“You got to be careful to not get too comfortable with incremental improvement. I think sometimes you just got to jump off a ledge.” ~ Merlin Mann

“Thinking can really be the enemy of action, and thinking can be the enemy of reality.” ~ Merlin Mann

“I would never judge another parent, unless they weren’t as good as me.” ~ Merlin Mann

“Stupid’s not allowed to stick to me.” ~ Merlin Mann

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“The upside of getting your butt kicked is that you learn not only a certain kind of humility but you learn that you’ll survive. ” ~ Merlin Mann

“Workflow is understanding your job, understanding your tools, and then not thinking about it any more.” ~ Merlin Mann

“You can either be binary or not.” ~ Merlin Mann

“If you don’t leave a little bit of capacity, if you don’t leave a little bit of space in your box, you start getting problems. That sounds so crazy to most people.” ~ Merlin Mann

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“Newspapers don’t get mad if you don’t read them.” ~ Merlin Mann

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“Anxiety is it’s own fuel.” ~ Merlin Mann

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