The Important Thing
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The Important Thing
The Important Thing with Michael ("Rands") Lopp and Lyle Troxell. Let's spend a few minutes of your life listening and learning about an Important Thing.
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92 episodi
The One About Productivity (Again)
In our 92nd episode, we talk about the ongoing battle with productivity tool swirl. Again.
The One About Founder Mode
In our 91st episode, we talked about Founder Mode long after everyone else had moved on.
The One About Exercise
In our 90th epsiode, we walk through all the benefits of improving our exercise strategy.
The One About Fiber
In our 89th episode, we talk about the wires that bring us the bits. And then Derrick the editor time travels.
The One About the Software Developer's Career Handbook
In our 88th episode and WAY AFTER the book was published, Lyle and I talk about the Software Developer's Career Handbook. Yes, this book was published...
The One About World Building
In our 87th episode, we talk about world-building, but we mostly talk about shows that we love with a minimal amount of spoiler alerts.
The One About Gifts and Bees
In our 86th episode, we talk timepieces (again), and then we somehow segue to bees. Brace for it.
The One About Rabbit Holes
In our 84th episode, we go deep on the idea of why it's bad to be busy.
The One About Your AI Tools
In our 83rd episode, we revisit the various use cases we've discovered with our favorite AI tools.
The One About Timepieces
In our 82nd episode, we talk watches I mean horology I mean chronophiles or maybe timepieces.
The One About Notifications
In our 81st episode, we BING talk about the BONG important BONG BONG topic of BING BING BING notifications and DING DING DING notifications sounds.
The One About Travel (Again)
In our 80th episode, we talk about travels to last summer. There was a pillow menu.
The One About Losing the Weekend
In our 79th episode, we talk about situations with software that might destroy your weekend.
The One About Sandwiches
In our 78th episode, we’re go deep on sandwiches. Great, now I’m hungry.
The One About Seven Managers
In our 76th episode, we freestyle a list of the seven types of managers on the planet. There are more, but here are seven.
The One About Shoes
In our 75th episode, we’re talking shoes. Only 25 episodes left… and we’re talking shoes. Ok.
The One About Powerful Organizations
In our 74th episode, I swear we are only talking about one Important Thing, but I may be AI hallucinating.
The One About Robots
Everyone has AI fever in our 73rd episode where — and you better get used to it — we are talking about those robots again.
The One About Must-See TV
Speed round episode. Things we’ve been watching that you must not miss. You’re welcome.
The One About Mastodon Follow-ups
In our 71st episode, we talk about robots again, and then we follow with a Mastodon chaser.
The One About Mediation
In our 70th episode, the topic is mediation, not meditation, but mediation. Yeah, I had to look it up, too.
The One About Zombies
In our 69th episode, the topic is zombies in the context of The Last of Us and the entire zombie genre. BraaAAaaaaaaaaiAAains. Only 30 episodes left p...
The One About Horror Movies
In our 68th episode, Lopp and Lyle discuss Lyle’s performance in a horror movie as well as the role of the producer in different industries.
The One About Performance Reviews
In our 67th episode, the topic is Performance Reviews and how you build yourself by building others. Oh yeah, we talked about ChatGPT, too.
The One About Mastodon
In our 66th episode, the topic is Mastodon and how quickly and efficiently it has replaced our Twitter use cases.
The One About Bags
In our 65th episode, the topic is bags and how much optionality you require of your bag.
The One About the Downturn
In our 64th episode, we discuss proactive things you can do when the sky is falling. Also, we drink wine.
The One About Vigilantism
Our 63rd episode isn't really about vigilantism but more about holding grudges.
The One About Plane Crashes, Privacy, and Police Videos
Our 62nd episode is a little all over the place, but it works.
The One About Privacy
Our 61st episode discusses privacy on the Internet: why we need more education, how much your data is worth, and what parts of privacy need to change....
The One About Mice
In our 59th episode, we discuss why when you need to use the mice, there is a good chance you are failing.
The One About Numbers
Our 58th episode discusses the importance of numbers and their value in remembering things. It's better than it reads.
The One About Editing
In our 57th episode, we talk about how editing makes everything better.
The One About the Month of Podcasting
In our 56th episode, we talk about Lyle's recent month of podcasting adventures.
The One About Destiny 2
In our 55th episode, we return to familiar territory with special guest John Siracusa. The topic? Destiny 2 and why many, many years again, we continu...
The One About Productivity
In our 54th episode, we revisit the familiar theme of productivity and how we swear... this time... we figured it out!
The One About Learning
In our 53rd episode, we revisit the prior 52 episodes and talk about what we've learned.