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Episode 437: The Credit Section

Back to Work

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

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Dan and Merlin explore the complexities of personal style. Not personal style as in fashion, but as in preferences, identity, and modes of interaction. How do we let others know how we are?

How do we derive a sense of what works best for us, and why is it such a shameful struggle to effectively communicate that to others? What do AirPods, Snapchat, and Bloomberg Terminals potentially have in common?

And, would it be cool if I just listen to this podcast instead of talking about my blouse and the weather?

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0:00.0

Don't make me be the bad guy. Don't make me pre-parker and

0:04.5

Hello, hey, Marilyn how are you good morning dad? I'm very well. How are you? Oh doing pretty good?

0:11.8

I need a new accent. Yeah, I don't know why I do that. I

0:16.2

Don't know why I do that. Maybe a sign felt thing. Hello

0:20.2

From this little naval yeah talking to the little naval la la la

0:30.0

Sometimes don't we yeah, how'd you take the ones good? Yeah, it's fine how it sounds like you've had a busy busy morning

0:36.5

Tim Benjamin may I yes go ahead caller. Thank you first time type her

0:42.4

You know how you like the ones where I prepare very much so do you like the ones?

0:47.4

Or the idea for a short episode comes to me right as I'm going ha ha ha and finishing my coffee and

0:54.2

Turning on Skype. Do you like those kinds? Yes? Hmm

1:00.0

Well, I was thinking about how I had to give you last minute notice

1:07.0

About as change in schedule because why cuz it's silly season

1:11.7

It's silly season and schedules are weird and things change and

1:18.8

We have to well you were kind enough to accommodate the need for that change, but you're here

1:24.5

You're here way earlier than I was expecting so it's all good

1:28.0

But that's I think in some ways that will figure into this nominal fake topic I'm making up as I'm talking to you right now on the internet

1:35.0

If I may

1:36.8

So yeah, I was thinking I

1:39.6

Something about having to run around this morning and it's nice not difficult. I mean, I don't have to go to you know

1:47.0

Philadelphia or something I just you know changes in schedule. It's not in the end of the world, but but

1:54.0

It's also make me think about something Roderick said yesterday. I can't stop thinking about

1:58.0

I

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