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43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

43F Podcast: The 'to have done list'

43 Folders: The ‘to have done list’ (mp3)

Inaugural podcast. Be patient with me.

Don’t get freaked out by the items on your to-do list; think of your tasks in terms of what they’ll mean to you once they’re done. (02:44)

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kukkurovaca's picture

::hits self over head:: Thank...

::hits self over head:: Thank you.

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Wooooo! 43 Folders Podcast :D...

Wooooo! 43 Folders Podcast :D All we need is for everyone to come back to the #43f channel on irc.freenode.net :)

anon's picture

that mp3 seems to have...

that mp3 seems to have two identical recordings followed by some silence.

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43F Podcast Holy lifehacking: Merlin's started...

43F Podcast

Holy lifehacking: Merlin’s started a podcast series here. The first one is on the ‘to have done’ list. Check it. Technorati Tags: 43folders, gettingthingsdone, merlinmann, podcast…

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Thanks much, anon! That's the...

Thanks much, anon! That’s the last time I drink a 6-pack of tall boys on a Sunday morning.

Should be fixed now.

kukkurovaca's picture

Oh, cool. Everything's better with...

Oh, cool. Everything’s better with podcasting. But, being a good little Apple corporate clone, can I access this through iTunes, instead of Odeo?

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But, being a good little...

But, being a good little Apple corporate clone, can I access this through iTunes, instead of Odeo?

Odeo lovingly hosts it, but you can…

  1. Copy this link:
  2. Open a recent version of iTunes
  3. Go to the menu “Advanced > Subscribe to podcast...” (cmd-U)
  4. Paste
  5. Hit OK

That ought to do it for you

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Very cool! ...

Very cool!

Getting Things Done, GTD, Mac, Personal Productivity, Time M's picture

[...] a family portrait of...

[…] a family portrait of pain.” re: our ToDo lists…  Bookmark on del.icio.us Trackback:http://www.3thingstoday.com/2005/10/16/43-folders-podcast/trackback/ […]

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Bravo! Now I can listen...

Bravo! Now I can listen while I procrastinate :-)

lyndonk

About Merlin Mann

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Bio

Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He’s best known for being the guy who started the website you’re reading right now. He lives in San Francisco, does lots of public speaking, and helps make cool things like You Look Nice Today. Also? He looks like this, answers questions, and has something like a life.

Merlin’s favorite thing he’s written recently is a short essay called, “Better.”

 
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