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.
”What’s 43 Folders?”
43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.
Merlin's blogCatching the brain rainMerlin Mann | Apr 20 2006Warm, Partly Cloudy, 100% Chance of Brain Rain I like James' ideas for catching the "brain rain" -- a way of setting aside a few minutes each day for firewalled creativity through idea generation and capture. This kind of habit could fit nicely into an end-of-day ritual, maybe before a quick review and daily cleanup. read more » 5 Comments
POSTED IN:
Jimi: The wallet for people who hate walletsMerlin Mann | Apr 19 2006POSTED IN:
USA Today: Smart CEOs watch how you treat the staffMerlin Mann | Apr 17 2006USATODAY.com - CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character I was a busboy in junior high and high school and a waiter in college, and I hardily concur that the behavior of a restaurant patron can unintentionally reveal loads about their character. read more »POSTED IN:
Full screen mode update: Close enoughMerlin Mann | Apr 17 2006As an update to my previous post about wishing full-screen mode were more ubiquitous, I wanted to share a combination of apps and tips that's been working well for me (thanks in part to the great comments over in that thread). Tools you'll need
Setting up
Ta-da. A serviceable full screen mode for minimizing distraction and the myriad attractive nuisances in your world. Maybe not as fancy as the built-in functionality in MacJournal, DevonThink, or Ulysses, but close enough for government work -- and usable across the range of apps in your life. POSTED IN:
Schedule (and choose) a dash in iCalMerlin Mann | Apr 14 2006If you're a fan of any flavor of the procrastination dash, this one might come in handy for you. I've started scheduling some of my work in time-based dashes -- right in iCal. read more »POSTED IN:
Six cool Quicksilver plugins you might not knowMerlin Mann | Apr 13 2006Just a quickie to bubble up some novel Quicksilver plugins that are new-ish or even a bit esoteric. N.B.: Clicking the linked title of the plugin should install it if you're running a recent version of QS, although I think you should also be able to install most of these right from the Plug-ins Preferences. read more »POSTED IN:
|
|
EXPLORE 43Folders | THE GOOD STUFF |