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BlogsNew habits and useful landminesMerlin Mann | Jul 22 2005This article's advice on “installing” a new habit is really quite good, but it's also useful just for its inspiring examples of what Danny and I have called “useful landmines”-pre-emptive ways to make failure in a given situation as difficult as possible. A few I especially liked: read more »8 Comments
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Good tips from the wikiMerlin Mann | Jul 19 2005A sampling of some entries I’ve particularly liked on the unsorted life hacks page of the 43F Wiki. read more »POSTED IN:
Tips on cleaning, stain removal, and homemade air freshenersMerlin Mann | Jul 15 2005As a consequence of being too lazy to take the trash out a couple nights ago, the smell of salmon took up residence throughout our kitchen. In addressing the stank, I ran across this ginormous page full of of links on cleaning and stain removal including a handy collection of homemade air fresheners. read more »POSTED IN:
Turn an old Zip's case into a Hipster PDAMerlin Mann | Jul 15 2005This is very cute—turn an old Zip disk cast and some custom-printed templates into a sexy little Hipster PDA variant or a mini-tickler file. Clever! read more »POSTED IN:
Interesting 43F StatsMerlin Mann | Jul 15 2005Talking blog stats is dull, tacky stuff, so I usually avoid it like the plague. But here’s a couple data points you might find interesting. read more »POSTED IN:
Tips to prune crufty writingMerlin Mann | Jul 14 2005Useful set of tips on improving the carpentry of your writing by avoiding cliches and colorless (or too colorful) language. read more »POSTED IN:
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