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The Residue of the Past

The Residue of the Past

Coming clean through freewriting
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Nick Smith
The Examined Life: Owning Your Personal Story

The Examined Life: Owning Your Personal Story

When it comes to your personal story, don’t curate. Create.
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Nick Smith
Why "Follow Your Passions" is Good Advice

Why "Follow Your Passions" is Good Advice

It's time to graduate from a singular view of passion to one that embraces the complexity of our individual humanity.
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Nick Smith
The Pursuit of Knowledge through Experience

The Pursuit of Knowledge through Experience

How acquiring knowledge through direct experience is the surest path toward enlightenment
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Nick Smith
Enlivening Your Creative Practice

Enlivening Your Creative Practice

Five actions you can take to get closer to mastery of your art
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Nick Smith
On Creative Practice, Part 2: Structure, Just Enough

On Creative Practice, Part 2: Structure, Just Enough

How systems create structure, which produces habits so you can be your most creative self
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Nick Smith
On Creative Practice Part 1: Fear

On Creative Practice Part 1: Fear

Beating Fear as the First Step Toward Building a Creative Practice
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