Don’t feel like working today?
What to do on those days when you're just not in the mood for creative work
Creative process
Productivity, mindset, and doing the work
Make more, care less
Many of us hold ourselves to impossibly high standards. But what might happen if you make more, care less?
Your September reset
Reset, and make a new plan. There's still plenty of time to get something substantial done in 2026!
How to find your direction, in work and life
Hint: despite the advice in self-help books, it's not about following your passion
In praise of inconvenience
We're being force-fed convenience, apps that take the effort out of everything. But some things are worthwhile because they're hard. Creative work, for instance..
How to find focus in an increasingly distracted world
What I learned from re-reading Cal Newport’s book Deep Work
How to be an artist
Sally Mann is an acclaimed photographer. Her book Art Work is a guide to the creative life. Want to know how to be an artist? Start here.
Ditch your to-do list
A radical approach to productivity: do what you want to do, not what you feel you have to do. Choose joy.
How to deal with deadlines
Let's talk about deadlines. Why we need them, why we dread them, how to deal with them gracefully.
Time management, and the unique challenges of creative work
If there never feels enough time to make the creative work you want to make, here are ten reasons why.
Start strong with your next creative project
Five exercises to help you get started. To keep going. And then get your work out there.
The trouble with goals
If New Year's resolutions and goal-setting doesn't work for you, try this instead.