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

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Our Most Popular Posts — Okay, technically, it’s the most popular from January 2007 til now. But, you know. You get the gist.

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Getting started with "Getting Things Done"	1760812
"Perfect" iTunes equalizer setting	1535407
Introducing the Hipster PDA	1337632
Writing sensible email messages	479322
Building a Smarter To-Do List, Part I	456115
Free Books for your Amazon Kindle	447874
More Moleskine Hacks	363218
How I Made My Presentations a Little Better	360875
Procrastination hack: '(10+2)*5'	360269
Video for Merlin's "Inbox Zero" talk	315522
Cranking	264218
Organizing Your Hipster PDA	255466
Adventures in $40 eyeglasses	253403
Kick procrastination's ass: Run a dash	217379
Building a Smarter To-Do List, Part II	209952
Hack your way out of writer's block	206239
43F Series: “Inbox Zero”	204574
Video: Merlin's Time & Attention Talk	194336
Time & Attention Presentation: "Who Moved My Brain?"	191210
Five fast email productivity tips	182007

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Getting started with "Getting Things Done"
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2004-09-08 13:25
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Introducing the Hipster PDA
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Building a Smarter To-Do List, Part I
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Procrastination hack: '(10+2)*5'
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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. »

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