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Best of...

The hits, the highlights, the must-reads. Start here for a curated collection of the most popular and impactful pieces I’ve written.

The McCartney Method: Mastering the Magic of Audience Connection
Shakepeare & Co's Proustian Questions
The Shadow Brief
7 ways to improve a conference speaking proposal

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Entrepreneurial Endeavours

The highs, lows, and lessons from building something from scratch. Stories and insights to help you turn ideas into action—and action into something remarkable.

Two essentials for building distributed teams
5 Founder Types
Deep in the hole at SXSW
2024's acquisition of the year

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Learning, Education & Growth

Designing impactful spaces for learning and collaboration. From workshops to virtual classrooms, these posts are for educators, creators, and curious minds.

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Going beyond the book
What Matthew McConaughey Can Teach Us About How Work - and Education - Really Gets Done
Soft Skills are dead. Let’s talk Character Skills.
“Imagine if we taught baseball the way we teach science…"

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Mindsets & Tensions

Exploring the psychology of creativity. Unpacking the emotional and mental challenges of creative work—resistance, doubt, and growth.

The Shadow Brief
Viva la voz
Mentoring: The Librarian & The Confidante
Word of the year

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My most popular posts

What Matthew McConaughey Can Teach Us About How Work - and Education - Really Gets Done
Damon Albarn's preset genius
Hollywood Hits Madison Avenue: When Ovitz & the Polar Bears Stole Coca-Cola
How I do Morning Pages

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Reflections & Stories

Personal stories from places I’ve called home. Observations and lessons from neighborhoods, people, and everyday moments.

Nov 6: new roles available
Dumbo Moving's marketing moves
My one piece of advice for new parents
Flash Balls & The Great Dictator

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How-To Guides

Step-by-step playbooks to make things happen. Practical, actionable guides to help you solve problems, tackle projects, and create with confidence.

How the creator of 'Peaky Blinders' uses one word to unlock new worlds
Goodbye Google Slides. Hello, Figma
How to use Figma for building online courses
Viva la voz

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Creative Work & Careers

Insights and strategies for thriving in creative fields. Whether building a portfolio career, freelancing, or navigating full-time creative roles, this is your guide to creative work.

Desert Island Ive: What Apple's design legend reveals when stripped of the corporate context
The secret ritual behind Brentford FC's success (that has nothing to do with data)
What a DJ's 4,500 parties teach us about creative longevity
New business: The commercial alchemy that defies systematization

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Mar 23, 2025
Desert Island Ive: What Apple's design legend reveals when stripped of the corporate context
Mar 15, 2025
The secret ritual behind Brentford FC's success (that has nothing to do with data)
Mar 06, 2025
What a DJ's 4,500 parties teach us about creative longevity
Feb 23, 2025
New business: The commercial alchemy that defies systematization
Jan 26, 2025
The Art of the Interview: What Makes a Great Interviewer?
Jan 25, 2025
The punk path to landing Nike as a client
Jan 15, 2025
Lemon automation: How Chick-fil-A processes 20% of America's lemons... and what it means for your career
Jan 14, 2025
Er... how are people keeping up with the content machine? No. Really.
Dec 17, 2024
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Going beyond the book
Dec 02, 2024
The Hidden Curriculum of First Jobs
Dec 01, 2024
The McCartney Method: Mastering the Magic of Audience Connection
Nov 29, 2024
The underrated skill that'll define collaboration in 2025