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If you’re feeling creative, do the errands tomorrow. If you’re fit and healthy, take a day to go surfing. When inspiration strikes, write it down. The calendar belongs to everyone else.…

Master these 3 things → get “stuck in their heads.”

You may know about Winston Churchill’s prowess as an orator. But what do you know about Churchill the writer and writing teacher? Erik Larson wrote an excellent book called “ The Splendid and the Vile ” about Churchill at the time of the London Blitz. Weaved throughout the book are insights into

# The "q" trick # [**Download MP3 of "MPU 023: Workflows with Merlin Mann"**](http://media.libsyn.com/media/macpowerusers/MPU023.mp3 "MPU 023: Workflows with Merlin Mann") I mentioned this on the...

For most of my young adult life, I called my mom every time I faced a problem.

Quote collecting in a 5 year notebook.

Hunter S. Thompson's letter to his friend, Hume Logan, on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life. The most profound advice I've ever come across.

Issue 70: Refine and push

A summary of Carol Dweck's book Mindset, which explores our two mindsets (fixed and growth) and how they impact not only our attitudes and learning but also our outcomes.

The digital age enabled productivity but invited procrastination. Now writers are rebelling against their word processors.

Taking the leap is, in fact, a very rational thing to do. Here's why.

Dear Math and Naja, We love and respect our fans, both past and present, but, of course, they are free to come and go as they please. What The Bad Seeds...

My first newsletter was about ninjas in 1987. I was 12. Since then, I’ve been obsessed. I’ve created small newsletters for my own projects, and big newsletters for corporations. What ties them all together? Probably hundreds of things, but I’m lazy, so let’s start with 35. I won’t lie — most of th

As Club MacStories members know, I use my Mac’s menu bar sparingly. With Bartender, our MacStories Selects Mac app of the year, I limit my menu bar to a handful of frequently-used apps and system controls that take up as little space as possible. That cuts down on clutter and means everything will fit when

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Mirrortables are to cap tables what stablecoins are to fiat currencies. They streamline and internationalize the logistical mess of angel investing.

**I'm trying to optimize my home office, so I've been digging into desk setups. Hopefully, you can benefit from what I'm learning.** --- Thanks to a rec...

To fully embrace the joy of missing out and choose to do the things that make us happy, we need to better understand what’s driving our fear of missing out.

by Carrie Moyer A couple years ago I found myself drifting away from a close friend because I realized that he always made me feel weirdly… judged. Not in the sense that I did anything to upset him, but because it felt like he was always assessing everything around him to see if it conformed to his standard of good taste

Why are “click here” and “by this link” poor choices? And is it acceptable to use “read more”?

If you open a roadside motel, expect that tired and demanding budget travelers will arrive. If you run a fancy restaurant, don’t be surprised if people will angle and cajole and lie to get a …

​ ​ ​ Wisdom for the end of the year Instead of a regular edition, here's a holiday special, featuring seven of the most powerful snippets I've added recently to my digital equi...

I’ve spent the better part of the past year writing and publishing this newsletter. Over that time, a lot of people have asked me how I do it. I thought I’d spend time answering everyone’s questions by sharing my step-by-step framework.

LAUGH: Bad Game Show Answers, LOVE: John Scalzi’s Writing Process

Listen now (10 min) | Abstraction & synthesis of the most transformative year of my life