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  • Patterns: Familiar, comfortable, and meaningful

    1 minute read

    Patterns are important for creating meaning. Thoughtfully breaking patterns creates richness in writing, design, and life.

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  • In Praise of the Shit File

    4 minute read

    Instead of killing your darlings, what if you stored them in a place with a foul sounding name until they were ready for their moment? That’s a job for the humble Shit File.

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  • Designing in the Nude

    3 minute read

    Just kind of letting it all hang out…design-wise.

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  • The Examined Life: Owning Your Personal Story

    4 minute read

    There are lots of reasons to curate your personal story. Don’t be that person. Own it, wear it, and share it with the world, bumps and all.

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  • Once More Down the Rabbit Hole

    7 minute read

    In another moment down went Alice after it [the white rabbit], never once considering how in the world she was to get out again. —Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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  • Intro to Slow Writing

    5 minute read

    I love to write, and I write a lot. But it’s not easy. Slow Writing is the process I’ve developed to get going, beat block, stay moving, and produce finished work.

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  • In Pursuit of Work/Life Harmony

    7 minute read

    Is it a balance, is it integration, or is it something altogether different?

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  • Living the Dream

    8 minute read

    Live your own dream, or you may just end up living someone else’s.

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  • I Wouldn't Call It Writer's Block, Per Se

    6 minute read

    What do you do when you’re just not that into it: do it.

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  • The Moment You Realize You're Acting Like Your Dad

    5 minute read

    It seems inevitable that we’ll all do it at some point in our lives. But we don’t have to accept it.

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