Writing & Creativity
Reading with intent, writing without waiting for inspiration, and finishing things.
2021
2020
- How to Practice E-mail Empathy 27 Nov
- The Unexpectedly Powerful Life Advice I Found in an Old Get-Rich Book 20 Sep
- The 10 Books That Changed My Life 28 Aug
- Writing Better, Even When You’re Not “Writing” 17 Aug
- Ichigo Ichie and Shoshin: Cultivating Inspiration in Your Daily Life 22 May
- A Simple Framework to Help You Read More and Get More Out of What You Read 30 Mar
- How Your Choice of Words Can Reduce Stress and Empower You 15 Jan
- Gaining Personal Freedom by Living the Four Agreements 2 Jan
2018
2017
- The Problem With Teaching Entrepreneurship 4 Oct
- Mr. Sei’s Horse: A Cautionary Tale about Quick Judgments 1 Oct
- The Art and Science of Open-Mindedness 8 Jul
- The Problem With Going Viral 31 May
- When Goals Become Limits 23 Feb
- Times Like These 7 Feb
- Content for Content’s Sake 15 Jan
- Writing As Soulcraft 13 Jan
2016
- Simple Writing vs. Lazy Writing 17 Dec
- What Does a “Recommend” Really Mean? 12 Dec
- The Unexpected Power of a Newsletter 29 Nov
- Sticks and Stones: On the Underappreciated Power of Words 25 Nov
- Writing Is Magical 22 Nov
- The Illusion of Fiction 6 Nov
- Creative Work is Impossible 2 Nov
- Write, To Remain Silent 20 Oct
- I Don’t Read 18 Oct
- Kill the Buddha, Kill Your Teachers 30 Sep
- The Miyagi Method for Better Creative Work 28 Sep
- The Most Creative Thing You are Already Doing 22 Sep
- On Being Stuck, And What We Should Do About it 4 Sep
- You Are Doing Better Than You Think You Are 2 Sep
- Please, Stop Calling it ‘Content’ 25 Aug
- Sometimes, It’s Simply a Matter of Work 22 Aug
- In Which I Replace the Word ‘Passion’ with ‘Boner’ on the Web 22 Aug
- The 10 Commandments for the Next Generation of Content 6 Aug
- My Crippling Addiction 19 Jul
- Dear Medium: I Just Want to Write and Get Better At It, Can You Help Me? 13 Jul
- Your Creation Is an Instrument 17 May
- Settling for Martin, Hoping for Malcolm 19 Jan
- My Resolution for 2106 — Be Oblique 1 Jan