"This is why I say priorities can only be observed. In my book, a priority is not simply a good idea; it’s a condition of reality that, when observed, causes you to reject every other thing in the universe — real, imagined, or prospective — in order to ensure that things related to the priority stay alive."

Beautiful essay by Merlin Mann. Really great stuff.

Merlin Mann writes about the steps to send sensitive information via Dropbox.

Great little story from Merlin Mann about what makes for good business.

"...leaving your starry-eyed customers with the nauseatingly misguided impression that their “distraction” originates from anyplace but their own busted-ass brain is really not “helping.” Not on any level. It is, literally, harmful."

"In my experience, most people don’t schedule their work. They schedule the interruptions that prevent their work from happening. In the case of a business like ours, what clients pay us to make and do happens in the cracks between meetings, or worse, after business hours."

Merlin Mann talking about meeting culture and how to avoid it while also making sure you're having good meetings.

"Because, during those happy times you were fortunate enough to find yourself engaged with something that you cared intensely about, you probably started asking a really different sort of question."

Marco Arment describes how he writes and manages his time.

Merlin Mann gives a great talk about time and attention in the business world. The talk was largely a riff since the slides didn't work.

Merlin Mann interviews Seth Godin about his new book "Linchpin" and the idea of "The Lizard Brain."

Merlin Mann is pissed that someone has create an anthology of tweets and is now selling it on Amazon. His window is broken, his stuff is stolen, and Merlin is not happy about it.