Episode 299: Unhook from the Comparison

TOPIC: Your "backstage" vs. their "onstage"

This week, Merlin shares some useful thoughts (via Patrick Rothfuss) on being careful about how we compare ourselves to others.

The hosts also share some terrific listener suggestions for fantasy books for kids.

Also, Dan has strong feelings about poultry.

Links for this episode:

• Diffen - Compare Anything. Diffen. Discern. Decide.
  
• Diffen:About - Difference and Comparison | Diffen
  Diffen lets you compare anything.

  What is the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R? What is the difference between a pub and a bar? An alligator and a crocodile? What is the difference between 401(k) and IRA? Treasuries and bonds? AMD Turion and Athlon processors? How is a Pentium Core 2 Duo different from Pentium Dual Core? How does the work environment at IBM compare with working at Microsoft? How does living in Seattle compare with living in Amsterdam? What is the difference between a Plasma TV and an LCD TV? Cal Tech and UCLA? Yankees and the Red Sox?

  You can find or write all these comparisons on Diffen.
  

• Episode 10: Throwing Away Your Shot with Merlin Mann — SMG
  
• Patrick Rothfuss - Official Website
  
• The Name of the Wind: Patrick Rothfuss: 8601300468570: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Manure Digester — Unattended Consequences — Overcast
  Author Pat Rothfuss on comparing somebody else's "onstage" to your "backstage."
  
• Unattended Consequences
  A weekly conversation between Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind) and Max Temkin (Cards Against Humanity).
  
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life - Anne Lamott - Google Books
  
• Bartimaeus 3-book boxed set (Bartimaeus Trilogy): Jonathan Stroud: 9781423136828: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: Diane Duane Young Wizards: Books
  
• Peter and the Starcatchers: Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Greg Call: 9780786849079: Amazon.com: Books
  
• The Chronicles of Prydain (5 Volumes): Lloyd Alexander: 9781250000934: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (9780385736008): Michael Scott: Books
  
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians): Rick Riordan, John Rocco: 9781484707234: Amazon.com: Books
  
• The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1): Rick Riordan: 9780786838653: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: His Dark Materials Omnibus (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (9780375847226): Philip Pullman: Books
  
• His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass: Philip Pullman: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: brad meltzer i am: Books
  
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box Set Collection (10 Books): Jeff Kinney: 9780141336466: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amazon.com: The Giver (Giver Quartet) (9780544336261): Lois Lowry: Books
  
• Gabby and Gator: James Burks: 9780316259354: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Len - Steal My Sunshine - YouTube
  
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• Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet): Orson Scott Card: 9780812550702: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Amphigorey: Fifteen Books: Edward Gorey: 8601300252452: Amazon.com: Books
  
• The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Edward Gorey: 9780151003082: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Library Extension - See book availability from your local library | Library Extension
  
• A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet): Madeleine L'Engle: 9780312367541: Amazon.com: Books
  
• Chronicles of Narnia Box Set: C. S. Lewis: 8601400210253: Amazon.com: Books
  
• This is Not a Conspiracy Theory
  
• Broken windows theory - Wikipedia
  
• The Problem with "Broken Windows" Policing | Policing the Police | FRONTLINE | PBS
  

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