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creativity is freedom

I imagine by now you know that the out of fear may come comfort, but out of fear also comes a sense of unfulfillment. You spend …

communication without connection

We’ve all been there. Everybody at the party is talking so much, nobody can get a word in edgeways. So in the end, plenty is said, …

creating a meaningful life

If we’re honest with ourselves, we probably spent too much time in our twenties, doing stuff not because it was that important or meaningful, but because …

become the light you have within you

Michael Phillips once wrote that our greatest tragedy is that we undervalue our own experiences. If it happened to me, it couldn’t have been that …

how to communicate ideas more effectively

Contrary to popular belief, art is not some kind of mystical woo, separate from the day-to-day of human endeavor. Making art in any quantity requires …

what you didn’t know about a creative’s life

Yeah, so you’re busy painting the Sistine Chapel, but you still have dishes to wash, diapers to change, e-mails to send, lawns to mow, groceries …

how to build better teams

Behavioral economists pretty much agree that money isn’t the best motivator. It’s intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators, and given reasonable levels of compensation, most people will …

what do your friends think?

There’s a myth that the cool kids aren’t interested in money, that they’re more interested in all that other stuff like purpose and meaning and authenticity (Hence …

what keeps you up up night?

“What Is” is boring. “What Could Be” is interesting. That’s actually not true from a Buddhist or Mystical perspective, but it’s certainly true when you’re …

focus on doing what’s right

Some hospitals are so efficient, so machine-like, so system orientated, you get the feeling they’d run just fine if all the patients disappeared tomorrow. That …