Stephen Robles joins us to talk about reading, intentional technology use, directing AI, and the golden era of the generalist.

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Guest Starring:

Stephen Robles

Links and Show Notes:

Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content.

Focused 257 on YouTube

Stephen's website

Riverside.fm

Stephen's YouTube channel

Treo 755p | Wikipedia

Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

Mac Power Users | Relay

Range by David Epstein

The Gap and The Gain by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan

MKBHD on his 100th video | YouTube

The Talk Show Ep. 447, with Adam Lisagor

Hovercraft

The Rise of the Creative Tastemaker | Practical PKM

The Light Phone

FL Studio

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

I Am Not a Robot by Joanna Stern

Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

100 Rules for Living to 100 by Dick Van Dyke

Creativity by John Cleese

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

The Other Side of Sadness by George Bonanno

The Violin Maker by John Marchese

Foundation | IMDb

Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday

Last Meals | YouTube

Reconcilable Differences | Relay

Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

Unreasonable Hospitality: The Secret to an Audience That Never Leaves | Nathan Barry Show #127

On B.S. by Harry Frankfurt

The Odyssey by Homer, Emily Wilson translation

Shark Slider Pico | iFootage

Plaud Note Pro

Govee Smart Cordless Table Lamp Classic | Amazon