Back to Work
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Back to Work is an award winning talk show with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discussing productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
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Feb 1, 2011 • 1h 11min
Episode 3: The Second Arrow
Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discuss ADD, Buddhism, mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
Links for this episode:Best of WikipediaMindfulness In Plain EnglishMindfulness in Plain English [Amazon]Red Barber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWebstock 2011 — 14th-18th February 2011Amazon.com: The Wisdom of Insecurity (9780394704685): Alan W. Watts: BooksBacon Ray - "Tomfoolery" 7-inch (1995) [DL B2W's theme song, "Plica Plica"]Anne Lamott: Put the puppy back on the paper | 43 Folders Hillbilly Excel - 30 Seconds with Phone Guy - "It's all buttoned up…"Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life [MDM: "...book with brown and green cover..."]Merlin @ Webstock 2011: Keynote + Two New WorkshopsHüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (Side 2 of 4) ["Punch it!"]Webstock 2011 will be the mostest bestest scientifically proven amazingest conference ever. In the history of the world. Fact.
Jan 25, 2011 • 1h 9min
Episode 2: Picture of a Boat
Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin formulate a five-minute warning tactic before discussing the reality of bringing change to your company, some patterns that work for startups, solving the right problem at the right level, why you can’t find the innovation button, and using PathFinder as a Finder replacement.
Links for this episode:Video: Interview: Chris Wetherell | The Merlin ShowVideo: Interview: Chris Wetherell, Part 2 | The Merlin ShowBook: The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt and David ThomasVideo: Path Finder video demo on MacBreak | 43 FoldersBook: Dynamics of Software Development by Jim McCarthy, Denis GilbertBook: Pragmatic Thinking and Learning by Andy HuntWorkshop: "Sinking your Sailboats: Managing Innovation by Saying True Things" by Merlin @ Webstock 11App Pick: Path Finder 5 by Cocoatech (OS X File Browser/Finder Replacement)Skunkworks project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Image: One of Pavlov's dogs.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MacGuffin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Evan Williams | evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups [2005]Cognitive bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaQuote: "The awful thing about life is this: Everybody has their reasons" (La règle du jeu, 1939) Image: "Leave-A-Sign-About-Dog-Poop Guy" This episode is sponsored by The Omni Group, makers of fine Mac and iOS apps like OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, and OmniOutliner.
Jan 18, 2011 • 1h 29min
Episode 1: Alligator in the Bathroom
In the inaugural episode of Back to Work, Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin discuss why they’re doing this show, getting back to work instead of buying berets, the lizard brain, and compare the Shadow of the Mouse to San Francisco, and eventually get to some practical tips for removing friction.
Links for this episode:Welcome to BrettTerpstra.com, home of Brett Terpstra and his nerderycarlhuda/janus - GitHubpractically efficient — technology, workflows, lifeMacSparky - BlogThe Brooks ReviewAnd now it’s all thisDan Rodney's List of Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts & Keystrokes43f Podcast: John Gruber & Merlin Mann's Blogging Panel at SxSW | 43 Folderswaffle software · ThisServiceOne Thing Wellhtml2text: THE ASCIINATOR (aka html2txt)The Conversation #27: Missionless Statements - 5by5Smash into Vim [Screencast]Sponsored by Postmark and Rackspace.
