Episode 4: Failing with Style

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

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2011

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin talk about trying to change other people, how things really aren’t that bad, balancing fear or being driven by fear, leaving capacity for when you get The Pitch, procrastination (eventually), and giving yourself permission to fail in an interesting way. You’re not gonna get black lung from a spreadsheet.

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0:00.0	My shrinklisten got to the last episode on my request and he said I didn't get too much
0:05.2	about ADHD wrong.
0:07.2	Five by five TV slash live, right?
0:09.0	Yes.
0:10.0	That was really good because you know I really think about that because I really respect
0:12.8	the guy super smart.
0:14.8	And you know he'll take me to task if I if I get it wrong.
0:17.6	You know what I'm saying?
0:18.6	Mm-hmm.
0:19.6	You don't need to see a shrink and I'll do you, Dan?
0:21.4	No.
0:22.4	Mm-hmm.
0:23.4	Not presently.
0:24.4	Mm-hmm.
0:25.4	I have.
0:26.4	Sure have.
0:27.4	No, really.
0:28.4	Sure.
0:29.6	Mm-hmm.
0:30.6	What Jewish college educated guy hasn't?
0:34.8	Mm-hmm.
0:35.8	And I say college educated because it's the only way you could afford to go to one.
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