Go a little easier on yourself, and in so doing, be prepared to make and do things that might seem silly at… — Merlin Mann Be prepared Copy Share Image
Typing in all lowercase is popular among young people, SMS users, and anyone who feels literacy has become too time-consuming. — Merlin Mann Consuming Copy Share Image
You got to be careful to not get too comfortable with incremental improvement. I think sometimes you just got to jump off… — Merlin Mann Be careful Copy Share Image
Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging. — Merlin Mann Buying Copy Share Image
Thinking can really be the enemy of action, and thinking can be the enemy of reality. — Merlin Mann Action Copy Share Image
Like tornadoes and cold sores, good work happens with total disregard to whether I'm 'into it.' — Merlin Mann Cold Copy Share Image
“Task are like Ducks. We should look to shoot them not store them. (paraphrased from Twitter Meeting)” — Merlin Mann Copy Share Image
Thing is: the internet's made of IP addresses, opinions, and assholes. It's what's there. That's the basic equipment. — Merlin Mann Addresses Copy Share Image
Don't just play with your phone: go out and produce something. — Merlin Mann Inspirational Copy Share Image
Stop. I’m not going to take any more input until I’ve made something with what I got. — Merlin Mann Input Copy Share Image
My narrative is that I've never known what's coming next-I still don't. I fell down the right set of stairs and have… — Merlin Mann Anxious Copy Share Image
Workflow is understanding your job, understanding your tools, and then not thinking about it any more. — Merlin Mann Jobs Copy Share Image
The mindless junk of your past crowds out opportunities and sets pointless limitations. Move out the junk, and you create room for… — Merlin Mann Crowds Copy Share Image
Being consistent is way less interesting than being yourself. And if you're not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project. — Merlin Mann Being yourself Copy Share Image
Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing… — Merlin Mann Distraction Copy Share Image
I'm a project manager, not a magician. Magicians have way cooler hats. — Merlin Mann Hats Copy Share Image
By my reckoning, I only need about 200 more takeout coffee cups to complete my bitterly ironic mosaic of Al Gore. — Merlin Mann Als Copy Share Image
Priorities Are Like Arms; If You Think You Have More Than A Couple, You’re Either Lying Or Crazy. — Merlin Mann Arms Copy Share Image
“In talking with happy people, I found they've all figured out ways to focus on three things: Good Decisions, Good Relationships and… — Merlin Mann Good relationship Copy Share Image
