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15: Marionette of my own Design

Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin are here to discuss the ...

Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin are here to discuss the awareness of fear, asking yourself why, and knowing the problem instead of chasing fake confidence, patches, and hacks.

14: Velocity of Disappointment

Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about problems that ...

Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about problems that are impossible, problems that are boring, problems that you're scared of, and why you need to differentiate between fear and anxiety so you can be scared of something interesting.

13: The Kid's Great

Dan and Merlin talk about "Cranking" - Merlin's latest post ...

Dan and Merlin talk about "Cranking" - Merlin's latest post at 43folders.com.

12: Chewie's Medal is Not Canonical

Merlin Mann has some "followup" before he and Dan Benjamin ...

Merlin Mann has some "followup" before he and Dan Benjamin discuss entrusting your agency to others, how to reclaim it, and picking the right balance between expertise and challenge instead of fixing your metadata.

11: Johnny Heuristic

Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about evolution, investing ...

Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about evolution, investing in roulette, taking smarter chances and futureproofing your passion.

10: At Last the 'Inspiration' Show

9: Out of Scope!

Dan and Merlin improvise topics this week and get from ...

Dan and Merlin improvise topics this week and get from Synechode, NY to dopamine, being scared and being safe, believing your thoughts and coloring your dreams, and solving problems by moving your hands instead of thinking.

8: Little Velvet Hands

This week, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin eighty-six their restaurant ...

This week, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin eighty-six their restaurant jobs—emptying grease traps, handling logs of meat, and sharing what they learned by bringing mostly bad food to America's table. Dan burns velvet hands, Merlin's Mom gives the guy with th

7: Vocational Wheel

Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin relate to Richard–a listener in ...

Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin relate to Richard–a listener in the middle of a quarter life crisis working jobs he doesn't like–with stories from their pasts, suggestions to combat the cascade of seriousness, and some first steps for breaking out of the voc

6: Expectational Debt

Merlin Mann is back from Webstock and ready to recap ...

Merlin Mann is back from Webstock and ready to recap with Dan Benjamin, which leads back to caring first, performance and fear, meditation, hypnotherapy, and why you really need the hard answer instead just more tips.