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Writing since 2010, I explore and share ideas around personal growth, creativity, design, branding, business, strategy and technology.
End by Doing it Perfectly
A couple years ago, I wrote this piece - Start by Doing it Badly. Inspired by a Jordan Peterson video by the same title, it is a powerful concept that can be used to free you from the shackles of perfectionism and serve as a vital tactic in the war against Resistance....
How to Get Things Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
Winning the war against the Resistance Around the end of last year, a friend asked me a question. He had two websites to get done before he was done for the year, but he was finding it tough to muster up the motivation to get it done. He had planned the projects out...
These 8 Bad Habits Could Help You Succeed
As a person who has been obsessed with the ideas of personal development and self growth for a long time, I have espoused many times the usual mantras of hard work, putting in the time, waking up early, and so on. In my life experience however, I’ve noticed that even...
Some Ideas to Keep in Mind as the Year Begins
So it has been about two weeks into the new year. Things are getting into full swing. With school and work opening again, we are all easing back into our normal lives and routines. If you are reading this, you have probably already done some form of vision boarding...
The Key to Approaching Your Goals More Effectively & with Less Stress
The other day I was on TikTok (I know, bear with me as I gag for a bit ?). But I came across this clip that I found useful and got me thinking more about this concept of leading and lagging indicators. This idea has its origins in business and economics circles....
I Beat God of War Ragnarok and It Made Me Want to Call My Dad
For most of my teens and 20s, I had little interest in video games. Sure, I played a fair amount as a kid but something about getting stuck on the DMC3 Cerberus boss fight as a teen really just put me off the whole thing. Why waste my time fighting a...
In Praise of Cyclical Productivity
If you have been a long time follower of my projects or content, you would know I’m prone to abruptly taking time off for up to months at a time. I used to think this was an issue, but lately, I have come to look at it as more of a feature than a bug. Over the years,...
The Art of Not Trying
I stopped trying. Life has never been better. And that is so fucking weird. I mean, on one level, it feels strange not doing anything, or not having to do anything. Not feeling like I have to run on the treadmill. And it’s not like it is forever. It is at most (at the...
Life is all About Managing Inputs and Outputs
We’ve all heard the phrase, you get out what you put in. Or garbage in and garbage out. The inputs you feed yourself with are important. The things you listen to, the people you hang around. The books you read. the thoughts you entertain. Also the action you take. The...
Staying Sane in an Insane World
The world is going to hell in a hand basket. At least that is what it seems like. Everyday there is something else going wrong. In the last week, war broke out in Ukraine, and South African artist and icon Riky Rick committed suicide. It is not like war isn’t going on...
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