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Episode 234: Two Inches Behind the Board

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

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2015

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Compensatory muscles

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about how much emotions can become like physical injuries—and what happens when we try to overcompensate for either.

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:01.8

Hey, Merlin.

0:03.4

Hello, Dan.

0:04.3

How are you?

0:05.8

Whew, pretty good.

0:06.8

Yeah.

0:07.7

Pretty good.

0:08.6

Pretty good.

0:09.4

I should warn you.

0:11.5

Okay.

0:12.3

My wife bought me a nice coffee.

0:15.4

Have you drank it?

0:16.6

Mm.

0:17.6

I'm part way into it and had to close it.

0:19.2

I had to put it away.

0:21.0

I would think that would enhance everything.

0:23.4

Mm.

0:24.4

Someone that enhances too much.

0:26.2

Yeah, I feel many different levels of vibration going on

0:29.6

my body.

0:31.9

I'm quivering optimistically.

0:33.4

Yeah.

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