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43f Podcast: Ian Shoales on Wasting Time
Merlin Mann | Oct 20 2006
Odeo: Ian Shoales on Wasting Time
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 I love Ian (ever since...Submitted by Pat (not verified) on October 27, 2006 - 8:31pm.
I love Ian (ever since I heard him on NPR years ago). Why doesn’t he have his own podcast? »
[...] I managed to listen...Submitted by 1000 buffalo stampede » 3 Cupes of Coffee and an Extra (not verified) on October 29, 2006 - 1:21pm.
[…] I managed to listen through the first four 43 folders episodes with David Allen. Some great thoughts on procrastination and teamwork especially. The Wasting Time episode with Ian Sholes is pretty damn funny. Needless to say, anytime I listen to (or read) inspiring GTD stuff, I wind up cranking through my action lists and in-baskets. […] »
Have you ever heard of...Submitted by Drama Queen (not verified) on October 20, 2006 - 8:34am.
Have you ever heard of urban storytelling? There’s this group in NYC called the Moth, and they put on storytelling events there. Right now, they’ve teamed up with the TV network TNT (we know drama) for some reason, and are doing a contest on Myspace called “What’s Your Story?”. Basically, you submit a video of yourself telling the story of the most risky thing you’ve ever done, and you can win a trip to New York and other cool stuff. It’s actually really interesting and I strongly suggest everyone check it out: www.myspace.com/mothstories . They show a few videos on the myspace page that are worth watching if you’re confused by what they do… It will be interesting to see the different video submissions of people telling their risky stories. I think it’s really cool that myspace provides such a platform to be in the know about these types of things. »
Ian Shoales is my hero....Submitted by Bob (not verified) on October 20, 2006 - 3:08pm.
Ian Shoales is my hero. Thanks for bringing him to 43 Folders. »
Meh. The "on" was unnecessary....Submitted by NineTailedFox (not verified) on October 20, 2006 - 9:31pm.
Meh. The “on” was unnecessary. But hey! You gave us the DA ‘casts, which are pretty much the spoken-word Abbey Road. »
I have been dissed by...Submitted by Ian Shoales (not verified) on October 21, 2006 - 10:22am.
I have been dissed by Nine Tailed Fox! Must. Lie. Down. »
 Get used to it, sports...Submitted by Merlin Mann on October 23, 2006 - 4:47am.
Get used to it, sports fans. Ian Shoales is a 20-year hero of mine, and, frankly, he picks internet guys like you and me out of his leavings. Mr. Shoales will be back here as often as I can tear him away from his important work making fun of people in several other places. »
Sorry, Mr Shoales, but I...Submitted by Andy (not verified) on October 23, 2006 - 1:39am.
Sorry, Mr Shoales, but I didn’t find anything of value in your podcast either. 43 Folders podcasts are usually funny. But they are also informative. Telling us something we all know may be good stand-up, but it doesn’t work here. My 10c. »
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Ian+ShSubmitted by NineTailedFox (not verified) on October 21, 2006 - 3:14pm.
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Ian+Shoales&word2=NineTailedFox Aw, rats… You big. Me small. »
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