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Shiny Object Syndrome is an affliction that causes you to be attracted to “shiny objects.” Shiny objects can be whatever is new and trendy in your field. But oftentimes, the shiny objects are simply new ideas you have – other projects you'd rather be working on. In this form, Shiny Object Syndrome will ruin any chance you have of finishing your current project – unless you do something about it. Two sources of Shiny Object Syndrome How do you overcome Shiny Object Syndrome? What you need to do is simple: Commit to your current project, ignore the new projects, suck it up, and follow-through. The reality isn't so simple. Shiny Object Syndrome causes mental distortions that will have you 100% convinced you're doing the right thing: This old project is a dud. This new project is sure to be a success. To cure Shiny Object Syndrome, we need to know its true sources. That way, we can nip them in the bud, keep Shiny Object Syndrome at bay, and finish projects. There are two main causes of Shiny Object Syndrome: Naïveté of the novel Frustration with the existing We don't know much about the new project, so we view it with rose-colored glasses. We know a little too much about our current project, so it looks terrible in comparison. This creates a “grass is greener” effect. Now how do we get in this position in the first place? 1. Naïveté of the novel As humans, we're naturally attracted to the novel. That's how we've become such an innovative species. We were not satisfied with the old way of doing things – eating our meat raw and sleeping in the elements – so we're curious about our neighbor who's cooking with fire and has built a straw hut. That explains why we're attracted to the “shiny objects” in the first place, but there's more happening in our minds that makes us not only attracted to the shiny object, but that makes us abandon what we have to pursue the unknown. The Dunning-Kruger effect A powerful force that makes us hop from one shiny object to another is the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning-Kruger effect is named after it's originators, psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, who found that when we know a good deal about a field, we underestimate our knowledge, but when we little about a field, we overestimate our knowledge. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a favorite of internet “gotcha” culture. People love to point out the Dunning-Kruger effect at work in others, but it does a lot of good to recognize it in ourselves. When we get a great idea for a new project in a field we know little about, we often think that project will be easier than it actually will be. It seems like a good idea to drop what we're doing, and move on. 2. Frustration with the existing This naïveté of the novel colludes with frustration with the existing. In fact, it adds fuel to that frustration. If we start a new project, thinking it's going to be easy, we're even more disillusioned when we realize it's actually hard. We've run up against all the challenges we didn't think about. We've seen the hidden complexity in the current project. As former guest, Tynan has pointed out, when we're in the middle of a project, we've experienced all of the downsides, but none of the upsides, such as revenue or respect from our peers. Meanwhile, we know very little about the new project. It seems fun and easy. When we started the current project, we said to ourselves, This will be easy. We've realized it's not so easy, but the Dunning-Kruger effect takes over again. We tell ourselves of the new project, Now THIS will be easy! Just knowing how the naïveté of the novel and frustration with the existing work together to cause Shiny Object Syndrome isn't enough to cure it. When you're in this situation, it seems rational. You can come up with good-sounding reasons why the current project isn't worth the trouble and the new project has a better chance of succeeding. And we won't admit we might be fooling ourselves. Shipping is a skill I have some good news: Your tendency to come up with new ideas is a good thing. Instead of trying to fight it, Shiny Object Syndrome is much easier to manage if you instead accept it. Accept it will tempt you to switch projects, then change the way you approach projects accordingly. Remind yourself that shipping is a skill. The mere act of finishing a project, no matter how small, is a skill you should cultivate. If you've never picked up a golf club, you would know better than to expect to play like Tiger Woods your first time out. So if you've never finished a project, why would you think you could take on a giant one the first time around? When I started on my own, I had almost zero shipping skills. I had piles of unfinished projects, and nothing to show for them. Fortunately one day, as I contemplated a giant shiny object I was about to take on, I realized I didn't have what it took to make my vision a reality. I had had enough of my Shiny Object Syndrome, and was ready to put it to an end. So, I treated even the smallest things as practice in the skill of shipping. I looked up a recipe online, and planned my trip to the grocery store to get the ingredients. It sounds simple, but can you believe I had to go back several times? I planned parties and dates and trips. I treated everything as an opportunity to have a vision, plan how to execute that vision, and ship the project. The Fortress Fallacy In The Heart to Start, I introduced The Fortress Fallacy. We tend to have big visions, but those visions outpace our skills. We dream of building a fortress, when we haven't built a cottage, much less a lean-to. This isn't about “breaking your project down” into parts. This is about doing small projects that build skills you can later use in a larger project. Breaking your project down doesn't build the skill of shipping. Doing small projects does. Make predictions A source of fuel for our frustration with the existing is our lack of foresight. We fall for the planning fallacy. The planning fallacy is why the Sydney Opera House took ten extra years and fifteen times the budget – you can see the same in countless construction projects. It's why the Greeks thought the Trojan War would take four weeks, when it ended up taking ten years – you can see the same in countless military campaigns. It's demoralizing to expect something to work out one way, and have it end up another. One way to fix that would be to have things work out the way we expect – but that's not going to happen. The world is too complex and unpredictable. The solution is to make predictions. How do you predict the unpredictable? You don't, really. But there's