Better Look Back Vol. 9

We look back on the most interesting experiments of the past few months.

Episode 122 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by March Rogers, Darren Austin, Ian Mikutel, titled "Better Look Back Vol. 9" was published on February 18, 2020 and runs 40 minutes.

February 18, 2020 ·40m · The Better Show

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Summary

We look back on the most interesting experiments of the past few months.

Episode Description

Show Notes

3:59 — March shares the results from his experiment with reducing his alcohol to improve the quality of his sleep.
6:57 — How his heart rate variability has changed based on measurements from his Oura ring.
7:50 — Matthew Walker’s interview with Kevin Rose on the effects of alcohol on sleep quality.
9:52 — Darren’s results on increasing his exercise to help combat the winter blues.
10:45 — The record-breaking winter weather that Seattle has experienced this year.
11:23 — How combining his goal of working from home has helped Darren carve out time for exercise and made it easier to cook at home more.
12:30 — Ian shares what he’s done to improve the effectiveness of meetings that he organizes at work using tips from episode 102: Better Meetings.
13:50 — What happens when none of the meeting participants read the meeting agenda ahead of time.
15:37 — The results of March’s experiment with recording all his meetings and sharing the recording with others.
16:35 —March shares a pro tip of playing meeting recordings back at 2X speed.
17:30 — The etiquette of giving attendees a heads up that the meeting is being recorded.
18:40 — Meetings that March specifically does not record.
19:55 — Darren’s experiment with hot-cold therapy using the sauna at the gym followed by a cold shower.
22:28 — March introduces Ian and Darren to the sauna sleeping bag and the sweat box.
23:40 — We discuss the ridiculousness of the home sweat box available from Alibaba and Darren remarks at the similarity between the sweat box image and Violet Beauregarde blowing up into a blueberry from the Willy Wonka movie. 😂
26:01 — Ian shares his experience with adopting the Peloton as his regular exercise routine.
28:35 — The impact of adopting some of the tactics offered by B.J. Fogg in establishing strong habits.
31:04 — March reflects on hosting more dinner parties to increase the quality time with his friends and the knock-on effects in his community.
32:40 — Tips for Ian as he’s house hunting to ensure that
33:15 — Darren reflects on tactics he adopted from Episode 104: Friendships to stay better connected to close friends across the country.