Mark and Adam take a look back at three years of podcasts to reflect on their favorite episodes—and the friends they made along the way. They discus Metamuse’s origin story, walk through the production process, and wax nostalgic on some of their favorite episodes. Plus: a look at what the future holds for our hosts and the podcast. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes NPR The future of iPad Ferrite Hello Internet, Gastropod, Lexicon Valley This American Life, Gimlet Media Most downloaded episodes: Computers and creativity with Molly Mielke, Sync, Growing ideas with Andy Matuschak Mark’s favorite episodes: Local-first software with Martin Kleppmann, Local-first one year later, Hiring, Cities with Devon Zuegel Adam’s honorable mentions: Progress with Jason Crawford, Rich text with Slim Lim Metamuse podcast guest handbook lossless audio Riverside Audio editor Mark Lamorgese Post-producer Jenna Miller Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review XLR microphone pro sound dampening material RØDE Podcaster Pop filter, plosives John Michael Greer

Bittersweet news is the topic of this episode. Adam Wulf and Adam Wiggins discuss the end of an era for Muse, leadership transitions, and what the future holds for Muse 3.0 and beyond. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes An end, and a beginning Ink & Switch Adam Wulf Loose Leaf Here, File File prosumer Industrial research with Peter van Hardenberg Netlify proxy, Webflow, Hugo Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

Is virtual reality useful for productivity software? Yiliu is the founder of Softspace, a VR/AR tool for thought. He joins Mark and Adam to discuss the human brain and body as inherently spatial systems; the question of whether information is fundamentally 2D; and why social comfort is the biggest challenge facing VR today. Plus: how to avoid a dystopian future. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Yiliu Shen-Burke @softspaceninja Softspace Wim Hof breathing method Studio Olafur Eliasson The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces Oculus Oculus development kit heads-up display Scott Greenwald’s Media Lab thesis Beat Saber A Beautiful Mind Softspace demo force-directed graph Steven Johnson on DevonThink Google Glass, Magic Leap, Vision Pro Supernatural vergence history of VR PlaneVR: Social Acceptability of Virtual Reality for Aeroplane Passengers

Quotes from famous people or books can turn a feeling or a concept into a memorable chunk of text—how can we do the same for our own ideas? Stephan is the CEO of Obsidian, and he joins Mark and Adam to discuss notes as personal memes, the balance between freedom and cohesion in plugins, and why it's so hard to be messy in digital tools. Plus: why “tools for thought” rubs Stephan the wrong way. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Stephan Ango @kepano @[email protected] Obsidian Pillowy Swedish cinnamon rolls using the tangzhong technique Lumi Erica Xu, Shida Li Growing ideas with Andy Matuschak Evergreen notes turn ideas into objects that you can manipulate Apple Notes, Apple Journal Zettelkasten stream-of-consciousness writing plugin Obsidian developer docs Launchers with Thomas Paul Mann Infinite canvases with Steve Ruiz Obsidian Canvas Excalidraw, ExcaliBrain .canvas format

Planning might have a reputation for being boring, but Adam and Mark believe it can be one of the most exciting moments in your team’s work. They discuss the importance of inspiration and collective knowledge; the musical rhythm of planning cycles; and how to “draw the line” when prioritizing. Plus: the importance of revisiting the plan in times of doubt. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Muse for Teams beta announcement Against boring planning agile methodology ticket trackers Gantt charts, burndown charts Pivotal Tracker kanban board Jesper Jørgensen V2MOM, OKRs effort to impact chart Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy Amazon’s “working backwards” approach go slow to go fast Zoom fatigue shared knowledge vs common knowledge

How can software improve the practice of reading? Tristan and Dan are the founders of Readwise. They join Adam to talk about the history of read-later apps like Pocket and Instapaper; the difference between reading for betterment and reading for entertainment; and the cat-and-mouse game of web parsing. Plus: how the personal knowledge management explosion in 2020 affected digital reading. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Tristan Homsi @homsIT Dan Doyon @deadly_onion falconry My Side of the Mountain Readwise Anki Dan and Tristan meeting on Hacker News Reader Pocket, Marco Arment, Instapaper Mozilla acquires Pocket Why We’re Bootstrapping Readwise Alan Kay on computer science as pop culture Readability.js web standards acid test Reader browser extension RSS Explorable Explanations offline first JSON Patch Second Brain commonplace book, marginalia etymology of “document”

It's been a year since Muse 2.0 launched. To help commemorate this anniversary, Adam Wulf once again joins Mark and Adam Wiggins to do a technical deep-dive on Muse's sync architecture. They discuss the benefits such as less ops burden and good developer experience; and challenges such as event vs state based data, handling different app schema versions, and the tradeoffs of a content-aware server. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Developer Duck The Pragmatic Programmer Metamuse episode 56: Sync Muse 2.0 Muse for Teams Local-first software Pingdom Local-first software with Martin Kleppmann Text blocks innovation tokens Replicache, LiveBlocks, PartyKit Automerge 2.0

Twitter has created a whole new generation of internet writers. Francesco is the co-founder of Typefully, and he joins Adam and Mark to talk about the evolution of blogging, the importance of diversifying your platforms, and how Twitter can be used as a beacon to invite like-minded people into your conversations. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Francesco Di Lorenzo @frankdilo Typefully Calm companies with Tyler Tringas Atomic writing Evan Williams and Blogger Mastodon, Medium, Substack Geoffrey Litt Platforms with Joe Wadcan Twitter acquisition So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed Farcaster

Great leadership is imperative to creating a successful company. Adam and Mark talk about setting up a healthy work environment, the importance of conviction and belief, and the role models who inspire Adam and Mark on their own leadership journeys. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Muse for Teams Metamuse episode on Hiring Netflix Culture Deck (2009) Metamuse episode with Mario Gabriele Adam’s Heroku’s values Barbie and Ruth The Score Takes Care of Itself Difficult Men Peter van Hardenberg George Washington The story of VaccinateCA by Patrick McKenzie Sketching User Experiences Slack: The Myth of Total Efficiency The Principles of Project Management Flow Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman High Output Management Management

Better tools and techniques for collective intelligence could be a path to building a more democratic society. Conor is the founder of Roam, and he joins Adam and Mark to discuss his motivations for working on a tool for collective intelligence, why knowledge doesn’t always equal articulated thoughts, and a vision for how to program your own mind. Discuss this episode in the Muse community Follow @MuseAppHQ on Twitter Show notes Conor White-Sullivan Roam Research Bret Victor Andy Matuschak on roman numerals vs arabic numerals Logo, BASIC agent-based economics simulations Choose Your Own Adventure “The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them” The Wealth of Networks Institutions and Organizations non-rivalrous goods, public goods 3D printing organs, open-source medicine The Centralized Internet Is Inevitable map-territory conflict micronations critical thinking “I, Pencil” Limits to Legibility Localocracy A Syntopicon Reinventing Discovery