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Emmet Audio

By Emmet Van Driesche

Do you ever wish that you could go for a walk along a dirt road with a friend and talk about stuff? Let's go then!
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What technology do you actually need?

Emmet AudioMar 28, 2023

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What technology do you actually need?

What technology do you actually need?

And what benefit would you accrue from not having it?
Mar 28, 202311:37
Plans make us feel better

Plans make us feel better

So if you're feeling bad, make a plan
Mar 27, 202307:20
Training for your craft

Training for your craft

Thoughts on why and how
Mar 25, 202313:40
What is your legacy?

What is your legacy?

And what are you doing about it?
Mar 24, 202311:07
Getting motivated

Getting motivated

A hack
Mar 23, 202309:11
My weight loss journey

My weight loss journey

An update
Mar 22, 202325:21
Personal responsibility

Personal responsibility

Dealing with difficult people
Mar 21, 202311:17
Lessons from Alone, part 2

Lessons from Alone, part 2

Final thoughts
Mar 20, 202317:58
Lessons from Alone

Lessons from Alone

What a survival show has to say about life strategy
Mar 19, 202319:55
Reimagining your life

Reimagining your life

Going back to first principles and letting the details follow
Mar 18, 202309:18
Accidentally passive

Accidentally passive

We all are at times
Mar 17, 202305:19
If you're always wishing for the future

If you're always wishing for the future

Learning to balance present, future and past
Mar 16, 202314:01
Some thoughts about motivation

Some thoughts about motivation

How to get it back, and how to maintain it.
Mar 10, 202321:56
What makes for a good website?

What makes for a good website?

Designing and maintaining a website over time
Mar 09, 202312:10
What should we model for our kids?

What should we model for our kids?

Some unexpected thoughts
Mar 08, 202309:11
What sort of person do you want to become?

What sort of person do you want to become?

You're always either moving towards that or away from it
Mar 05, 202312:42
We define ourselves out of opportunities

We define ourselves out of opportunities

"I don't do that" is often actually "I'm scared to try"
Mar 03, 202313:29
Some thoughts on food quality

Some thoughts on food quality

And our health
Mar 02, 202315:19
First, clean up

First, clean up

Then do
Mar 01, 202306:10
A bird in the hand

A bird in the hand

Jealousy and appreciation for what we have
Feb 27, 202311:36
What part of the cycle is stuck?

What part of the cycle is stuck?

And what part are you avoiding?
Feb 26, 202319:02
Choose your pain

Choose your pain

Making your avocation your vocation, and other life choices
Feb 20, 202310:38
Improvise

Improvise

Using what you've got and making systems that work that way
Feb 16, 202309:04
A bad sense of how long it takes

A bad sense of how long it takes

Sometimes it takes less time, sometimes more
Feb 15, 202308:44
What is your intended path?

What is your intended path?

It helps to define that
Feb 14, 202312:13
When it's right, you know

When it's right, you know

But it takes a lot to get there sometimes
Feb 11, 202312:57
The most important ratio in a relationship

The most important ratio in a relationship

And the surprising insight about it
Feb 10, 202308:29
Tracking your habits

Tracking your habits

What is the right frequency?
Feb 08, 202314:60
Happiness comes from serving others

Happiness comes from serving others

Especially in those moments when you don't need to, but you do it anyway
Feb 07, 202307:27
Happiness, responsibility and gratitude

Happiness, responsibility and gratitude

A venn diagram
Feb 05, 202317:07
Irons in the fire and kids

Irons in the fire and kids

I think it's a good thing. Here's why.
Feb 03, 202308:36
Arm day, leg day, core day

Arm day, leg day, core day

An exercise update
Feb 02, 202311:53
How to make your life better

How to make your life better

A rank order
Feb 01, 202320:18
Small acts of discipline

Small acts of discipline

When you're in a funk
Jan 31, 202309:29
Why we might feel anxious and down

Why we might feel anxious and down

It's about disunity in the direction of the different parts of our life
Jan 30, 202307:35
Fix one thing a day

Fix one thing a day

And make a list of what those things are
Jan 29, 202308:12
The power of iteration

The power of iteration

The story of a shirt.
Jan 28, 202312:30
What comes out on stage

What comes out on stage

Thoughts about performance from the Beatles
Jan 27, 202308:27
Working for yourself, by yourself

Working for yourself, by yourself

Especially as a craftsman in today's world
Jan 26, 202318:48
We earn the opportunity to have people value us

We earn the opportunity to have people value us

More thoughts from the Beatles
Jan 25, 202310:08
What I learned about responsibility from the Beatles

What I learned about responsibility from the Beatles

Watching the Get Back sessions
Jan 24, 202317:37
The excellence trap

The excellence trap

Why I don't think of my mission as making the best possible spoons for my customers
Jan 23, 202307:00
Acts of service

Acts of service

A love language for yourself
Jan 22, 202305:32
The trap of unmet expectations

The trap of unmet expectations

They are inevitable, so we must choose how to respond to them
Jan 21, 202313:27
Tracking for consistent action

Tracking for consistent action

If you don't have a way to track, then it happening is an accident
Jan 20, 202312:39
The balance of small things

The balance of small things

And how fast it can get out of whack
Jan 19, 202314:05
A book update

A book update

Formatting and editing
Jan 18, 202306:32
The distraction of the next thing

The distraction of the next thing

Finish what you start
Jan 17, 202306:41
Setting up flow states

Setting up flow states

Instead of just reacting all the time
Jan 16, 202311:56
3 reasons you should throw a party

3 reasons you should throw a party

We need them
Jan 14, 202305:56
What is your effect on people?

What is your effect on people?

And what do you want it to be?
Jan 13, 202308:28
Order and freedom

Order and freedom

To-do lists and daydreaming
Jan 12, 202307:11
Gifts for future me

Gifts for future me

Setting up moments of calm and ritual for the future
Jan 11, 202310:15
Overly clever design

Overly clever design

So tempting
Jan 10, 202304:29
Some basic preparations

Some basic preparations

A mindset
Jan 09, 202318:48
65 pounds

65 pounds

Or, graduated stressors
Jan 08, 202308:12
Choose strategies that preserve your enthusiasm

Choose strategies that preserve your enthusiasm

Everything hangs off that
Jan 07, 202313:03
Where does creativity come from?

Where does creativity come from?

The importance of play and safety
Jan 06, 202316:45
How do you make the most of change?

How do you make the most of change?

Or at least survive it?
Jan 05, 202321:10
Can you make it as a maker these days?

Can you make it as a maker these days?

Some say not really. I say definitely. But it's up to you.
Jan 04, 202324:36
No one will sweat the small stuff as much as you will

No one will sweat the small stuff as much as you will

When it comes to your own life
Jan 03, 202311:22
Who has a happy life?

Who has a happy life?

And what correlates with happiness?
Dec 31, 202211:35
You've got to sell yourself

You've got to sell yourself

It's not optional. Your choice is to own it and do it deliberately and on your own terms, or passively and probably ineffectively.
Dec 30, 202209:19
New year's resolutions

New year's resolutions

You should make some
Dec 29, 202209:55
A little time pressure is a good thing

A little time pressure is a good thing

And is supportive of a good life
Dec 28, 202232:09
What is your personal responsibility?

What is your personal responsibility?

An examination of ethics, change, authority and growth
Dec 27, 202232:41
Being present

Being present

To your life and its possibilities
Dec 23, 202205:31
You've got to start somewhere

You've got to start somewhere

A template for beginning
Dec 22, 202212:34
We are either improving or declining

We are either improving or declining

There is no in between
Dec 21, 202211:04
Panic attack

Panic attack

I had one. Here's the deal.
Dec 20, 202209:41
Some things don't keep

Some things don't keep

And you shouldn't try to hack it
Dec 19, 202211:52
Goals and structure

Goals and structure

Beating the anxiety of the end of a season
Dec 18, 202214:02
What makes work age well?

What makes work age well?

Instead of feeling dated
Dec 17, 202216:39
Seize the moment

Seize the moment

You don't know when it will pass
Dec 16, 202206:50
Discipline is freedom

Discipline is freedom

In a number of ways
Dec 15, 202211:56
Avoiding the holiday slump

Avoiding the holiday slump

Particularly relevant for makers
Dec 14, 202212:28
The elements of a success

The elements of a success

You've got to be able to identify them and then do something about them
Dec 13, 202213:45
Book update

Book update

Almost there!
Dec 12, 202214:42
Saying no to customers

Saying no to customers

Good in so many ways
Dec 10, 202214:58
The things left undone

The things left undone

They haunt us
Dec 09, 202211:10
Happiness is a cup

Happiness is a cup

You've got to fill it faster than life drains it
Dec 08, 202215:58
The self-employed mindset

The self-employed mindset

An example
Dec 06, 202210:20
Five minute improvements

Five minute improvements

And other thoughts on getting back on top of things
Dec 05, 202211:26
On balance

On balance

And what you need in life
Dec 04, 202217:05
So you want a podcast

So you want a podcast

Some thoughts on doing that
Dec 03, 202217:07
The trap of being a maker

The trap of being a maker

Especially during the holidays
Dec 02, 202216:57
Do what you can with what you have

Do what you can with what you have

And do it right now
Dec 01, 202210:55
Complete the action

Complete the action

In praise of thoroughness
Nov 30, 202217:41
On defeating apathy

On defeating apathy