This is the last episode of the NTL Podcast. Because they’ve decided to move in different directions Jon and Jess decided to close out the show with a discussion on how and when to end projects, how to make sure you’re respecting those you work with, and

The complicated business of building successful collaborations and how to manage control, trust, and the flow of information in situations where there is no boss. Also, a new collaboration of Jon’s (a new podcast) and how to maintain a remote community or

What we’ve been reading and learning lately; Our writing process including everything from software to how they seperate editing from composition; Some unusual thoughts on setting deadlines; How others can keep you accountable; How regularizing focusing o

Plans for the coming months; Developing creative skills and copying other peoples’ work as a part of this process; The kinds of media the hosts consume. Analysis of changes in the broader media landscape; Narrowly niched educational content; Warnings abou

New year’s resolutions, and preparing for 2018; the fallout from the sexual abuse scandals; the impact of the internet on these events and how they’ll reverberate in the coming years; the international impact of these scandals; boundaries in work and na

How barriers to entry have gradually reduced for many freelancers and small scale entrepreneurs; the disaggregation of many media and creative industries; the effects of this on the global economy, our individual working lives, and increased the return on

Update on host challenges; Exploration of what matters in a place to live, choice of profession, free time pursuits, and social circles; Thoughts on values, the importance of challenging yourself, and defining success for yourself.

This episode covers: What outcomes matter in side projects, how investment in skill development squares with producing value now, and the hosts thinking on checklists, Standard Operating Procedures, and mind maps.

Origins of daylight savings time; surprises in time tracking; language learning; different strategies for learning pronunciation and grammar versus vocabulary; Net Impact’s Atlanta conference; connecting and organizing with interesting and like minded peo

Routines; building habits; sleep schedules; attention spans; pomodoro timers; GTD; measuring success; time tracking; collecting data on yourself; generating your own feedback; organization apps; and productivity apps