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Creative process

Productivity, mindset, and doing the work

the power of a weekly check-in

Power up your productivity with a weekly review

Taking time to assess the past week and plan the next one can transform your business – and your life

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Why you need a reset routine

Why you need a reset routine

Most creative lives are full of interruptions, disruptions, curveballs. Or even just holidays! Here's how to get back into flow quickly

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We can do hard things

We can do hard things

Making a new story, a song, an artwork is difficult. But we can do hard things – and as creatives, we need to

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Best productivity books for creatives

The best productivity books for creatives

Time management, even defining what counts as work is can be hard for creatives. Here are some books that understand

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My best productivity tool

My best productivity tool

My best productivity tool is a cheap plastic timer. And it's magical. Here are some ways to use it.

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The attention equation

How to find focus for creative work

The attention equation will help you do more work, in less time

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Start strong

Start strong with your next big creative project

Five exercises to help you get started. To keep going. And then get your work out there.

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Keep Going

Keep Going: sustaining a creative practice

Austin Kleon's little books are packed with wisdom for creatives. Keep Going is about sustaining a creative practice – with kindness and fun.

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Future dreaming

Your next year: start it well by taking a dream day

No more dusty, neglected goals and resolutions. Now that spring is here, start fresh with a better way to plan your year (and your life)

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You don't need permission

You don’t need permission to create

You just need to begin! Eight key things no creator needs permission for

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Time management for creatives

Time management for creatives.

Making time for your creative work is important. Here's how to do it.

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Systems, and why all creatives need them

Systems, and why all creatives need them

Create systems for your business, and you'll free up more room for the creative work you really want to do

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