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Episode 256: Every Minute Weighs the Same

Back to Work

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

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2016

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Coder, Kayaker, Father, Person.

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's attempt to vastly rejigger his schedule in the interest of mental and physical health.

This leads to a long discussion of work, identity, expectations, and choosing which of the voices in your head to listen to and when.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Good morning, sir.

0:03.5

How are you?

0:04.5

I'm great, Dan.

0:05.5

How are you?

0:06.5

Pretty good.

0:07.5

We're trying to do it in a new time for us.

0:10.5

Yes.

0:11.5

And now, how are you feeling about it?

0:13.5

Man, I'm feeling fine.

0:15.5

So are you.

0:16.5

I feel good.

0:17.5

I actually have that strong feeling about what time it is, but it's a good time.

0:21.5

I have a strong feeling.

0:22.5

I have very strong feelings because I got to eat lunch first and that's good because

0:27.2

usually by the end of the show, I'm dying starving.

0:31.0

So today, I have the luxury of having eaten.

0:33.9

I think we could do three to four hour show.

0:36.6

I feel like you want me to ask about lunch.

0:40.2

You've been bringing up lunch a lot in the last few weeks.

0:42.4

What is the deal with you and lunch?

0:43.4

I don't think there is one.

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