The Technically Creative Podcast

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so in 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael flies solo to chat about social media, burnout, pursuing creative passions, and has a mini celebration for hitting 1K followers on his new tech/setup Instagram account.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so in 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael and Sarthak dig into the struggle of being a creator in the world of social media. They chat about finding your personal creative identity while still appeasing the platform's algorithms and ways to avoid creative burnout.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so in 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael gives a check update on his March 30 Day Challenge and then gives a quick update on Season 2 of the Technically Creative Podcast.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael & Sarthak respond to their FIRST EVER listener voicemail! Huge shoutout to Ashwani for being such an incredible listener and for calling in to chat about our recent Apple Event episode! Additionally, Michael & Sarthak talk about Instagram's new update where users can officially go back to the glorious chronological feed of the olden days.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael & Sarthak talk about integrating your professional life with your personal passions. They discuss a recent conversation that ultimately gave Michael some clarity on the next steps in his coding journey. Sarthak also brings up James Clear's concept of "Explore, Explore, Explore, Exploit".  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Front-End Developer Roadmap Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today’s episode, Michael & Sarthak wrap up season 1 of the Technically Creative Podcast. In this candid conversation, they jump into questions such as: “What’s the best part about starting a podcast?”, “What’s been the hardest part about podcasting?”, “Where do they see the podcast going?”, and more. It has been an incredible journey so far, and we are incredibly excited about what’s on the horizon. For those of you who have been with us since day 1, thank you, thank you, thank you! And for those of you who have joined along the way, we are so grateful for you being a part of this journey as well! As always, thank you for tuning in and we will see you all again real soon! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael & Sarthak recap Tuesday's March 2022 Apple Event. They talk about everything from the iPhone 13 color update, new SE, iPad Air, all the way through the new pro models dropped. Sarthak, an avid Android user, discusses the importance of the M1 Ultra rollout and even agrees that Apple's engineers really did nail the product.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today's episode, Michael and Sarthak discuss the productivity app Notion. They start out by introducing what Notion is, how they discovered it, and jump into a conversation on how they use it in their personal lives as well as for the Technically Creative Podcast. Michael then lists out some of his favorite YouTube creators from who he’s found a lot of inspiration when getting started with Notion. Finally, they wrap up by explaining why they believe anyone and everyone should and could use Notion in their daily lives. Jon Imperial Notion Template YouTube Creators Jon Imperial Ali Abdaal Thomas Frank Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael talks about his February 30 Day Challenge - Practicing Yoga Daily. TLDR: It went really well to start until the end of February hit. As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today's episode, Michael and Sarthak discuss the world of digital marketing, the various career paths within the industry, unpack some of the acronyms and jargon you may hear when people talk about digital marketing and talk about the difference between in-house and agency digital marketing roles. Michael then spells out how he got into digital marketing without a marketing degree, giving tangible steps for anyone looking to do the same. Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: LinkedIn Lists ‘Digital Marketer’ As Top In-Demand Job Learn relevant skills for jobs in-demand

Yes! You're 100% correct. This is the same thing as the audio version from earlier today - so if you're not on Spotify, this will be the exact same thing as the episode from earlier today. And while you can still listen to just the audio version of this particular episode, we wanted to use this as a test for Spotify's new feature. So as a treat to you, enjoy today's extra (but not really extra) episode. This is the unedited version, so you get to hear Michael stumble over his words and start and restart a few times before wrapping up. Let us know what you think! We're curious to see how this new feature on Spotify will work out! As always, thanks for your support and for tuning in. If you're liking what you're hearing (and now seeing) please call in and give us some feedback! Also, please be sure to give us a rating on Spotify and Apple Podcast and also drop a review on Apple Podcasts! Now on to the typical episode description! ____________________________ On today’s episode, Michael talks about creating curated environments in your life. Michael reads a blog by James Clear - How to Improve Your Health and Productivity Without Thinking as the primary content of today’s episode and concludes by challenging his listeners to go out, think about how your environment is impacting your choices, and curating environments that lead to productive and satisfying lives. As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full James Clear Blog - https://jamesclear.com/environment-design-organ-donation Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, Michael talks about creating curated environments in your life. Michael reads a blog by James Clear - How to Improve Your Health and Productivity Without Thinking as the primary content of today’s episode and concludes by challenging his listeners to go out, think about how your environment is impacting your choices, and curating environments that lead to productive and satisfying lives. As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full James Clear Blog - https://jamesclear.com/environment-design-organ-donation Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today's episode, Michael and Sarthak discuss computer hardware engineering. Sarthak goes in-depth on what it takes to become a computer hardware engineer and why anyone would want to become one. Michael picks Sarthak’s brain about the idea of planned obsolescence and they ultimately determine that “known obsolescence” is a better term to use. Sarthak also drops a nugget that the chip that he worked on at a previous company was the chip selected to power NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover. Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: How a Smartphone Chip Powered NASA’s Historic Flight on Mars

