Everyday Systems Podcast
Reinhard Engels · Everyday Systems LLC
Show overview
Everyday Systems Podcast has been publishing since 2006, and across the 20 years since has built a catalogue of 101 episodes. That works out to roughly 25 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 9 min and 23 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 3 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2007, with 15 episodes published. Published by Everyday Systems LLC.
From the publisher
Simple, commonsense self-improvement systems
Latest Episodes
View all 101 episodesEveryday Systems #104: Aristocal
Ep 103Everyday Systems #103: Rule Burden, Decision Burden
I'm now practicing 33 Everyday Systems. How is that possible? Is it even a good idea?
Ep 102Everyday Systems #102: The Superfood Cinematic Universe
EThe No S Diet take on Ultraprocessed foods.
Ep 101Everyday Systems #101: State of the Systems 2025
EMy 7th annual review covers just the highlights from 33 total systems: How color-coded spreadsheets changed my behavior more than goal-setting, fine-tuning Glass Ceiling with precision drink accounting, the Spider Hunter sleep expansion pack, and gamifying my rage at Duolingo.
Ep 100Everyday Systems #100: Mantrafication Clip Show
EFor the 100th episode, a clip show of course—in which I revisit Mantrafication and share an actual full clip of my current mantra. Part tour of all the systems compressed and contained in that mantra, part useful tool you could use yourself.
Ep 99Everyday Systems #99: Bracket Journaling
Moleskines for Monkey Mind
Ep 98Everyday Systems #98: Practical Panpsychism
What if your fridge had a soul? Would you keep it clean?
Ep 97Everyday Systems #97: Microreflection
Tweet to yourself, spreadsheet diaries, soul sampling.
Ep 96Everyday Systems #96: Greenishness
Brokenhearted about breaking your streak? Let Greenishness Be Thy Motivation.
Ep 95Everyday Systems #95: Allocation Mind
EWhen "growth mindset" hits its limits, it's time for another approach.
Everyday Systems #94: G-Ray Vision
EA mock superpower for not looking at porn
Everyday Systems #93: Weekend Luddite 2025: The Rules, The Persona
ESpecific rules and a general approach for managing your relationship with technology -- battle hardened by over 20 years of practice.
Ep 92Everyday Systems #92: The Wisdom of Games
Game mechanics as life hacks (also some game recommendations).
Ep 91Everyday Systems #91: State of the Systems 2024
6th annual review of the Everyday Systems and how they are doing for me personally
Ep 90Everyday Systems #90: Zeno's Paradox Exercise Progress Plan -or- How to Philosophize with a Sledgehammer
Bounce back from injuries and setbacks by recasting progress as a reward
S1 Ep 89Everyday Systems #89: Proactive Procrastination (ProPro)
How to stop permasnacking on news. Use techniques inspired by the No S Diet and read it like a meal.
S1 Ep 88Everyday Systems #88: The Metaphysics of Todo Listing
Todo Lists Are Your Salvation / Todo Lists Are Your Damnation
Ep 87Everyday Systems #87: Variable-Height Glass Ceiling
A more nuanced approach to systematically moderating alcohol (and other substances)
Ep 86Everyday Systems #86: Motive Mixologist
When you don't like what you want
Ep 85Everyday Systems #85: Urban Ranger 2024
Urban Ranger, from scratch, as if I'd never spoken or written about it before. Draft chapter for the upcoming Everyday Systems Compendium, and hopefully interesting and useful in its own right.