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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: About

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