Episode 330: Frowny Face for You

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Episode 330: Frowny Face for You

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Jun 27, 2017

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TOPIC: Drawing effective water.

In this week's tight and bright episode, Dan and Merlin do dome followup on food bars and CBD oil, then discuss how to get better at letting people just enjoy what they like.

In this week's main topic, your hosts address how to think more productively (and more realistically) about what you need from a task management app.

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Jun 27, 2017

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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. Hosted by Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin.

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Episode 330: Frowny Face for You

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