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Merlin Mann (Merlin Dean Mann III) was born on 26 November, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., is an American blogger (born 1966). Discover Merlin Mann's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

Popular As Merlin Dean Mann III
Occupation Writer, blogger, podcaster
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 26 November 1966
Birthday 26 November
Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1966

Merlin Dean Mann III (born November 26, 1966) is an American writer, blogger, and podcaster.

Mann was born Merlin Dean Mann III on November 26, 1966, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mann received a B.A. from New College of Florida.

1994

Mann was a member of the Tallahassee, Florida-based indie rock band Bacon Ray from 1994 to 1999.

He started a cover song project of Will Oldham's song "I Am a Cinematographer".

2000

Beginning in the mid-2000s, Mann wrote articles for Macworld, Make (the "Life Hacks" series, with Danny O'Brien, February 2005 to November 2006), and Popular Science (Ask a Geek series, 2005 to 2007).

2004

In September 2004, Mann founded and began the exclusive writing for 43 Folders, a blog about "finding the time and attention to do your best creative work."

2005

As a companion to the 43 Folders blog, Mann launched the sporadically broadcast 43 Folders podcast in 2005.

2006

Mann coined and popularized the concept of "Inbox Zero", writing a series of articles in 2006 on 43 Folders, originally suggesting for an "Inbox DMZ".

Inbox Zero became associated with the Getting Things Done productivity strategy, and is a popular topic on Lifehacker.

2007

In 2007, Mann launched You Look Nice Today, an award-winning comedy podcast that bills itself as "A Journal of Emotional Hygiene", an effort he created with Adam Lisagor and Scott Simpson.

On February 26, 2007, Mann launched The Merlin Show, a video podcast primarily dedicated to long-form interviews.

Mann has also published a long-running series of video shorts named That Phone Guy.

Mann has been described as the "inventor" of the Hipster PDA, a paper-based, DIY personal organizer that uses design cues found in David Allen's Getting Things Done.

Mann is also known for his work with Quicksilver, a program used for quickly executing actions from the keyboard in Mac OS X.

2008

Since 2008, he has scaled back his appearances on the series.

Mann started treatment for attention deficit disorder in 2008, something which he says helped his focus.

He occasionally talks about his experiences with ADHD on his Back to Work podcast on the 5by5 network.

Mann resides in San Francisco, California, with his wife and child.

2009

On August 18, 2009, Mann announced that he was writing a book, to be entitled Inbox Zero, about "how to reclaim your email, your attention, and your life."

Mann has also produced QPR: Quotidian Public Radio, an audio podcast launched in January 2009, which was billed as "audio comfort food for annoyed liberals in fleece".

Mann was one of the hosts on the MacBreak video podcast, and a core host on the MacBreak Weekly audio podcast.

In early 2009, Mann produced a short video series, Most Days.

2011

The blog was last updated October 2011.

In 2011, he announced that he was abandoning the project.

Mann also writes for his personal blog, Kung Fu Grippe.

Beginning on January 18, 2011, Mann has co-hosted the weekly Back to Work podcast with Dan Benjamin on 5by5, where they discuss subjects like productivity, work life, and true costs of doing business.

In September 2011, Mann launched Roderick on the Line, a weekly conversation with musician/writer John Roderick.

2015

The show's run ended in 2015, but a spiritual successor called California King was created in its wake in 2020 with the same team.

In May 2015, Mann and technology blogger Jim Dalrymple started The Dalrymple Report podcast, more recently presented as "The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann", which continued through its 32nd episode on September 15, 2015.

In June 2015, Mann began a 10 podcast series with John Siracusa in collaboration with Relay FM called Reconcilable Differences, which has since been extended.

2016

In October 2016, Mann began a podcast titled Do By Friday with Alex Cox and Max Temkin.

2020

In 2020 Mann stated he doesn't keep his inbox empty, and that the term has been misunderstood.

The show continued after Temkin's June 2020 departure.

Mann has also appeared as a guest on other podcasts, including the CBC radio show–podcast Spark, The Chronicle of Higher Education's ProfHacker, Scruffy Thinking, CMD+SPACE, and various episodes of Dan Benjamin's The Conversation.