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43 Folders Home Search About How to Use 43f Back to Work Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love. Join us via RSS , iTunes , or at 5by5.tv . ”What’s 43 Folders?” 43Folders.com is Merlin Mann ’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work. Instapaper 4: Deciding to Read Merlin Mann | Oct 17 2011 Introducing Instapaper 4.0 for iPad and iPhone The lede here is that my pal, Marco , has just released the stellar new 4.0 version of his Instapaper suite. This is fantastic news, and–as if you needed one more of Marco’s beta testers to say so–I do sincerely hope you’ll mark the occasion (and support his hard work) by purchasing the Instapaper iOS app(s) . I promise you’ll be treating yourself to a massive update to an already excellent product. Now, it’s fortunate and appropriate that you’ll be hearing this advice at length from a lot of people this week. Because, if it’s not already obvious, Marco’s little app (and its associated services) enjoys a rabid fanbase of sundry paragraph cultists who are as eager as I am to spread the word; and, yes, we do want you to join the Reading Nerd cult. But, I also want to mark the occasion by adding a few thoughts on exactly what Instapaper has done, and continues to do, for me. (As you may already know, I’m a big Marco fan .) Thing is, I want to tell you how Marco has made a magical machine for people who have decided to read. read more » POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 349414 reads TOPICS: Decision-Making , Instapaper , Marco Arment , reading Cranking Merlin Mann | Apr 22 2011 1. Nothing wrecks your living room decor quite like a giant, rented hospital bed. The one my Dad laid in for a couple months in the fall of 1974 was an alarmingly stiff and sturdy affair, the frame of which was forged of impossibly heavy iron, with half a dozen jaggy coats of putty-flesh latex paint doing a shit job of concealing the dings and dents kissed by dozens of clutches of burly rental guys trying to navigate unaccommodating residential doors. Jammed cattywampus between a teddy-bear brown sectional, an antiqued rococo credenza, and what had until recently been my Father's favorite armchair, the hospital bed left little room for easy socializing, let alone aesthetic speculation. This was a living room where a very ill person would mostly die soon. read more » POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 829095 reads TOPICS: family , Inbox Zero , Personal Scared Shitless Merlin Mann | Mar 28 2011 Merlin Mann - "Scared Shitless: How I (Mostly) Learned to Love Being Afraid of Pretty Much Everything" Download MP4 Video of "Scared Shitless" This is the video of a talk I did last month at Webstock in Wellington, New Zealand. It's pretty different from a lot of stuff I've done. It's about being scared . read more » POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 376946 reads TOPICS: Elsewhere , Fear , Merlin Speaks , Webstock Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II Merlin Mann | Mar 27 2011 MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users Download MP3 Huffduff It read more » POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 341297 reads TOPICS: Elsewhere , Interviews , Productivity Pr0n , Workflows Fear Merlin Mann | Feb 5 2011 So, yeah. I'll be speaking at Webstock pretty soon. Which is insanely intimidating. I think I may have my topic. POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 258792 reads TOPICS: Fear , Merlin Speaks Video: John Roderick on String Art Owls, Copper Pipe, and Bono's Boss Merlin Mann | Jan 21 2011 [ jump to video ] Long story (not very) short? One night in 2003--after killing it in front of audience of about 30 lucky people in Oakland-- The Long Winters needed a place to crash, and my wife and I were happy to oblige. So, they drove their Big Stinky Blue Van over the bridge, slept on our floor, and by breakfast the next morning, it'd become clear to me that I'd provided lodging to a man who was not only very likely a member of my karass --he was also one of the smartest bullshit artists I'd ever met. Almost eight years later, although I don't see him nearly as much as I'd like, I still count the guy as one of my best pals ever. That's John Roderick. read more » POSTED IN: Merlin's blog 233208 reads TOPICS: Brady's Bits , John Roderick , The Merlin Show , video 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » Search 43F Ads via The Deck Advertise on 43 Folders via The Deck 43f Hosting by A2 A2 hosts 43 Folders with handsome aplomb. Please consider perusing their affordable shared hosting plans. » Merlin Speaks Bring 43 Folders to your company by inviting Merlin to speak at your next event . It's fast and painless to book Merlin -- just contact us with details about what you need. » About 43 Folders About the Site Sitemap Suggest a Site Contact Us Merlin Elsewhere MerlinMann.com Back to Work Kung Fu Grippe You Look Nice Today 5ives Merlin on Twitter Merlin on Flickr EXPLORE 43Folders THE GOOD STUFF Popular Today Popular Classics Recent Posts Popular Today Popular Classics Oldies but goldies Title Getting started with "Getting Things Done" Recent Hits 5382 Created 2004-09-08 13:25 Title Introducing the Hipster PDA Recent Hits 5363 Created 2004-09-03 11:06 Title Writing sensible email messages Recent Hits 2637 Created 2005-09-19 02:59 Title Five Mistakes Band & Label Sites Make Recent Hits 2060 Created 2004-12-06 07:25 Title Procrastination hack: '(10+2)*5' Recent Hits 1833 Created 2005-10-11 06:30 Recent Posts Latest posts from all 43f bloggers Instapaper 4: Deciding to Read Cranking Back to Work: Evolution, Roulette, and Futureproofing Your Passion Scared Shitless Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II An Oblique Strategy : Honor thy error as a hidden intention STAY IN THE LOOP: Cranking Merlin used to crank. He’s not cranking any more. This is an essay about family, priorities, and Shakey’s Pizza, and it’s probably the best thing he’s written. » Scared Shitless Merlin’s scared. You’re scared. Everybody is scared. This is the video of Merlin’s keynote at Webstock 2011. The one where he cried. You should watch it. » Contact Suggest a Site RSS Feeds Web Hosting by A2 43 Folders is powered by Drupal , which rules. The site was designed and made wonderful by the astounding Chris Glass . Ben Durbin is the sine qua non and our personal consigliere. 43f’s web hosting is sponsored by A2 . 43 Folders® is a registered trademark of Merlin Mann. All posts and comments © their original owners. Everything else (including the design) is © Merlin Mann, 2004-2010. Merlin’s posts can be reused or republished solely in accordance with the BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License . Please don’t be a douche with our stuff....