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Episode 197: Way of the Brown Lego

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Business, Society & Culture, Barriers, Dan Benjamin, Careers, Communication, Merlin Mann, Creativity, Work, Productivity, Constraints, Technology

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2014

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Mail Bag.

This week, Dan & Merlin respond to listener email and toots. Specifically, dealing with passive-aggressive team members, bulbous "CC:" lines, and what constitutes "stability."

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Oh, good morning.

0:03.5

Hi, there's a car alarm outside.

0:05.4

There is.

0:07.1

Well, I hear it.

0:08.6

Yeah, it's been going on for a while,

0:10.8

so I don't have any reason to believe it'll stop soon.

0:13.8

But I don't think it's a problem.

0:15.0

Hey, hey, it stopped.

0:15.8

It stopped.

0:16.8

It's a Thanksgiving miracle.

0:18.1

Nice.

0:24.3

How's everything going?

0:25.1

Way up there.

0:27.5

Everything is really good.

0:28.4

I'm really pumped.

0:29.5

I am pumped for Thanksgiving.

0:31.3

Oh, yeah.

0:31.8

What do you got going on over there?

0:33.0

Well, oh, my God, we're doing something all new, all different.

0:36.0

No, it's exciting.

0:38.4

So, normally we go to my sister-in-law's house.

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