What I learned in 2018
Bill Gates posted something with a similar title the other day. Who better to borrow from? So without further ado, let me cherrypick a tres jolie collection of ups, downs and ahas, from my office on the 17th floor to your browser. The second I wrote that, I sighed a...
Rule #1: Assume nothing
Given the luxury, I will sit around and wait for it. Something will get my attention, like my eyebrows, which I will diligently proceed to pluck, or, God forbid, some Youtube title from the usual suspects (John Oliver, Wisecrack, Peaceful Cuisine or the Nerdwriter....
You catch that thought right now. (Take notes. They’re precious.)
Listen, I have to break it to you, I love my writing. Before the world decides to jump on the wagon and call me the next best thing since David Sedaris, I’ll be in this tight corner, reading my own blog posts, not sure when I really came up with that. Do you ever read...
How to fire your inner impostor
Midway through my hour with Merel, she told me I had it. Your copy is beautiful, you just have impostor syndrome. Gee, I do? I mean I do. I know I do. But does it even like me? Yes. Your inner impostor loves you. It loves the grip it has on you. It’s got bad romance...
In praise of word doodling
This was supposed to be my epic post. A crisp, wow description of my method that would make everything clear in retrospect and especially forward. Which is why I could not write it for two weeks now. First I was sick. Then I had the dog over. And then I just couldn’t...
Designer’s mind
Name your best actor. What do you go for? King of the jungle Christian Bale types? Big bear action figures like Chris Hemsworth (think Thor)? Or comedian monkeys: the Seinfelds out there? The division, by the way, is not mine. Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday...
When I don’t write, I love to read or listen to some of these amazing creators:
Because there’s only one Gray Lady out there. And it defines the playing field.
Because I’m the perfect (audio)book worm. Aren’t you? Read free for 30 days with my link.
Here’s the thing with Alec Baldwin
A smart hangout with brainy creatives. (Plus he’s how I discovered Krista.)
A podcast on excellence and the habits that take you there. And the unsung revolutionary behind my new morning routine.
Crisp videos on filmmaking and culture. Am a Patron. Je like.
(Maybe because I also look a bit like Krista. I wish I was her twin.) Her podcast is my weekly soul spa.
The Alpha and Omega. A cool way to get up to date with Aristoteles without reading 47 volumes.
Because I go gaga over creams, and blush, and lipstick.
