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[...] I was reading 43...

Submitted by Chad’s Blog » interesting insight (not verified) on February 3, 2006 - 7:48am.

[…] I was reading 43 folders today and this quote kind of stuck out at me: “Alan Watts once wrote that once we understand a problem we’ve actually solved it — that you make a dark room brighter by adding light, not by waving your arms around.” […]

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Solve problems by writing a note to yourself By: Merlin Mann (42 replies) February 2, 2006 - 5:31am
  • This has happened to me... By: Paul (2006-02-02 06:28)
  • This is brilliant. Especially... By: Jen S (2006-02-02 06:46)
  • Would your approach be the... By: Ralph Dickerman (2006-02-02 06:55)
  • Reminds me of what the... By: Scott Raymond (2006-02-02 07:01)
  • A quote from this page http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2000/ By: drdrang (2006-02-02 07:02)
  • This is a very useful... By: Craig (2006-02-02 07:11)
  • Yes and yes! I've seen... By: Merlin (2006-02-02 07:12)
  • How uncnny. Last Fall I began... By: Fondomatic (2006-02-02 07:12)
  • I've used a related tchnique... By: Craig (2006-02-02 07:12)
  • One of my environment books... By: Andrew Gilmartin (2006-02-02 07:28)
  • "Has anyone ever figured out... By: Robert (2006-02-02 07:59)
  • I usually get this result... By: Nick S (2006-02-02 08:28)
  • I have pretty much done... By: Craig (2006-02-02 08:35)
  • I've had similar experiences five... By: Michael Leddy (2006-02-02 09:13)
  • For years, I've worked through... By: Amy (2006-02-02 09:13)
  • I've had this experience with... By: pooks (2006-02-02 09:36)
  • i think that somehow the... By: Brent (2006-02-02 11:04)
  • Just a cosmetic comment :... By: thibaut (2006-02-02 12:31)
  • I do this all the... By: JoAnna (2006-02-02 15:18)
  • Dear Self, I am looking for... By: Productive Strategies (2006-02-02 17:30)
  • My lord, how right you... By: Hans (2006-02-02 17:46)
  • I have used this process... By: Ernie Oporto (2006-02-02 17:54)
  • Wow, everyone is right on! Some... By: MsBluebells (2006-02-02 18:40)
  • [...] So y’all already know... By: m2h blogging » Merlin’s the Man (2006-02-02 18:54)
  • For this exact same purpose,... By: mab (2006-02-02 19:52)
  • Merlin this is very funny, &... By: whleung (2006-02-02 19:58)
  • There's something very similar in... By: cronopio (2006-02-02 22:52)
  • Talking to yourself works fine... By: Ivan Minic (2006-02-02 23:41)
  • [...] var comment=null; var prevForm... By: Writing helps in debugging (2006-02-02 23:57)
  • I come from a XP... By: Jehiah (2006-02-03 01:00)
  • [...] Solve problems by writing... By: lemasney.com » Blog Archive » links for 2006-02- (2006-02-03 01:23)
  • Because our group (of systems... By: Phil Bowman (2006-02-03 03:38)
  • Leaving yourself a voicemail works,... By: Debbie (2006-02-03 04:19)
  • I had a similar moment... By: Rollasoc (2006-02-03 04:51)
  • Note to Self... I hate calling... By: The Green Bag (2006-02-03 06:16)
  • [...] I was reading 43... By: Chad’s Blog » interesting insight (2006-02-03 07:48)
  • I use something like this... By: Zed (2006-02-03 14:19)
  • [...] It’s funny because it’s... By: Matthew Gifford - 2/3/2006 8:38 PM (2006-02-03 17:38)
  • Hee hee hee! Funny... By: Shelley (2006-02-04 18:41)
  • That bit about making a... By: dd (2006-02-06 04:24)
  • [...] 43 folders???????????????????????????????????????????????? By: Jay-O Journal » (2006-02-06 04:57)
  • [...] start emailing someone asking... By: pocket change»Blog Archive » to figure out the a (2006-02-08 16:09)
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