Merlin Mann, author and editor of 43folders, gave a presentation on Getting Things Done at a BayChi forum earlier this month. You can download the audio here. Mann addresses how technology has changed our world but many of us are struggling to change the way we live in order to keep up.

Do you remember the promise of email, email was going to give us untethered access...no more meetings...you don't even have to wear pants, you can be at home...So the big question is, how's your inbox today, how'd that work out... shave a lot of hours off the day, finding a lot more free time 'cause of email?...Everyone I know is comepletly screwed by email, the volume of email they get right now is a second job.

In his presentation, Mann makes some suggestions for dealing with the glut of information and communication that many of us deal with on a daily basis so that we can get the things done that we care about and spend less time and energy on the things that are just noise. The presentation is really funny and a great overview of what he is working on with 43folders.