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December 2011 (4)
		

			
23: 2011 in Review
			
16: Why I Quit Freelancing and Got a ~gasp!~ Job (plus the Week 50 roundup)
			
10: Why I’m Scared Sh!tless…and It’s Okay (plus Week 49 Roundup)
			
02: Week 48 Roundup: Getting Proactive, The Trouble With Bright Kids, and More
		
	
	
November 2011 (4)
		

			
26: Week 47 Roundup: Why We Read, Why We Laugh, Flow (0)
			
19: Week 46 Roundup: Monticello, Procrastination, and Commuting (2)
			
11: Week 45 Roundup: Building Momentum, Creativity Models, and Incubation (0)
			
04: Week 44 Roundup: Gaps, Ruts, and Word Births (6)
		
	
	
October 2011 (2)
		

			
28: Week 43 Roundup: Muttering to Yourself, Genetics, and More (3)
			
21: Week 42 Roundup: Updates, NaNoWrimo, and More… (2)
		
	
	
September 2011 (1)
		

			
14: Which Digit Should You Sever? (1)
		
	
	
August 2011 (1)
		

			
29: 14 Ways to Maintain Your Creative Output (During a 50 Hour Work Week) (2)
		
	
	
July 2011 (2)
		

			
21: 8 Lessons in Creative Work I Learned From My Garden (4)
			
05: A Personal Update (12)
		
	
	
June 2011 (1)
		

			
10: After Three Months of Using a Standing Desk… (33)
		
	
	
May 2011 (2)
		

			
27: You Are Your Own Worst Enemy, But That’s a Good Thing
			
11: 5 Simple-Yet-Powerful Tools for Defeating Resistance (8)
		
	
	
April 2011 (3)
		

			
29: Stop Whining and Start Grinding (7)
			
21: Molehills Out of Mountains (6)
			
07: Lessons From 2 Failed Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Attempts (9)
		
	
	
March 2011 (5)
		

			
30: What’s Stopping You From Creating Something Amazing? (6)
			
23: Small Wins for Big Gains (6)
			
16: 6 Reasons Why Behavior Change is Hard…And How to Make it Easier (12)
			
09: Information is Overrated (17)
			
01: What To Do When You Can’t Concentrate (3)
		
	
	
February 2011 (3)
		

			
23: The Problem With Systems (8)
			
15: How Creating Systems Can Make Your Microbusiness Rock (20)
			
07: How to Make $100 Per Month Writing Articles for the Intertubes (15)
		
	
	
January 2011 (5)
		

			
30: 21 Must-Read Blogs for Luck-Makers (18)
			
20: 13 Things I Wish I’d Learned In University… (4)
			
13: 30 Quotes on Luck-Making
			
10: 7 PhD-Approved Ways to Increase Your Happiness (7)
			
04: One Trick for Increasing Your Happiness (0)
		
	
	
December 2010 (5)
		

			
28: 2010 in Review…Plus Happenchance’s 2 Dirty Secrets (7)
			
21: The Myth of the Perfect Circumstances (1)
			
17: Removing Mental Barriers to Creating Amazing Things (3)
			
14: Update from a Korean Work Camp (3)
			
07: Increase Focus with the Pomodoro Technique (7)
		
	
	
November 2010 (7)
		

			
30: 10 (Free) Time Management Resources (4)
			
24: A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way (3)
			
22: How To Gain Two Weeks of Free Time Every Year (6)
			
15: Are You Using Your Spare Time…Or Just Filling It? (3)
			
09: 7 Lessons Learned from Laziness (4)
			
05: The Happenchance Guide to Overcoming Laziness (11)
			
02: Why I Stopped Being Lazy (8)
		
	
	
October 2010 (5)
		

			
25: Riding the Wave (1)
			
20: Nanowrimo Begins in November (3)
			
19: Creativity and Sleep (1)
			
15: Creating Conditions for Creativity (1)
			
05: Walking to Improve Concentration (3)
		
	
	
September 2010 (2)
		

			
27: The Myth of Laser Focus (6)
			
03: Developing the Completion Habit (2)
		
	
	
August 2010 (2)
		

			
24: One Important Question (4)
			
10: Keeping Track of Ideas (5)
		
	
	
July 2010 (4)
		

			
30: Review: The War of Art (7)
			
22: Two Strategies for Idea Generation (5)
			
16: 7 Creativity Myths Exposed (1)
			
07: Happy Birthday Happenchance! (5)
		
	
	
June 2010 (3)
		

