workshop build out and several other ongoing projects.

What I got:

Keyport Omnbifob

My new shop has a “Genie” garage door opener. It is pretty sweet, all silent and soft and smooth… It is a sexy garage door opener. It also is ‘smart’ so it connects to wifi and has an app. As part of my smart shop routine, I bought the “Omnifob” to go with my existing key management device, the Keyport. Now, when I approach the shop or leave the shop I can program the device to open or close the door, or just use the fob as a pocket garage door opener. There are other benefits to this little hub as well, but I need to play with it a while to figure out how far I want to go with it.