a lot of wiggle room between This will definitely happen, and This will definitely not happen. In episode 245, I introduced the Avocado Challenge. Before you open an avocado, are you 100% sure it's going to be perfectly ripe? No. In the Avocado Challenge, you make percentage-confidence predictions, such as “I'm 60% confident this avocado is ripe.” You then rate those predictions based upon the outcome. As you start projects, make predictions. Accept that you're never 100% sure about anything, so make percentage-confidence predictions. For example, “I am 70% confident I will set up my blog and publish my first post by next Sunday.” After Sunday comes, review your prediction. You can even use a handy free service called Prediction Book to keep track. This does a couple things. One: It holds you accountable. We tend to approach all projects as if we're sure we're going to finish them – and that just ain't so. Two: It keeps you from beating yourself up. You can't be certain about the future, but when we don't finish projects, we feel bad about it. If we feel bad, we learn to associate working on projects with feeling bad. So we'll start fewer projects. As Roam Research founder Conor White-Sullivan said, "I can not speak highly enough for the practice of starting things before you know you're going to finish them." Don't fight shiny object syndrome, work with it In conclusion, the way to cure Shiny Object Syndrome isn't so much to cure it – it's to accept that you're going to have new ideas, and you're going to fail to finish some projects. I Sign up for Love Mondays and see for yourself! There you have it. This system really helps me save creative energy, so that I'm using it to think of good ideas, instead of trying to fumble around with all the things I want to put in my newsletter. Obviously, all this could be automated even further. I'm actually surprised I haven't seen an email marketing platform that already has Airtable-like database elements for managing all the tidbits one shares in their newsletter. Maybe something for someone to build. If you want to see all this in action, be sure to sign up for Love Mondays. My readers really love them, I consistently get replies saying how much each week's idea has shifted someone's perspective. Thank you for having me on your podcasts! Thank you for having me on your podcast! Thank you to Dolores at Attitudeable for having me on the show. As always, you can find all podcast interviews of me at kadavy.net/interviews. About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher YouTube RSS Email Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon »     Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/shiny-object-syndrome/

70: Tech Gripe (stupid Windows update!). Would You Rather kiss everyone or not be intimate? Best jobs, Facebook wording (a photographer to do what?) and job classifieds. We wrap it up with Two It's Funny That Makes It Ok news stories (What's a Throuple?).

70: Tech Gripe (stupid Windows update!). Would You Rather kiss everyone or not be intimate? Best jobs, Facebook wording (a photographer to do what?) and job classifieds. We wrap it up with Two It's Funny That Makes It Ok news stories (What's a Throuple?).

WHO RUN THE WORLD Hi Weirdos, welcome to one of my favorite episodes of all time.  One: It's so much fun.  Two: It's all about the LADIES!!  This is definitely going to be a new thing for the show- talking about PEOPLE throughout history that did incredible, amazing, badass things and yet... you've probably never heard of them.  This week Lauren is starting us off with Fe Del Mundo; the cutest filipino woman of all time who is the founder of the very first pediatric hospital in the Philippines.  A pioneer of medicine and the first female president of the Philippine Pediatric society-- Fe... freaking... rules. And SURPRISE GUEST and cheerleader for strong women everywhere Amy Hanselmann is teaching us about Claudette Colvin.  Now a retired nurses aide; once a 15 year old girl who was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus.... 9 months before Rosa Parks protested in the exact same way.  So why don't you know her name?   Warning: This episode contains foul language, depictions of racism, and mention of rape. There is also some discussion that could be considered "political" in nature regarding gender and race.

JOOF Sessions August 2020 (Part One of Two) It was amazing to see you all again for our recent JOOF Sessions live gathering, also good to be back behind the decks playing for you. That evening my local area was getting battered by storms resulting in a couple of broadband outages my end so had to reconnect the stream and called it a day around the three hour mark. You&ll hear a gap in this mix around 1 hour where I lost connection, but joined them together to keep the three hours in tact. Enjoy this mix, we&ll be back for another session soon! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At these uncertain times the first thing you take care of is your family and I&m no different. Many of you are organically sending me personal messages of support wanting to send donations that will in return keep my JOOF family afloat whilst we wait for clubs to reopen. Thank you for your continued love and support through this difficult times. You can donate here: https://www.john00fleming.com/donate/

As the nineteenth century was turning to the twentieth century, Frederick Taylor grabbed a stopwatch. He stood next to a worker, and instructed that worker on exactly how to pick up a chunk of iron. Over and over, Taylor tweaked the prescribed movements. Grip the chunk of iron in this way, turn in this way, bend in this way. Once Taylor found the optimal combination of movements, he taught the process to other workers. Their productivity skyrocketed. “Taylorism,” as it came to be called, brought us leaps and bounds forward in productivity. Today, the remnants of Taylorism are ruining productivity. After Taylor’s intervention, the workers who were moving only twelve tons of iron a day were now moving forty-eight tons of iron a day. They quadrupled their productivity. Only a few decades before Taylorism, most people’s concept of time was more closely linked to the movement of the sun than it was to the stopwatch hand. The availability of daylight, the height of a stalk of corn, or the day of first frost that signaled the coming of winter, ruled the work of farmhands. Many of Taylor’s workers objected to having their movement so closely watched and timed, down to the second. Actually, more accurately than that -- Taylor’s stopwatch timed according to the hundredth-of-a-minute. But, “scientific management”, as it was called, swept