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The Mitten Dad Show
by Matt Tilmann
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mittendad/subscribeThe Mitten Dad Show is a podcast about bringing you some of the best headlines in finance, tech and more - with a Midwest touch. Along with both personal and stories from others about being a Dad in our current times.
Episodes
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Why you can't switch off after work
You shut the laptop. The screen goes black. But the meeting is still running in the back of your head, talking to nobody. If you’ve ever sat down to dinner still inside the workday, answered your kids in the polite, distracted voice you’ve been using on adults since 8 a.m., or snapped at someone...
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Ikigai Is Not a Venn Diagram: What the Japanese Concept Actually Means
You've seen the four-circle ikigai diagram everywhere — on LinkedIn, in self-help books, in productivity courses. What you probably haven't heard is that it has almost nothing to do with the original Japanese concept. In this episode, Matt Tilmann breaks down what ikigai actually meant to the...
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Your Brain Was Never Supposed to Hold All of This
Your brain isn’t broken. It’s just doing a job it was never designed for. In this episode of The Mitten Dad Show, I walk through Calm Infrastructure: a 4-step system for getting mental clutter out of your head and into a structure that actually holds it. Capture, Reduce, Schedule, Protect.…
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How to Clear Mental Clutter: A 4-Step System for an Overwhelmed Mind
You muted the group text but kept mentally checking it. You accepted a calendar invite two months ago because Future You seemed capable. Now it's Friday, and your brain still has 37 tabs open. That's mental clutter — the invisible kind. You can't donate it or shove it in a closet. And it's...
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What Your Last Trip Is Trying to Tell You
We got back from Chicago earlier this month, and I couldn't shake a feeling I didn't expect: clarity. Not about the trip. About my regular life. In this episode, I talk about why travel feels so alive, why most of us let that feeling disappear by Monday, and three questions that can turn any trip...
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What Travel Reveals About the Life You Actually Want
Travel isn’t just about seeing new places — it’s about experiencing a different version of yourself. In this episode, Matt explores how travel temporarily clears mental clutter and reveals what we’re missing in daily life, offering practical questions to carry insights from trips into everyday...
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Why Your Chaos Is an Infrastructure Problem
If your days feel chaotic, it might not be a discipline problem — it might be an infrastructure problem. In this episode, we break down why chaos is really a systems failure, and what it takes to build calm back into your workflow. Key Topics Why context switching costs more than you think (40%…
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Your Zigzag Career Isn’t Broken—It’s Better
Feeling like your career path looks like it was designed by someone with career ADHD? You're not alone—and you're definitely not broken. In this episode, we dive deep into why nonlinear careers are actually MORE valuable in 2025, not less. We'll explore why traditional "pick a lane and stick with...
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The 10-Minute Reset That Saves My Sanity
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Mental Health Is Trending… But Who’s Actually Doing Something About It?
Everyone’s talking about mental health—but who’s actually doing the work? In today’s fast-paced episode, I’m breaking down 5 big stories that go beyond awareness and into real action: ✈️ Delta Airlines faces backlash after a woman is removed mid-panic attack 🧠 UCLA students launch a peer support...
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How To Spark Creativity When You're Running on Empty
Episode Summary: Ever had those nights when you finally sit down to work on your passion project, only to feel completely drained? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Mitten Dad Show, host Matt Tilmann dives into the realities of creativity when exhaustion takes over. From the late-night...
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Exploring Google's Audio Overview With a Recent Post
Imagine taking the words you write and transforming them into auditory learning experiences—seamlessly. That’s exactly what Google’s NotebookLM is doing, and it’s rapidly changing how we consume and interact with written content. Recently, I shared 40 quotes that I found inspirational to...
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Celebrating 40 Years With 40 Quotes...With a Touch of AI (Video)
Welcome back to another episode of The Mitten Dad Show! Imagine taking the words you write and transforming them into auditory learning experiences—seamlessly. That’s exactly what Google’s NotebookLM is doing, and it’s rapidly changing how we consume and interact with written content. For my...
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Celebrating 40 Years With 40 Quotes...With a Touch of AI
Welcome back to another episode of The Mitten Dad Show! Imagine taking the words you write and transforming them into auditory learning experiences—seamlessly. That’s exactly what Google’s NotebookLM is doing, and it’s rapidly changing how we consume and interact with written content. For my...
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Why Missing Days Can Make You a Better Creator: Insights from Bullet Journaling
In this episode of The Mitten Dad Show, Matt Tilmann explores the often-overlooked phenomenon of “Missing Days” in content creation. Inspired by Ryder Carroll, the creator of the Bullet Journal method, Matt shares how shifting your perspective on those days away from your creative work can…
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Unload to Unwind: Mastering Mind Clutter with a Simple Brain Dump
Feeling overwhelmed by mental clutter? Tune into this week’s episode of "The Mitten Dad Show," where Matt Tilmann shares the powerful technique of a brain dump to clear your mind and enhance focus. Discover how unloading your thoughts can lead to increased productivity, reduced stress, and a…
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Achieve Work-Life Balance: 5 Strategies for Busy Parents
Ever feel like you're juggling too many balls, and you're just one slip away from dropping them all? It's 5 PM—you've missed another workout, dinner isn't thought of yet, and your inbox is overflowing. As days roll into weeks, the stress builds, perhaps turning into sleepless nights and missed...
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Eyes To The Skies: Parenting Tips for Shared Experiences
Welcome back Mitten Dad Show listeners! For this episode's topic, I share a recent shared experience I've had with my oldest daughter while waiting for her school bus. I think you'll appreciate it and if you have kids, I encourage you to do the same and stay curious! And even if you don't have...
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The Impact of Experiences
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." - Eleanor Roosevelt We just wrapped up our family summer vacation, and while it was still fresh, I wanted to do a quick episode talking about the power of...
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From Center Stage to Finance: Unraveling Unexpected Career Pivots
In this episode, we dive into the world of unexpected career transitions. Matt shares his own journey, from obtaining a degree in theatre to working in finance, and invites listeners to share their unique career paths. Key Topics: Unexpected Career Transitions: A personal account of our Matt's...
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Master the Art of Decluttering
Tired of living in a cluttered space? In this episode of The Mitten Dad Show, host Matt Tilmann shares seven essential steps to help you master the art of decluttering. Based on our popular article at mittendad.com, we'll walk you through the entire decluttering process, from setting goals to...
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Dads Can Organize The Family Calendar Too!
Over on the Mitten Dad website, I recently posted about a series of tweets that had gone viral, where the original poster had mentioned how every time she would ask dads for their email addresses for party invitations for her three-year-old, they would always provide the email addresses of their...
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Starting Over and Life's Moments
Welcome to The Mitten Dad Show! Formerly known as The Script-Notes Show, since I last published an episode, a few things have gone on, such as a new addition to our family, and the pandemic has put many things in perspective. I switched it to Mitten Dad as an homage to my home state of Michigan,...
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Coronavent - Here's Your Chance
There’s no denying that this has been a trying time worldwide, with everyone having to deal with the coronavirus crisis in their own way. However, one thing that I don’t think gets mentioned enough is the mental toll it might be taking on everyone, particularly those in the healthcare industry....
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A New Form W-4 for 2020 and Financial News For The Week Ahead
Welcome to another episode of The Script-Notes Show! We got back into the swing of things with a new blog post about the new Form W-4 for 2020, as well as some financial and business news to get you going for the week ahead. Enjoy, and as always, thank you for listening, and be sure to subscribe...
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Happy 2020!
Welcome to a brand new year and Episode 50! I know I’ve been on hiatus a bit due to work travel and our family’s forthcoming arrival. So with that, thought this would be a great time to ask for your resolutions, particularly from a financial sense! Please leave a voicemail with the link below, or...
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Some Common Sense Money Tips for Your Week
When it comes to money, sometimes you just can’t beat plain old common sense. Today’s episode features some good tips to keep in mind for your financial life. Today's episode is also brought to you by Undebt.it, one of the best tools available for helping you to get out of debt! --- This episode…
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Coming This Fall - Cheaper Gas Prices?
While the economy as a whole may be in question on a daily basis, one thing that may be getting some clarity this fall is gas prices. Have you started using GasBuddy yet? If not, it's a great way to be able to keep up to date on the latest prices at the pump. Now, with their Pay With GasBuddy…
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Stock Market Selloff: The Yield Curve Inversion
Earlier today, the yield curve inverted, which previously has always been a sign leading up to a recession. I wanted to talk about a post from MarketWatch that I thought had some good information about it. Opinions seem to vary about what this might portend to, however, it should still be…
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Capital One Data Breach Affects 100 Million Applications
Hot off the heels of the Equifax Data Breach Settlement, yesterday it was announced by Capital One that a hacker may have compromised information from 100 million applications. This episode covers some tips and steps you can take if you think you may have been affected. Looking for some...
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Picking Up The Wrong Golf Ball
“If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.” – Jack Lemmon I shared this quote today on the blog, and thought it was very appropriate for many aspects of life. Frequently I like to share quotes from the site BrainyQuote, on Instagram, mainly because I like that...
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Financial Freedom Friday
Lately I’ve become more intrigued by the concept of financial freedom or financial independence, and the varying forms that that can take on when it comes to personal finance. I’m in the midst of reading Grant Sabatier’s Financial Freedom, and it has really brought back to life the concept of “a...
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Don't Let Your Phone Become The Boss of You
Do you sometimes feel like your smartphone has become the boss of you, versus it actually being a tool for you to use? I recently happened upon a Medium article, titled “How To Configure Your iPhone To Work for You, Not Against You.” The post is a bit of a lengthy read, but the author recognized...
