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        • My GOTYs 2023 edition
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        • Doing nothing but playing cozy games
        • Song exploder but for x
        • The fun world of collage
        • How to stay creative - pop your algorithm bubble
        • A simple format to distil what you learn
        • The desire to document and collect
        • What's the deal with road signs anyway?
        • The use of color in Better Call Saul
        • When eliminating distractions is a bad thing
        • Button or no button?
        • Do you need an emotional support water bottle?
        • A creative's secret power up - the power of noticing
        • Help! I'm a digital hoarder
        • How to get started learning to draw with an iPad and Apple Pencil
        • How I Use Embedded Queries In Obsidian To Simplify My Note Management
        • How I Reframed My Digital Life After Reading Building a Second Brain
        • Here's How To Get Your Bookmarks Out Of Twitter And Actually Use Them
        • 5 Practices I Follow Consistently After Reading The Bullet Journal Method
        • How I Use Todoist As A Creative To Manage My Work And Get More Done
        • RTFM! Users Won't Read Your Documentation, Here's A Better Approach
        • Here's Why the Notebook Is the Ultimate Tool for Creativity
        • Managing Burnout Is A Life-Long Journey, That's Why I'm Prioritizing Self-Care
        • I Use These Tools to Gamify My Habits so I Can Stay Creative and Healthy
        • Are You Following Your Life Signals? Here's A Framework To Help You
        • How I Consume Content To Build A Massively Helpful Vault Of Knowledge
        • How I Use Obsidian To Take Action On The Content I Consume
        • This Is How I Publish My Newsletter Every Week Without Fail
        • This 10 Step Checklist Will Instantly Improve Your Landing Page Design
        • Why You Should Plan Your Day Ahead Of Time
        • How I Create And Repurpose Content To Have The Most Impact Online
        • Create An Inspiration Repository To Generate Unique Ideas
        • Jekyll - How To Display A Count Of Posts Per Tag Or Category
        • Use An Inbox For Quick Capture To Avoid Distraction
        • Use Netflix To Easily Improve Your Design Skills
        • Why You Need A Daily Shutdown Routine
        • How Dark Souls Helps You To Think About Failure
        • How Regular Reflection Makes You A Better Designer
        • These 7 Books Will Change How You Think About Being A Creative
        • I Scheduled My Creative Time For The Last 4 Weeks, Here's What I Learned
        • How I Do My Weekly Review In Obsidian
        • These 5 Tips Will Improve Your Designer To Developer Communications Today
        • How To Include Jekyll Liquid Tags in Code Snippets
        • How To Add A Pomodoro Timer In Obsidian Without A Plugin
        • My Obsidian Daily Note Template 2022
        • 6 Procrastination Triggers And How To Overcome Them As A Designer
        • How To Add A Table Of Contents To Jekyll Blog Posts
        • The 7 Step Process I Used To Build A Landing Page To Promote My Book
        • 6 Things Pokémon Cards Will Teach You About Design
        • How To Add A Social Media Share Bar In Jekyll
        • How To Add Related Posts In Jekyll To Increase Engagement
        • 10 Ways I Use Figma As A Creator
        • How To Never Run Out Of Ideas As A Designer
        • A Walkthrough Of My Obsidian Setup
        • UI Design Patterns - Character Limits
        • How To Improve The Usability Of Password Fields
        • Design A Website From Scratch In 7 Steps
        • Mind Maps - The Ultimate Getting Started Tool
        • Jekyll - Add Related Posts At The End Of A Post
        • How To Never Be Bored Again
        • Jekyll - Add An Affiliate Disclaimer To Specific Posts
        • Establish A Shut Down Routine For Maximum Clarity
        • 5 Ways For A UI Designer To Come Up With Ideas
        • Be Consistent - That Is Your One Thing
        • Creative Constraints Are Good For You
        • Life Contexts - Cues To Differentiate Between Work And Home
        • The Creator's Philosophy - Create Once Use Many Times
        • Why You Should Schedule Time For Creativity
        • UI Design Patterns - How To Write Effective Error Messages
        • Jekyll - Add Estimated Reading Time To Posts
        • How To Make Your Productivity Systems More Efficient
        • Jekyll - How To Enable Incremental Regeneration To Speed Up Build Times
        • Why Regular Reflection Can Help You Become More Productive
        • The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Jekyll - How To Determine Build Times
        • Overcoming The Blank Page As A Creator
        • Jekyll - How To Limit Posts During The Build Process
        • Why Writing Blog Posts In Markdown Is A Game Changer
        • Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Jekyll - Creating External Links That Open In A New Tab
        • Keep A Web Dev Notebook To Learn More Effectively
        • Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • How To Remove A Post Category From The Blog Page In WordPress
        • You Learn More Effectively By Practicing
        • Hooked by Nir Eyal - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • My Obsidian Setup - Mar 2021
        • How A UI Designer Uses Todoist
        • My Writing Workflow For Content Creation
        • Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • UI Design Patterns - How To Handle Disabled Components
        • Using Inboxes To Manage Your Thoughts And Ideas
        • Can A Rubik's Cube Help With Your Focus?
        • A Simple But Effective Way To Learn Every Day
        • Getting Things Done by David Allen - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Don’t Underestimate The Benefits Of A Day Job
        • Peak by Anders Ericsson - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • How Task Batching Can Accelerate Your Productivity
        • The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry - Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Building A Consistent Writing Habit
        • How To Read A Book by Mortimer Adler – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Determine The Why Behind Your Work For Increased Motivation
        • The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Restarting The Weekly Review Process
        • Sprint by Jake Knapp – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Don’t Get Overwhelmed By Your Goals – Keep It Simple
        • How To Build A Flow Diagram In Obsidian Using Mermaid
        • The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll – Book Notes
        • UI Design Patterns - What’s The Difference Between Search and Filter?
        • Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • Notion Library Tour - How I Capture Knowledge On What I Watch & Read
        • Show Your Work by Austin Kleon – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • How To Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens – Book Notes, Summary, Review
        • A Starter Guide - Color Theory For Web Designers
        • Creating A Recipe Web Page with QR Code
        • How To Make A Digital Photo Frame With A Raspberry Pi
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      I asked an AI trained on my favourite creativity books to help me pick a side hustle

      I built a NotebookLM notebook and fed it a handful of books I keep coming back to: Atomic Habits, Getting …

      Jul 9, 2026

      Website updates - a continuous journey

      I’ve learned a lot over the last 7+ months since starting my new job as a Senior Technical Writer. …

      Mar 29, 2024

      My GOTYs 2023 edition

      After checking out my PlayStation wrapped for 2023, I took a wider look back at all the games I played over …

      Jan 4, 2024

      What the heck are those smiley face sponges I keep seeing on TikTok?

      If you’ve been on TikTok or YouTube for any length of time and stumbled into the world of cleaning …

      Jun 16, 2023

      Doing nothing but playing cozy games

      Cozy games offer a retreat from the stresses of everyday life. Cozy games = cozy vibes + self-care 🤗 …

      May 17, 2023

      Starter link page templates

      A selection of three different starter link page templates. Link pages are incredibly useful to link to from …

      May 17, 2023
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