If you ask Daniel Harrington to introduce himself, tell you what he does.

This is what he says.

Hi, this is Daniel Harrington, and I work for RPE, the Advanced Research Projects Agency

for Energy within the Department of Energy.

But if you'd asked him that question two years ago, you would have gotten a different

answer.

I will turn number four for the final tie to the line that's going to be Daniel Harrington.

He will win his first race in Firestone Indy Lights.

I was said, hi, this is Daniel Harrington, and I'm a professional race car driver.

Harrington is 26.

Two years ago, he was a race car driver.

He was doing all right.

A few good finishes and Indy car races, a few million dollars in sponsorship.

But he wasn't setting the world on fire.

He started thinking about other options.

It was a hard decision.

I felt Indy lights full time.

I didn't know on day and day basis what I should be doing, and that's kind of a terrible

feeling.

So during this period of Harrington's indecision, we put out a podcast called The Upside

of Quitting.

Harrington listened to it.

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