Podcast Interview with Mike Rhode at Sketchnote Army
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!
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. 
