8 That Pasta You Have There Is Actually Rubbish
Sean and EJ discuss understanding and valuing quality. Topics range from things they fuss about—from coffee to audio to airlines—to the more philosophical thoughts and the question of whether appreciating quality is a blessing or a curse.
Links and Show Notes
- Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month - Bloomberg
- #136: Naval Ravikant on Happiness Hacks and The 5 Chimps Theory -- The Tim Ferriss Show -- Overcast
- Portable, Closed Headphones Mega-Review -- Marco.org
- Small, Portable, Inexpensive Bluetooth Headphones Review -- Marco.org
- #138: How Seth Godin Manages His Life -- Rules, Principles, and Obsessions -- The Tim Ferriss Show -- Overcast
- 169: My Fingers Are Still Moving -- Accidental Tech Podcast -- Overcast -- The most relevant discussion on food quality and fussiness is from 1:23:06 to 1:30:32. John and Marco had already made references to Domino's being bad in the context of a segment about ordering pizza from voice assistants, which started at 1:09:09. They pick back up at 1:54:18, and for the rest of the episode talk about the relative (and absolute) quality of a number of chains.
- Episode 517: The Fastest Growing, Least Popular Airline In America : Planet Money : NPR
- Hypercritical: Better Pasta
- Reconcilable Differences 32: Pigs and Bunnies -- Reconcilable Differences -- Overcast
Sean - @splunsford
EJ - @muffinworks