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This is the last episode of Michael & Ivanka’s Grand Podcast! We have a new one though: https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com In this episode we went back over what we’ve learned and how we’ve changed over the last few years recording this podcast. All the video episodes are now available for free on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/chann…

What takes us older folks time to get our heads around is second nature to the younger generations. Instead of worrying about whether climate change is real, they’re devoting their lives to fixing it. OUR NEW PODCAST! https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 8th April 2022 ---- Stuff we made ---…

We often end up taking turns being grumpy at work or in our relationships. Sometimes it doesn’t feel fair to have to bring the energy. Sometimes all we want to do is throw a temper tantrum or sulk. How can we deal with this better, and how do we help others to recognise our own emotional labour? OUR NEW PODCAST! https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com…

It’s all too easy to dismiss people these days but this wasn’t always possible. Subjects that can be skirted face-to-face come to the fore on social media. We talk about strategies for dealing with people who give us those red flags. Sometimes they deserve a second chance. OUR NEW PODCAST! https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https…

We explore the network effects of talking to people. OUR NEW PODCAST! https://canyouseemyscreenpodcast.com Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 4th March 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod Ivanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Office Hours Global - https://officehours.g…

Joe Rogan is happy to promote misinformation and extremist voices on his podcast, and many artists recently left Spotify as a result of his continued inclusion on the platform. We talk about our history with Spotify as consumers and as an artist, and wonder what the hell CEO Daniel Ek is doing. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Fri…

The British government released a report on the “benefits” of Brexit this week and it is so heavily predicated on questionable premises, and so one-sidedly targeted to a pro-Brexit audience, that it is difficult to discuss. We attempted to discuss it nevertheless. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 4th Feb 2021 ---- Stuff we …

Episode 193 - Investing We’ve been experimenting with “assets”. How do you make money work for you? How do you play the game when you realise that for rich people, money isn’t a thing you earn and spend, it’s a magical up-and-down merry go round of arbitrary financial gain. Do we even have a “net worth” if we don’t do this stuff? Streamed Live on h…

How well does something need to be before it’s ready to launch? How pretty does it need be? Michael is unlearning professional habits from years working for clients and allowing himself to release some janky stuff for market validation. Ivanka shares what happened on Ubuntu Phone and blows open the whole conversation to encompass the tradeoff betwe…

Silicon Valley and investors have been talking about this stuff but what is it exactly? We try to wrap our heads around the implications of a blockchain-powered creator economy and the implications of businesses running on smart contracts. We don’t use any jargon without explaining it first! Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday…

Millennials and Zoomers seem to be under no illusions about the horrors of impending climate catastrophe and late stage Neo-liberal capitalism. Us older folks have taken a bit longer to come to terms with these facts. But is it reasonable to expect people to change in the light of everything new we keep learning? Could it be understandable that the…

Sometimes you just want to clap back at an idiot on the internet. Sometimes you get into a row because you were casually unkind a few times too many. We wanted to understand why exactly why we think better of posting that pissed-off tweet or angry email even though in the moment it seems like it would feel so good. Streamed Live on https://twitch.t…

How do we talk to people who don’t want to do the things that we all need to do to end this pandemic? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 26th November 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=pod Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod Ivanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog ---- This Week's Links …

Work your whole life so you can enjoy the rewards when you’re too old and tired to appreciate them? Sign me up! Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 19th November 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=pod Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod Ivanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog ---- This Wee…

Overspecialisation makes us vulnerable so the best way to survive or grow is to diversify. If we have a couple of different options, we’ll be significantly safer. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 5th November 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=pod Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=p…

We talked about the distractions, focus, responsibility, reactivity, routines and habits involved in trying to work on the right thing at any given moment. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 29th October 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=pod Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod Ivan…

We tried to figure out how to better assess risk and being more confident about making decisions around life, work, money and other stuff. Michael is reading “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and introduces a more hardcore Capitalist perspective than we usually engage with. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 15th October 2021 ---- Stuff w…

