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May 2023
31:
Soliciting advice from strangers
May 2023
19:
Add Visuals to Your Writing (pt. 2)
May 2023
11:
Add Visuals to Your Writing (pt. 1)
May 2023
8:
5 Lessons for Beginner Writers
Apr 2023
30:
Drawing From Conversation
Apr 2023
29:
Storytelling Reframe
Apr 2023
29:
The Power of Anti-goals
Apr 2023
29:
Beginner's Mind
Apr 2023
29:
AI for Writing: Friend or Foe?
Apr 2023
29:
10 Visuals to 10x Your Thinking
Apr 2023
14:
Two lessons from the Stoics
Mar 2023
28:
Teaching is the ultimate form of learning
Mar 2023
7:
Creators' Corner #37 - Atomic Writing Habits
Feb 2023
26:
Creators' Corner #36 - Begin Again
Feb 2023
6:
Creators' Corner #35 - Reflecting Forward on 2023
Feb 2023
5:
2023: Reflecting Forward
Jan 2023
16:
Creators' Corner #34 - 2022 Annual Review edition
Jan 2023
15:
2022: A Year in Review
Dec 2022
22:
Creators' Corner #33 - celebrating one year (and a bit) of writing
Dec 2022
5:
Creators' Corner #32 - don't create, document
Dec 2022
5:
Don't Create, Document
Nov 2022
24:
Creators' Corner #31 - those who can, teach
Nov 2022
17:
Creators' Corner #30 - Drawing From Conversation
Nov 2022
3:
Creators' Corner #29 - finding strength through stories
Oct 2022
18:
Creators' Corner #28: embracing the spirit of the fool and setting anti-goals
Oct 2022
9:
Creators' Corner #27 - my first digital product (!)
Sep 2022
24:
Creators' Corner #26 - all roads lead to Berlin
Sep 2022
15:
Creators' Corner #25 - become a conversation barista
Sep 2022
14:
Become a Conversation Barista
Aug 2022
29:
Creators' Corner #24 - exciting news!
Aug 2022
22:
Creators' Corner #23 - wins, losses and dealing with uncertainty
Aug 2022
8:
Creators' Corner #22 - luck surface area, tips on public speaking and running for good
Jul 2022
28:
Creators' Corner #21 - my newsletter system and using Figma to make your designs pop
Jul 2022
28:
Run Your Newsletter Like a Restaurant
Jul 2022
19:
Creators' Corner #20 - a dose of Stoicism and the value of single tasking
Jul 2022
4:
Creators' Corner #19 - un-busy yourself, write usefully and two small wins
Jun 2022
26:
Creators' Corner #18 - Peak You, planning ahead and a meme about the Greeks
Jun 2022
17:
Creators' Corner #17 - figuring out my brand, using Medium to boost exposure and writing music
Jun 2022
6:
Creators' Corner #16 - dealing with feedback, creating on TikTok and mimetic theory explained
Jun 2022
6:
Dealing With Feedback
May 2022
29:
Creators' Corner #15 - build your own website, take effective notes and show up every day
May 2022
28:
Build Your Own Website (with zero coding)
May 2022
21:
Creators’ Corner #14 - personal monopoly reflection, build your own course and we're not insects
May 2022
13:
Creators' Corner #13 - remembering Pacco, the Pathless Path and how to be successful
May 2022
13:
In Memory of Pacco
May 2022
5:
Creators' Corner #12 - fishing and writing, finding your niche and getting personal
May 2022
5:
The Fisherman's Guide to Writing
Apr 2022
24:
Creators' Corner #11 - the power of community, imitate then innovate, giving feedback and running for good
Apr 2022
18:
Creators' Corner #10 - Why I Write, transparency and storytelling
Apr 2022
17:
Why I Write
Apr 2022
13:
12 Favourite Problems (Mar-22)
Apr 2022
9:
Creators' Corner #9 - Return on Focus, actuaries that write and WOP8
Apr 2022
7:
3 As over 5 Bs
Apr 2022
2:
Creators' Corner #8 - the Future of Work, better stressors and becoming your own boss
Apr 2022
2:
The Future of Work
Mar 2022
25:
Creators' Corner #7 - writing resilience, Feedback Gym and personal monopolies
Mar 2022
17:
Creators' Corner #6 - life in Germany, making each day a masterpiece and opening your best
Mar 2022
17:
Life as an Expat in Germany
Mar 2022
10:
Creators' Corner #5 - actuarial conference, my 12 favourite problems and finding what's right
Mar 2022
3:
Creators' Corner #4 - supporting Ukraine, Write of Passage, Twitter lists
Mar 2022
2:
7 Strategies to Get the Most Value From Write of Passage
Feb 2022
22:
Creators’ Corner #3 - the power of threads, finding energy and monetizing writing
Feb 2022
16:
My Favourite Books
Feb 2022
16:
2021 Highlights
Feb 2022
16:
12 Favourite Problems (Dec-21)
Feb 2022
15:
Creators' Corner #2 - Loom, The Promise and Making Money Online
Feb 2022
8:
Creators’ Corner #1 - my favourite books, how to be Superman and an ode to David Whyte
Feb 2022
7:
The Weekly Wrap #5
Feb 2022
7:
The Weekly Wrap #4
Jan 2022
21:
Increasing Your Luck Surface Area
Jan 2022
10:
The Weekly Wrap #3
Jan 2022
4:
The Weekly Wrap #2
Jan 2022
1:
Annual Review 2021 part 2: the year ahead
Dec 2021
31:
Annual Review 2021: writing, running and breaking through with our dog
Dec 2021
28:
The Weekly Wrap #1
Dec 2021
28:
Book recommendations (Dec 2021)
Dec 2021
19:
Ripples of Resilience: A Few Lessons From the Pool
Dec 2021
5:
My Twelve Favourite Problems
Nov 2021
27:
Distraction and a Ray of Hope
Oct 2021
30:
Heaven or Hell
Oct 2021
24:
Hacking & Painting: Big Ideas from Paul Graham (II)
Oct 2021
14:
The Shift to the Creator Economy
Oct 2021
10:
Memory Memorialized
Oct 2021
5:
Hacking & Painting: Big Ideas from Paul Graham (I)
Sep 2021
23:
PSA: Everyone Has a Writer in Them
Sep 2021
15:
An Actuary's FAQ
Sep 2021
7:
Author
Sep 2021
7:
Influences
Sep 2021
7:
Goals
Sep 2021
7:
Approach
Sep 2021
7:
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