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Two aspiring rationalists bring you mind-bending ideas from science, philosophy, artificial intelligence, and medicine. Whether you enjoy wide-ranging discussions or are looking to upgrade your reasoning and critical thinking skills, this podcast will satisfy your intellectual hunger and sharpen your skeptical eye.
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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
027 | 7 Practices to Survive the 2020 Apocalypse
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Gianluca and Jared have survived 2020 (so far) and are back for Season 3 of Bit of a Tangent. In this episode they bring you 7 new habits and techniques that can be used to iteratively upgrade yourself — even in lockdown. Forget everything else that’s going on in the world, and take a deep dive into personal optimisation. Or, as they’d put it, prepare to geek out on organisation hacks, bootstrapped learning, and motivation pumps.
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Jared on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jnearestn
Gianluca on Twitter: www.twitter.com/QVagabond
Bit of a Tangent on Twitter (www.twitter.com/podtangent) and Instagram (instagram.com/podtangent/)
Last episode: https://www.podtangent.com/e/026-drink-and-be-rational/
Matt D’Avella’s video on Checklists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n2vL2I__WY
Alex Vermeer’s Tangibles: https://alexvermeer.com/tangibles/
Roam research: https://roamresearch.com/
Put iPhone in grayscale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNuziJOl61o
FitNotes Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.jamesgay.fitnotes
Matt D’Avella’s 30-day challenges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXKuahfdkl6zkBULJhEMNy_RnErOYXwJk
How Jerry Seinfeld writes jokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itWxXyCfW5s
Anki (flashcards tool): https://apps.ankiweb.net/
Michael Nielsen’s essay on learning with Anki: http://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html
POLAR bookshelf software: https://getpolarized.io/
How to wrap your headphones up: https://youtu.be/3_FueKBoRO0?t=171
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