Episode 20: Muscle of Failure

Merlin and Dan talk about getting started, putting on your shoes instead of shopping for pedometers, false dilemmas, doing as much work with your hands as you've done in your head, why you should leave some water in the pump, meta-fiddling, and getting better. Links for this episode:Yeah, THIS just happened. Breville. 1800 watts. Toast. BOOM!Photo courtesy of @e_shirt - mlkshkAmazon.com: Breville BOV650XL Compact 4-Slice Smart Oven with Element IQ: Kitchen & DiningHypercritical #21: Reading Playboy for the Articles - 5by5MaxFunCon: Merlin Mann on Doing Creative Work; The Sound of Young America“Outline” - MaxFunCon Talk | Flickr - Photo Sharing!Wampa - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars WikiAmazon.com: Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis (9780805048919): Joan Bolker: BooksAmazon.com: Ernest Hemingway on Writing (9780684854298): Larry W. Phillips: BooksPhotography, and the Tolerance for Courageous Sucking | 43 FoldersAmazon.com: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (9780786880706): Jon Kabat-Zinn: BooksYouTube - Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-ZinnJanuary 18, 2011 - Wolfram|AlphaFake Rocks, Salami Commanders, and Just Enough to Start | 43 FoldersUm. Feel the magic first-hand: Episode... - kung fu grippeOn The MediaYouTube - HAPPY DAYS - Richie Almost DiesFlickr: chrisglass' PhotostreamChris GlassAmazon.com: Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras: Camera & Photoparislemon.YouTube - Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 3 of 4NPR Fresh AirBack to Work - 5by5WikiBack to Work - iTunes. (Wanna leave us a nice review?)"Serial Entrepreneur. That's internet for 'I installed WordPress TWICE.'"Lawn darts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediajohn hodgman mustache - Google SearchAbout little thing called 750 Words on 750 WordsHOME « McKee StorySponsored by FreshBooks and Sound Studio 4.