WARNING: Ivanka’s levels were all over the place this week! What level of sovereignty do any of us want or need - is it local, national, tribal or just sovereignty over our own time and existence? What is so appealing about this story and how does it relate to the concept of control? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 8th Oct…

Ivanka wants to build a community in Croatia as a way to start talking about climate action. Michael is trying to start a community of people who like plugging things into other things. We talked about ways we think we might do this better. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 24th September 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot -…

It’s easier to be pessimistic than it is to be optimistic. But it’s worth working to visualise positive outcomes to any situation if you don’t want to miss the best opportunities. We look at this through the lens of evolutionary psychology, privilege, toxic positivity and the plain old misery guts. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest,…

“Lifestyle Design” is how Tim Ferriss describes thinking about what you actually want your life to be, separately from how much money you need or what is preventing you from achieving it. It’s easy to miss opportunities when you don’t know what you want, so even though life is what happens while you’re making other plans, the alternative is that yo…

We talked about walking, running, swimming, strength training, injuries, trackers and keeping momentum. We also touched on the vulnerability of being seen working out. Who wants a bright red face at work? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 27th August 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?…

Holidays. Anticipation. Change. Work. Not Work. Getting Paid. Not Getting Paid. Staycations. Hosting Guests. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 20th August 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Squares TV https://squares.tv?ct=pod Ivanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Four Hour Work Week - https://amzn.to/3…

We’re often told “You should do what you love” but this idea doesn’t often get unpacked. How do we fall in love with something? Can we do things we love in the service of things we hate? Or the opposite? Is doing something you love a privilege? What about when what we love doesn’t seem to love us back? And what is the relationship between love and …

Patreon produced a series of articles looking at the creative process in terms of these four phases or factors. We took each one and had a good old chat about it, and came up with some takeaways and conclusions for each one. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 6th August 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Squares TV https://squares.…

What is professionalism and why do we have to be it? Is it just a mechanism of control that only applies to lower-level employees? Or is something we should all expect from each other; a demonstration of respect? Let’s figure it out. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 30th July 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Squares TV https://…

Working out how to cheat is an interesting thought experiment, even if it just helps you clarify what game you’re trying to win. We talked about different places people cheat — games, school, life, business, politics — and who ends up paying in different situations. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 16th July 2021 ---- Stuff…

London is a great and terrible city. If you want money, or you have money, it offers possibilities available nowhere else. But it’s a cynical place. Should Michael break up with it like Ivanka did 10 years ago? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 9th July 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Micha…

It’s an episode about the climate, not just the weather! How will climate change affect our environment, work life, home life and music? Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 2nd July 2021 Sorry the recording started a couple of seconds late! ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://go…

We had to look it up, but we wanted to talk about how anxiety works in all its forms - unfocused, focused, momentary or lifelong. We decided it’s useful when you can do something about it but less so when you can’t. (We’re not talking about anything chronic!). Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 25th June 2021 Sorry the record…

“Fail Fast” say business people. But “failure” can be a nebulous concept. Sometimes it’s not clear whether you should keep going or pivot to something else, and that perception can get tangled with our own identity. We also talk about children’s books. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 18th June 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- …

Is winning the lottery all it’s cracked up to be? Not necessarily, not that either of us has ever won it. But it’s nice to think about how life would be different if money was no object, so let’s give it a go. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 11th June 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Micha…

We’ve all found the need for a bit of emotional resilience as the pandemic has turned out lives upside down, not to mention polarisation on social media and whatever is going on in our personal lives. It’s important to maintain healthy boundaries between ourselves and others, and between our sense of self and our emotional reactions. Streamed Live …

Our animal brains tend to be suspicious of anything that looks out of place or unusual. We have to train ourselves not to see people who are different as a threat. Most weirdos are behaving in the service of their own values so it’s not really our problem if you don’t immediately understand. We want to normalise new behaviours where think we can do…

