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What if taking fewer notes made you a better learner? In this special segment of Coffee Wednesday, we'll return to the basics and explore the Field Notes mindset — a practical approach to capturing ideas, not just information. Learn how to think more clearly by writing less.
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In this episode, I traced my steps and came up with three steps that have allowed me to reclaim my life from social media & find deeper meaning in intentional hobbies.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
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In this week's episode, let's talk about the one trait and habit all exceptional readers share, and how to practise it in our lives.
Sources mentioned in the video:
Toward A Psychology of Being: https://archive.org/details/towardpsychology00masl
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This week, let's talk about how to keep tabs on the world without letting the news take over our lives.
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Sources mentioned in the video:
https://www.opensourceceo.com/p/strategism-nytimes-games
Mark Manson's article on quitting the news:
https://markmanson.net/why-you-should-quit-the-news
Cal Newport's episode on TikTok's algorithm:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-372-decoding-tiktoks-algorithm/id1515786216?i=1000729057142
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In this week's episode, I'll share 5 reading lessons that have allowed me to get through 6 books in the month of September, alongside some recommended practices for you to optimise your information consumption.
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In this week's episode, let's talk about the value of an English Degree and whether you need one to become a better reader. On top of that, you'll also learn about the degree's unique history and how it still impacts our perception of literature today.
Sources mentioned in the video:
History of the English Degree from Peter Barry's book: Beginning Theory. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.28799978
Professing Criticism by John Guillory https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo181442592.html
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This week, let's get beyond the headline and examine how our relationship to long-form reading has changed, and what we can do to rescue our attention through a digital diet.
Sources mentioned in the video:
The 2017 estimate of how many words we read daily:
https://askwonder.com/research/words-average-smartphone-user-reads-per-day-compared-users-vision-problems-adhd-ntzomu34l
The 2023 study on The Reverse Flynn Effect:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289623000156?ref=amugofinsights.org
'On Ultra-Processed Content' by Cal Newport:
https://calnewport.com/on-ultra-processed-content/?ref=amugofinsights.org
Companion article for this episode:
https://www.amugofinsights.org/how-i-trained-my-attention-to-read-again/
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On this episode, we'll address the problems with productivity systems and how they might be ruining the joy of reading, alongside a practical tip on how to slowly rebuild it in the age of content saturation.
Sources mentioned in the video:
Cal's newsletter on the power of email: https://calnewport.com/email-is-most-useful-when-improving-a-process-that-existed-before-email/?ref=amugofinsights.org
The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-rise-and-fall-of-getting-things-done
Companion article for this episode:
https://www.amugofinsights.org/dont-let-note-taking-get-in-the-way-of-enjoying-a-good-book/
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In this episode, we'll answer an email question from Kade, who brought up some excellent questions around how to be an effective reader in high school & college while still engaging with other aspects of campus life. If you want to send a question to the show, email support@amugofinsights.org, and we'll feature your question on a show!
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Welcome back to season 3 of our show, and we'll resurrect a long-lost segment called Coffee Wednesday. And as the pilot episode of the season, we'll kick it off with an important question that's usually overlooked: what makes a book life-changing? Nowadays, it's difficult to look beyond the hype of 'life-changing' promises and find information that will benefit us. So, how do we go about searching for these books in the age of information overload? Join us in this episode and find out!
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Today, we'll sit down with YouTuber, writer and essayist Alice Capelle known for her insightful political commentaries and book: Collapse Feminism to discuss the urgency of social issues, creating content in the marketplace of ideas and the future of our political discourse on the internet.
You can find Alice's work here:
Collapse Feminism-The Online Battle for Feminism's Future: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/collapse-feminism-9781915672018
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelle
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alicecappelle
Website: https://www.alicecappelle.com/
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In this episode, we sit down with YouTuber, writer and video essayist Cole Hastings to discuss the topic of personal development and self-help in our polarised world. The episode started with a deep dive into Cole's content creation philosophy. It gradually turned into a discussion on the role of social critique in personal development, begging the question: is personal development still possible when everything seems so hopeless and negative on the news?
Find Cole's Work Here:
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@thehastingsharvest
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ColeHastings
Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CoalHastings
Self-Mastery School: https://cole-hastings.com/selfmastery
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On this episode, I sat down with the author of FUMES and Instagram/TikTok sensation William P Dozier known for his excellent book recommendations. We discussed tools/strategies for tackling intimidating book titles, how to improve our taste in literature and how to have the courage to live first and write later.
You can find Will's work below:
Buy FUMES here: https://www.amazon.com/FUMES-William-Dozier/dp/B0CDNGMDF7
Website: https://williamdozier.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williampdozier/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@williampdozier
Bindery: https://wpd.binderybooks.com/about/
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On this very special edition of Small Talks, I sat down with the wonderful YouTuber, writer and founder of Pumpkin Productivity: Ruby Granger in Oxford and discussed everything from the double-edged sword of Dark Academia, rare manuscripts that we've handled as bookworms and why you should never feel guilty about quitting a book when it bores you.
Find Ruby Here:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a8lp6vaCMhUVXPyynhjUA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rubygranger/?hl=en
Website: https://rubygranger.com/
Pumpkin Productivity: https://pumpkinproductivity.co.uk/
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On this episode, my friend, who is a certified sommelier and wine writer, sat down with me for an in-depth conversation about wine tasting, why people are overpaying for subpar bottles and why Clementine decided to drop out of her Master's Degree to pursue a life as a sommelier.
Fine Clementine here:
Wine with Clementine on Substack: https://winewithclementine.substack.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dellasacre
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On this episode, we launch the show into season two with a brand new segment: Small Talks that attempts to capture those lightning-in-a-bottle conversations you wish you had recorded. Our first guest is my dear friend Hano Lokman who goes by @writtenanddirectedbyhano on his socials. He is a filmmaker, director and the brain behind the short film: Why Can't We Have Nice Things as well as many philosophical/cinematic dialogues on Instagram and Tiktok. Make sure to check out his work here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writtenanddirectedbyhano/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu3DFXuHlJZJWy-VCfLQ-Qw
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