Obsessive passion and the Omicron variations

Can't be bothered with email or speak pipe? Text us! Content warning! In this episode we talk briefly about anxiety and addiction. If either of those two topics are not your thing today, click away friend! Jason and Inger are back from holidays - if you can call it that. December and January were marred by the Omicron Surge which, like all bad sci-fi novels, has produced a lot of boredom. Inger made progress on her book and the rest of her 'holiday to do list' while Jason actually got to doing some actual recreating. Speaking of leisure, Inger delves into the literature on obsessive hobbies, which has some useful insights for academics who do writing on the holidays. Jason meanwhile enrolled in a master class in Texas BBQ. Can you tell which one ended up more relaxed?! There's a lot of other stuff in here, including sexist robotics, how to write 10,000 words a day and the reason why Inger bought a whole lot of fidget toys. We finish off with a couple of handy apps. Hope you enjoy! Stuff we mentioned in this episode Timing App Link Episode with Jonathan O'Donnell about Good Waste Link Episode with Ben Kraal about articulation work Link Oliver Burkeman 4000 weeks book Link Kanban boards Link Obsessive passion paper Link Navy SEALS book on nutrition Link Racheal Aaron 2000 - 10000 words a day book Link Ezra Klein interview with Annie Murphy Paul on the Extended Mind Link Andy Clark and Brian Chalmers extended mind essay that Inger read for her thesis Link Kaiko Fidget toys Link Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy The Smart Wife book Link Waiting List app Link TL;DR Papers Link Got thoughts and feel pinions? Want to ask a question? You can email us on <[email protected]> - Leave us a message on www.speakpipe.com/thesiswhisperer. - See our workshop catalogue on www.ontheregteam.com. You can book us via emailing Jason at [email protected] - Subscribe to the free, monthly Two Minute Tips newsletter here (scroll down to enter your email address) - We're on BlueSky as @drjd and @thesiswhisperer (but don't expect to hear back from Jason, he's still mostly on a Socials break). - Read Inger's stuff on www.thesiswhisperer.com. - If you want to support our work, you can sign up to be a 'Riding the Bus' member for just $2 a month, via our On The Reg Ko-Fi site