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Episode 573: Shovels, Not Teaspoons

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

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

DISCUSSED: Updates on new Plex functionality; praise for Severance; plus some updates on Merlin's new setup—and pursuing the life that you'd like to have.

Runner-Up Titles:

  • Shoulders Come in Pairs
  • Meaty and Sad
  • Sucked Up Into My Body Cavity
  • Really Hurts Your Roller Skating Muscle
  • It's a Nice Box
  • I Saved Some Nice Boxes

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:02.0

Hello, Merlin.

0:03.0

How are you doing today?

0:04.2

I'm very well done.

0:06.6

Very good morning.

0:08.8

Good morning.

0:09.8

Good morning.

0:10.8

Yeah, sure.

0:11.8

I'm a pony.

0:12.8

I'm a little horse.

0:13.8

I don't know why.

0:14.8

Tiny.

0:15.8

Maybe I'm yelling.

0:16.8

Maybe I'm yelling my head.

0:17.8

Yeah.

0:18.8

You know, with the demon dogs and the ghosts and the goblins.

0:22.8

Yeah.

0:23.8

Oh, damn.

0:24.8

I did it again.

0:25.8

What happened?

0:26.8

I weigh over prepped.

0:27.8

I got way too much stuff for today's recording.

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