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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2017/1/dent-in-the-universe">Putting a “Make a dent in the universe” poster on your wall doesn’t make it any more likely to happen</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2017-01-08"><span class="timesince" data-date="1483876500500">about a month ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>Writing out a huge list of resolutions might feel good at the time, but on average I’ve hit less than a third of my goals over the past few years, and that doesn’t feel so great. Does that mean that setting goals is bad? That people who miss most of their goals are failures? Nope! But it does suggest we’re doing the goal-setting slightly wrong in the first place.</p><a href="/journal/2017/1/dent-in-the-universe" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/11/the-right-problem">Are you solving the right problem?</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-11-13"><span class="timesince" data-date="1479036305408">about 3 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/distraction-max">Remember when the internet was more useful than it was addictive?</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-11-10"><span class="timesince" data-date="1478786124964">about 3 months ago</span></time>
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<a href="/journal/more-eyeballs"><div class="summary-thumbnail content-fill"><img data-src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50892e9ae4b0f50834df368c/50892e9ae4b0f50834df36a0/5815a22820099e8211db64aa/1477820315176/shape-of-stories.png" data-image="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50892e9ae4b0f50834df368c/50892e9ae4b0f50834df36a0/5815a22820099e8211db64aa/1477820315176/shape-of-stories.png" data-image-dimensions="1687x987" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The one trick that will get your content read by tens of thousands of people" /></div></a>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/more-eyeballs">The one trick that will get your content read by tens of thousands of people</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-10-30"><span class="timesince" data-date="1477813329604">about 3 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>After writing 600 odd blog posts, I’m more clued up about promoting my content than I used to be. Here's what I've learnt about creating and sharing content.</p><a href="/journal/more-eyeballs" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/confessions-of-a-non-finisher">Confessions of a serial non-finisher</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-10-23"><span class="timesince" data-date="1477230436490">about 3 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>How can you avoid the wandering path of the procrastinator? Find out how to find your sweet spot when it comes to finishing projects, and why following your passion is unlikely to help.</p><a href="/journal/confessions-of-a-non-finisher" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/10/what-ive-learnt-about-writing">These are the things I’ve learnt about writing so far.</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-10-18"><span class="timesince" data-date="1476790816707">about 3 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/10/creative-rollercoaster">Riding the creative rollercoaster</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-10-09"><span class="timesince" data-date="1476014977627">about 4 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/first-email-course">8,991 emails later: everything I learnt creating my first email course in Mailchimp</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-10-02"><span class="timesince" data-date="1475405975077">about 4 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>What I learnt creating my first email course. How to choose an audience and a topic, sequence your lessons, then build and promote your email course.</p><a href="/journal/first-email-course" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/9/how-to-take-it-easy-on-yourself">How To Take It Easy (on Yourself)</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-09-25"><span class="timesince" data-date="1474810439459">about 4 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/9/design-practice-part-2">Rebooting My Design Practice. Part 2: Qualifying Clients, and Baby Steps Towards Productized Consulting </a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-09-17"><span class="timesince" data-date="1474104783438">about 4 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>Guidance for freelancers on qualifying new clients, developing your productized consulting offer, and trusting your gut.</p><a href="/journal/2016/9/design-practice-part-2" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/9/what-are-you-working-on">What are you working on? </a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-09-11"><span class="timesince" data-date="1473584989993">about 5 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>Last time I asked this question, the response from everyone rading this blog was inspiring: you were starting blogs, building apps, planning adventures, and launching brands.</p><p>So I thought it would be fun to repeat the experiment, but with a twist to encourage you to connect with each other..</p><a href="/journal/2016/9/what-are-you-working-on" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/9/freelancers-guide-monday-morning-meeting">The freelancer’s guide to having a Monday morning meeting with yourself</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-09-04"><span class="timesince" data-date="1473010654597">about 5 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/8/15-things-about-graphic-design-for-students">15 things they might not teach you about graphic design when you’re a student</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-08-27"><span class="timesince" data-date="1472298942024">about 5 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p><span style="font-size:20px">Tips for graphic design students on getting the most out of internships, and on taking the first exciting few steps in their professional design career. (And a refresher for all of us who are already further down the line.)</span></p><a href="/journal/2016/8/15-things-about-graphic-design-for-students" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/8/im-a-designer-not-a-screwdriver">The three traits that define meaningful work</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-08-19"><span class="timesince" data-date="1471599826621">about 5 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/8/you-arent-gonna-need-it">You aren't gonna need it</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-08-14"><span class="timesince" data-date="1471162207529">about 6 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>Why and how to strip things back to the core.</p><a href="/journal/2016/8/you-arent-gonna-need-it" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/7/introvert">Use your introversion as a superpower, not an excuse</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-07-24"><span class="timesince" data-date="1469369944646">about 6 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/7/restarting-cyclelove">On thinking you've missed the train (and restarting CycleLove)</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-07-11"><span class="timesince" data-date="1468251669930">about 7 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/6/control">These are the things you can always control, no matter how tough life gets</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-06-26"><span class="timesince" data-date="1466929021953">about 7 months ago</span></time>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/careermultiverse">How to explore a multiverse of alternative careers, without the risk of quitting your job</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-06-19"><span class="timesince" data-date="1466319786942">about 7 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>A thought experiment to transform your career options from hypothetical to practical by taking small, intentional steps.</p><a href="/journal/careermultiverse" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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<div class="summary-title"><a href="/journal/2016/6/shorter">The secret of shorter.</a></div>
<time class="timestamp" datetime="2016-06-15"><span class="timesince" data-date="1466002017486">about 8 months ago</span></time>
<div class="summary-excerpt"><p>Making something shorter doesn’t mean making it less interesting or less sexy.</p><a href="/journal/2016/6/shorter" class="summary-more-link"></a></div>
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