through the industrial world. Companies couldn’t stay in business without adopting it. The goal of Taylorism was to produce the most work possible in the minimum amount of time. As Taylor watched the movements of the workers, he was trying to reduce waste. He wanted each motion to be as quick and efficient as possible. He wanted each hundredth of a minute to bring the job closer to being done. But, Taylor discovered there was a limit. Logically, there’s no point in a worker sitting idle. Logically, if the worker keeps moving iron, he’ll move more iron than the worker who stops for a smoke break. Intuitively, if you want to get the highest output possible out of the minimum amount of time, take your efficient movements, and fill all of the time with those movements. But, Taylor discovered, it didn’t work that way. The point of diminishing returns There’s a concept in economics called the point of diminishing returns. We can see the point of diminishing returns in action if we imagine Frederick Taylor filling the yard of Bethlehem Steel with workers. Imagine Frederick Taylor has one worker moving iron in the yard of Bethlehem Steel. Thanks to following Taylor’s prescribed movements, that worker is moving forty-eight tons of iron a day. Then, Taylor adds another worker. Now, the workers are moving ninety-six tons of iron a day. Taylor can keep adding workers, and the productivity in the yard will keep going up by forty-eight tons for each worker Taylor adds. Until... Until they start to run out of space. There’s just not as much room in the yard for the workers to pick up the iron, and move it from one place to another. They get in each other’s way, they run into each other, or one worker will have to wait for another worker to finish his job before that first worker can finish his job. At first, it’s not a huge problem. Taylor has merely reached the point of diminishing returns. The point of diminishing returns is the point at which each additional production unit -- in this case, the production unit is workers -- each worker doesn’t return as much benefit as the previous production units did. The return is diminishing. At some point, Taylor adds a worker, and doesn’t get an additional forty-eight tons of production. He gets only forty. Like I say, it’s not a huge deal. They’re still moving more iron than they were before they added that worker. Their margins are high enough on the labor costs that they’re still making more profit. Now, let’s apply this concept to a single worker. Only now the production unit isn’t the workers themselves. The production unit is time. As Taylor filled the available time with motion, the output of a worker rose. But at some point, Taylor hit the point of diminishing returns. As he filled the available time with efficient, optimized motion, at some point, the additional time filled didn’t bring the returns that the previous units of time did. Maybe he tried instructing the worker to move three chunks of iron in ten minutes, then had no problem adding a fourth chunk of iron within that ten minutes. He could string together these ten-minute units, one after another. He could fill up a day with those units, and get the output he expected. But then, at some point, moving an additional chunk of iron in that same unit of time didn’t bring Taylor the returns he expected. In this case, let’s say that number was five chunks of iron within ten minutes. Maybe the worker could keep it up for an hour, but soon the worker would get tired. Eventually, the worker couldn’t move that fifth chunk of iron within a ten-minute unit. The worker got too fatigued. Taylor had reached the point of diminishing returns. The point of negative returns Let’s go back to the steelyard, where Taylor is adding workers. At some point after the point of diminishing returns, Taylor isn’t getting forty-eight tons of output per additional worker, nor is he getting forty tons of output per additional worker. At one point, workers were waiting for one another or getting in each other’s way once in awhile. But now the yard of Bethlehem Steel is nearly gridlocked. The workers are constantly in each other’s way. They’re getting fatigued holding the chunks of iron. Injuries are skyrocketing. Productivity in the steel yard collapses. Taylor is way beyond the point of diminishing returns. Not only is he not getting the output he expected from adding an additional worker. That would be the point of diminishing returns. Taylor has now hit the point of negative returns. He’s now getting less output overall per additional worker. For each worker Taylor adds, he’ll get less output than he would have if that worker had just stayed home. Creative work is not industrial work Scientific management is simple enough when you’re moving chunks of iron. Simply experiment with the amount of iron moved in a given amount of time. Eventually, you’ll find the right formula. But creative work is different in a number of ways. There are three ways: One: Some ideas are more valuable than others. Two: It doesn’t take time to have an idea. Three: In creativity, actions don’t link to results. Some ideas are more valuable than others First, some ideas are more valuable than others. Imagine you write two 50,000-word novels, in parallel. Let’s say you work equally as hard on the first novel as you do on the second novel. You spend just as much time typing the first novel as the second. The first novel sells zero copies. The second one sells a million copies. They’re both free of misspellings. They’re both quality writing. Why does one sell a million copies, while the other sells zero? If the performance of the traditional publishing industry tells us anything, it’s that nobody has any idea why one novel falls flat and the other takes off. But, you can know this: Not all ideas have equal market value. In fact, the difference in market value, for the same amount of work, can be infinite. So, words typed, while a worthy unit of output to track if you’re trying to convince yourself you’re a writer, is not the only thing to optimize for. The quality of ideas matters. Ideas don’t take time The second thing that makes creative work different from moving chunks of iron is that moving chunks of iron takes time. Yes, all of the things leading up to having an idea take time -- we’ll talk about that next. But the act of having the idea takes no time at all. Neuroscientists can look at people’s brains and give them a creative problem. The people can go from being nowhere near solving the problem, to solving the problem, in an instant. Again, sitting yourself down and forcing yourself to come up with ideas is a worthy exercise. It will increase the output of ideas you have, it