Back 2 Work
Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin on productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more. Hosted by Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin.
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35: Why My Pants Were On Fire
How to handle job interviews. Merlin and Dan can't solve ...
How to handle job interviews. Merlin and Dan can't solve the problem of interviews being dumb, but Merlin will tell you what is wrong with you, how long you'll have to wait for your resume to get you a job, how Larry Wall interviews for a Perl job, an
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34: Rectangular Door Conspiracy
How to say "no." Merlin talks with Dan about saying ...
How to say "no." Merlin talks with Dan about saying No to toilet paper diamonds, mints on pillows, and things you don't have the wallet for instead of saying Yes to a crate of bananas you don't have enough information about or giving a qualified Yes to
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33: The Hypocrite You Can Live With
Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin have a totally natural emotional ...
Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin have a totally natural emotional reaction to the unreasonable demands they place on themselves after reading The Spongebob Report. Maybe they wouldn't have offended non-ex-Marines if they had just taken some time and consulted
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32: The Beertruck Scenario
Merlin and Dan talk about Dan's sabbatical, hotdogs, services, triggers, ...
Merlin and Dan talk about Dan's sabbatical, hotdogs, services, triggers, Quicksilver, Launchbar, and why there's no 'I' in 'ordnance.'
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31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long
With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by John Roderick ...
With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by John Roderick of The Long Winters to talk about life as a bull in a china closet, craving real-world constraints, making better records, and being banned for life from Interpol's corn chip bowl.
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30: I'm Not Working in an Abattoir
With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by Jonathan Coulton ...
With Dan on sabbatical, Merlin is joined by Jonathan Coulton to talk about traveling, horn sections, and Jonathan’s new album, "Artificial Heart."
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29: I Download FLAC
With Dan on sabbatical, TV's Rob Corddry talks with Merlin ...
With Dan on sabbatical, TV's Rob Corddry talks with Merlin about Getting Things Done, writing, fear, and finding success as a blood-soaked clown.
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28: One Little Red Egg
Dan and Merlin talk about kid stuff, including the threat ...
Dan and Merlin talk about kid stuff, including the threat of Hot Wheels® donation, the inevitability of skinned knees, the nefariousness of the hospital gift basket, plus an important way every Dad has to go pro.
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27: Danny, Hold the License Plate
Merlin and Dan discuss the shameful state of film school, ...
Merlin and Dan discuss the shameful state of film school, the realities of Ape Law, Merlin's rock opera, and the subliminal downside of Spongebob's big promotion.
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26: Spaghetti Guy Hits Close to Home
This week Wutang Dan and The MZA bring the ruckus ...
This week Wutang Dan and The MZA bring the ruckus to finding a job, selling your Mustang, and putting your house on the market: remember that you can't negotiate with reality, Merlin can't do anything to make you love him, enthusiasm is irreplaceable, and
