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How can we fix knowledge work? And what’s the deal with all these cinematic universes? [33:58] This week, Joey, Jess, and Aaron talk about fadoodling, hyperactive hive minds, Betamax and LaserDiscs, the initial conditions of a good universe, the MCU, and WandaVision. They don’t talk about how you can print money that smells like maple syrup. references * Our first conversation in May 2019 on Deep Work (https://www.thisisnonsense.com/episodes/2019/5/6/men-by-hollywood-and-deep-work) * Baz Luhrmann’s "Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI) * Cal Newport’s A World Without Email and Deep Work * The Ezra Klein Show: Stop. Breathe. We Can’t Keep Working Like This‪.‬ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stop-breathe-we-cant-keep-working-like-this/id1548604447?i=1000511694869) * Why did LaserDiscs fail? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClRRMFZ7Sw) * Edwin Abbott Abbott’s Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions * One of our old favorites: The Pixar (Universe) Theory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgpJPVoDZf8) * Peter Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star and the Commonwealth Saga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Saga) series of science fiction novels * Why WandaVision’s Monica Rambeau is too powerful for Marvel movies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzL4tDMmbkE)