will build your skill in your craft, and it will increase the chances that one of those ideas is a hit. But you may be just as likely to have that idea while not working at all. Remember Helmholtz’s speech from episode 218, about the Four Stages of creativity? He said his ideas didn’t tend to come to him “at the writing table.” The moment of having an idea takes no time at all. Technically, you could have nearly unlimited ideas in a given “production unit” of time. Actions aren’t linked to immediate results in creative work Now, the third thing that makes creative work different from moving chunks of iron is that, in creative work, actions don’t link to results. By that I mean that if you grip a chunk of iron and pick it up off the ground, you have done work. You have moved that chunk of iron a little closer to its destination. Creative work doesn’t work that way. Say you have an idea for that novel that sells a million copies. Where did it come from? Think about Paul McCartney’s song, “Yesterday.” McCartney famously heard the melody for “Yesterday” in a dream. At first, he was convinced it was a melody he had heard before. He thought it was an old Jazz tune his father had played when he was a kid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCV9oqtwyVA “Yesterday” has stood the test of time as an original song. But musicologists have found numerous similarities to other songs. One such song is called “Answer Me, My Love.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhr94uOdElU “Yesterday”’s lyrics are as such: Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, “Answer Me, My Love”’s lyrics are as such: She was mine yesterday, I believed that love was here to stay. McCartney didn’t steal from “Answer Me, My Love.” But it’s almost certain that he heard the song before. In 1953, when McCartney was eleven years old, a version of “Answer Me, My Love,” by David Whitfield was the number one song on the UK charts. Then, it got knocked from the number-one spot -- by another version of “Answer Me, My Love,” this time, by Frankie Lane. It was the first time in UK pop chart history that a song was replaced by another version of itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00uPMWDEeZE Was McCartney inspired by this song? It’s impossible to know for sure, but it’s certainly plausible. So this idea you have for a novel that sells a million copies. Maybe you’re in the right state of mind to have this idea because you took a vacation last month. Maybe you’re more relaxed because you got a massage two days ago. Maybe you’re thinking more clearly because you went on a hike earlier that day. Yet it was the funny red hat worn by the woman who walked by the cafe that sparked the idea. Meanwhile, it could have been inspired by some book, buried deep in your unconscious, that your mom read to you when you were three. We’re done with time management Taylorism was the birth of “time management.” It was when we started to look at time as a “production unit.” When we look at time as a production unit, we assume that each additional unit of time we spend doing something will get us the same gain in output as the previous unit of time. But it doesn’t work that way. Even in work as simple as moving chunks of iron, Taylor learned that human energy doesn’t neatly pack together to fill all available time. We have our limits. Today, we’re still treating time as a production unit. Our calendars are filled up with boxes, sometimes overlapping. Jason Fried calls it “calendar Tetris.” We live according to that calendar. “There’s only twenty-four hours in a day,” you’ll hear people say. The conclusion we’re supposed to draw from that is that time is precious, so you better fill it all up. Filling up that time was a big leap forward, but now we need to draw a different conclusion. If there’s only twenty-four hours in a day, that tells you there’s a limit. That tells you that eventually, “time management” is squeezing blood from a stone. When it comes to creative work, that stone is a very fragile stone, indeed. Image: Dynamism of the Human Body, Umberto Boccioni My Weekly Newsletter: Love Mondays Start off each week with a dose of inspiration to help you make it as a creative. Sign up at: kadavy.net/mondays About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is the author of The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher RSS Email Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon »     Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/end-time-management/

Do you ever wonder why some people succeed and some don’t — especially when they seem to start out on an even playing field? Well, that’s exactly what our Inside LaunchStreet guest, Angela Duckworth, wondered and took the time to research. She studies everyone from CEOs to West Point cadets. Can you guess the factor that led to those that made it and those that didn’t? It’s not intelligence, resources or skill. It’s grit. Turns out it’s more important that we think. What a great way to kick off 2019!   Key Takeaways: [1:24] Tamara opens the show by letting listeners know that the most important ingredient to success is grit. It’s not skill, talent, or resources that help you achieve your goals. That means that we all have it! Angela digs deep into this topic, in her book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. [4:03] You might be surprised to know that Angela could be a chef and not a psychologist. Her passion is cooking. [5:20] Angela defines grit as the combination of being really passionate at what you’re doing as well as persevering over extended periods of time. How can we attain grit? [9:10] Angela shares an experience about the quarterback, Steve Young. His dad was nicknamed Grit. He taught Steve the power of working really hard. Steve threw ten thousand practice spirals into the net to improve his passing game. His story included talent but also an enormous effort that’s hidden from view. [11:01] Tamara shares that we often put emphasis and admiration on what we think is a natural talent. But, it’s real grit that gets us to the end. Angela believes there are two reasons why it is dazzling to watch someone perform well — One: It truly is awesome to watch; Two: It is motivational to watch someone perform well. Angela and Tamara talk about Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison. [15:06] Angela speaks to the young people listening. She reminds them that excellence is not a gift, it’s earned. [15:50] Angela shares the story that opens her book. She talks about the competitive admissions at West Point. She embarked on a study to find out why candidates drop out in the first two months. She believes that they dropped