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title: "2 Jogging Quotes By Merlin Mann"
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> [You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post about your bowel movement on Facebook. And I'm not even talking about legacy;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/you-re-gonna-die-you-re-gonna-die-and-nobody-s-gonna-care-which/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

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> [Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/joining-a-facebook-group-about-creative-productivity-is-like-buying-a/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

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## More by Merlin Mann

> [“Getting organized just means you’ve glued handles onto the various stuff in your life — you’ll still need to pick it up and carry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/getting-organized-just-means-you-ve-glued-handles-onto-the-various/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Make the time to be scared of more interesting things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/make-the-time-to-be-scared-of-more-interesting-things/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Personally, it's changed my game - it's how I think now. Can't imagine writing more than a paragraph in anything that doesn't do MMD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/personally-it-s-changed-my-game-it-s-how-i-think-now-can-t-imagine/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Where you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/where-you-allow-your-attention-to-go-ultimately-says-more-about-you/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Everything takes more time than you thought, everything costs more money than you thought, and almost everything turns out not quite as cool as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/everything-takes-more-time-than-you-thought-everything-costs-more/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [People with tiny glasses and costly shoes can always find a couple of hours to explain how you did it all wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/people-with-tiny-glasses-and-costly-shoes-can-always-find-a-couple-of/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Feeling creative produces great work in approximately the same way that "feeling like a doctor" makes you a gifted thoracic surgeon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/feeling-creative-produces-great-work-in-approximately-the-same-way/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don't understand that it's ultimately still work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/creative-work-only-seems-like-a-magic-trick-to-people-who-don-t/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Creative work, summarized: In the time you set aside each day to work your ass off, ignore anything that makes you consider stopping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/creative-work-summarized-in-the-time-you-set-aside-each-day-to-work/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [If you need to appear on an internet list to know whether you're someone's friend, you may have problems a computer can't solve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/if-you-need-to-appear-on-an-internet-list-to-know-whether-you-re/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [You're gonna die. You're gonna die. And nobody's gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/you-re-gonna-die-you-re-gonna-die-and-nobody-s-gonna-care-which/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [“Put plainer, my sense is that western culture would be a damn sight poorer today if John Lennon had been forced to carry a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/put-plainer-my-sense-is-that-western-culture-would-be-a-damn-sight/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [I think all of the best nonfiction that has ever been made comes from the result of someone who can't stop thinking about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/i-think-all-of-the-best-nonfiction-that-has-ever-been-made-comes-from/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/email-is-such-a-funny-thing-people-hand-you-these-single-little/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

> [A priority is observed, not manufactured or assigned. Otherwise, it's necessarily not a priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-mann/a-priority-is-observed-not-manufactured-or-assigned-otherwise-it-s/)

[Merlin Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-mann/)

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