Category: Creativity
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Two lessons I learned writing something heavy
I discovered that, as I was writing yesterday’s post, two main imaginary barriers kept me from wanting to publish it in the first place: First, I didn’t get to say everything I wanted to say. Some pertinent details include my working full time at Lifehacker, being honest about the shame I experienced working as a…
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When you delay a task, your mind makes it more intimidating
Delay has a way of making a simple, ordinary, task seem more intimidating. Your mind rationalizes: you must think the task is hard, that’s why it’s taking so long. That’s why you’re hesitating. The more time you give your mind, the more intimidating the story sounds. Maybe you’re even procrastinating, because it must be scary. …
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New year, New Material
My friend Hamza and I do a podcast called New Material. We just published our latest episode: Hamza was about to start his practice of writing every day at his new blog, so that was the topic of discussion. He published his first post shortly before we published the episode. His first few posts have…
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Why not today?
Whether it’s January 1, or January 4, or any of the other 363¼ days of the year, today is a great day to make a resolution. You don’t need to wait for a specific window of time. If you’ve made changes all year, the new year is a great time to celebrate those changes and…
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The scribbled sheet of paper that changed fashion
Before he joined Louis Vuitton as its menswear artistic director, Virgil Abloh had lunch with Bernard Arnault. Bernard’s family owned the majority of LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton and many other luxury brands, and he worked as its CEO. A lunch with Bernard was, effectively, a rite of passage. In her wonderful biography…
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A journal’s purpose
Every journal exists for one purpose: for someone to fill it up. You can fill up a journal in many ways. Here are some: writing, drawing, collage, painting, or coloring. Once the journal is full, it has achieved its purpose and it quietly transforms into a book. You can choose to dispose of it, keep…