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This week we talk about Grit, by Angela Duckworth.   

• I'm in California and Wally is in San Diego. We decided to record on a Wednesday morning to accomodate schedules. Not sure that matters since we haven't really picked a day to consistently publish. 

• Our podcast is on iTunes now. I think it actually has been for the entire week. I thought there was an approval process or something. Now that it's on there it feels sort of official. I have that iMessage drawing of Frankenwalt the Frankenstein monster. It feels a little too casual.

• Tim Ferriss talks about how the average podcast only lasts like 3 or 6 episodes. I bet a lot of them thought "It's the audio that matters" or that silliness is a part of it. By week 12 I want to make sure the listing and landing page looks way better. Actually I need a landing page at all. 

• I was scrambling to buy the Zoom H1 because I wanted to record in the hotel room. Then I remembered Tim Ferris's rule for podcast audio: make it mono and make it loud enough. The EarPods are fine. 

• I bought the Zoom H1 but was recording on the EarPods. I'd love to see a chart of my success rate on Slickdeals with finding a good deal plotted against how many times I check and refresh the site. Truly a slot machine. 

• One day later I actually was walking over a highway. And yes, it was super sketchy. All to get In-N-Out. All worth it. On the off chance that you care what I think about In-N-Out vs. Shake Shack: both are great. Shake Shack's beef is better. It's also more expensive.

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