Merlin and Dan talk about the problem of permanent zeroes, desiring not to desire, why "hypocrisy" is killing you, stepping back on the path without apologizing, Merlin's new tattoo, and—yeah—going a little easier on yourself.

Also, how almost everything is like a glass of water and John Siracusa is literally and uniquely Squidward.

Links for this episode:

  • Heraclitus - The Fragments
  • Schadenfreude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • The Wire (TV Series 2002–2008) - IMDb
  • Sarlacc - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
  • the size of tiny changes in the heart
  • [audio] Alan Watts: “Yet, here we are.”…"You are a wave of the stream itself. So, get with it!" - kung fu grippe
  • [audio] Introduction to Buddhism by Alan Watts
  • The Philosophies of Asia--Alan Watts (Introduction to Buddhism)
  • The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We're All Going To Miss Almost Everything : Monkey See : NPR
  • Maha-satipatthana Sutta: The Great Frames of Reference
  • The Agendas of Mindfulness
  • Brahmana Sutta: To Unnabha the Brahman
  • Right Now by Thanissaro Bhikkhu | D.I.Y. Dharma
  • The 84th Problem
  • Mindfulness: The practice of being "here" | 43 Folders
  • Lifehacked by Matt Haughey; mindfulness, ho | 43 Folders
  • Sometimes There's a Man - mlkshk
  • Decision Maker Pro
  • Untranslatability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • B2W Squarespace Signup (coupon code: "backtowork6")
  • "Adulthood ultimately means becoming a hypocrite on your own terms."
  • "People who regard honesty & hypocrisy as incompatible strike me as either dishonest, hypocritical, or both. Is that hypocritical? You bet."
  • "David Simon: 'F*ck the Average Reader'" - kung fu grippe
  • Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • After Dark #30: After Back To Work 021 - 5by5
  • Jan Tschichold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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