OtiumFM
OtiumFM is an upcoming show deep-diving into the world of Tools for Thought, or TFTs! Featuring insights on note-taking, making connections between thoughts, and serendipity, host Norman Chella brings you conversations with individuals in this space so you can better your note-taking experience. Expect guests from various TFT apps, independent researchers, and varying professions who bring with them note-taking insights, from analog to digital and even hypergraphic!
Coming out soon.
In the first two seasons, this show was called RoamFM, the podcast all about Roam Research, for members of the Roaman community. In these two seasons, join us as we dive into the minds of amazing Roam users, taking a peek into how they use Roam to create wonderful connections.
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Bardia Pourvakil: Autodidact, Roam Team, and Fulfillment
Warning! This is an explicit episode!
In this episode, we talk with Bardia Pourvakil, AKA @thepericulum. Bardia is a member of the Roam Research team, having started off as a technical writer and dove into the world of Roam.
We talk about:
- Bardia's origin story as a technical writer to discovering Roam Research
- What are the key components for a tool autodidacts use to learn?
- How he joined the Roam team and built up his Clojure skills through contacting Conor
- Roam team's workflow, and Roam pairing sessions
- Bardia's emphasis on community, building things for developers to build upon and the search for fulfillment
Enjoy!
Timestamps
- 4:16 Bardia's origin story as a technical writer
- 10:43 Joining Roam as Support
- 13:26 "You're being really annoying but I like you" - [[Conor White-Sullivan]]
- 15:34 The 3-hour pairing session with the CTO
- 18:48 The power of the Roam Community
- 22:46 Build things for developers to build upon
- 24:57 The search for fulfilment and finding that answer
- 27:50 Never fall in love too much with what you're doing
- 31:21 Bardia never believes in institutions
- 34:08 Learning by Design
- 40:34 Roam Team workflow
- 43:36 Roam Pairing and Roam Games
- 47:37 What Roam is still missing and documentation
- 53:05 What Bardia is excited about: Mobile apps
- 58:10 The wonderful world of Roamania/Roam Manor
- 1:04:10 The cross pollination of ideas and inviting Roamans to Roamania
- 1:08:36 The Roam House Guestbook
- 1:11:28 [[What does Roam mean to you?]]
- 1:13:30 Bardia's dstryd.albums and creating art naturally
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