Episode 23: Failure is ALWAYS an Option

This week, Dan and Merlin determine that even the Chico Marx of notebooks is the right one if you're writing in it, failure is ALWAYS an option: fully committing didn't do Pickett any good, but you should commit to narrowing scope and deciding what success is. Why? Fact or Fiction: You can start a business on the side. Links for this episode:kung fu grippe - Robb Wolff on "Perfection"Letters of Note: PERSISTQPR: Jim Fairness and the 14-Second Work YearQPR: Commentary by Anton CantruskuPickett's Charge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJek Tono Porkins - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars WikiWedge Antilles - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars WikiToward Better Master Passwords | Agile Blog B2W Squarespace Signup (coupon code: "backtowork7") AgileBits: 1Password kung fu grippe - Need a fast primer on storytelling? The Civil...The Civil War . In the Classroom . Using the Series . Episode Five | PBSkung fu grippe - “Disjointed” A View to a Kill: Just giving up.Programmers NotebookHypercritical #23: No Sentence Left Behind - 5by5Schecter/Giffin 'Telecaster'-style Guitars | Pete Townshend’s Guitar Gear | WhotabsNorth Coast Music: Rickenbacker 660/12damn the torpedoes tom petty - Google SearchYouTube - M&Ms Commercial - "Thank you Easter Bunny, Bawk Bawk!"Tigermilk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLeaked! Dan's new show, "Go Ahead, Caller!"Anti-pattern - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNetflix - Watch Ken Burns: The Civil Warkung fu grippe - Need a fast primer on storytelling? [Merlin's Notebook] Nothing Doesn't Go In Here - a set on Flickr American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009 Documentary)Risk and the Bin Laden Raid - Notions: John Dickerson's BlogPlayboy Interview With John Lennon and Yoko OnoJack Purvis - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars WikiNothing Doesn't Go In Here: "Two Words" | Flickr - Photo Sharing!story in a grocery: Back to WorkWord play: A top newspaper editor helps demystify the writing process: PRSAGetting Into the Writing Game, With Words of Advice From a Coach | Special English | Learning EnglishCrapping on your Dream: Freelancing 101The Weight of a Good Notebook « The Bygone BureauSponsored by MailChimp and Sound Studio 4.