When you can’t find the “cancel subscription” button or the button that doesn’t add an unwanted extra to your bill, or you’re confused by double-negatives and weird questions, you might be encountering a “Dark Pattern”. It’s probably by design. Dark Patterns make lots of money for some very big businesses, but they betray a pretty galling lack of r…

Jeff Bezos’ 2020 Letter to Shareholders is a slick piece of writing, espousing everything that is ostensibly brilliant about Amazon. But there’s some stuff in there that we wanted to pick apart and examine based on our own particular values. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 7th May 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood …

There was a whole thing this week about Basecamp’s “No politics talk at work” and we felt we had something to add to the conversation. Because if politics is just “stuff that makes you uncomfortable to talk about and means you might have to change something to feel better” then that’s not okay. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Fri…

It’s a slimy-feeling way to think about things so we’re doing it so you don’t have to. We talked about how to recognise our different types of capital and then use this to be braver in the world. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 23rd April 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps htt…

Capital isn’t just money or property, it can come in other forms such as Human Capital, Social Capital or Reputational Capital. We discuss our experiences in the light of an interesting blog post on the subject, and talk about ways to work a day job can help you develop more things to take with you. Also, we spend a long time swearing about a pries…

Dominic Cummings wanted to set up a thing to invent the next internet and then BRITAIN WOULD BE RICH. We respond to his appearance before MPs in Downing Street on the 17th March and think perhaps he hasn’t thought it through. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 26th March 2021 ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://doneg…

It’s been a year since this pandemic took hold. We talk about our experiences, what’s changed for better or worse, different approaches to medicine in different places, and how well or badly different people have dealt with the situation as it has evolved. ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohe…

A tangled web of conversation covering rewards (intrinsic or extrinsic), awards, celebration (public or private), measurement, competition and gratification (instant or delayed). If life is a game then who made up the rules? ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohear.co.uk Restaurants Brighton: h…

We talked about the value of asking why things are the way they are. Especially things that don’t seem right. This was our first live episode! Broadcast on Twitch at 10:30 GMT on Friday 5th March 2021. Follow us in time for our next one: https://twitch.tv/grandpodcast ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps http…

We talked about leverage in terms laid out in this blog post “The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class”. Where leverage just basically means power. We talk about powerful people and why we’re not as powerful as we could be if we could become better sociopaths. Follow us on Twitch in time for our first live episode: https://twitch.tv/grandpodcast --…

Sometimes you have to make an effort nurture your friendships and that’s okay. ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohear.co.uk Restaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Lawyer Who Is Not A Cat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcnnI6HD6DU ---- Credit…

Ivanka’s in Croatia and Michael’s in England - how’s it been going for each of us since Brexit finally brexited? N.B. This is more of a fun episode than particularly informative! ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohear.co.uk Restaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk ---- This Wee…

We discuss a BBC News article that dismisses on company's attempt paying people the same as an inevitable failure and try to keep the subject open for discussion. Some thoughts arising: We could pay according to hours-worked and acknowledge that those with the most responsibility are essentially at work 24 hours a day There is plenty of scope for f…

Post-T***p, Brexit, what can we start doing to move forward, globally and personally. We talk about ancestry visas and where you were born and where you can live and all the new complications. ---- Stuff we made ---- Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohear.co.uk Restaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk…

[Sweary this week!] Confidence is a spectrum. Some people have too much, most people don’t have enough. We discuss our personal journeys and come up with some advice on how to become more confident. ---- This Week's Links ---- [1] Michael’s Twitch - https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest [2] Ivanka’s Typo Tweet - https://twitter.com/ivanka/status/1348979…

Stories are fundamental to human existence. We talk about the different ways they can be told, from written language to films and data visualisations. We think about why they’re so important and how we can tell them better. Try Donegood https://donegood.app Get Michael’s Apps https://goodtohear.co.uk Restaurants Brighton: https://restaurantsbrighto…