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Emmet Audio

By Emmet Van Driesche

Do you ever wish that you could go for a walk along a dirt road with a friend and talk about stuff? Let's go then!
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Intuitive design and building

Intuitive design and building

A different way of doing things
Mar 26, 202411:05
Appreciate what you have

Appreciate what you have

Before it's gone, and you need to develop new patterns
Mar 21, 202407:56
Choose for yourself

Choose for yourself

Don't let the world choose for you
Mar 19, 202410:23
Being present for the important moments in your life

Being present for the important moments in your life

Some thoughts on time
Mar 18, 202408:37
What's the next step?

What's the next step?

The nature of continued progress
Mar 15, 202411:43
Personal responsibility

Personal responsibility

An uncomfortable truth
Mar 14, 202418:32
Do the thing you're dreading

Do the thing you're dreading

And do it immediately
Mar 12, 202412:09
Revitalizing our lives

Revitalizing our lives


The energy of spring cleaning

Mar 11, 202413:48
Beware coasting

Beware coasting

It can sneak up on you
Mar 08, 202411:25
Sometimes it's better to start fresh

Sometimes it's better to start fresh

And when it's important to dig deeper
Mar 07, 202412:26
The action, not word, is what matters

The action, not word, is what matters

One idea is as worthless as another until you actually do something about it
Mar 06, 202418:42
The beauty of constraints

The beauty of constraints

Design is better when you work with what you've got
Mar 05, 202418:36
Getting out of a bad mood

Getting out of a bad mood

Some thoughts on being the person you want to be
Mar 04, 202412:50
Choose a better story for yourself

Choose a better story for yourself

And let that drive your decisions
Mar 01, 202412:50
Humans are a team species

Humans are a team species

And we are reminded of that all the time
Feb 29, 202408:15
You are capable of more than you think

You are capable of more than you think

And that means that your future can be different than you think
Feb 28, 202410:29
You've got to earn it

You've got to earn it

Putting in the daily work
Feb 27, 202409:46
Maintaining balance

Maintaining balance

Rather than achieving it
Feb 26, 202415:49
What should I do next?

What should I do next?

The most helpful question to ask yourself
Feb 23, 202410:18
How can I be an artist into old age?

How can I be an artist into old age?

Lessons from Buena Vista Social Club
Feb 16, 202412:07
Visualizing your future self

Visualizing your future self

As a defense against reverting back to your past self
Feb 15, 202412:32
Everything is tradeoffs

Everything is tradeoffs

All the way down. The question to ask yourself is: does the balance of trade-offs in this situation move me closer to my goal?
Feb 13, 202410:52
Deep cleaning

Deep cleaning

The things I've been avoiding
Feb 11, 202408:19
Recovery protocols

Recovery protocols

For when you overdo it
Feb 08, 202411:08
Your biology is your life

Your biology is your life

Good health, bad health, and what it's worth
Feb 07, 202408:35
You are capable of more than you think you are

You are capable of more than you think you are

And you can achieve more in a short period of time than you think you can
Feb 05, 202409:44
Getting down into the weeds

Getting down into the weeds

Understanding something at a granular level is required to actually do it
Feb 03, 202411:08
Put your house in order

Put your house in order

The fundamental importance of your physical environment and how it relates to other areas of your life
Feb 02, 202417:53
Do the right thing at the right time

Do the right thing at the right time

A framework for life
Feb 02, 202412:47
We are the world

We are the world

What does it mean to be a part of something magical?
Jan 31, 202411:46
Dealing with poor sleep

Dealing with poor sleep

Strategies for coping with bad quality sleep when you can't get around it
Jan 30, 202411:43
Saved by the backup

Saved by the backup

The power of the spare
Jan 25, 202409:10
Coming up with solutions

Coming up with solutions

Even when you'd rather be complaining
Jan 24, 202410:13
Dealing with low energy days

Dealing with low energy days

The body keeps score
Jan 23, 202408:49
The moment you first waver

The moment you first waver

Catching yourself in the first stage of giving up on something
Jan 22, 202406:10
Balance, effort and shocks to the system

Balance, effort and shocks to the system

What are the implications of the fact that some things must be worked for to attain, while others will happen if you don't avoid them?
Jan 19, 202417:58
No bad weather, just bad clothing

No bad weather, just bad clothing

A philosophy of life
Jan 18, 202407:58
The power of a deep clean

The power of a deep clean

Some ideas
Jan 17, 202416:40
The nature of progress

The nature of progress

Two steps forward and one step back
Jan 15, 202410:03
The joy of good design

The joy of good design

And why we often can't see past what already exists
Jan 12, 202409:25
Some health and recovery hacks

Some health and recovery hacks

Discoveries from the gym and elsewhere
Jan 11, 202413:51
Do what you can do

Do what you can do

And there was always something you can do
Jan 10, 202417:54
Small improvements to your daily reality

Small improvements to your daily reality

And how much the physical qualities of your environment shape your life
Jan 09, 202409:20
Carve like an athlete

Carve like an athlete

A frame of mind and a way of life
Jan 08, 202411:30
Be the spark

Be the spark

A teenage dirtbag story
Jan 04, 202408:38
What one word defines your 2024?

What one word defines your 2024?

A useful exercise
Jan 03, 202406:05
The most important room in the house

The most important room in the house

And how that helps us think about anything in our lives
Jan 02, 202409:60
The creative leap

The creative leap

You can't get there from here. You have to go halfway first
Dec 29, 202312:09
Leveling up

Leveling up

An update on the daily exercises
Dec 28, 202309:32
I'm going to be doing some habit swaps

I'm going to be doing some habit swaps

Changing in a good habit for a bad one
Dec 27, 202306:35