Ep 21- January #the12Challenge Update

• Bryant recommends the book Creative Quest

• Stephen Recommends the books he read over the month of January

  • The Little Book of Hygge- Meik Wiking

  • The Little Book of Lykke- Meik Wiking

  • Lagom- Niki Brantmark

  • Sisu- Joanna Nylund

  • The Little Book of Fika- Lynda Balslev

Ep 20- Simplicity

• Stephen talks about Occams Razor- William of Occam, a 13th century monk, said that usually the simplest solution is the best solution

• Stephen Mentions the Capsule Wardrobe Movement

• Stephen Recommends Tidying up with Marie Kondo

• Stephen Recommends The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

• Bryant Recommends The Race for a New Game Machine by David Chippy

Ep 19- Changing Our Minds

• Stephen mentions an Article about Science behind changing our Minds

• Bryant mentions the Greek myth of Sisyphus

• Bryant mentions Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

• Stephen recommends NPR Interview of Michael Pollan

• Stephen recommends: Go and put yourself in a situation where your worldview is challenged and practice awareness in that situation.

• Bryant Recommends How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

• Bryant Recommends Tower of Pisa Jenga video

Ep 18- Rhythm

• Stephen talks about Just Dance Now Apple TV Game

• Stephen’s two favorite dance scenes- Footloose and Love Actually

• Stephen recommends The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime

• Stephen Recommends The Calm App

• Bryant Recommends Can’t Stop the Feeling video

• Bryant Recommends The Axis of Awesome  video

Ep 17- Self Awareness

• Bryant and Stephen talk about Gnothi Seauton or Know thyself - Plato

• Stephen talks about The Drama Triangle

• Bryant and Stephen talk about #The12Challenge

• Bryant Recommends the Star Wars personality chart from GeeksInHeels

• Stephen Recommends Strengths Finder 2.0

• Stephen Recommends a book about the Enneagram- The Road Back to You by Susan Stabile

• Bryant Recommends The Emotionally Healthy Leader

Ep 16- New Year

• Start the #The12Challenge today with Bryant and Stephen! CLICK HERE

• Stephen mentions US News and World Report article on Resolutions

• Bryant Recommends the book Tools of Titans

• Stephen Recommends 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess- Jen Hatmaker

Ep. 15- Holiday Hangover

• Stephen talks about overspending stats at Christmas Here

• 7 Simple Steps for a Post Holiday Health Detox- LIve Science

• 6 Ways to Beat the Post Holiday Blues- Chopra Center

• 30 Day Minimalism Game- The Minimalist

• Homework: Consider 12 small changes for the new year.

Ep. 14- Anticipation & Anxiety

• Stephen talks about the Psychology Today Article- Stop Anxiety by Adjusting Expectations

• Stephen recommends Netflix show Civilizations

• Pandora Station: Holiday Cooking

• Brene Brown Daring Greatly

• Stephens Top Three Christmas Movies: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Scrooged, It’s a Wonderful Life

• SNL It’s a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending

• Bryant Recommends the movie What About Bob?

• Bryants Top Three Christmas Movies: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Four Christmases

Ep. 13- (un)Consciousness

• Stephen Recommends The Power of Habit- Charles Duhigg

• Stephen mentioned the Cornell Study about decisions

• Bryant recommends The Beastie Boys Book

• Bryant recommends the book Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely

• Bryant recommends the Netflix show https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/ - Samin Norsat

• Mike Recommends More Cow Bell and talking like Christopher Walken

Ep. 12- Holiday Prep Guide

• Stephen recommends the book Almost Everything by Anne Lamott

• Stephen talks about the Southern Hemisphere Heart and Holiday Study

• Stephen mentions National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Ep. 11- What We Measure

• Stephen recommends the book Designing Your Life and the Workbook by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

• Stephen recommends How will you measure your life? Ted Talk by Clay Christensen

• Stephen recommends the album Dopamine by BORNS especially Electric Love, American Money, Dopamine, Past Lives.

