Back to Work1 Nov 2011

Episode 39: A Source of Rice with Velocity

On strength and tolerance.

Dan and Merlin talk about the many facets of strength, including the complexity of knowing what to be strong about, to whom, and when.

It's about way more than nailing the "clean and jerk" or yelling at Sips-His-Coffee-Really-Loud Guy. It's also about accepting all the things they just can't stand about you.

Also covered: the inescapability of Italian disco, maintaining an unassailable lawn, confronting skinny ladies in heels, negotiating D-minus hip-hop, and finding the will to spelunk all the way down the personal productivity stack.

Links for this episode:

Avsnitt(643)

Episode 636: Honoring My Pivot Table

Dan is navigating the landscape of task management apps, and, shockingly, Merlin has some thoughts.

9 Jan 20241h 21min

Episode 635: Buffet de Canard

Dan and Merlin kick off the new year with a wide-ranging look at how tools and motivations evolve with how we work.

3 Jan 20241h 20min

Episode 634: Nominally Future-Resistant

A fairly epic episode covering health tracking and self-quantization. Remember: data doesn't have to hurt.

13 Dec 20231h 20min

Episode 633: A Self-Aware Old Man

Your hosts talk about how we perceive the world and the challenge of mindfully updating our perceptions.

5 Dec 202357min

Episode 632: Big Strong Beef Boy

Dan and Merlin are excited about technologies that have found a place in their lives. What a blessed season of thanks! Runner-Up Titles: A Lot of Their Unhappiness Came from Me The Smell of a 15-Year-...

28 Nov 20231h 23min