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Pick up a Poem Instead of Your Phone

Like many people you may have a love-hate relationship with your phone. On the one hand it gives you a world of information, entertainment and diverting pastimes at your fingertips. But it can also be addictive and feel like a waste of time — when you find yourself cycling through…

Poetry

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Pick up a Poem Instead of Your Phone
Pick up a Poem Instead of Your Phone
Poetry

3 min read


Aug 27, 2020

Ideas Are Leprechauns

Last night I was about to go to bed when I suddenly remembered an idea I’d had for an article a few months ago. …

Creativity

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Ideas Are Leprechauns
Ideas Are Leprechauns
Creativity

4 min read


Aug 20, 2020

Every Creative Project Is a Revolving Door

A lot of productivity advice tells us that we need to stop procrastinating, beat Resistance, and get things done. The Americans like to talk about ‘shipping’, meaning finished and sent out for delivery. This emphasis on getting things done and out to market is part of their extraordinary entrepreneurial culture…

Creativity

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Every Creative Project Is a Revolving Door
Every Creative Project Is a Revolving Door
Creativity

4 min read


Aug 13, 2020

You Have to be Bad to Get Good

I’ve recently started taking one-to-one Japanese conversation lessons. It hasn’t been easy. In fact, it’s been a bit of a humbling experience. Between work and family responsibilities, I only have 30 minutes a day to study Japanese, and I’ve spent this time every day for the past two years memorising…

Creativity

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You Have to be Bad to Get Good
You Have to be Bad to Get Good
Creativity

4 min read


Aug 6, 2020

The Art of Overhearing Yourself

If you think about overhearing something, you probably think of listening to someone else’s conversation, whether deliberately or accidentally, and picking up a titbit of information that you would never otherwise have been privy to. It might be funny, or shocking or useful, or — as in the case of…

Creativity

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The Art of Overhearing Yourself
The Art of Overhearing Yourself
Creativity

3 min read


Jul 30, 2020

Systems Can Set You Free

Today I want to persuade you that systems can set you free. You might not associate systems with freedom, but bear with me while I explain. This morning I’m writing this article for you. …

Creativity

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Systems Can Set You Free
Systems Can Set You Free
Creativity

6 min read


Jul 9, 2020

The Normal Rules Are Suspended

This is something I’ve found myself saying over and over to coaching clients in the past few weeks. For some of them, it’s because they’re being challenged to reinvent themselves in the face of the pandemic. …

Pandemic

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The Normal Rules Are Suspended
The Normal Rules Are Suspended
Pandemic

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Jun 25, 2020

Our Creativity Has Never Been So Crucial

Our world has been turned upside down. It may be broken forever, given that we may never get back to the life we had before. And right now, the entire world is dependent on creativity. Across the globe, scientists are racing to create new tests, treatments and vaccines to detect…

Creativity

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Our Creativity Has Never Been So Crucial
Our Creativity Has Never Been So Crucial
Creativity

4 min read


Sep 5, 2019

Make the Most of Your Creative Assets

Back in 2016 I outlined a fundamental strategy for your career as a 21st century creative professional: forget the career ladder, start creating assets. The argument I made was that there’s no career ladder for creative people like you and me — no clearly mapped out career progression, via a…

Creativity

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Make the Most of Your Creative Assets
Make the Most of Your Creative Assets
Creativity

7 min read


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·Aug 29, 2019

The Conveyor Belt of Worry

Have you ever had the experience of solving a big problem, or removing a major source of stress from your life? Before you solved the problem it dominated your life for weeks or even months on end. It sucked up all your time and energy and mental bandwidth. …

Mindset

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The Conveyor Belt of Worry
The Conveyor Belt of Worry
Mindset

4 min read

Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness

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Poet. Creative Coach. Host of the 21st Century Creative Podcast 21stCenturyCreative.fm

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