Episode 577: Transylvanian Meditation

Find the tool you need—but, keep asking yourself, "Soooooo…now what?" Links for this episode:The paradox of abundance – Jon UdellCould Gen Z Free the World From Email? - The New York TimesDifference B...

20 Jul 20211h 9min

Things get pretty silly, yet somehow land on some extremely Back to Work points about time management, compression, values, and moving your own goalposts. For some reason, McDonald's becomes an import...

13 Jul 20211h 19min

DISCUSSED: Dan begins a journey into new worlds of voice control and home automation. Links for this episode:Run Farther, Faster: tips from Endure author Alex Hutchinson.To run farther and faster, you...

6 Jul 20211h 31min

DISCUSSED: Some ups and downs of living the smart speaker lifestyle. Also: the dramatis personae of The Land of Make Believe; feeding the demon dogs; and learning to be careful with the words we put ...

29 Jun 20211h 10min

DISCUSSED: Merlin and his wife realize the moment they crossed a line; in Follow-Up, your hosts celebrate the late great Fred Willard; in further Follow-Up, the state of the union in smart voice devic...

22 Jun 20211h 20min

DISCUSSED: Dan finally gets more three-six-five, and Merlin gets extremely deep in the stack. Also, just a little more calendar talk, including a model for deciding where something goes. Links for thi...

16 Jun 20211h 24min

DISCUSSED: Merlin runs into some problems reporting live from the show floor; is social media making us as happy as we'd like to think?; thoughts on pro wrestlers and the films of John Carpenter; find...

9 Jun 20211h 55min

DISCUSSED: Part one of a deep dive into calendars. Links for this episode:206 - Narcissism — You Are Not So Smart — OvercastDark triad - WikipediaIn psychology, the dark triad comprises the personalit...

1 Jun 20211h 46min