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Feb 11, 2020 39 min

Try Everything

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Every year for the past decade, Mert Iseri has chosen a new skill to learn. This annual challenge has taken him from a magicians' club to chess tournaments where he's competed against eight-year-olds. In this episode, Mert talks about chasing the joy of being challenged just the right amount and what he's learned from being an enthusiastic beginner. Show Notes Mert Iseri on Twitter - 2:49 Basecamp's Continuing Education Allowance benefit - 3:22 SwipeSense - 4:45 The Game of the Century - 8:24 Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley - 9:15 Pioneers Palaces - 10:03 Garry Kasparov's seminar on MasterClass - 10:14 Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - 14:49 Lillstreet Art Center - 21:44 It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson - 24:33 Chicago Magic Lounge - 28:59 Chicago Magic Round Table - 30:00 Free Solo - 32:56 Max Maven performs B'Wave - 38:52

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Every year for the past decade, Mert Iseri has chosen a new skill to learn. This annual challenge has taken him from a magicians' club to chess tournaments where he's competed against eight-year-olds. In this episode, Mert talks about chasing the joy of being challenged just the right amount and what he's learned from being an enthusiastic beginner. Show Notes Mert Iseri on Twitter - 2:49 Basecamp's Continuing Education Allowance benefit - 3:22 SwipeSense - 4:45 The Game of the Centur...

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