Writing
The writer's Secret Service
There’s been a lot of anticipation about a new movie featuring a certain Mr.
Bond.
But Bond’s original
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The psychology of creative work and personal development
Battle Scars
Looking for the light switch
At 15, I started going off the rails: month-long detentions; school suspensions;
brushes with the police. Going into my final
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Research or Reassurance?
When we’re starting something new, it’s usually a good idea to do some research.
Talking to people is
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The Slight Blue Flame
I love this bit from musician Hayden Thorpe (formerly of Wild Beasts) answering
fans' questions:
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How do you
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The repercussions of a club night introduction
On the wishlist of guests for third season of the Tickets
[www.howardgray.net/tag/tickets] podcast was someone I’
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Standing on set
After he’d shot his scenes for the day, Alec Baldwin would retreat to the
comforts of his private trailer.
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Hiring: the voices in-between
I first posted this little riff on LinkedIn
[https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6803739664575434752/], and
wanted
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Two forms of form
It’s a TV show. A podcast. A blog post. A slide deck.
If we’re making something, we probably
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Going back to the Old Oak
You know those people who like to talk about how many books they’ve read this
year?
It’s ok,
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Two types of con game
The first type of con game is part of our lexicon. This confidence game involves
a trickster building up the
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Finding your edge
Everyone says you’ve got to find your edge. Seek out your competitive advantage.
Maybe that’s not what’s
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Now Obvious
There’s a joy that comes with hindsight. So much so, a popular phrase
encapsulates it.
Hindsight lets us recognise
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30 degree days
Stringer Bell doesn’t like 40 degree days. Except when it’s 30. Let alone 20.
For many of us,
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The flipped fortune cookie
> “What would you tell your younger self?”
It’s one of the most popular questions you’ll hear in
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The cycles of alchemy
For the last 2 or 3 years I’ve become more interested in behavioural economics –
or rather, I’ve realised
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Do you like dogs?
A few weeks ago, we went upstate for the weekend.
As you can imagine, the demand for places to stay
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How to introduce yourself
Like it or not, first impressions count.
Regardless of whether you’re running a workshop [http://www.wavetable.net/wc]
Stage Left
The Entertainers
This piece was originally the introductory bit to the 40th edition of my monthly
newsletter ‘Adventures [https://howardgray.net/newsletter/