39 min

Try Everything REWORK

    • Management

Every year for the past decade, Mert Iseri has chosen a new skill to learn. This annual challenge has taken him from a magicians' club to chess tournaments where he's competed against eight-year-olds. In this episode, Mert talks about chasing the joy of being challenged just the right amount and what he's learned from being an enthusiastic beginner.
Show Notes
Mert Iseri on Twitter - 2:49
Basecamp's Continuing Education Allowance benefit - 3:22
SwipeSense - 4:45
The Game of the Century - 8:24
Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley - 9:15
Pioneers Palaces - 10:03
Garry Kasparov's seminar on MasterClass - 10:14
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - 14:49
Lillstreet Art Center - 21:44
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson - 24:33
Chicago Magic Lounge - 28:59
Chicago Magic Round Table - 30:00
Free Solo - 32:56
Max Maven performs B'Wave - 38:52

Every year for the past decade, Mert Iseri has chosen a new skill to learn. This annual challenge has taken him from a magicians' club to chess tournaments where he's competed against eight-year-olds. In this episode, Mert talks about chasing the joy of being challenged just the right amount and what he's learned from being an enthusiastic beginner.
Show Notes
Mert Iseri on Twitter - 2:49
Basecamp's Continuing Education Allowance benefit - 3:22
SwipeSense - 4:45
The Game of the Century - 8:24
Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley - 9:15
Pioneers Palaces - 10:03
Garry Kasparov's seminar on MasterClass - 10:14
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - 14:49
Lillstreet Art Center - 21:44
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson - 24:33
Chicago Magic Lounge - 28:59
Chicago Magic Round Table - 30:00
Free Solo - 32:56
Max Maven performs B'Wave - 38:52

39 min