Episode Description

Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about futureproofing your passion by finding your obsession and voice, putting away your buggy whip and evolving, spreading your chips out across safe and risky investments, and taking smarter chances.

Episode Information

Initially Released April 12, 2011

Runtime 1:18:47

Episode Page Johnny Heuristic

Recurring Topics and Characters

• Agency

• Netflix

• Futureproofing Your Passion

• Obsession Times Voice

• Merlin's Book Deal

• Richard A

• Blogging

• Gambling

• Tom the Shrink

Discussion

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Quotes

How good am I at this? How good do I want to be at this? Have I really produced enough to have the level of arrogance about this that could explain why it is that no one actually hires me to make all these things I'm not actually good at?
-Merlin, with some questions to ask yourself.

Really? Reach out? We used to call that talking to someone.
-Merlin

Episode Links

• The Pipeline #49: Philip Elmer-DeWitt - 5by5