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I create a newsletter called GrowthCandy. Each issue shares one idea to help build and spread your work, delivered as a short comic. Fast to read. Easy to apply. Hard to forget!
Great client services require you saying “No” sometimes.
Sony discontinuing physical media isn’t a war on physical media.
The problem with when people “fake it until they make it”…
Google isn’t sending as many clicks anymore.
Hasbro, who owns Peppa Pig, is under fire.
Will your writing improve with a better text editor?
Every day, I watch my son learn and grow.
My Mum talked about her “fantasy world” to me when she was on end-of-life care.
Mum taught me to fight for — and dream of — the the world you want to live in.
If you love what you do, play with it sometimes.
Ever feel guilty for going the extra-extra mile when making things for those you serve?
Everyone talks about promotion. Promotion promotion promotion. How you should be doing more promotion.
Humans care a lot about status and affiliation.
Google Maps will take you straight “there”.
When you’re about to lose someone, the pain is the point. The real tragedy would be to not feel pain.
Most of the thoughts I share in this journal never get posted on social media etc.
I saw a quote today that tickled me:
We don’t like when big tech talks about what their products will do to writers, or artists, or musicians, because they’re not writers, or artists, or musicians.
My team uses Basecamp because all of the work is in one place.
The funny thing about the list of things on your mind right now…
Agencies love interns and junior talent because they have fresh eyes with fresh ideas, unburdened by memories of what got shot down, what clients won’t go for, and what the market “expects nowadays”.
Lean into your craft for long enough… and you’ll find you disagree with every one of your heroes on at least something.
The things you’re deliberating over…
If a toddler draws a picture, then AI “improves” it by generating a lifelike version of the drawing… does that make the drawing better?
What do you do when there’s zero feedback?
I create a newsletter called GrowthCandy. Each issue shares one idea to help build and spread your work, delivered as a short comic. Fast to read. Easy to apply. Hard to forget!