43 Folders: Time, Attention, and Creative Work (8)
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[“what is this?”] Here’s something I wrote last week for this site’s new “About” page: 43 Folders is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work. Call it a motto, or a charter, or — if you have to — a “mission statement.” But, for both of us, it’s a stake in the ground that keeps me focused on what I feel best suited to do for you ...
Cooking for the Creative Beast (2)
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Guest post Guest blogger, Matt Wood, learns how to feed his creative side (without giving it a big gut). —mdm Earlier this summer, I was in the kitchen, trying to cook dinner. I had a pot on the stove and a fire going on the grill outside. I was fumbling with a bag of frozen peas when my three-year-old started shouting at me to fix one of his toys. “Hold on a second, son,” I ...
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Derek Morrison said:
Mentions practicing under less than ideal conditions, commonly.
Closed Doors and Casualties in the "Coup d'attention" (1)
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Last night, I got home from a lovely one-day trip to do some speaking, and I was catching up on a couple emails before I went to bed. One of the messages was a thoughtful note from someone who works in the US Government (and whose name, job, and identifying elements I’m changing to protect his or her privacy). “Sally,” I’ll call her, likes the 43 Folders stuff, but has legitimate concerns about how all ...
Closed Doors and Casualties in the "Coup d'attention" (6)
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Last night, I got home from a lovely one-day trip to do some speaking, and I was catching up on a couple emails before I went to bed. One of the messages was a thoughtful note from someone who works in the US Government (and whose name, job, and identifying elements I’m changing to protect his or her privacy). “Sally,” I’ll call her, likes the 43 Folders stuff, but has legitimate concerns about how all ...
