How to Manage Your Inner Critic

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The inner critic is a rotten friend to have around, like the guy that shows up at your party just to tell you your party sucks…while he drinks all your imported beer. This post shows you how to deal with this unwelcome wanker. read more…

Week 51 Roundup

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A new (free) ebook from Seth Godin, How to Kick-Start Your Creativity (and Get Out of a Writing Rut), and a cool blog on language learning.

Increase Creativity With Mind Mapping

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Learning to use mind maps is like getting an adrenaline shot in your creative heart. This post will show you how to load the syringe. All you have to do is push the plunger. Click the title to read more.

Removing Physical Barriers to Creating Amazing Things

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The less barriers you face encounter to working on a project, the more likely you are to work on that project. This post looks at ways to remove those barriers. Click the title for more.

Week 48 & 49 Roundup

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How to Conduct Your Own Annual Review, How to Make Yourself Lucky, Santa’s dark half, another Matador article from this writer, and a really cool browser bookmarklet.

32 Tips for Better Journal Writing

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Journal Writing is one of the best things you can do to improve your memory, clarify your thinking, increase your creativity, and just become a more all-around awesome person. Here’s a list of tips for better journal writing.

A Day in the Life of a Korean Student

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How does Korea end up with high marks in almost every educational category? They work their ass off. This article offers a brief glimpse into the typical day of a fictional student, and a couple lessons we can learn from this student. Click the title to read more…

How I Use My Knockoff Moleskine

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Since I bought my knockoff Korean moleskine, I’ve grown dependent on it like a ninja depends on guile and explosive powder, changing it from a simple book into a really useful journal of miscellany. Read more…

Week 47 Round-up

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Small Instruments for Travel, the Benefits of Pissing People Off, a question for the Nanowrimo winners, and a book recommendation.

Accidents of Birth and Early Success

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Politicians pay lip service to equality and opportunity. This rhetoric plays nicely in the media. However, the reality is muddier. Even in developed, first-world nations, we’re all born into vastly different circumstances. The accident of birth could drop us from the universal uterus to a starting point in a Colorado Christian compound, a Shanghai slum, or a palace in the Pyrenees. Read more to see how we can apply this to craft….

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