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On Creativity & Action Over Manifestation
A few Q's I get a lot, with short answers and links to longer letters if you want to go deeper
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The source of taste
Taste is your evolving sense of self and it doesn’t happen overnight
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Doechii Teaches: 7 Lessons on Creativity & Process
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Today I quit Instagram. 2014–2024.
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Two Mistakes People Make With Networking
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Waking up from a bad dream with Charles Broskoski, co-founder of Are.na
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7 things that got me out of my head and back into the world doing + tips for you to try
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The cost of renting your work relationships
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Three mini adventures to point your year in a direction that feels like you
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