The Important Thing

The Important Thing

The Important Thing with Michael ("Rands") Lopp and Lyle Troxell. Let's spend a few minutes of your life listening and learning about an Important Thing.

Episodes

July 12, 2025 14 mins

In our 91st episode, we talked about Founder Mode long after everyone else had moved on.

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In our 90th epsiode, we walk through all the benefits of improving our exercise strategy. 

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January 11, 2025 15 mins

In our 89th episode, we talk about the wires that bring us the bits. And then Derrick the editor time travels. 

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In our 88th episode and WAY AFTER the book was published, Lyle and I talk about the Software Developer's Career Handbook. Yes, this book was published a year ago. 

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December 28, 2024 24 mins

In our 87th episode, we talk about world-building, but we mostly talk about shows that we love with a minimal amount of spoiler alerts.

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December 1, 2024 21 mins

In our 86th episode, we talk timepieces (again), and then we somehow segue to bees. Brace for it. 

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November 10, 2024 15 mins

In our 85th episode, we talk dapper and how it might be armor. 

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August 31, 2024 19 mins

In our 84th episode, we go deep on the idea of why it's bad to be busy. 

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May 5, 2024 24 mins

In our 83rd episode, we revisit the various use cases we've discovered with our favorite AI tools. 

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March 19, 2024 23 mins

In our 82nd episode, we talk watches I mean horology I mean chronophiles or maybe timepieces. 

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March 16, 2024 20 mins

In our 81st episode, we BING talk about the BONG important BONG BONG topic of BING BING BING notifications and DING DING DING notifications sounds. 

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March 7, 2024 16 mins

In our 80th episode, we talk about travels to last summer. There was a pillow menu. 

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March 5, 2024 20 mins

In our 79th episode, we talk about situations with software that might destroy your weekend. 

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December 26, 2023 31 mins

In our 78th episode, we’re go deep on sandwiches. Great, now I’m hungry.

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October 3, 2023 27 mins

In our 77th episode, we discuss why magic is everywhere. 

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June 4, 2023 18 mins

In our 76th episode, we freestyle a list of the seven types of managers on the planet. There are more, but here are seven. 

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May 30, 2023 9 mins

In our 75th episode, we’re talking shoes. Only 25 episodes left… and we’re talking shoes. Ok.

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May 28, 2023 21 mins

In our 74th episode, I swear we are only talking about one Important Thing, but I may be AI hallucinating.

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May 7, 2023 34 mins

Everyone has AI fever in our 73rd episode where — and you better get used to it — we are talking about those robots again.

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May 4, 2023 10 mins

Speed round episode. Things we’ve been watching that you must not miss. You’re welcome.

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