What’s Merlin Make & Do?
Merlin writes, consults, and speaks on many of the topics discussed on his site, 43 Folders. He also contributes to a variety of popular online projects, variously as a creator, producer, writer, performer, or guest.
More recently, companies, organizations, and government agencies have brought Merlin in to advise them on everything from improving personal productivity, to doing better creative work, to even—yes, inexplicably—learning how to use social media without turning into a huge douche. Want to work with Merlin? Awesome!
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Bottom line? Merlin’s primary job is to stay curious about everything, identify the points where two forces might clash, then enthusiastically share what that might mean, as well as why you might care.
And, yes; this is the best career a person could ever hope for.
Below, are few of the locations that constitute Merlin’s entropic web empire.
Active Projects
- Merlin writes about finding time and attention to do your best work. Back to Work (iTunes) - Merlin and Dan on creative productivity, barriers, and the Black Box Career. Roderick on the Line (iTunes) - Merlin conducts frank & candid calls with John Roderick of The Long Winters. You Look Nice Today (iTunes) - Merlin contributes to an audio Journal of Emotional Hygiene. Kung Fu Grippe - Merlin posts to his personal weblog (or, “blog”). 5ives - Merlin makes lists of five things. 30 Seconds with Phone Guy (iTunes) - Merlin talks into his wallet. Flickr - Merlin snaps photos. Vimeo - Merlin shoots videos. Twitter - `hotdogsladies` keeps it to 140 characters.Retired, Emeritus, or On-Hiatus Projects
- Merlin rolls a short video most days. Sometimes. Kinda. (on hiatus) The Merlin Show (iTunes) - Merlin chats at 30 theoretically productive frames per second. (on hiatus) MacBreak Weekly (iTunes) - Merlin punditizes about Apple, Macs, and tech culture on this very popular tech podcast. (retired) MacBreak Video (iTunes) - Merlin demos, interviews, and generally hams it up at 29 FPS. (retired) Bacon Ray - Merlin played in a band in Tallahassee Florida (retired)