Episode 168 – Ways of the Realm

About this episode

Ben and Josh discuss death, parenting, and introduce a new framework for analyzing business priorities called 'Ways of the Realm'.

Show Notes  Ben and Josh talk about death, parenting, making your mark on the world, and present a new framework for analyzing business priorities they call “Ways of the Realm”. Intro & Follow-up (0-15:59) What We Did on Our Holiday (UK) The end of the ‘People I Mostly Admire’ podcast after 5 years Bad at Parenting (15:59-38:58) Your Pixel in the Grid (38:58-54:04) Jason’s Supra Spreadsheets and What I’m Reading (54:04-1:20:55) Spreadsheet discussion on our subreddit Josh: The Shadow Rising – Robert Jordan Ben: Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough – Ian Frazier Feature (1:20:55-end) Medieval Barber Theodoric of York (SNL) Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts Check out our website(s): http://www.badatmagic.live Our YouTube Channel Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/ Credits: Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich Transition music by Jarus Rich Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Josh

Topics covered

• death
• parenting
• business priorities
• framework
• media discussion

Keywords

• death
• parenting
• business priorities
• Ways of the Realm
• media discussion
• books
• spreadsheets

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bad at Parenting, People I Mostly Admire, Patreon, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube

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