• Bryant recommends Why we get fat and what to do about it by Gary Taubes

• Bryant recommends Full fitness App

• Bryant also recommends the technology Automatic

Ep. 10- Anger

• Stephen mentions an article about bomb found in the the Thames

• Bryant mentions Anakin Skywalker and Fear

• Article about Anakin and is progression from Fear to Suffering from Feminsta

• Stephen mentions Yoda Quote- “Fear is the path to the dark side, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.”

• Stephen mentions article about Why We Get Angry in Psychology Today

• Stephen mentions Phineas and Ferb- Because it is awesome.

• Stephen mentions a quote from A Wrinkle in Time- Mrs. Whatsit tells Meg, “Stay angry, little Meg. You will need all your anger now.”

• Bryant recommends the book  The Argument Free Marriage
  Stephen recommends the book 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

Ep. 9- Foreboding Joy

• Stephen recommends- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

• Stephen recommends Journaling through Joy as a practice where you journal through the book Daring Greatly

• Bryant Recommends going outside, leaving technology behind, as a practice of being present

• Some other helpful links from the podcast:

• Harvard Medical Journal Article- “Spending Time Outdoors is Good For You”

• Brene Brown on Oprah’s Life Class talking about Foreboding Joy
  

Ep. 8- Silence in a World that Screams

• Stephen mentions Christian author and activist Shane Claiborne

• Stephen mentions The Oslo Diaries Documentary from HBO

• Bryant recommends Hannah Gadsby, Special on Netflix “Nannette”

• Bryant recommends Quiet:The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking

• Stephen recommends Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together by William Isaacs

Ep. 7- Minimalism pt.2

• Stephen recommends the book The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan

• Bryant recommends “The 30 Day Minimalism Game”

• The Minimalist Podcast

Ep. 6- Good

• Tov- Hebrew word for Good- Tov

• Robcast on Good vs Perfect- Robcast Episode 66

• Bryant recommended the movie- Good Will Hunting

• Stephen Recommended the book- Designing Your Life- Bill Burnette and Dave Evans

Ep. 5- Sabbath

• Article from Wikipedia on Sabbath

• Bryant Recommends Sabbath as Resistance, Walter Brueggemann

• Stephen Recommends- The Sabbath, Abraham Joshua Heschel

• Bryant reccomends to take a break… seriously, take a break from

  • Devices

  • From producing

  • From work

  • From being burned out

  • From stress and pressure

Ep. 4- Origins

• Stephen Mentions Robin Rosenberg Article The Psychology Behind Superhero Origin Stories from the Smithsonian Magazine

• Stephen Recommends the Bill Moyers documentary “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth” on Netflix

• Stephen Recommends the movie, “Big Fish” as a great example of the power of story and the distinction between facts and truth in origin stories.

• Bryant talks about the movie “The Matrix” and the origin story.

• Bryant recommends the movie “Solo: A Star Wars Story” as the character and story he relates to and a great example of origin story. - Deep dive- Chewie’s Bowcaster

• Bryant recommends the book by Elaine Pagels “The Origins of Satan” Deep Dive- “The Book of the Watchers”

• Both guys talked about the work of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics

Ep. 3- Pain

• Stephen mentions Pixar Movie “Inside Out”

• Stephen talks about Harvard Study and Pain- Harvard Study of Adult Development

• Stephen talks about Holocaust Survivor and Author Elie Weisel- Elie Weisel Bio Elie Weisel Book “Night”

• Bryant recommends organization “To Write Love On Her Arms” and book “If You Feel Too Much” by Jamie Tworkowski

• Stephen recommends book “Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown and her Ted Talk on Vulnerability

Ep. 2- Minimalism

• Stephen Mentioned- Top 20 Articles from “The Minimalists”

• Stephen talked about the article “What is Minimalism”

• Bryant and Stephen invite you to join them in playing “The 30 Day Minimalism Game”

• The book Stephen mentions “Stuffication” by James Wallman

• The Book Stephen mentions “The More of Less” by Joshua Becker

• The memior by The Minimalists “Everything that Remains”

• The Minimalist Podcast

• Bryant recommended the book Traveling Light by Max Lucado