The Inforium
Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme discuss productivity, personal finance, their weird llama obsession, and other interesting things. New episodes every other week.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 334
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2021
How to Buy Your First House, Pt. 1: The Research Process (Ep. 205)
We've decided we want houses, and it turns out we're not alone. But with buying a house being such a huge undertaking, where do we start? We talk about what we've been thinking about so far in our qu…
01:25:22 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
A 12-Step Exam Prep Checklist (Ep. 204)
Feeling ready for finals? We talk through the 12-step exam preparation checklist found in Barbara Oakley's "A Mind for Numbers."
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01:07:29 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
How to Find a Mentor (Ep. 203)
Ready for the next level, but not sure how to get there? Maybe you need to find yourself a mentor. We talk about what it means to be a mentor and how to find one.
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Mon 19 Mar 2018
The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202)
Winners never quit, right? Well, no. According to Seth Godin's 'The Dip,' winners quit plenty of things. They just know which things to quit, leaving them to focus their energies on better things. So…
00:58:37 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
5 Questions: Study Music, New Connections, and Winter Productivity (Ep. 201)
In this 5 questions episode, we talk about studying with music, making new connections, estimating how long a task will take, staying productive in winter, and what to do when you're overwhelmed.
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00:51:12 |
Mon 05 Mar 2018
How to Plan Out Your Year (Ep. 200)
It's almost March now, so quite a few New Year's resolutions have probably fallen through already. But that doesn't mean it's too late to do something worth being proud of. We talk about how to reall…
00:49:17 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Weapons of Influence #6: Scarcity (Ep. 199)
We look one final time at Robert Cialdini's "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" to talk about why you really don't know what you have until it's gone.
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Mon 19 Feb 2018
14 Ways to Spend Your Time in College (Ep. 198)
Classes may seem like they take forever, but four years really isn't that long in the grand scheme of things. We talk about fourteen of the nearly limitless options for spending your time in school, …
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Mon 12 Feb 2018
Weapons of Influence #5: Authority (Ep. 197)
We dive back into Robert Cialdini's "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion," to talk a bit about why it's so easy to follow the leader, even when you know you shouldn't.
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00:53:51 |
Mon 05 Feb 2018
5 Questions: Audio vs. Paper Books, iPad Pro for Students, and Motivation Tactics (Ep. 196)
In this 5 questions episode, we talk about the iPad Pro, Pomodoro breaks, filming, motivation, and whether audio books are as effective as traditional reading.
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Mon 29 Jan 2018
Weapons of Influence #4: Liking (Ep. 195)
In part four of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about the link between persuasion and being likable.
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01:04:39 |
Mon 22 Jan 2018
How to Automate Your Life (Ep. 194)
When it comes to removing regular tasks from your life, you have four choices: Do, Delegate, Delete, or Automate. We talk a bit about that last one, including things we've automated in our own lives …
01:06:17 |
Mon 15 Jan 2018
Weapons of Influence #3: Social Proof (Ep. 193)
In part three of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about why you shouldn't always follow the wisdom of the crowd.
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Mon 08 Jan 2018
How to Get Better at Cooking (Ep. 192)
We ring in the new year with a conversation about how to get into the world of cooking, just in time to fuel all of your health-related resolutions.
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01:20:50 |
Mon 01 Jan 2018
Martin and Thomas' 2017 Year in Review (Ep. 191)
Happy New Year, almost! We break from our normal list of topics to talk about what we've been up to in 2017 and how this year has helped us grow.
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Mon 25 Dec 2017
The Nuts and Bolts of Running Your Own Business (Ep. 190)
Starting a business can seem daunting, but don't let that keep you from your million-dollar idea. Here's what's behind the scenes of entrepreneurship.
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01:03:20 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
Weapons of Influence #2: Commitment and Consistency (Ep. 189)
In part two of our series on Robert Cialdini's "Influence," we talk about why sticking to your guns isn't always the smartest thing to do.
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01:09:47 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
Do You Even Meditate? (Ep. 188)
You've probably heard about meditation, but does it really work? We talk about why simply sitting and breathing might change your life for the better.
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01:07:23 |
Mon 04 Dec 2017
How to Not Get Hacked: 9 Tips for Securing Your Digital Life (Ep. 187)
The internet can be a dangerous place, but it doesn't have to be. We talk about how to mitigate risk and stay safe in the digital age.
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01:05:36 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Weapons of Influence #1: Reciprocation (Ep. 186)
The art of persuasion comes in many forms. We talk about the first of six lessons from Robert Cialdini's "Influence": the rule of reciprocation.
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01:10:48 |
Mon 20 Nov 2017
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