Episode 355: Eleven Dollars and a Bottle of Yoo-hoo

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

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2017

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dan and Merlin talk about keyboard preferences (and their noises), Merlin catching Dan's weird "Mr. Robot" bug on Apple TV, feedback about "inside jokes," exclusion as a weapon, more good Robert Wright interviews, a deepish dive on Netflix personalization techniques (alongside some speculation on how well it's working), platforms and technologies as lobster traps, the problem with cartoons about screaming, how much kids love YouTube, the challenge of partnering with podcast middlepersons, a new Netflix show Dan likes, possibilities for new Marvel properties, and listener feedback on the potential benefits of using work tools you don't prefer.

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:02.0	Hello, Merlin. How are you doing?
0:04.0	I'm very well. How are you?
0:06.0	I'm chilled out and laid back.
0:08.0	That's good to hear.
0:10.0	Yes.
0:12.0	Super. I think it's his weather.
0:14.0	It's kind of...
0:16.0	It's been like a Stephen King novel.
0:18.0	It's been all foggy and...
0:20.0	Oh, misty and you go out of your house
0:22.0	and you can't see the...
0:24.0	to the end of the driveway.
0:26.0	It's been like that for two days.
0:28.0	Oh, I'm back on the doggie.
0:30.0	Let me put this away.
0:32.0	Back on the dius.
0:34.0	Oh, my God. It's so much better.
0:36.0	Why did I...
0:38.0	You know because I do lots of podcasts.
0:40.0	I just put the doggie away because it was too loud most of the time.
0:44.0	But man, it feels good to use a real keyboard again.
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