David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption.

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Links and Show Notes:

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Hidden Genius by Polina Marinova Pompliano

Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Dune by Frank Herbert

Mike's Reading Workshop

Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

Mike's Newsletter on The Creativity Flywheel

Focused #209: A System for Writing, with Bob Doto

A System for Writing by Bob Doto

Mike's Reading Workflow YouTube video

The Morality of Happiness by Julia Annas

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Mike's Bookworm podcast

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Doc Martin | IMDb

Hypefury

Usagi Yojimbo

Blue Giant

Simple Marketing For Smart People by Billy Boras and Tiago Forte

Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman