Elias and Sean grew up together overseas before studying engineering in Germany and the US respectively. Breadcrumbs is their weekly chat about things past, present, and future.
20-10-2017
Elias and Sean compare tendencies to overwork or “underwork” oneself, and discuss whether superhuman quantities of output are something to be strived for.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 37.29MB - Duration: 40:44 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
13-10-2017
Elias and Sean talk about having thick skin, telling people to “grow up”, and showing empathy.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 45.93MB - Duration: 50:10 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
06-10-2017
Elias and Sean talk about a coach’s or manager’s role in a team and discuss effective and ineffective leadership.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 36.35MB - Duration: 39:42 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
29-09-2017
Elias and Sean discuss judging one’s own competence relative to others in a field, and try to remember times they’ve under- or overestimated themselves.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 50.43MB - Duration: 55:05 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
22-09-2017
Elias and Sean confess how much they’re paying for services, and then discuss Ulysses’ recent switch to subscription pricing and the subscription model in general.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 37.92MB - Duration: 41:25 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
14-09-2017
Elias and Sean sync up chess clocks and do a speed run through the iPhone 8/X keynote.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 31.05MB - Duration: 33:55 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
08-09-2017
Elias talks about the origami convention he went to over the weekend, and he and Sean discuss the usefulness (or not) of learning about things before going to such events.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 26.25MB - Duration: 28:40 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
01-09-2017
Elias flings birds at pigs for the first time.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 34.56MB - Duration: 37:45 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
25-08-2017
Sean recounts seeing and photographing the total eclipse, and then he and Elias talk about the Fear of Missing Out.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 44.65MB - Duration: 48:46 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
18-08-2017
Elias and Sean continue episode 49’s discussion of following one’s passion. This week they talk about what they wanted to be when they grew up, how they ended up where they are now, and an alternative to the “follow your passion” advice.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 77.07MB - Duration: 1:24:11 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)