out because, for the first time in their lives, they weren't the star of the team. She believes a lot of grit is not quitting on a bad day. Tamara discusses having the end in mind, and not getting wrapped up in the moment. [19:26] How do you measure grit in yourself? Angela developed a Grit Scale for research studies. But, anyone can take the grit scale for personal reflection. [23:08] If you’re a leader of a team, how do you apply grit to your team? [25:40] Change is so rapid, Tamara believes you have to have grit to adapt to the change. Angela points out the importance of encouraging the change but it’s also important to keep in mind the steadiness of the ship. [29:06] Find out if Angela was surprised to find out exactly how big of a player grit really is. She has learned that the story of success isn’t the one she thought of as a little girl. [31:46] Tamara challengers listeners to do one thing that would make each of us a little grittier. Come in a bit early, stay late, put a little extra effort in, give it a little more oomph. [32;03] Tamara talks about an article that discussed kids who are rewarded for the effort they put into their grades actually do better long term. Angela discusses growth mindset research done by Carol Dweck. When you praise the effort versus the outcome, you get a more effective resilient motivation. Get introduced to the term ‘process praise’ and the importance of it. [34:52] Angela reminds listeners to go out of your way to praise. Tamara rewards behaviors and not outcomes at Inside LaunchStreet. She talks about the importance of praising the risk. [36:54] Learn more and connect with Angela on Characterlab.org. It’s a nonprofit website, so everything is free on the site. [37:18] Is grit contagious? [39;28] Tamara reminds listeners that we don’t have to be on our A game all the time. We all have our good times and bad times. [42:20] Order Angela’s book today. [42:41] Angela’s final piece of advice for listeners is to always be working on your motivation. [43:22] Tamara loves that there’s something inside each of us to help make us better. Grit is important to innovation. It helps us push through and overcome the noes and obstacles. Tamara asks listeners to apply grit daily.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities... Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Man’s Search for Meaning  

Welcome to Episode 3 of Rule of Two, a celebration of the Star Wars Universe, here on Collider’s Jedi Council podcast feed. Mark 'Yodi' Reilly and Marc Sidious (Fernandez) return to discuss their nominations for the Golden Lightsabers - a best of show that will break down and discuss the best moments in the Star Wars Universe. We nominate our own favorite moments like Best Villain, Best Special FX, Best Crawl and Best Musical Themes found inside the Star Wars Movies. Plus, what is Reilly's Sith Name for Rule of Two? It's all new so tune in to find out more and make sure you rate and subscribe and tell all your friends about #RuleofTwo! 

Nothing frustrates and cripples IT more than individuals in varying departments going rogue. Joe from marketing thinks the company-approved internet is slow, so he sets up his own WiFi off network. Sara from finance uses non-approved cloud storage for personal info of employees, exposing the data. Then Larry uses his own home laptop because the work computer has too many restrictions. All this and more causes headache after headache for IT. The problems abound, causing security threats and bogging down the IT department when they could be focused on bigger tasks? Two IT pros, Adam Fowler and Billy York, join us today to share their frustrations, and solutions, on Shadow IT.

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Well, the Audio Engineer decided to return from Europe. What are we getting into? Well, we have a past due Patch at the start of the episode. We also celebrate SysAdmin Day 2017!What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Well, the Audio Engineer decided to return from Europe. What are we getting into? Well, we have a past due Patch at the start of the episode. We also celebrate SysAdmin Day 2017!What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Well, the Audio Engineer decided to return from Europe. What are we getting into? Well, we have a past due Patch at the start of the episode. We also celebrate SysAdmin Day 2017!What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Another show without the Audio Engineer but I think we don't need him anymore. Maybe he should just stay there in Europe. What do you think about that, eh? Let's talk about the Fourth of July as well as some technical issues.What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Another show without the Audio Engineer but I think we don't need him anymore. Maybe he should just stay there in Europe. What do you think about that, eh? Let's talk about the Fourth of July as well as some technical issues.What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! Another show without the Audio Engineer but I think we don't need him anymore. Maybe he should just stay there in Europe. What do you think about that, eh? Let's talk about the Fourth of July as well as some technical issues.What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! We have hit 100 episodes!! Do they know we are still making this show? Didn't think we would last past the first 20 frankly. Oh, and we celebrate our 100th episode without the Audio Engineer. What the heck? He went to Europe without talking to us at all! What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! We have hit 100 episodes!! Do they know we are still making this show? Didn't think we would last past the first 20 frankly. Oh, and we celebrate our 100th episode without the Audio Engineer. What the heck? He went to Europe without talking to us at all! What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

It's time for another LiveStream Episode of the Patch and Switch show!!! Two IT guys (Patch and Switch) who are talking about whatever comes up. Can you say Tangent! Ultimately it's the Chat Room where everyone hangs out and contributes to the show, so make sure to load it up during the LiveStream! We have hit 100 episodes!! Do they know we are still making this show? Didn't think we would last past the first 20 frankly. Oh, and we celebrate our 100th episode without the Audio Engineer. What the heck? He went to Europe without talking to us at all! What's this episodes topic? We still don't know until the show starts, if it starts. We have some ideas on what to talk about - but the chatroom shapes the show!Follow @PatchAndSwitchFollow @JoeySnowFollow @RicksterCDNLike us on Facebook!

Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review   Help Your Children Create Healthy Habits with Food   "If you can present health in an interesting and fun way to children, they will make a change." - Dr. Bill Sears   Helping your children to create healthy habits by eating nutritious, whole foods can be quite the challenge. So this week on the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, we invited Dr. Bill Sears aka The Trusted Source for Parents to come on the show and share his tricks and tips to give children the small nudge they need to start thinking about being healthy for life. We also took some time at the beginning of the show to answer a question from the Open Sky Fitness Podcast group  on Facebook about  static stretching vs dynamic stretching in relation to pre-workout and/or post-workout   Shaping Young Tastes   "You don't get fat by eating healthy fats. You get fat by eating junk carbs." - Dr. Bill Sears   It's basically impossible to get kids to eat all of their vegetables at dinner or eat a piece of fruit instead of a cookie as a snack. But if we associate health foods with something that is relevant and important to the child, eating healthy could become a major focus for them. Simply call a group of foods something like "soccer food, "tall food," or "pretty hair food." If your child is having a hard time believing you, ask a mentor such as a sports coach or teacher to help step in. Dr. Bill's Rules of Two It takes two months to help a child like healthy foods. To help them stay on track, teach and remind them of this saying that Dr. Bill came up with:   "Eat twice as often, eat half as much, and chew twice as long."   The Best Nutrition for Babies   "A mother's milk contains the very nutrients that the brain loves such as the best fats and that's why healthier and smarter babies tend to be breast-fed. Mother Nature intended it to be that way." - Dr. Bill Sears   A mother's milk is vital for a healthy brain and according to the latest research, babies could benefit from it most if they're breast-fed for up to 3 years. When a baby begins to eat solid foods, Dr. Sears recommends including avocados and salmon. At 6 months, babies can begin to eat avocados and salmon at 7 months to help develop a healthy brain. Why avocados? Because the brain is the No.1 organ affected by nutrition and healthy fats are a great way to introduce healthy, fatty, solid foods.     The 5 S Diet   "The root cause of most illnesses and ailments is inflammation because our immune system is out of balance. We're a sicker society than we've ever been. People will object and say, "Well, we're living longer." That's true, but we're living sicker. Our health spans, not our life spans, is what's really important." - Dr. Bill Sears   To help prevent inflammation, Dr. Bill suggests following the 5 S Diet: The 5 S Diet Salmon (Wild Alaskan Salmon) Smoothies with healthy fats Salads Snack Smart Science-based Supplements   What Not to Eat to Avoid Inflammation   "The organ most defected by artificial sweeteners is the brain. When you consume aspartame, the crave center in the brain lights up and you crave more sweeteners. You don't lose weight by drinking a diet cola. Soft drinks are the number one cause of inflammation." - Dr. Bill Sears   Avoid anything with: Added sugars on food labels Chemical foods that include High Fructose Corn Syrup Artificial Sweeteners Flavor Enhancers MSG Don't Do Diet Drinks   About Dr. Bill Sears Dr. Sears, or Dr. Bill as his “little patients” call him, has been advising busy parents on how to raise healthier families for over 40 years. He received his medical training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the world’s largest children’s hospital, where he was associate ward chief of the newborn intensive care unit before serving as the chief of pediatrics at Toronto Western Hospital, a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto. He has served as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California School of Medicine, and University of California: Irvine. As a father of 8 children, he coached Little League sports for 20 years, and together with his wife Martha has written more than 40 best-selling books and countless articles on nutrition, parenting, and healthy aging. He serves as a health consultant for magazines, TV, radio and other media, and his AskDrSears.com website is one of the most popular health and parenting sites. Dr. Sears has appeared on over 100 television programs, including 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, Today, The View, and Dr. Phil, and was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine in May 2012. He is noted for his science-made-simple-and-fun approach to family health.   Join The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group! That's right! We have a closed Open Sky Fitness Podcast group  on Facebook where you and everyone have the opportunity to talk about your health and fitness goals in a safe environment. We post workouts and start discussions about how to be strategic around finding a healthier you. Check it out! Start Building Your Own Workouts and Meal Plan! Download Results Tracker here! Click To Download Home Workout Templates or text the word, "lifting," to 33444 to download the templates.  Download the OSF Food Journal Now! Have a Question or Review for Rob or Devon? We love answering questions and getting feedback from you, our listener! If you have any questions to ask us, want to share a review of the show, or tell us any suggestions for guests/topics that you think would be great to have on the show, just email Rob at rob@openskyfitness.com or Devon at devon@openskyfitness.com or you can also leave us a review at www.openskyfitness.com/review, ask a question in the closed Open Sky Fitness Facebook Group and even text OSFreview to 33444 to get the link.   What You'll Hear on This Episode 00:00 Open Sky Fitness Introduction 1:15  Opening comments with Rob and Devon 4:20 Static stretching vs dynamic stretching in relation to pre-workout and/or post-workout 7:35  Why dynamic stretching is good for the body 14:00  Static stretching and its benefits 21:35  Introduction to Dr. Bill Sears 23:00  Inflammation and Inflammatory Diets 26:30  The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute 31:00  The 3 Magic Words to teaching kids how to eat healthy   32:00  Why avocados and salmon are such great foods for babies and young children to eat.   33:50  Why the ideal amount of time to breastfeed your baby could by 3 years. 