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📍I’m based in Munich, Germany. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa.

👨‍💻 Former pricing actuary. Now consultant and ghostwriter.

✍️ Write of Passage 7 alum and two-time Mentor.

🖼️ Co-founder of Creating Visuals for Writing - an online community for writers who want to add visuals to their essays.

📚 Bookstores are my kryptonite. I usually end up buying five books that I add to the "to-read" shelf.

🏃 Running is my favourite way to make friends in a new city. Big fan of the outdoors.

❓ Currently exploring these 12 Problems.

Writing

I write about the creator economy and strategies to improve your writing.

Favourite long-form essays:

The Fisherman’s Guide to Writing

My friends who are writing-curious often ask me how to come up with ideas towrite about. This is something I also struggle with from time to time. I encounter a sense ofpanic when I didn’t know what to write about or what to put in my nextnewsletter.

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The Shift to the Creator Economy

The world is moving from the traditional, institution-based economy to the creator economy. Advances in education and the democratization of technology will change how we work and earn a living. I first came across this idea via a tweet from Naval Ravikant: Eventually, everybody will be in the creat…

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What others have said 🙏

"I’ve read enough of your newsletters now that I actually look forward to receiving them. Keep up the great work." – Tony Lepore

"Your newsletters are great! Keep going :-)" – Paul Millerd

"An amazing newsletter, John! I always look forward to it!" – Christine Trac

"Great newsletter once again. I have come to look forward to reading them :)" - Jo Tilley

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