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Influencer StackA cited record of the supplements, protocols and routines influencers have publicly discussed, used, or recommended.
Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

Tascam US-2x2

Two-input USB interface for a first podcast setup

Near the bottom of what a usable podcast chain costs: two microphone inputs, phantom power, headphone monitoring. It turns an XLR microphone into something a computer can record. Nothing about it is remarkable. That is the point, for someone who does not yet know whether they will still be recording in six months.

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Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.

  • Stephen HackettRecommends

    Technology writer · 512 Pixels and Relay

    When people ask what to buy, he points them at the Tascam US-2x2 instead of the interface on his own desk. The reasoning is price: his own is obscenely expensive, and this one is good and affordable.

    Source: 512 Pixels: My Gear

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    A private training space at home, from a garage rack to a fully equipped room

    On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it
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    E-ink reader that makes a daily reading habit easy to keep

    On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it
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    Apple's laptop, used as the one machine that runs the talk and the studio

    On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it
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    Standing desk

    A desk that raises, so part of the working day happens on your feet

    On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it
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    Apple's tablet, used here as the device the reading app runs on

    On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
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    Paper notebook

    A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen

    On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it

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