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The Inforium
Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme discuss productivity, personal finance, their weird llama obsession, and other interesting things. New episodes every other week.
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334 episoderThe Final 5 Questions (Ep. 25)
Here we are: the end of time (for this podcast). We mark this historic moment, after so many years of podcasting, with one last batch of listener ques...
The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 24)
Sometimes, quitting is the best strategy for moving forward. We talk about Seth Godin's "The Dip".
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Regrets From Our 20's (Ep. 23)
Having both entered our third decade this year, we're taking a look back at some of our biggest regrets from the last one.
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How to Make Your Life Less Overwhelming (Ep. 22)
Life doesn't have to be a never-ending sea of task lists and overwhelm. We talk about different ways to make one's life a bit less stressful.
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How to Read More (Ep. 21)
We talk about some of the ways we've been reading and listening to more books lately, even while keeping up with busy schedules.
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Thinking In Bets: How to Make Decisions You Won't Regret (Ep. 20)
In the second part of our discussion on the book Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke, we talk about how to make better decisions when uncertainty is certa...
5 Questions: Tab Overload, Time Blocking, and Financial Literacy (Ep. 19)
We talk about having too many tabs, auditing your time blocks, learning about finances, sticking to your morning routine, and finding contentment.
Thinking In Bets: How to Become Comfortable With Uncertainty (Ep. 18)
Life is more like poker than chess. At least according to the book we've been reading: Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke. Do you know what you don't kno...
Life Reboot (Ep. 17)
We talk about how we've been reimagining our lives and how you might go about doing the same for yours.
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5 Questions: Analysis Paralysis, Long-Term Goals, and Credit Scores (Ep. 16)
We talk about choosing what to do first, building long-term goals, focusing at home, improving your credit score, and task management overload.
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Video Games That Can Make You a Better Thinker (Ep. 15)
We talk about some games we've played that double as a serving of brain food.
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How to Have a Social Life When You Can't Leave the House (Ep. 14)
Being stuck at home doesn't mean we have to become a bunch of lonely loners. We talk about how to maintain a social life when you can't go out.
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How to Become a Critical Thinker (Ep. 13)
We talk about how to intake new information a bit more carefully and improve your critical thinking.
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Stop Talking Yourself Out of Trying New Things (Ep. 12)
It's easy to have a big idea and get scared out of it. We talk about how we try to push through that and a few things you can try for your next projec...
Is Perfectionism a Bad Thing? (Ep. 11)
Popular wisdom has perfectionism as the go-to answer to, "what is your greatest weakness?" We talk about why it actually might be and what to do about...
2020 Year in Review (Plus Our Plans for 2021) (Ep. 10)
We look through some of the highs and lows of the last year as we prepare for the next one.
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Deliberate Practice (Ep. 9)
We talk about how the art of deliberate practice can help accelerate your skill growth.
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The Downsides of Working for Yourself (Ep. 8)
We talk about the inconveniences that come with working autonomously.
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How Much Is Enough? (Ep. 7)
We talk about what it means to have enough and how we'll know when we get there.
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How to Start a Podcast (Ep. 6)
We answer a few handfuls of questions about starting and running a podcast.
Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/how-to-start-a-podcast/
Too Many Opportunities (Ep. 5)
We talk about the ironic limitations of having too many options.
Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/too-many-opportunities/
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YouTube Q&A (Ep. 4)
With Thomas recently hitting the 2,000,000 follower mark on YouTube, we decided to go through some questions from a few of them.
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Anti-Unhappiness (Ep. 3)
We've probably all been told to appreciate the positives in life, but a constant barrage of stressors isn't going to help. Let's remove some negatives...
Buying a Home: The Basics (Ep. 2)
We talk about Thomas' journeys into researching, preparing for, and working to buy a house.
Full show notes: https://theinforium.com/buying-a-h...
Goal Webs (Ep. 1)
In this, the first episode of The Inforium, we talk about goal webs and shaping your life after graduating.
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The End: Reflections on the CIG Podcast (And What Comes Next) (Ep. 300)
The time has come to say goodbye to the CIG Podcast and hello to The Inforium. We reflect on what we've learned from 300 episodes of podcasting.
Pure Q&A (Ep. 299)
We answer a handful of listener questions, but this time, they aren't limited to productivity.
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18 Reasons We Are Fools, According to Our Girlfriends (Ep. 298)
As we approach the end of this podcast and the beginning of our new one, we decided to take an episode to humanize ourselves. Even fools can be produc...
6 of the Biggest Lessons We Learned in College (Ep. 297)
We talk about some of the longest lasting lessons we took from college to honor the title of this show one last time before we relaunch with a new one...
Hyperfocus (Ep. 296)
We talk about Chris Bailey's book, Hyperfocus.Full show notesThis week’s episode is sponsored by:Hover: Your personal brand is important, and it start...
5 Questions: Writing Fiction, Binging TV Shows, and Self-Help Books (Ep. 295)
We talk about writing for longer, binging TV shows, self-help books, our consumption-to-production ratios, and starting your career on the right foot....
5 Skills and How We Learn Them (Ep. 294)
We've been getting questions about some of the things we're known to do, so we're talking about five of them: skating, videos, piano, guitar, and pixe...
How to Help Your Community When You're Stuck at Home (Ep. 293)
Difficult times often double as chances to do good. We talk about what we can do for our communities while stuck sheltering at home.
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When to Be Unproductive (Ep. 292)
There's a time to get this bread, and there's a time to sit back and enjoy it. Today, we're talking about why you shouldn't skip out on the latter.
Tom and Martin Discuss Working From Home (Ep. 291)
We talk about what it's like and what it takes to get things done remotely, even with all the distractions that might come with being at home.
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5 Questions: Interruptions, Social Media Bios, and Reading Positions (Ep. 290)
In this 5 questions episode, we talk about interruptions, blogging, social media bios, reading positions, and what to do when hobbies feel hard.
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How to Live a Less Lonely Life (Ep. 289)
It seems like we spend less and less time with friends and loved ones as we grow older. We look for ways to fight this trend and become a social outli...
Ultralearning (Ep. 288)
We talk about Scott Young's book, Ultralearning, and how you can learn and build skills far more quickly than the average syllabus might imply.
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How to Change Careers (Ep. 287)
We talk about how to shift over to a new career, along with the shifts we've made in our own work.
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How to Practice Self-Awareness (Ep. 286)
We talk about the benefits of self-awareness, along with some ideas to try to notice and understand yourself better.
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