Master Dilettante

Thanks to Lifehacker and 43 Folders, I’ve just discovered Marc Andreessen’s new blog: http://blog.pmarca.com/. Andreessen’s first post was on 2 June. So far, he’s written on Web 2.0, the Mac and personal productivity — all topics near and dear to me. Lifehacker and 43 Folders are both reporting on his post yesterday, “The Pmarca Guide to Personal Productivity,” which includes a number of gems and provocative ideas, such as:

• “Don’t keep a schedule” (”work on whatever is most important or most interesting”)
• Structured procrastination (do lots of other things when you procrastinate)
• “Do email exactly twice a day” (not uncommon advice among productivity experts)
• “Only agree to new commitments when both your head and your heart say yes.”

I hadn’t heard the term “productivity porn” before, but Andreessen uses it and cites a 43 Folders wiki entry defining it. I, too, am an addict.

This looks to be an interesting blog to me and I recommend it.