35:40  Dr. Bill's Rule of Twos   38:00  The connection between the tongue, brain, and gut to help shape young children's taste buds 39:20  How can we help multiple children start to like healthy foods. 44:00  How to talk to your child about healthy foods like salmon 49:45  Why is inflammation so important? 52:50  What are some of the foods that people should be eating to help with inflammation   58:10  What foods should people stay away from to avoid inflammation   59:35  Is there a danger of inflammation from diet sodas? 1:05:35  Why crash diets don't work compared to just eating whole foods on a regular basis. 1:12:00 Why we should take our health into our own hands. 1:15:30  Rheumatoid Arthritis: food and exercise recommendations 1:18:20 Closing comments with Rob and Devon 1:21:00 Open Sky Fitness Closing   RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW: Leave us an iTunes review Join the The Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook Visit Dr. Bill Sears official website Connect with Dr. Bill Sears via: Facebook Twitter YouTube Read The Inflammation Solution by Dr. Bill Sears Check out The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute The L.E.A.N. Lifestyle Program Get your Wellness Solutions and Health Coach Certification Learn more about Jill Miller Buy your own Roll Model Therapy Balls and Yoga Tune Up Balls Listen to OSF Ep. 45 - Jill Miller's Secrets for Releasing Muscle Tension and Pain Check out Kelly Starrett and Mobility WOD Listen to OSF Ep. 87 - How to Prevent Injuries and Improve Performance with Dr. Kelly Starrett Buy Vital Choice Salmon To Download Rob’s FREE workout templates click below** Download Templates Ask Rob a Question or tell him what is working for you: Email Rob@OpenSkyFitness.com To leave a Review for Rob and the Open Sky Fitness Podcast CLICK NOW!  Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show and I read each and every one of them. Contact our amazing sound engineer Ryan? Send him an e-mail here: info@stellarsoundsstudio.com Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? 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MP3 Download Coming up on this episode… Auroria is on the horizon Trion’s support is SLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWW Is The White Order a sign of the apocalypse?   All that and more, coming up, next! News Update Land Grab Fixes “Additionally, we’re proposing new methods for land claiming to XLGAMES that will remove the benefit of fastest ping or most clicks per second.” -Scapes Auroria is coming Lots of info posted on reddit. ForestCrow Guild Member Nekos Banned A video posted by streamer of Nekos running away at ridiculous speeds with a trade pack on resulted in a permaban. Archum tree removed from Mirage isle Bots were abusing Gold Farming, Scamming and RMT In any game where virtual currency can be used to buy stuff, there will always be people willing to bend or break the rules to get it.  Some will even pay others in real money to obtain virtual goods. Even in games where RMT is not built-in, there’s going to be RMT. EVE allows the purchase of characters via ISK, which in turn can be purchased with real money via plex.  They’re really good about finding and nuking illegal RMT. Archeage does not allow transfer of characters from one account to another, but does allow purchase of gold using real money via APEX.  So far we don’t know how well they are able to clean up illegal RMT, although we know they can track the gold. The White Order and Why Do People Hate Them People on our server, Kyrios, seem to really hate The White Order.  And Gank Bus.  And anyone big enough to be a problem. Sorcerer has always been a big RMT’er, but at least in ArcheAge, thats not against the rules if done using APEX. There’s a 9 page post on the forums where people are speculating Sorcerer’s morality.  People are actually saying that he infiltrated their guild to break it up from the inside, thus increasing his numbers.  There are also claims in this thread that he was banned from Lineage 2 for e-raping a character.  Sorcerer denies this.  It’s as if he’s a Mini-Mittani. I dug around a little bit and it looks like SharifTheWhite, clan leader of TheWhiteOrder in Lineage 2 was in fact banned for some reason. Some alleged that SharifTheWhite used bots, as did many in his clan.  In any case he seemed to be quite hated by a number of people.   There is a video on youtube from alpha of a character in The White Order guild named SharifTheWhite being kidnapped.  Does this mean that SharifTheWhite and Sorcerer are the same guy?  In the video Sharif was AFK fishing and someone on the video commented that AFK fishing is “…considered botting by most of the community”.  Is it really? We recently joined White Order on a fleet to kill Death Law (easterners) who were trying to kill the Kraken.  It was great fun.  Later that day we went with TWO to try to kill the Kraken, but the raid was derailed by Gank Bus and associates (our own faction). Sorcerer called out Gank Bus saying: “When you are able to kill the kraken, then come stop us. But to stop us, then not try yourselves serves no purpose. Then you just give it to the enemy faction. How can you not understand that lol” SpecialK of Gank Bus has this to say of White Order: “The fact that your claim to fame, and idea of a challenge is killing the Kraken makes me chuckle. You do realize that the extent of that fight is your GM rolling face left to right while you and the rest of the paraplegic lemmings pelt it with your tiny balls? Right?”  he continues to comment on how White Order members might proceed to remove parts of themselves from other parts of Sorcerer, but we won’t repeat that. Noah of Death Law expressed a different sentiment: “TWO - It was fun, every time we focus on the same thing, we have huge battle. I hope you guys enjoyed the battle as much as we did.  Thanks for the fun and hope to do this again sometime.” Porska, TWO Ambassador responded: “Very fun indeed Death Law. See you guys in 48 hours.” Interesting screenshot of discussion between Sorcerer and a Gank Bus member, Nisel. Sorcerer says: “Stealing packs benefits Gank Bus. Gank Bus does not wish to allow greens to turn in their packs. Gank Bus is essentially red.” At first it seems lame that our own faction would come to kill us, but I wonder if this would all make more sense from an EVE perspective of no real factions except player-based ones… Farm Carts and Turbos Go Psst Choo Choo Choo Turbo just got his farm cart… now we all have one! In the couple hours ive had it ive made 21 trade packs and delivered them to my intermediary farm. Buying Loot Off the AH   Lame sauce in WoW… who does that?  