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The Tu Lan Files: Interviewed by Brian Oberkirch

An Interview with Merlin Mann at Like It Matters

Wow, I completely forgot about this. One day, when my pal Brian was in town, we hit Tu Lan and hung out for an hour or so talking about all kinds of stuff related to 43F, productivity, and how to blow lots of time trying too hard to be productive.

Given the noise level at the restaurant, I'm amazed he could transcribe the conversation, but here you go. Considering I was high on vietnamese food, there's actually some pretty good bits in there:

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Keyboard commands for Safari favorites

Access bookmarks in your Safari Bookmarks Bar with CMD-1 through CMD-9.

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Prodnography: $10 Alternatives to Levenger Pocket Briefcase and/or Rope Case

Prodnography: $10 Alternatives to Levenger Pocket Briefcase and/or Rope Case

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BayCHI podcast and slides available

Tuesday, March 14, 2006: Monthly Program (BayCHI)

Last Tuesday, I joined OSAF's Mimi Yin to talk about GTD at the monthly BayCHI program down at PARC. A podcast of both our presentations plus our slides are now available for download from the program page. Many thanks to Steve Williams for getting it all up so fast.

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Good Morning, Sleepyhead

Ask Chicagoist: Help Me Wake Up!

The always useful Ask Chicagoist addresses a recent obsession of mine, making yourself get out of bed in the morning. I used to be a morning person. When I faced a 30-mile reverse commute to get work by 8:00 a.m., I had to. And for a few months last year, I was possessed by a spirit that made me get out of bed at 5 every day so I could squeeze in some work before the toys started flying.

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Gentle alarm clock?

Hello. I'm looking for a gentle alarm clock, one that will wake me slowly. Right now my wife & I are in the bad equilbrium of 'snoozing' for about an hour every morning. Hour of snooze is the worst of both worlds. I'd rather replace that with a machine that gets slowly louder & brighter.

Here's one from Hammacher & Schlemmer for $50.

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/70460.asp

Anyone else have any experience with these? recommendations?

A Question for Writers

A Question for Writers

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