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C. talks about changes in creative output, Lam and C. ponder the importance of deadlines and weekly routines, they question the meaning of things once the obvious goals are gone, Lam praises repetition while begrudging coming home to make choices, somehow they make the point that pure democracy is terrifying without descending into actually talking about politics, they debate the existences of genius and natural talent, they tear apart the idiom of 'practice makes perfect,' Lam informs C. that there will be a fourth Matrix movie, he then tries to convince him to watch the Foundation tv show, and C. replies by telling him that he has no interest in the Will Smith adaptation of I Am Legend. Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

The guys return again after a false start last year and the mess that was 2020 (and part of 2021.) Will they survive? Will they record again? That's the plan. This week's tangents include: dieting to relieve stress, college radio, the story of why Chad's grandfather believed in UFOS, a strange magazine synchronicity, Dune vs The Foundation, the question of what is Dune really about, mall culture, dealing with PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and why the transporters on Star Trek are murder machines. Mentioned Media Patreon link: College Dropout Radio #1 TV: Star Trek: Voyager Podcast: Ep 35 - Chaotic Neutral with Lam Magazine: Fate Movie: Dune TV: Foundation Book: Dune Book: Foundation The Robot Series Jasper Mall Toto- Africa (playing in an empty shopping centre) Book: Born on the Fourth of July Movie: Born on the Fourth of July Book: Dawn of the New Everything Book: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life Podcast: Ep 42 - Missing Logic in Missing 411 Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

This conversation picks where I'm reminded that Lam had wanted me to tell him about my new writing habits, which I was eager to do because I'd been trying for a while to articulate what I'd been discovering in the past month. Process—when it's working—turns out to be incredibly hard to explain. Most of this new process originates from a small story in a Seth Godin interview where he shares part of Isaac Asimov's own writing process. There are few better places to seek answers on writing than from Asimov who was one of the most prolific authors of all time. In fact, "prolific" may not even be the right word. We may have to invent a new word. Micheal Crichton is prolific, having written 32 books. Above that is the category where you find Stephen King (with approximately 79 books and 200 short stories) and Joyce Carol Oates (with approximately 170 books.) But above them, all sits Isaac Asimov who wrote approximately 400 books! Having myself tried the technique that Godin describes, I can understand why Asimov was able to write that many books. This technique, which I refer to as "freewriting," is a bit like turning on a fire hose. You'll hear me use those exact words with Lam when I tell him how it scared the hell out of me. This is one of the parts that I was having trouble trying to find words for. The others being: how this ties into habit-forming why notebook abandoning is so common among writers why I was continually busting my ass and achieving so little what I got wrong about what writing is how it feels for me to be writing again and another big one: the difference between understanding and knowing Mentioned Media North Star Podcast — Seth Godin: Writing Every Day Wilderness — Jim Morrison The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results — Gary Keller & Jay Papasan The Tim Ferriss Show #483 with Jim Collins Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Lam returns from two months in the Sarlacc pit we affectionately call the 2020 election. as usually we talk about more stuff than I care to list but the nature of political opinions, the future of news, the credibility of garbage content, and the scorpion tale of corporations all come up. Yet! I honestly don't think this is a heavy episode. I'm just really trying to convince everyone to move to Bangkok. Brief Sleepy Hollow Somebody Feed Phil Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

We're really excited to be back and we're cracking a few beers to celebrate. Things get a little sloppy as we talk about why we're back, how we got here, and where we think we're going. Then we have an interesting conversation about streaming video programming wherein we long for episodic television, we question the hour-long format, and we admit how little the difference between good tv and bad tv matters. We hope you're as happy about our return as we are! Lam's Beer: Taco Trunk by Dustbowl Brewing Co. Chad's Beer: Mind Circus by Russian River Brewing Co. Pluto TV Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Howard Eichenbaum believed that our abilities for autobiographical memory and imagination may be built upon the hippocampus' spatial structures—that what we refer to as "mental maps" may literally be mental maps. This is likely why memory palaces work so well. From Here To There — Micheal Bond Moonwalking with Einstein — Joshua Foer Dog's olfactory bulb vs human's Dog's nasal path iOS 14 App Library Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Are the common assumptions on how creators should use Instagram actually true? Work-shopping Instagram How I Prep For Brain Storms podcast Sad Songs & Waltzes podcast Hey Dominik Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

What if the argument focused method of writing is incorrect? How to Take Smart Notes — Sönke Ahrens ReWork — Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

The Organic Structure of Development Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Is the linear model of learning wrong? Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Is there a fourth wall implied in non-fiction and audio? Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe

Show notes have been lost to time, perhaps in blue box hurtling through space. I may go back and redo these eventually...unless you want to. hint. hint. nudge. nudge. Follow Lam on Instagram Subscribe to C.A.’s Substack Get full access to Curly’s Curated at cahall.substack.com/subscribe