Just run heroics and go get your tokens! Standard in EVE… really, where else would you get it?  Keep doing sites until the right module drops?  Nah, just get that ISK and upgrade your stuff! Archeage… Apparently we’re buying the gear.. or at least the mats.   The way crafting works, you just keep upgrading the pieces, but at some point it gets random. Might want to start out buying a blue quality item on the AH. Its like having a ship in EVE that when destroyed respawns a minute later with all the modules still attached.  Tips and Tricks Tips from Stu Shift-Left click item on main screen, adds item name to search box automatically Right clicking an item adds to “sell” screen, Shift -Left click item on Sell/Listing to Split stacks Alts can use your farm and farmer’s workbench without setting permissions seeds for crafting Feedback Email Thanks good podcast! I would like to hear more tips/tricks/dungeon crawling/crafting/how-to’s, preparing for Auroria etc… GL guys and keep it going ty ty!!! Want a shout out on the show? If you give us a 5 star review on Itunes! GET THE SHOW! - This Episode Download (MP3) - iTunes Subscription - Listen on Stitcher - RSS Feed Send us an Owl mail! - Twitter: @capsizedpodcast - Email: capsizedpodcast@gmail.com

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"-Isaac AsimovA magician calls a man up on stage, hands him a mallet and instructs the guy to hit him as hard as possible on the head. The magician then proceeds to put his head down on a wooden block. The man shrugs his shoulders and takes a mighty swing.Three years later, the magician wakes up from a coma in the hospital and goes..."Taa-Daa!""How does it change many dyslexics to take a lightbulb?"Go back up to the previous one-liner and reread it word by word.I’m putting this joke in not because it’s overly funny but because I think that I’ve actually done this. Two IT guys were talking in a bar after work."Guess what," says the first IT guy, "yesterday, I met this gorgeous blonde in a bar.""What did you do?" says the other IT guy."Well, I invited her over to my place, we had a couple of drinks, we got into the mood and then she suddenly asked me to take all her clothes off.""You're kidding me!" says the second IT guy."I took her miniskirt off, and then I lifted her and put her on my desk next to my new laptop.""Really? You got a new laptop?"I was looking stuff up online when I found this on the CDC (center for Disease control) website:“All persons who are obese or overweight should try not to gain additional weight. In addition, those who are obese or who are overweight with other risk factors should consider losing weight.”“Bill Fabrey, co-owner of Amplestuff in Bearsville, N.Y., has been thinking big since 1988, when he started his mail-order business specializing in products for the larger set.”FMC Note: PEOPLE ARE NOT “LARGE SET.” Large Set is something used to describe your baseball card collection."Quantas Problem Solving"After every flight, Qantas' pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet" which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, & then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' pilots & the solutions recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.(P= The problem logged by the pilot.)(S= The solution and action taken by mechanics.)P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.S: Autoland not installed on this aircraft.P: Something loose in cockpit.S: Something tightened in cockpit.P: Dead bugs on windshield.S: Live bugs on backorder.P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.S: Evidence removed.P: DME volume unbelievably loud.S: DME volume set to more believable level.P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.S: That's what they're for.P: IFF inoperative.S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.P: Suspected crack in windshield.S: Suspect you're right.P: Number 3 engine missing.S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.P: Aircraft handles funny.S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, & be serious.P: Target radar hums.S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.P: Mouse in cockpit.S: Cat installed.P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.S: Took hammer away from midget.Lost within my own mind and quite happy to be so.-FMCFMC Answers Another Philosophical Question:Q: "Is the glass half full or half empty"A: "Which glass? Where I don't see one"A: "HEY WHO DRANK HALF THE WATER!"FMC solution to the Pot Problem:I recently came up with the prefect solution to the marijuana problem. For those of you with no clue what the problem with pot is we're in the same boat. But apparently some people think it's addictive. Well, so is smoking, porn, alcohol, porn, smoking, gambling, TV, smoking, the internet, eating, alcohol and porn, but only 2 of those thing kills people directly AND indirectly. And I got news for you - they all can ruin lives but chances are if when you step up and spin that addiction wheel and it lands on pot it could have just as easily been alcohol, or heroin. Some people say it's a gateway drug and if you are one of those people please grab your mouse wrap it tightly around your neck and pull both ends until you reach a happy place. Alcohol is a gateway drug I'm betting way before pot, do you know anyone that tried pot with out going through a drinking phase?...I’M WAITING….of course you didn't! Anyways, my plan is fines. This solves a lot of problems.1) I didn't make it legal so it's against the law to posses, sell, and smoke it. So that makes the anti-drug people happy.2) More money for the government. That makes the government happy.3) It's moving along the path to be legal, which makes intelligent people happy, AND4) Less people in jail. (Which makes everyone happy).We could have fines for smoking, selling and possessing, and if your carrying more than a pound of the stuff on you everything gets seized and police are free to test it and resell it, and thus making more money for the local law enforcement and probably increase the number of police officers. Can we please get this done and move onto more important things?