Friday
Jan222010
Audio: Interview with "Linchpin" author, Seth Godin
January 22, 2010 Merlin Mann Media
You know. Various and sundry videos, podcasts, interviews and other odds and ends that I’ve made with other people or for other projects. It’s all work that I hope you’ll enjoy, because it’s all work that I’m proud of. [RSS Feed]
January 22, 2010 Monday
Dec142009
Words: Merlin's 'What Matters Now Essay,' "Enough"
December 14, 2009 A few months ago, Seth Godin asked about 70 people to talk about a word or phrase related to their own idea of What Matters Now. He collected them all into one big ol’ file, and now you can download a PDF of all those contributions, including pieces by folks like Elizabeth Gilbert, Kevin Kelly, Steven Pressfield, and, improbably enough, yours truly.
My essay’s called, Enough.
Wednesday
Nov252009
Audio: Merlin's "Find Your Great Work" Interview
November 25, 2009 Merlin Mann | The Great Work Interviews
Merlin’s interviewed by Michael Bungay Stanier on the topic of “Finding Your Great Work.”
Friday
Nov202009
Video: WordCamp Keynote - "Something Something Social Media: The Overdue Minority Report"
November 20, 2009 Phoenix WordCamp 2009 Archives - (Something Something Social Media: The Overdue Minority Report)
My talk at Phoenix WordCamp 2009.
Thursday
Oct222009
Video: "Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now)"
October 22, 2009 - Video: Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) - Vimeo [NSFW]
- MP3, Audio Only: Makebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) [NSFW]
Here’s a video I made about a video I made. Consequently, it’s also about writing a book, fake self-help, the long road to developing expertise, and the ups and downs of repeatedly asking the world to tell you who you are.
Friday
Sep112009
Audio: Merlin's Interview with ProfHacker
September 11, 2009 The ProfHacker Podcast: Merlin Mann and the First Person Transitive - ProfHacker.com
Merlin’s interviewed by Jason Jones about productivity in the world of academics.
Monday
Aug032009
Essay: Making the Clackity Noise
August 3, 2009 Buffering [Sonny Payne]
When I was a percussionist in high school, we were responsible for keeping the jazz band, full orchestra, concert band, and marching band in time, and we did so through a haze of marijuana and hormones and passed-down stories of some guy’s uncle who saw Gene Krupa perform a 12-minute solo using every part of a high hat while eschewing the rest of the kit. And to this day, when I see videos like this, I get an urge to skip class and go make out with a bassoonist in a sound-proof practice room. After all, life is short, and lunch period is even shorter.
Did you read that? That was swell. One hundred five words. Less than half a page.
That’s all it took for this person (whom I’m pretty sure I’ve never met) to make my day. Now I want to follow this person or star this person or favr this person or whatever the fuck au courant verb box I need to mash on in order to see more things like that.
Yes, I realize I am — already, again, seemingly forever — carrying on like that weird relative who always smells of gin and Starlight mints as he threatens to “set you up with a sweet Doobie Brothers mix.” I love Starlight mints, but please don’t misunderstand me:
Friday
Jun192009
Audio: Merlin Mann's MaxFunCon Talk on Creative Work
June 19, 2009 MaxFunCon: Merlin Mann on Doing Creative Work; The Sound of Young America | Maximum Fun
Merlin Mann talks about the process of doing creative work, and particularly how to abandon the quest for perfection, get off your butt and get started.
Friday
Jun122009
Audio: The Marketplace of Ideas - Interview with Merlin Mann
June 12, 2009
Updated on March 22, 2010 by
Merlin Mann
43Folders founder - Merlin Mann
A conversation with writer, speaker, blogger and student of the creative mind Merlin Mann. In 2004, Mann founded 43Folders, a blog and community focused on tips, tricks, tools and techniques designed to improve one’s productivity, and in late 2008, he took the site in a new direction, toward the habits and thoughts of humanity’s best creators and what can be learned from examining them.