			
22: Get Unstuck with an Evil Deadline (0)
			
11: Need Ideas? Try an Inspiration Binge (1)
			
03: How to Manage Procrastination (3)
		
	
	
May 2010 (4)
		

			
26: Better Memory through Association (1)
			
20: Better Memory Through Spacing (7)
			
07: May Site News & Updates (3)
			
04: How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too! (8)
		
	
	
April 2010 (8)
		

			
30: How NOT to Start a Writers’ Group (3)
			
28: 8 Reasons to Start a Writers’ Group (2)
			
24: 27+ Free Resources to Help You Write Better (0)
			
21: The Really Embarrassing Redirection Disaster (3)
			
15: How Songkran is Like Writing (3)
			
09: Revision Tips for Writers (0)
			
05: The Easy Way to Write (Blog Posts) (2)
			
01: April Updates & Site News (0)
		
	
	
March 2010 (3)
		

			
29: Pros & Cons of a Nomadic Lifestyle (28)
			
19: 8 Reasons to Speed Up (3)
			
09: 8 Reasons to Slow Down (2)
		
	
	
February 2010 (4)
		

			
25: Knowing When to Quit (4)
			
20: The Power of a Routine (3)
			
12: How to Get Out of a Rut (for Cheap) (7)
			
05: The End of the Mega Star (9)
		
	
	
January 2010 (7)
		

			
29: Giving Yourself Authority (1)
			
24: Week 3 Roundup (0)
			
19: The Importance of Active Leisure (3)
			
17: Week 2 Roundup (2)
			
12: What is Flow? (19)
			
10: Week 1 Roundup (0)
			
06: How to Manage Stage Fright: Not Just For Musicians (6)
		
	
	
December 2009 (11)
		

			
29: How to Manage the Fear of Failure (7)
			
27: Week 52 Roundup (6)
			
26: 20+ Free Language Learning Resources (5)
			
22: How to Manage Your Inner Critic (9)
			
20: Week 51 Roundup (0)
			
17: Increase Creativity With Mind Mapping (11)
			
15: Removing Physical Barriers to Creating Amazing Things (21)
			
13: Week 48 & 49 Roundup (3)
			
11: 32 Tips for Better Journal Writing (3)
			
07: A Day in the Life of a Korean Student (17)
			
03: How I Use My Knockoff Moleskine (15)
		
	
	
November 2009 (8)
		

			
27: Week 47 Round-up (0)
			
26: Accidents of Birth and Early Success (6)
			
21: How to Improve Your Reading Recall (4)
			
19: Week 46 Link Love Round-up (1)
			
16: How to Make Creative Inertia Work for You (13)
			
10: Why the Rules of Art Matter (2)
			
05: 11 Tips for Better Internet Research (1)
			
02: Who Is Your Audience and How Do They Affect Your Work? (9)
		
	
	
October 2009 (8)
		

			
31: ESL Teaching: The Easy Way to Live Abroad (11)
			
26: Quickie: What Are You Waiting For? (3)
			
23: In Defense of Handwriting (plus tips!) (16)
			
20: 8 Autumn Productivity Tips (2)
			
16: Who Else Wants a Double Duty, Double Dipping Job? (5)
			
13: Temporary Insanity: 10 Lessons Learned from NanoWriMo (8)
			
06: 16 Easy Ways to Increase Focus (5)
			
01: The Secret of Creative Inspiration (13)
		
	
	
September 2009 (7)
		

			
27: The Power of Naming Things (6)
			
22: 14 More Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Clever Ideas (0)
			
15: 16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Clever Ideas (1)
			
11: How to Relearn Your Old Musical Instrument (0)
			
08: 15 Things I Love About Not Driving (4)
			
04: Better Packing Part 2 -How to Pack Light, Pack Less (1)
			
01: Better Packing, Part 1 – How to Stay Dry on the Road (2)
		
	
	
August 2009 (4)
		

			
30: Master Your Mental Monkey with Daily Journaling (2)
			
20: Why Useless Skills Matter (9)
			
11: Quick Motivation Trick (0)
			
07: 6 Ways to Stay Sane While Living Abroad (4)
		
	
	
July 2009 (6)
		

			
29: 5 Things I've Learned in Korea (1)
			
24:  (0)
			
22: If You Had to Give a Last Lecture… (0)
			
19: Worldwide calling, done dirt cheap (2)
			
12: How to Cut the Crap and Stop Settling for Less (2)
			
07: How to Sleep Less (1)