Summer’s is right around the corner, guys. So, let’s get in gear—yes, your gear!
First, make sure you’ve got everything sorted, basketed, washed, dried, pressed, steamed, folded, blocked, shanty-towned, gathered, pinned, stapled, re-steamed, cobblered, new-jacked, and—yes—packed.
Download MP3 of "Productive Talk Compilation" As promised, here’s the single-file compilation of the Productive Talk podcast interviews I did with David Allen, the author of Getting Things Done. The final version’s eight episodes clock in at a
What Dan and Merlin said after we hit “STOP” on Back to Work, Episode 7, "Vocational Wheel"
Merlin’s all-time favorite interview he’s done
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From deep in the 43 Folders archives—January 4, 2006 to be exact—a podcast eppy on why I way prefer “Fresh Starts and Modest Changes” to ambitious but un-keepable “resolutions.”
Short and not particularly instructive, but since when did that stop me? Exactly.
Go easy on yourself, gang. Unless you’ve had a lot of success in the past doing otherwise, maybe channel some of that hungover overambition into just doing stuff—rather than feeling like you have to totally reinvent yourself.
Because that’s a lot of work. And, at least in my experience, it pretty much always fails, making you feel worse than when you started.
Resolutions are like promises and bunny rabbits—they are WAY easier to make than to keep.
Just a data point from the guy who wanted to replace John Ritter.
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In our first “Workflows” episode we talk with Merlin Mann, or as David calls him, the “Hero of Nerds.” Merlin discussed how he uses his Mac for his work and the applications he uses to be more productive. This extra long episode is packed with geeky goodness.
From http://macpowerusers.com/2010/03/mpu-023-workflows-with-merlin-mann/
In this special episode, Dan Benjamin talks with two of his heroes, Merlin Mann and Jeff Veen about independence, free thinking, productivity, and changing your game.
Jeffrey Veen Jeffrey Veen is the founder of Typekit, one of the founding partners of Adaptive Path, and the co-creator of Measure Map, the web analytics tool acquired by Google in 2006. After five years with Adaptive Path, Jeff moved on to Google, where he lead the redesign of their Analytics product and managed their web apps UX team.
Merlin created 43 Folders, co-hosts You Look Nice Today, appears on MacBreak Weekly, and speaks and consults about things like email, time & attention, and creative work. Merlin also created Inbox Zero, the Hipster PDA, the Procrastination Dash, and more.
In our first “Workflows” episode we talk with Merlin Mann, or as David calls him, the “Hero of Nerds.” Merlin discussed how he uses his Mac for his work and the applications he uses to be more productive. This extra long episode is packed with geeky goodness.
From http://macpowerusers.com/2010/03/mpu-023-workflows-with-merlin-mann/
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Merlin Mann is a writer, speaker, blogger, podcaster and student of the creative mind. He’s the creator of 43Folders, a popular web site devoted to time, attention and creative work, as well as the man behind such varied projects as The Merlin Show, Kung Fu Grippe, 5ives, the 43Folders podcast, one-third of the crazy-successful comedy podcast You Look Nice Today, and lord knows what else. He’s also currently working on his first book, Inbox Zero. Colin Marshall originally conducted this conversation on the public radio program and podcast The Marketplace of Ideas.
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