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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