Takeaways
Coaching in Parkour spaces — Starting to formally coach at structured events after years of informal movement instruction.
Move NYC event logistics — A Parkour event held in Manhattan using both high school facilities and public park areas, blending built and natural training environments.
Reimagining a podcast’s direction — Considering pivoting a curiosity-themed podcast to focus on coaching or conversation itself, reflecting a search for clarity in creative projects.
Using PodMatch strategically — Ignoring algorithmic matches and instead using the platform to identify proactive potential guests who demonstrate initiative.
Successful podcasting as a business model — Describing how a long-running ESL podcast generates revenue by funneling listeners into an online course offering.
Avoiding burnout in podcast production — Exploring techniques like hiring co-hosts and designing the show around a sustainable business structure.
Co-host dynamics in podcasting — Emphasizing the value of vocal differentiation and conversational chemistry between hosts to maintain listener engagement.
Critique of long-form podcast information density — Questioning how much information listeners actually retain from extended podcast episodes.
Single-topic podcast episode concept — Proposing podcast formats that focus tightly on just one takeaway per episode to improve clarity and retention.
The ‘Page 88’ heuristic — Using a consistent page number to judge whether a book is worth reading, and developing a podcast concept inspired by this habit.
Use of AI for creative support — Employing AI tools for tasks like generating image captions, assembling article content, and assisting with writing workflow.
Repurposing personal writing into processes — Photographing and digitizing journals and books to create reusable content structures like daily readers or quote libraries.
Newsletter curation philosophy — Designing a weekly email with only a few links and a fixed structure to avoid overwhelming readers and preserve thematic coherence.
Podcast production tools and distribution challenges — Observing how platforms like Captivate simplify multi-show hosting, while also noting friction in approval processes and category selection.
Massive personal book collection — Organizing a home library using Dewey Decimal numbers, tracking books with LibraryThing, and maintaining a wishlist of unread volumes.
Translation and archival of French texts — Printing and annotating a DRM-protected French ebook to preserve access and begin an English translation for a foundational Parkour document.
Experimentation with journal prompts — Exploring the use of physical card decks and unconventional questions as inspiration for journaling or conversation.
Fascination with well-designed quotes — Drawing quotes from obscure, pre-WWII compilations and cultivating a large, tagged quote database for creative use.
Resources
- Resources
Move NYC — A movement-focused event in Manhattan that blends built environments and public park training spaces.
PodMatch — A service for matching podcast guests and hosts, used as a discovery tool for proactive guest outreach.
All Ears English — A long-running podcast helping ESL learners improve communication skills through conversation-based teaching.
Captivate.fm — A podcast hosting platform mentioned for its ease of use and multi-show support under a single subscription.
What You Will Learn — A podcast featuring book summaries and lessons learned from nonfiction reading, formerly co-hosted by two Adams.
Peter Attia’s The Qualys — A podcast offering short, focused insights extracted from longer medical and health-related discussions.
Huberman Lab Podcast — A dense science-based podcast hosted by Andrew Huberman, known for information-rich episodes.
Mark Manson’s Podcast — A show relaunched after burnout, featuring long-form episodes centered on single philosophical themes.
Where Should We Begin? – A Game of Stories — A card deck by Esther Perel designed to spark deep conversations and storytelling.
David Sedaris — Satirical essayist known for his observational humor and unusual questions used to initiate conversations.
The Price of the Ticket by James Baldwin — A collection of nonfiction writing referenced in connection with the “Page 88” heuristic.
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — A classic Stoic text repeatedly read and digitally reformatted as a daily reader.
LibraryThing — A personal cataloging system used for managing an extensive physical book collection.
Seven for Sunday — A curated weekly newsletter of seven interesting items, combining quotes, articles, and reflections.
Let’s Talk Podcasting by Amanda Cupido — A comprehensive guide to podcast production from a Canadian podcasting educator.
L’Art du Déplacement (French book) — A foundational text by the original ADD founders, discussed for its historical and pedagogical content.
Brain Pickings / The Marginalian — A website by Maria Popova offering deep literary and philosophical commentary, cited as a source for book discovery.
40,000 Quotations: Prose and Poetic (1937 edition) — A pre-WWII anthology of quotations organized by theme, valued for its depth and classic sources.
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