Episode 206: Talking to Santa

TOPIC: Work as Practice

This week Dan and Merlin chew on some of the numerous eternal imponderables of creative work—with a special focus on "work as practice."

Links for this episode:

• Cotton Bureau – #SUPERTRAIN by Roderick on the Line
  Pack a small bag with the very first official Roderick on the Line shirt.
  
• 5by5 | Back to Work #31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long
  
• 5by5 | Back to Work #205: Obsolete, circa 1993
  
• 5by5 | After Dark #503: After Back to Work 205
  
• Ep. 25: "Supertrain" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
  
• The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety: Alan W. Watts: 8601300190136: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice ~ Film Trailer and Synopsis | American Masters | PBS
  
• Ricky Jay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Audio Dharma - Lovingkindness (Metta)
  Metta, or lovingkindness is the heartfelt wish for the well-being of oneself and others. The practice of Metta meditation is the systematic cultivation of our capacity for lovingkindness. Cultivating friendliness and goodwill is an important partner to mindfulness meditation.

• "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" - YouTube
  
• If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS | This American Life
  
• Flow (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Magic Number | You Look Nice Today
  
• The Mind - Alan Watts - YouTube
  Alan Watts speaks on worrying and compulsive thinking.
  

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