Episode 206: Talking to Santa
Back to Work
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2015
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
TOPIC: Work as Practice
This week Dan and Merlin chew on some of the numerous eternal imponderables of creative work—with a special focus on "work as practice."
Links for this episode:
- Cotton Bureau – #SUPERTRAIN by Roderick on the Line
Pack a small bag with the very first official Roderick on the Line shirt. - 5by5 | Back to Work #31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long
- 5by5 | Back to Work #205: Obsolete, circa 1993
- 5by5 | After Dark #503: After Back to Work 205
- Ep. 25: "Supertrain" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
- The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts: 8601300190136: Amazon.com: Books
- Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice ~ Film Trailer and Synopsis | American Masters | PBS
- Ricky Jay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Audio Dharma - Lovingkindness (Metta)
Metta, or lovingkindness is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. The practice of Metta meditation is the systematic cultivation of our capacity for lovingkindness. Cultivating friendliness and goodwill is an important partner to mindfulness meditation. - "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" - YouTube
- If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS | This American Life
- Flow (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Magic Number | You Look Nice Today
- The Mind - Alan Watts - YouTube
Alan Watts speaks on worrying and compulsive thinking.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:01.8 | Oh, good morning, sir. |
| 0:02.9 | How are you? |
| 0:03.4 | Hi, Dan. |
| 0:04.1 | How are you this morning? |
| 0:04.8 | Welcome back. |
| 0:05.6 | Welcome back. |
| 0:06.7 | Thanks, man. |
| 0:07.6 | How are you? |
| 0:08.8 | I'm doing very well. |
| 0:09.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:10.3 | You. |
| 0:11.3 | My God. |
| 0:12.1 | I feel like we have to talk about last week. |
| 0:13.6 | We probably should. |
| 0:16.0 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 0:18.1 | That went on for a little while. |
| 0:20.0 | That's that particular show. |
| 0:22.8 | Last week. |
| 0:24.7 | Thanks for the brokering that deal. |
| 0:26.7 | I appreciate it. |
| 0:27.7 | Oh, I'm always happy to put great minds together. |
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