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Episode 246: Venn Diagram of Confusion

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

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2015

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Medieval or Renaissance?

This week, Dan and Merlin start out by helping listeners learn to identify the subtle differences between all things Renaissance and Medieval.

The remainder of the show is split between an in-depth introduction to the Plex media ecosystem, and a philosophical and practical meditation on choosing how to spend a given day.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Oh, good morning, sir.

0:03.0

Good morning. How are you?

0:04.0

I'm doing quite well.

0:06.0

Yes, rather.

0:08.0

You sound as though you've had a heart and eye to sleep.

0:12.0

I just, I went to the Renaissance festival here in Texas.

0:17.0

Greetings, sir.

0:18.0

Yes. Everyone is a very in character there.

0:22.0

Pretty good to give me.

0:24.0

Good day, my lord. Would you like a turkey leg?

0:26.0

Would that give me thy poultry piece?

0:29.0

And then they say something like, well, that turkey leg would be nine pounds.

0:33.0

My lord.

0:35.0

And would you like to use square?

0:37.0

Yes.

0:39.0

E-oldie square.

0:41.0

For those who are digital.

0:43.0

Rather.

0:44.0

What is this strange device that you have brought into our midst are you?

0:49.0

Some kind of wizard?

0:51.0

Exactly.

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