For the week of December 31, 2020 and January 7 2021- show notes are the same across both episodes- two parter for episode 175-176

Will the Pandemic cure the trend of generational ‘lack’ of ‘hobbies’? AKA, Chris’ stance that 2021 will be the analog life year?

*AJ*

The Analog Explorer - 2 years old, and AJ’s manifesto still stands

* The Analog Explorer Mini-Series on Anchor.FM (https://anchor.fm/theanalogexplorer)
* Buy The Analog Explorer - Volume One (https://www.blurb.com/b/9010009-the-analog-explorer)

* Bread making cont.
* Analog Audio: Eyeing a turntable and rediscovering LPs
- shout out to Chillhop, the Raccoon and all his friends https://chillhop.com/
* Developing my own film in house with LabBox https://www.lab-box.it/
* Capt. GetOut....need I say more
* bigger mountain adventure
* Truck camping
* Archery
* One good pair of leather boots



*Chris*

* Hand cramps instead of thumb fatigue
* Writing more with pen on paper, tapping less on a glass screen
* Current #AnalogLife = Kaweco AL-Sport (https://www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-AL-Sport-Stonewashed-Gel-Roller-Pen-0.7-mm-Black-Body/pd/12811) pen + TUL Discbound (https://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/tul-note-taking/N=5+988293/) notebook
* Turn instead of Swipe
* Reading more physical books versus electronic books
* Climbing up Mt. DataHoard
* Letting go of MORE unnecessary weblinks, files, and snippets of info
* Saving Money
* Eliminating some annual subscriptions fees for software
* Blot.im (https://blot.im/) - .txt files on Dropbox = clean, hackproof website - Bye Squarespace!
* Plex Media Server (https://www.plex.tv/) and PlexAmp - DIY Jukebox - Bye Apple Music!
* Vienna RSS reader (https://www.vienna-rss.com/) - no cloud-based sitefeed list - Bye Feedly!
* gPodder (https://gpodder.github.io/) - Access your podcasts in mp3 format - Bye Overcast!
* Thunderbird (https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/) - Local copy of your personal email, #EmailInsurance
* One M1 Mac Mini to upgrade my 2014 workhorse
* One 8TB LaCie d2 External Hard Drive



PPP - Post Pandemic Predictions

*AJ*

* Once the workplace is back... #DeathToUslessMeetings
* Sense of “purpose,” “life goals,” and “community” shifted within a generation?
* Americian Psychological Association 2012 : Generational Differences in Young Adults’ Life Goals, Concern for Others, and Civic Orientation, 1966–2009 TWENGE, CAMPBELL, AND FREEMAN https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-102-5-1045.pdf
* Experience overage: after we can leave our bubbles- a boom in travel. A global Travel-Carnevale
* Goldman Sachs: Millienials COming of Age: https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/archive/millennials/


*Chris*

* Once the workplace is back... #AdjustedCustomerExpectations
* Uneasy cautiousness when going maskless in public
* Don’t forget to brush your teeth! We can smell your breath now
* Uneasy cautiousness for in-person dating and large public events



Quality Assurance

*Chris
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* Start 2021 off with less. New Netflix documentary by The Minimalists - Less is Now (https://youtu.be/jn-xbOCZOiQ) premiering January 1.


* AJ - *

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