Archive of posts from May 2022

Daily Post #1635 • May 31 2022 • Resilience

Hard things are hard

I’ve spoken to a handful of people this past couple of weeks for whom this was a tough realisation:

Daily Post #1634 • May 30 2022 • Craft

Slash Tools

Everyone has some weapons of choice.

Daily Post #1633 • May 29 2022 • Craft

The “nothing to do” test

Time freedom is a beautiful thing, and a great thing to have.

Daily Post #1632 • May 28 2022 • Experience

There’s still room

Is there still room for you and your project in your market?

Daily Post #1631 • May 27 2022 • Experience

The thing about uncertainty

The thing about uncertainty…

Daily Post #1630 • May 26 2022 • Craft

That’ll never work

Ever heard these words?

Daily Post #1629 • May 25 2022 • Craft

Why our team lists no awards

My creative studio doesn’t list any awards.

Daily Post #1628 • May 24 2022 • Craft

The wrong question

If you make something really great, you may be asking the wrong question.

Daily Post #1627 • May 23 2022 • Resilience

The non-grifters guide to the galaxy

There have been generations of business grifters telling you that success awaits…if you can only get the right mindset…

Daily Post #1626 • May 22 2022 • Craft

Mass-markets and new ideas

New ideas don’t normally sit well with the masses.

Daily Post #1625 • May 21 2022 • Craft

Better at what?

I bought my wife and I some headphones about six months ago…

Daily Post #1624 • May 20 2022 • Craft

In defence of ceremony

Ceremony…

Daily Post #1623 • May 19 2022 • Momentum

Early vs Wrong

Pets.com died in the dot com bubble burst, despite raising $82.5 million in its 2000 IPO at $11 a share.

Daily Post #1622 • May 18 2022 • Narrative

Belief not necessary

Do you believe in your work?

Daily Post #1621 • May 17 2022 • Momentum

The Flow of No

This week I’ve been spending more time with “No”.

Daily Post #1620 • May 16 2022 • Craft

Creators, remember Sturgeon’s Law

Creators. Remember Sturgeon’s Law.

Daily Post #1619 • May 15 2022 • Experience

No-Mug Zone

Are you a mug? Are your customers?

Daily Post #1618 • May 14 2022 • Resilience

Worth it on the other side

Creators often get stuck on what’s possible. What they’re capable of.

Daily Post #1617 • May 13 2022 • Resilience

It doesn’t have to be hard

It doesn’t have to be hard:

Daily Post #1616 • May 12 2022 • Momentum

Grow in spite of luck

Ever get lucky? Where projects, teams and life goals just fall into place?

Daily Post #1615 • May 11 2022 • Experience

The opportunity in down markets

Is the market in a bad state at the moment?

Daily Post #1614 • May 10 2022 • Craft

Creative ceremony

Making cool things sometimes takes a long time.

Daily Post #1613 • May 09 2022 • Craft

Talk is now even cheaper

For a long time, talk wasn’t cheap.

Daily Post #1612 • May 08 2022 • Craft

Doing work that matters

Today I was asked, “Are you doing work that really matters to you?”

Daily Post #1611 • May 07 2022 • Momentum

Quickly only slows you down

Working quickly slows me down.

Daily Post #1610 • May 06 2022 • Resilience

On, not full-on

Which is better…

Daily Post #1609 • May 05 2022 • Resilience

It’s not about what you deserve

Take ‘deserve’ out of the equation:

Daily Post #1608 • May 04 2022 • Craft

We need you

“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.” – Sebastian Junger

Daily Post #1607 • May 03 2022 • Resilience

Good/Bad types of greedy

There’s good greedy and bad greedy.

Daily Post #1606 • May 02 2022 • Resilience

Invest in the hive

Last night, we had an idea.

Daily Post #1605 • May 01 2022 • Experience

Henry Ford and NFTs

What did Henry Ford know about NFTs?

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