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There's A Card For That - Introducing The Apple Card
A couple weeks ago, Apple made one of its largest forays into services, a change from their usual events regarding new hardware products or OS updates. While the changes to their TV offerings and News app were widely suspected, there was one announcement that raised some curiosity. Apple…
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How To Become More Financially Organized
Social media. Bank accounts. Subscriptions. Credit cards. You name it, you probably have a log in for it. Here’s food for thought though. While none of us ever want to ponder what might happen after we leave this mortal coil, there will be those left behind that may have the inevitable task of...
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Bonus: Amplify Your $1.80 Strategy With This Web App
I recently wrote a piece about the web app dollareighty.com, and how it can really help expedite your social media strategy, particularly when it comes to Instagram. The main goal is that you're leaving your "two cents" on posts that are within your niche or brand, but nothing "spammy." Actual,...
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How To Make Your Weekend More Refreshing
Does it ever feel like you have a “case of the Mondays”? Does the weekend ever feel like it flies by “way too fast”? If that sounds familiar, you’re definitely not alone for one thing. What about though, if it was just a matter of changing your mindset about the weekend, that could potentially…
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Credit Card Debt is Creeping Back Up
From the blog this week, we shared an article about a recent survey from Bankrate that says that 3 in 10 Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings. Which leads to the question, what are your financial priorities? Is it saving? Paying down debt first? Saving, then paying down…
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Super Bowl Ads - Have They Lost Their Way Creatively?
Usually there a couple things that go together with the Super Bowl. Food and ads. In recent years, Super Bowl ads have come under fire for being lame and boring, with only a select few making the cut of being memorable. So in today’s episode, I would like to pose the question, have the ads lost...
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Start Budgeting for The Holidays Now
Welcome to another episode of The Script-Notes Show! Have you gotten your credit card bill from your holiday shopping yet? Want to avoid a repeat of this come this December? Then start budgeting now! If your credit card habits got the best of you, I highly recommend checking out Tally. Check…
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Stock-ing Stuffer Ideas
While the shipping deadline for online shopping might have come and gone by now for Tuesday, there's still one idea available that could be the gift that keeps on giving. Remember the days of giving paper stock certificates? Gone are those days (for the most part), and now with the digital age…
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Saturday Saving on Liquidation Sales at Sears, Lowe's and More
While it seems like the drum beat of retailer woes continue, it can also be a great time for consumers to save quite a bit of money at retailers like Lowe's, Sears and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice...
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Low Carb Book Gift Guide
Welcome to Episode 30! There’s no denying how popular the low carb diet has become lately. If there’s one thing that we know how to do this time of year, it’s eat. A lot. It doesn’t have to be that way though. You can still find plenty of delicious recipes to make without blowing your caloric...
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Finding The Perfect Gift with Amazon and A Blog Roundup
For this episode, we have a blog roundup of recent posts, including a link to post about how you can perfect your holiday photography. We also have tips about how to save for college, and finally a great story about how the latest Apple Watch feature may have saved someone’s life. Check out those...
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Bonus: Blue Apron IG Promo!
As a way of thanking our listeners, wanting to give back, and perhaps save you some time in the kitchen this holiday season, we have four Blue Apron promo codes to give away! All you need to do is head to our Instagram page, follow, and then leave a comment with the hashtag mentioned in the...
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Weekly Blog Roundup
In an effort to save some time, for this episode, we recap some of the headlines that were added to the blog this week. This time of year can mean a time for going out to eat, and needing to pay your friends back, so make sure you don't leave them hanging by using Square's simple and easy to use...
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Be Here Now
After taking a break for the holidays, we take a moment to realize the importance of "be here now," when it comes to this time of year, and the impact it can have not just on yourself, but your loved ones. Spending on gifts can also be an anxiety ridden time for everyone. But it doesn't have to…
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It’s Time To Vote
Just a PSA that if your state allows early voting, you may want to look into it, due to potential bad weather creeping across the country this week. Make sure you plan accordingly! Also, I put up a post with additional voting information you might find useful, including discount codes on Uber…
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Too Much Of A Hassle?
Happy Halloween! So here’s sort of a scary story to share for today… A recent article mentioned that many college students didn’t want to vote, citing it was “too much of a hassle” to send back in their ballots mainly because they couldn’t find stamps. They can easily be had from the Post…
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Register To Vote!
Tuesday was a major deadline in many states to register to vote. Make sure to check and confirm your voter registration at vote.org if you haven't already as more deadlines are coming up! Even if you think you're registered, it can't hurt to make sure everything is up to date. Here is the link…
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mittendad/subscribeThe Mitten Dad Show is a podcast about bringing you some of the best headlines in finance, tech and more - with a Midwest touch. Along with both personal and stories from others about being a Dad in our current times.
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Matt Tilmann
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