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    #155: 12 Favorite Problems

    July 5th, 2022 · 78 minutes

    David & Mike explore the idea of favorite problems and identify a dozen of their own in a quest for self-discovery.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Focused #154: Building a Second Brain, with Tiago Forte
    Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
    Mac Power Users #82: Cooking Ideas
    Richard Feynman's Letter on What Problems to Solve | Farnam Street
    Focused #149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne
    How to do what you love and make good money | Derek Sivers
    Sabbaticals, Long and Short | MacSparky
    Focused #101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe
    Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray