115! Revisiting Deep Work and Cinematic Universes
How can we fix knowledge work? And what’s the deal with all these cinematic universes? [33:58]
This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about fadoodling, hyperactive hive minds, Betamax and LaserDiscs, the initial conditions of a good universe, the MCU, and WandaVision. They don’t talk about how you can print money that smells like maple syrup.
references
Our first conversation in May 2019 on Deep Work
Baz Luhrmann’s "Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen"
Cal Newport’s A World Without Email and Deep Work
The Ezra Klein Show: Stop. Breathe. We Can’t Keep Working Like This.
Edwin Abbott Abbott’s Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
One of our old favorites: The Pixar (Universe) Theory
Peter Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star and the Commonwealth Saga series of science fiction novels
Why WandaVision’s Monica Rambeau is too powerful for Marvel movies