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less.   On today’s episode, Michael talks about the new internet sensation - Wordle and finds a hidden meaning behind the sort but sweet history of this once-a-day word game. As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today's episode, Michael & Sarthak dive into a discussion on 5 productivity tips that they’ve found helpful for honing in your work from home environment and enhancing your overall productivity. The topics discussed in today’s episode include James Clear's method for building systems to set ourselves up for success, time blocking, building your home office, using automation and tech to help with productivity, and investing your time in learning more about self-development and productivity. Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: Atomic Habits - James Clear I Tracked Every Second of My Day For An Entire Month…Part 1 - Michael Heredia I Tracked Every Second of My Day For An Entire Month…Part 2 - Michael Heredia I tracked every minute of my life for 3 months - Matt D’Avella How one habit changed my life - Matt D’Avella Matt D'Avella - YouTube Ali Abdaal - YouTube Thomas Frank - YouTube Better Ideas - YouTube The Minimalists - YouTube Matthew Encina - YouTube Edward Lee - YouTube

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the show notes, click the link to "Send in a voice message", and call in to give us ideas on what you're doing in your own professional development journey!  On today’s episode, Michael and Sarthak talk about professional development, what they're currently doing in the world of professional development, what they are starting to work on, and what they want to do to grow themselves professionally.  As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today’s episode, Michael and Sarthak give you 5 steps that they found helpful when getting the Technically Creative Podcast started from the ground up. Michael & Sarthak know that starting a podcast may seem like a daunting task, but it really isn’t rocket science. As new podcasters - Michael and Sarthak can assure you that while it is not an overnight task - you can definitely launch one with proper planning, organization and good ideas. Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: Tom Buck Think Media Pat Flynn BuzzSprout

Hello and welcome to Open Source Friday, where each week we discuss the most relevant news in the worlds of tech, creativity, or whatever else floats our fancy and try to do so 10 minutes or less. On today’s episode, the FIRST Open Source Friday segment, Michael recaps his January 30 Day Challenge, detailing the books he read and gives quick recaps on each book, suggesting whether or not you should check out the book for yourself! As always, if you like what you hear and find value in it, please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast and drop us a rating on Spotify! Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/

On today’s episode, Michael talks about a habit building challenge, made popular by one of his favorite YouTube self-development creators - Matt D’Avella. This challenge can help you discover and form new habits by challenging yourself to step outside your comfort zones and teaching you the value of following through with something. Michael dives into research conducted by James Clear on how it typically takes longer than 30 days to build a habit but gives insight on why he believes these 30 day challenges can spark long-term habit formation. Michael’s 30 Day Challenges Jan - Read 20 pages a day in a book Feb - Practice yoga daily Mar - Wake up by 4:30 a.m. daily Apr - No Sugar (except for long runs) May - 30 Active Days Jun - 30 Day Photo Challenge Jul - Daily Journaling Aug - Cold Showers Sep - Daily Pomodoro Oct - Daily Meditation Nov - Notes of Gratitude Dec - No Social Media Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: James Clear’s Blog - This place is loaded with incredibly valuable resources. How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world - Phillippa Lally Matt D’Avella YouTube Twenty 30-Day Challenge Ideas That Will Improve Your Life 30 Examples of 30-Day Challenges That Will Change Your Life What’s Your Next 30 Day Challenge? 65 Amazing 30 Day Challenge Ideas to Improve Your Life

Have you ever had an idea of doing something new? Have you ever had a new career you wanted to pursue? Have you ever dreamt of starting your own business? Have you ever had any of these thoughts only to fall victim to paralysis by analysis? Has your trash can ever been loaded with crumbled paper full of ideas you toss away because you don’t know how to get started? Or worse - you have a deleted folder of dreams that lay dormant because you’re afraid. Afraid of what might happen if you actually do the thing you’ve always wanted to do. On today’s episode, Michael and Sarthak dive into some of the primary reasons many of us never press go. They explore the things that make us uncomfortable and keep us from exploring the possibilities that lie on the other side of our fear. Full Episode Show Notes Follow us on Instagram Check us out online at https://www.thetechnicallycreativepodcast.com/ References From Today’s Episode: - Start Now by Michael Heredia - Perfectionism and Lifestyle: Personality Differences among Adaptive Perfectionists, Maladaptive Perfectionists, and Nonperfectionists - Stoltz, Kevin; Ashby, Jeffrey S. - Journal of Individual Psychology . Winter2007, Vol. 63 Issue 4, p414-423. 10p - Show Your Work - Austin Kleon