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TricksPark on a downhill slopeMerlin Mann | Apr 27 2005Jeffrey Windsor shares a great tip for making it easy to start work in the morning—by always leaving your work at a point where it will be easy, intuitive, and interesting to pick things back up. Instead of grinding away until you're drained and out of enthusiasm, quit while you're on a roll. read more »19 Comments
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Danny O'Brien: Question on geeks and gamesMerlin Mann | Apr 25 2005Danny asks: "When you have a regular, mind-crushingly dull task to do, do you have a little game you play with yourself to make it easier? What is it?" read more »POSTED IN:
Guesstimating portions with real-world objectsMerlin Mann | Apr 21 2005Typical Portion Control Tips/Guidelines “Deck of cards, Merlin; deck of cards,” my friend Dennis would always say as we sat down to eat ribeyes the size of kittens. read more »POSTED IN:
Everyday tips from MonkeyFilterMerlin Mann | Apr 20 2005An assload of great (and sometimes asinine) everyday tips. read more »POSTED IN:
Mentat: Wiki on becoming a better thinkerMerlin Mann | Apr 19 2005Cool wiki full of memory tricks, mnemonic systems, and other mental parlor tricks. read more »POSTED IN:
iTunes customization; Back-channel artist paymentsMerlin Mann | Apr 18 2005Gabe's amazing iTunes scripts put Rube Goldberg to shame; I also make a plea for bands (and maybe labels?) to always offer a tip jar via PayPal. read more »POSTED IN:
Let us now praise Post-it notesMerlin Mann | Apr 18 2005Phil's cool trick reminds me that I do love me some Post-it notes. How do you use 'em? read more »POSTED IN:
Custom index cards from your own printerMerlin Mann | Apr 14 2005Neat, simple tricks for printing your own index cards--either as templates or as stuff you've been storing electronically. read more »POSTED IN:
Munging your world with GreasemonkeyMerlin Mann | Mar 31 2005These kids are doing crazy stuff with Greasemonkey. read more »POSTED IN:
Remainders: Vim, The One-Fork Rule, dashes, and ETech, ho!Merlin Mann | Mar 14 2005ETech ahead: expect delays, next seven days. read more »POSTED IN:
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