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Episode 92: The Florida Episode

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

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2012

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

TOPIC: Florida.

Hinted at since Episode 1—and repeatedly threatened nearly every week since—here, at last: The Florida Episode.

The heat, the driving, the isolation, the driving, the white driveways, the early-bird specials, the menacing parking-lot violence, the driving, the people, the stop lights, the gates, the urology clinics, the driving, the short pants, the driving, and much MUCH more.

In part one of what will surely be an epic, multi-episode arc, Dan and Merlin finally start coming to terms with their undistinguished youths in the Sunshine State.

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0:00.0

Hello, hi Merlin. Hi Dan. How are you? I'm great. How's everything going? How's

0:08.8

everything going there? Pretty good. It's an unusual time for us to do this.

0:13.9

This is a weird time and I feel, but I feel good about the time. I feel good about the time.

0:21.3

I have time for you and I make time for you. I get that sense. If I called you up,

0:27.6

you would make room on your calendar. Anytime. You need something. You need to tank a gas,

0:33.5

you know, like someone, you know, run out on the side of the road. I'm there, man.

0:37.9

It's funny. It's just about to re-up our triple A, but no need.

0:41.6

No need for a roadside assistance. To a certain degree, I mean, there are, you have to,

0:47.6

it's a reimbursement kind of thing. Like you, it's out of pocket and then,

0:52.6

okay. What's the weather like you were saying earlier today in our private call,

0:56.8

that it was nice and warm out. It's extremely hot. Yeah, this city screws with you. It's

1:01.6

really hot. I'm sweaty. I really screwed up because I forgot to eat. So I just had a very,

1:06.2

I ran with a very unhealthy meal and then I ate it very quickly. I think I may,

1:11.4

I may have hit rock bottom. But it's good. I mean, you know, exercise is good.

1:16.4

It is good. Yeah. As far as I know, I don't have heart problems. As far as I know. Okay.

1:21.4

That's the problem. You go to the doctor and I'll tell you what's wrong with you.

1:24.5

If you avoid it, how do you feel about doctors? Do you like doctors?

1:30.1

There is a, you know, yes and yes and no. I would, when I was raised that doctors

1:38.3

were sort of like gods and that they knew all. And like, well, the doctor said to do this.

1:45.9

So you must do it. But I came to learn later in life that doctors sometimes don't know what

1:51.9

they're talking about. But they have to be confident all the time.

1:55.3

Treat the patient not the symptoms.

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