Podcast Interview with Mike Rhode at Sketchnote Army

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February 01, 2021

I write books and run a company called Common Craft. I recently moved from Seattle to a rural island. Here, I write about online business, book publishing, modern home construction, and occasionally, dumb jokes.

Mike Rhode and I go way back and it was a pleasure to reconnect with him on the Sketchnote Army podcast and discuss communication, creative work, and explainer videos.

What we covered in the show:

Intro: Who is Lee?
Lee’s origin story with explainer videos
The value of partnering with others
How Common Craft operates now
Valuing clear, interesting, surprising information
Importance of writing in Lee’s creative process
Using story to share principles in a clear way
The Common Craft process
Book: The Art of Explanation
How embracing constraints liberates you
Book: Big Enough
Quality of life defining success
The importance of sustainability
Productivity culture
How the pandemic changed time perceptions
Time is the new wealth
Tools
Handwriting thank you notes
3 tips
Outro

Thanks for having me on the show!

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