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    #194: I'd Like to Take a Mulligan

    January 2nd, 2024 · 64 minutes

    David & Mike reflect on everything that happened in 2023 and share their intentions for 2024.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Focused #193: The Problem with Mise en Place, with Justin Khanna
    The Theme System
    MIke's Obsidian Quotebook video
    Mike's Obsidian University Starter Vault
    Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen
    Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
    Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
    Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf
    Traveler's Notebook
    Drop + biip MT3 Extended 2048 Dark Keycap Set