Elias and Sean talk about having thick skin, telling people to “grow up”, and showing empathy.

Elias and Sean talk about a coach’s or manager’s role in a team and discuss effective and ineffective leadership.

Elias and Sean discuss judging one’s own competence relative to others in a field, and try to remember times they’ve under- or overestimated themselves.

Elias and Sean confess how much they’re paying for services, and then discuss Ulysses’ recent switch to subscription pricing and the subscription model in general.

Elias and Sean sync up chess clocks and do a speed run through the iPhone 8/X keynote.

Elias talks about the origami convention he went to over the weekend, and he and Sean discuss the usefulness (or not) of learning about things before going to such events.

Elias flings birds at pigs for the first time.

Sean recounts seeing and photographing the total eclipse, and then he and Elias talk about the Fear of Missing Out.

Elias and Sean continue episode 49’s discussion of following one’s passion. This week they talk about what they wanted to be when they grew up, how they ended up where they are now, and an alternative to the “follow your passion” advice.

A year in, Elias and Sean look back over the history of Breadcrumbs, discuss how it has changed, and look ahead to what it might become.