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In Season 2, Episode 4, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh are joined by the hosts of the Just-in-Time Cafe podcast, Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke.
This is the second joint episode, the first being episode 45 of Lean Whiskey. In part, we celebrate the launch of Tracy and Elisabeth's new book, the 2nd edition of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit, which we discuss on the show.
We talk quite a bit about our respective daily routines, beginning with how coffee fits into our day. This includes peaceful time, walk time, time with family, and time for health. Coffee fits in many different ways. And once again, Jamie sounds like Paul Giamatti in the movie Sideways in his avoidance of Starbucks. We also share our personal routines that help us stay focused and productive. There are different flavors and tools, but there are definitely some common themes across the group that prioritize our calendars and our to-do priorities over our email inbox.
In a meta discussion about podcasts during a podcast, we talk about the trend towards longer podcasts and video podcasts, as the NY Times covered. It is only a coincidence that this episode went a bit longer as well. We explore this trend, why it exists despite some contrary trends, and how we prefer consuming podcasts as well. We finish as always with our cultural shares, ranging from Charlie Brown to Brad Pitt.
Links From the Show:
- Just-in-Time Cafe podcast
- Episode 45 of Lean Whiskey
- The Problem-Solver's Toolkit 2nd Edition
- Don't get the Paul Giamatti reference?
- NY Times on trends in podcasting
- Wolfs with Pitt and Clooney
- The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
- The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung
- “You Don't Know Peanuts” podcast
- Podcast feed at LeanCoffeeTalk.com or jflinch.com/leancoffeetalk
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