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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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Greetings from Iowa

Hello from Iowa. I'm a research chemist who happened upon Merlin Mann's site while searching for family history (my mother's ancestors were Manns).

I love GTD and am slowly incorporating more and more principles into my life and work.

Questions for your most important goals!

Questions for your most important goals!

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Trouble resetting number of comments per page

I'm having trouble setting the number of comments that appear on a page. I'd like to set it to 50 instead of 10, and when I try that, I get this message:

Validation error, please try again. If this error
persists, please contact the site administrator.

ScanCard Systems

ScanCard Systems

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TOPICS: Lofi

What do YOU use for printing on 3x5?

What do YOU use for printing on 3x5?

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Eliminating _all_ distractions

OK, this is a bit embarrassing, but I really need to get some work done, and somehow it just doesn't work: suddenly, my mac seems to have become a huge playground. You wouldn't believe how easily I'm distracted. I feel like I can't use Word for longer than 10 minutes, I just HAVE to check emails, surf the net, read 43folders, and what have you. Really, it's awful.

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Moleskine Pen Tether

I came up with this super simple way of tethering any pen to your Moleskine. Hope you find it useful:

http://nevstokes.com/blog/2008/04/14/wheres-my-pen/

TOPICS: Life Hacks

GTD planning: linking low and high altitudes

GTD planning: linking low and high altitudes

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GTD, McGee, & Me

GTD, McGee, & Me

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Cranking

Merlin used to crank. He’s not cranking any more.

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This is the video of Merlin’s keynote at Webstock 2011. The one where he cried. You should watch it. »