I think all of the best nonfiction that has ever been made comes from the result of someone who can’t stop thinking about a certain topic – a very specific aspect of a certain topic in some cases. And second, they got really good at figuring out what they had to say about it.

— Merlin Mann

Merlin Mann Quotes

Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don’t understand that it’s ultimately still work.

— Merlin Mann

A priority is observed, not manufactured or assigned. Otherwise, it’s necessarily not a priority.

— Merlin Mann

Like tornadoes and cold sores, good work happens with total disregard to whether I’m ‘into it.’

— Merlin Mann

I think all of the best nonfiction that has ever been made comes from the result of someone who can’t stop thinking about a certain topic – a very specific aspect of a certain topic in some cases. And second, they got really good at figuring out what they had to say about it.

— Merlin Mann

My narrative is that I’ve never known what’s coming next-I still don’t. I fell down the right set of stairs and have been surrounded by people who have picked me up and said, “Let’s try this again.” It’s been one anxious block of uncertainty after another.

— Merlin Mann

All self-help is Buddhism with a service mark.

— Merlin Mann

Everything you agree to do is other things you can’t do.

— Merlin Mann

A lot of the best work I’ve ever done started out as something completely different because I gave myself permission to have space around my time and expectations.

— Merlin Mann

Come back, paragraphs. America needs you.

— Merlin Mann

Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.

— Merlin Mann

People will always despise you if you end up doing less stupid BS than they choose to suffer.

— Merlin Mann

Make the time to be scared of more interesting things.

— Merlin Mann

Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing for why they are not writing.

— Merlin Mann

If you want to make a chili, you’re going to break some cows.

— Merlin Mann

When you die, no one’s going to remember what iPhone you had.

— Merlin Mann

Typing in all lowercase is popular among young people, SMS users, and anyone who feels literacy has become too time-consuming.

— Merlin Mann

Being consistent is WAY less interesting than being yourself. And if you’re not interesting? Good luck with your Big Consistency Project.

— Merlin Mann

People either make things or they don’t. Inspiration is a poster.

— Merlin Mann

By my reckoning, I only need about 200 more takeout coffee cups to complete my bitterly ironic mosaic of Al Gore.

— Merlin Mann

I’m a project manager, not a magician. Magicians have way cooler hats.

— Merlin Mann

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