Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
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43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.
August, 2005Tools for generating new ideasMerlin Mann | Aug 31 2005This is a huge collection of models for thinking about and generating fresh ideas. Seems focused on product development, but there’s good stuff here for most any interest or creative purpose. read more »1 Comment
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Developing pronoid delusionsMerlin Mann | Aug 28 2005I like this page, filled as it is with encouraging (okay, some are pretty cheesy) tricks for the compulsive sad sack in each of us. The tips generally help clear the psychic garbage and focus on realigning our perceptions to stop looking for soul-crushing conspiracies and start noticing how many good things (blessings, if you like) are happening around us. read more »POSTED IN:
To-Done: Scheduling tasksMerlin Mann | Aug 18 2005This is an intriguing idea. Keith converts his important to-dos into scheduled blocks of work. read more »POSTED IN:
Life inside one big text fileMerlin Mann | Aug 17 2005Giles takes one of the biggest, geekiest leaps you can, moving all of his stuff into a single big-ass plain text file. read more »POSTED IN:
David Allen: Handy lists to maintainMerlin Mann | Aug 14 2005David Allen’s suggestions for lists that are handy to keep around. read more »POSTED IN:
Ye Olde HipsterMerlin Mann | Aug 11 2005Old-timey Hipster PDA. read more »POSTED IN:
Eno on the Microsoft Sound: 'Here's a specific problem -- solve it.'Merlin Mann | Aug 10 2005Brian Eno, from 1996, speaking on the creation of “The Microsoft Sound” (the gentle little tune that plays when you boot your Windows PC). I thought you’d enjoy it as an example of how a novel bit of work and some limitations can re-align your perspective and even help you get unstuck about unrelated projects. (Thanks, Mike) read more »POSTED IN:
Sending short email messages from within QuicksilverMerlin Mann | Aug 10 2005Keep it brief and send it fast--right from within Quicksilver. read more »POSTED IN:
Good report of a year using GTDMerlin Mann | Aug 5 2005I enjoyed tuqqer’s detailed review of how he’s tweaked GTD to work best for him over the past year. read more »POSTED IN:
A vacation from the endless listsMerlin Mann | Aug 1 2005Try a nice simple to-do list that you can really manage. read more »POSTED IN:
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