On the reg

In this podcast, the hosts discuss writing a book in a weekend, Bujo, task managers, screen capture software, politics, and more. They touch on academic success, parenting dynamics, management decision-making, and the integration of AI tools in workflows. Topics also include efficient teaching technology, AI assistants, data privacy concerns, and the impact of technology in academia.

A deep nerd chat about Obsidian, existential freakout about Claude Opus, dance your PhD competition, building a second brain with PARA, Markdown, YAML, Zotero, and more. Mishaps on fishing trips, efficient bibliography management with tarot connectors, embracing messiness of writing, AI tools, generative AI in education, nostalgia, database management, Obsidian software, unexpected emojis, privacy concerns, and more.

The podcast discusses pneumonia, Large Language Models, two-minute tips for planning tasks, Jason recovering, and diverse recommendations like Timothy Snyder's 'On Tyranny' book and Randy Olsen's writing tip

Topics discussed in the podcast include: a holiday in Thailand, conference culture post-pandemic, managing workload and mental health, book recommendations, applying business strategy to personal goals, the importance of organization, and organizing a personal library.

Can't be bothered with email or speak pipe? Text us!Inger and Jason recorded an episode at 9pm at night on the 15th of November, before Inger took off for the UK. Inger was meant to edit and post this sometime in December, while travelling in the UK, but due to the vagaries of wifi and Christmas shopping, she ended up doing it at Heathrow airport on Christmas eve. So look, it's a little bit ... unplugged? But at least it's short (well, for us) and there's some good stuff in here - including a surprisingly long digression on KanBan boards. We figure there's got to be some dishwashing or gardening to do over the Christmas break when you can enjoy this nerd out. Happy Christmas to all who celebrate (and we hope the rest of you get a well earned break too).We'll be back sometime in January :-)Things we mentionedArticle Kevin sent us about leaders and managersPersonal Kanban: mapping work, navigating lifeMind the gap in the literatureCapacities appObsidian Field guide by mcsparkyGot thoughts and feel pinions? Want to ask a question? You can email us on <pod@ontheregteam.com> - Leave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. - See our workshop catalogue on www.ontheregteam.com. You can book us via emailing Jason at enquiries@ontheregteam.com- Subscribe to the free, monthly Two Minute Tips newsletter here (scroll down to enter your email address) - We're on BlueSky as @drjd and @thesiswhisperer (but don't expect to hear back from Jason, he's still mostly on a Socials break).- Read Inger's stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. - If you want to support our work, you can sign up to be a 'Riding the Bus' member for just $2 a month, via our On The Reg Ko-Fi site

Can't be bothered with email or speak pipe? Text us!This one has been in the can for a while - but it was recorded only a week after the previous one about the Meat Grinder. You'd think that would make the banter session shorter, but ...not really. Jason has largely avoided having his face squished at Brazilian Jujitsu and Inger has been writing whiny emails to her boss. The team finish up the Cambridge hiatus mailbag (13:32), including one from Janet Davey that was lost at the bottom (sorry about that Janet!). This prompts a lengthly discussion about Teams and autocorrect, so the usual nerdy stuff.In the Work Problems session (49:38) Jason confesses to Inger that he doesn't know how to gossip well, but Inger proves to him that he has got his academic gossip skills Just Right. Along the way Foucault is not mentioned, but he might as well have been given how much the word 'power' popped up.Inger's read her friend Stan Emmerson's new book 'What is the It' (1:28:44) and gives a completely biased review. Jason features a couple of 50 cent app shop bargains. Finally In two minute tips (1:37:10) Inger reports back on taking her own advice and Jason shares the rather tragic news that his email address is now on the Dark Web, which seems appropriate for a Halloween episode!Mentioned:We work to earn the right to work video Inger's blog post on Hot Academic GossipInger's academic paper 'Assembling the PhD candidate: troubles talk'Stan's book on editing 'What is the 'it'? A Handbook for proofing court judgementsAustin Kleon Steal like an ArtistClip at the end is The Fine Print: outer worlds song by Stupendium Got thoughts and feel pinions? Want to ask a question? You can email us on <pod@ontheregteam.com> - Leave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. - See our workshop catalogue on www.ontheregteam.com. You can book us via emailing Jason at enquiries@ontheregteam.com- Subscribe to the free, monthly Two Minute Tips newsletter here (scroll down to enter your email address) - We're on BlueSky as @drjd and @thesiswhisperer (but don't expect to hear back from Jason, he's still mostly on a Socials break).- Read Inger's stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. - If you want to support our work, you can sign up to be a 'Riding the Bus' member for just $2 a month, via our On The Reg Ko-Fi site

Inger and Jason discuss various topics including teaching large classes, book reviews, and productivity tools like Obsidian. They share insights on providing efficient feedback to students and improving productivity through software tools like Text Expander and OmniFocus.

The podcast delves into productivity discussions like using Microsoft Teams, Omnifocus, Text Expander, and Obsidian. They explore the comparison of being interested in productivity to being a vegan. Also, there are insights on reading Hunter S Thompson, Tiago Forte's book, and tips lasting longer than two minutes.

In this podcast, the hosts discuss their experience at a high table dinner at Cambridge, stalking each other on Instagram, their gym routines, and progress in martial arts. They also cover the impact of book recommendations, challenges of taking a proper lunch break, using writing trackers and spreads, responsible tech disposal, automating note-taking and organization using Obsidian, and their frustrations with Twitter.

Can't be bothered with email or speak pipe? Text us!Inger and Jason pop in for a brief, 2 minute-ish pod. The quickest episode in OTR pod history! It's not really an episode, just a reminder that we will be back next month. Thanks for all the amazing emails and speak pipes so far - we're enjoying them all and planning a big mailbag episode when we get back!Got thoughts and feel pinions? Want to ask a question? You can email us on <pod@ontheregteam.com> - Leave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. - See our workshop catalogue on www.ontheregteam.com. You can book us via emailing Jason at enquiries@ontheregteam.com- Subscribe to the free, monthly Two Minute Tips newsletter here (scroll down to enter your email address) - We're on BlueSky as @drjd and @thesiswhisperer (but don't expect to hear back from Jason, he's still mostly on a Socials break).- Read Inger's stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. - If you want to support our work, you can sign up to be a 'Riding the Bus' member for just $2 a month, via our On The Reg Ko-Fi site