Themes As A Flexible North Star
- Yearly themes act as a flexible north star to guide decisions without rigid targets.
- They work by nudging choices over time instead of prescribing exact actions.
Use Themes Not Resolutions
- Don't set themes as rigid resolutions; use them to steer decisions gently.
- Let the theme operate as a background process that nudges choices, not as a checklist.
Themes Guided Major Life Shifts
- Grey used themes like 'year of adolting' to manage life events such as his wedding and found it reduced stress.
- Mike's 'year of branching out' led to unexpected successes like more live shows and Twitch streaming.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Year of Less, the Most Glorious of the Yearly Themes
01:47 • 3min
Themes Are Not Resolutions
04:23 • 3min
Simple Contacts Review
07:37 • 4min
Planning a Wedding Is a Big Deal
11:56 • 2min
The Year of Branching Out
14:08 • 3min
I'm Looking Forward to More Relay Live Shows, Right?
16:41 • 2min
I've Never Played Dungeons and Dragons, So I'm Not Sure
19:07 • 3min
The Project Is in It's Freezer
21:44 • 2min
Is This a Big, Huge Deal or a Wild Failure?
23:43 • 3min
The Year of Order - What a Failure
26:42 • 3min
The Year of Order
29:50 • 4min
How to Track Your Editing, Recording and Production Time
34:18 • 2min
Is There a Time Tracing Tool for Time Tracking?
36:24 • 2min
Your Day Isn't What You Want It to Be
38:26 • 2min
Ike Okaful Tired on Those Days
40:03 • 2min
Yogarak - I'm Bringing Yoga Back in Again
41:45 • 2min
Are You the Man?
44:14 • 3min
Are You Optimizing for Growth?
46:50 • 2min
Isn't Growth the Whole Point of a Start Up?
48:43 • 4min
Is This a Tea Shirt That Looks Good?
52:47 • 2min
The Cortex Brand Is Just Beginning, Really Just Beginning
54:31 • 2min
Are You Interested in a Cortex Brand?
56:27 • 2min
We Have to Talk About It Now
58:18 • 3min
Are You Looking for a Studio Outside the House?
01:01:35 • 2min
Can You Sound Proof a Space?
01:03:31 • 2min
Hover Domains - The Perfect Place to Find the Perfect Domain
01:05:22 • 3min
The Year of Order
01:08:11 • 3min
The Foundational Ideas of Being Grey
01:10:52 • 2min
How to Be a New and Different Person
01:13:00 • 2min
Transitioning From High School to College
01:14:45 • 3min
I'm Trying to Re-Ordinate My Life
01:17:56 • 1min
You're Taking Some Time Now to Take Stock of What You Have
01:19:24 • 2min
Is the Gray Guide Really Unstructured?
01:21:02 • 2min
The Year of Order
01:23:26 • 5min
The Year of Re Order - I Want to Be Detached From the Audience
01:28:51 • 4min
Is There a Need for Books?
01:33:08 • 2min
Is the Internet Project Over?
01:35:33 • 2min
I've Been Dreading the Approach of January, Which Is Like the End of the Project
01:37:05 • 3min
Is It a Fluke?
01:39:44 • 2min
I Think You Really Need to Come Back to the Intone in Some Form
01:41:16 • 2min
Reddet
01:42:56 • 2min
The Year of Re Order Is About Being Open to the Possibility of Difference
01:44:55 • 2min
The 20 19 Theme
01:46:39 • 2min
The Year of Me
01:48:15 • 4min
The Year Theme Is a Living Document That Changes
01:52:17 • 2min
Seasonal Themes Are the Best
01:54:07 • 2min
Theme Ideas - Is This a Good Idea?
01:56:35 • 2min
The Year of Production
01:58:39 • 3min
The Yearly Theme
02:01:23 • 2min
Grey has a theme for 2019, Myke has two themes for 2019, and they both discuss why Yearly Themes are important to them.
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