TOPIC: Coder, Kayaker, Father, Person.
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about Dan's attempt to vastly rejigger his schedule in the interest of mental and physical health.
This leads to a long discussion of work, identity, expectations, and choosing which of the voices in your head to listen to and when.
Links for this episode:
- Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #12 — Merlin Mann
- Costumed character - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Zentai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Ultraman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Cortex #21: The E-Myth Revisited - Relay FM
- Abe Vigoda, Sunken-Eyed Character Actor, Dead at 94 - ABC News
- Paris syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Jerusalem syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Talk Show: Ep. 143, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include Winter Storm Jonas, the politics of sick kids, sweating out a fever, people going insane over the rumors that the next iPhones will omit the standard headphone jack, the seven-hour The Godfather Epic, and more.
- Flannery O'Connor:"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
"She would of been a good woman," The Misfit said, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life."
- Sleep++ on the App Store
- Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Resource leveling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Archies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hot Dog: mascot / conductor
- Salvatore Tessio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the film based on it. In the film, Tessio was portrayed by Abe Vigoda.
- Ep. 143: ‘A Squirrel Eating a Duck’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Overcast
Skip straight to 2:06:08, where Gruber and Merlin talk about The Godfather.
- Kid Charlemagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- A Good Man Is Hard to Find (short story) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Episode 7: Oatmeal and Blood Broccoli | Top Scallops
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