Episode 57: Start with Anger, End with a Sign

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

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2012

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Merlin and Dan talk about successful lawn care secrets and getting angry over dog poop, paper towels, duck crossings, and the Dark Side.

No one ever saw the error of their ways because they saw a note from Management. Instead of counting piles and grabbing coals, maybe act a little more like Mr. Rogers.

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:02.0	Hi, Merlin.
0:03.0	Hi, Dan.
0:04.0	How are you?
0:05.0	You sound really good.
0:06.0	Did you do something?
0:07.0	Did you change something?
0:08.0	Something happened.
0:09.0	It's different.
0:10.0	You sound good.
0:11.0	Are you keen to mess with me right now?
0:13.0	No.
0:14.0	Wow.
0:15.0	What did you change?
0:16.0	Huh.
0:17.0	One of my follow-up notes is how I'm sorry about how I sound.
0:19.0	No, tweak these, you know, put the glue on these knobs.
0:24.0	Don't change these things again.
0:26.0	It's a few factors.
0:27.0	But since I clean my office, it's a lot more echoey.
0:30.0	Huh.
0:31.0	I think the coffee cups were dampening.
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