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Frenetic Standstill →

How to stop spending time on the wrong things

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tags: Psychology, productivity, Life
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Saturday 07.29.23
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Boredom is Your Superpower →

Three reasons why you need more boredom in your life

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tags: Boredom, productivity, Mind Hack
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Wednesday 05.10.23
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Dark Horse VS Prodigy →

What early childhood might reveal about ordinary people’s futures

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tags: Personal, Mind Hack
categories: Creativity
Sunday 01.01.23
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Notice The Spark, Fan The Flames

Inspire others and give the encouragement you wish you had received

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tags: Personal, Story, Newsletters, Seven Things, Mentoring
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Saturday 11.05.22
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Follow Your Whims To Get More Creative

How following impulses leads to interesting walks, helps to feel present, and increases creativity.

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tags: Walking, Personal, Story, Mind Hack, Newsletters, Seven Things, Photography
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Wednesday 07.20.22
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Becoming a Morning Person For a More Meaningful Life

Why reclaiming time from Netflix makes all the difference

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tags: Psychology, Life Charts, Life, Mind Hack, Self-improvement, Personal growth, Personal development, Side Projects, Newsletters, Seven Things
categories: Humanity, Creativity
Monday 06.06.22
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Finding Genius Right Where You Are

A story about the oft-overlooked inspiration you might find just one desk down from where you sit

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tags: Seven Things, Nero Okwa, Newsletters, Side Projects, Passion, Personal, Work
categories: Humanity, Creativity
Friday 04.08.22
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Be a Serial-Quitter

Why you should feel good about your frequently changing interests

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tags: Hobbies, Side Projects, Passion, creative confidence, Professional Development, Personal development, Life
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Friday 03.25.22
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Stop ❤️-ing Art; Become a Fan instead →

Via Seven Things · #49
My strategy to be inspired, not frazzled by social media. Also: Your Next Failure, Minimal Photography, and Reproducing Robots

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tags: Seven Things, lists, Life, Personal, Art, Social Media, family
categories: Humanity, Creativity
Monday 03.21.22
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Your Content Is Not Original – Share It Anyway

Three reasons why sharing old messages again is worth it

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tags: creative confidence, writing, motivation, inspiration, Knowledge sharing
categories: Creativity
Thursday 03.11.21
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The Secret to a Flywheel of Content Creation

Create Content That Helps Others by Solving Your Own Problems

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tags: Advice, Career, Creativity, creative confidence, Knowledge sharing, Thought leadership
categories: Creativity
Thursday 07.23.20
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Don’t Give Up on an Idea That Already Exists

Why it’s often better not to be first

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tags: Entrepreneurship, Startup, creative confidence, Creativity, Ideation
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 06.09.20
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10 Tips To Set Your Pet Project Up for Success

Advice for starting a new side gig

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tags: Hacks, Advice, You asked, creative confidence, Process
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 06.02.20
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Staying Creative in Difficult Times

Four steps that help me keep going

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tags: creative confidence, productivity, self-improvement, Mind Hack, Covid
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 05.26.20
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You Don't Need Another Gadget

Buying more stuff won’t help you reach your goals. But why does it feel so good?

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tags: Process, Tools, Life, Reflection, Mind Hack
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Monday 05.11.20
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Finding Your Creative Style

Taking inspiration from your own past work

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tags: creative confidence, Creativity, Art, style, self-improvement, mind hack
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 04.28.20
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Why You’ll Always Prefer Someone Else's Work

Building creative confidence takes time and regular reminders of just why we always feel like everyone else is better than us

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tags: Art, skills, sketching, creative confidence
categories: Creativity
Sunday 04.26.20
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How Doing Absolutely Nothing Makes You More Creative

You too can be a creative thinker who goes down in history - or, at least, feel more fulfilled and do better work.

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tags: Creativity, Psychology, Design, Reflection, Boredom
categories: Creativity
Friday 04.12.19
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To Solve Your Hardest Problems Don’t Think About Them — For a While

Take advantage of the ‘Deliberation-Without-Attention’ effect and create your own eureka moments

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tags: mind hack, productivity, Psychology, Design, Work, Creativity
categories: Creativity
Wednesday 11.15.17
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