Bloggers — there’s an “i” in niche, and it’s you
I just read a post on Paid to Exist about creating your own niche rather than choosing an existing one: When you stop playing other people’s game and stop competing on other...
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How to stop being a graphic designer — redux
Towards the end of last year I let forth an angry rant about being a graphic designer onto the internet with little expectation of a response. I’d had a nervous...
Mr. Chicken
Almost as soon as I tweeted a link to an article entitled “I’m Thinking. Please. Be. Quiet” yesterday, the security alarm in my house started beeping loudly every sixty seconds. ...
Punks don’t ask permission. Neither should you.
For punks, gobbing on the band who were currently on stage was considered the ultimate form of respect:
Announcing a writing challenge mashup: 30 days of writing x Teach everything you know
Enough is enough. I'm calling time on my self-induced self-helping self-discovery gluttony. After almost two years of reading endless self-help books and self-development blogs, I've consumed the opinions of hundreds...
The power of not thinking
Wake up. Roll over. Grab phone. Check emails. Check a load of other crap. Get up. Shower. Eat breakfast watching iPad. Cycle to work mulling over said emails. Stare at...
From graphic design to adventure bags: an interview with Trakke founder Alec Farmer
Rugged utility bag brand Trakke is the creation of former graphic designer Alec Farmer, who studied Visual Communication at Glasgow School of Art (just like I did in the early noughties)....
What I learnt about moving forwards by going on retreat
I switched Airbnb to map view, maxed the price at £50 per night, and panned hopefully right from London.
10 kinds of writing to experiment with on a daily basis
Ok, I know what you’re thinking: does this guy really do ten different kinds of writing every day? Nope! But I might end up putting pen to paper in 3 or...
You will never be ready
"I don't know enough about business to start my own company yet" my friend confessed to me over a beer. And then the conversation slid on to something else. Looking back,...