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Back to Work

Episode 83: Way of the Future

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

🗓️ 4 September 2012

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Obsessions, Compulsions, Obsessions, and Compulsions. Also, Obsessions—and Compulsions.

This week, Dan and Merlin lick the doorknob five times, tap their heads with their shoes, and ponder the problem of obsessions and compulsions.

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0:00.0

How's everything going?

0:03.1

It's going fine, Dan.

0:05.1

Well, good.

0:06.1

I think I should go low key.

0:07.1

Should I go low key?

0:08.1

Well, this early.

0:09.1

Mm-hmm.

0:10.1

I can also go low key.

0:11.1

You can get one of those staffs.

0:13.7

It's already blown, isn't it?

0:15.9

Yeah.

0:16.9

Yeah.

0:17.9

Staff is blown.

0:18.9

You just got a message.

0:19.9

I just got one.

0:20.9

Yeah, tell them.

0:21.9

It's like you or me.

0:22.9

It goes to you.

0:23.9

It's not me.

0:24.9

I should make sure my telephone is turned off.

0:25.9

Hello?

0:26.9

Oh.

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