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Episode 14 - Velocity of Disappointment
Episode Description
Merlin Mann joins Dan Benjamin to talk about problems that are impossible, problems that are boring, problems that you're scared of, and why you need to differentiate between fear and anxiety so you can be scared of something interesting.
Episode Information
Initially Released May 3, 2011
Runtime 1:07:53
Episode Page Velocity of Disappointment
Recurring Topics and Characters
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Quotes
You only have an email problem if the IMAP server is down.
-Merlin
If you tried…to think you can help more than 10 or 15 people with exactly the same solution it means you probably don't understand the problem and you probably don't understand the people that you're trying to help.
-Merlin
If you only do non-scary stuff, you're gonna keep having non-scary results.
-Merlin
People are not a solvable problem.
-Merlin
The thing about Sisyphus is does he ever stop and go "Wait a minute, how will I know if this is going great?"
-Merlin
Please be replaced by remembering to pay the bills!
-Merlin, lamenting his D&D knowledge.
Your pencil is never gonna be sharp enough, and neither are you.
-Merlin
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