The Third Something
Ten years ago I was working hard to establish myself as a thought leader on the future of journalism. I was consulting, speaking at conferences, writing a popular blog and selling courses. Then one day, in the middle of 2013, I stopped. Soon after, I dedicated myself to building…
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I had my first coffee shop coffee in nearly three months. A Starbucks around the corner reopened with a social distancing system. You have to load mone…
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May 24
I’m noticing a wonderful trend in many of the emails you are sending me in response to these little letters. Lots of you are writing to let me know tha…
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May 17
This letter reaches you on Day 49 of the UK coronavirus lockdown. Tomorrow, the half-century. A long period of being legally obliged to stay indoors is…
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May 10
Through the synchronicity that only the universe understands, as I was writing to you about ideas last Sunday (#69), Elizabeth Gilbert was talking abou…
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May 3
A good idea feels nebulous at first. In my experience a good idea almost never appears fully formed. It’s more like a vast gas cloud in space: a feelin…
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Apr 26
I received lots of interesting responses to last week’s letter. One particular line struck a chord with many of you who pasted it back to me into your …
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Apr 19
This week’s letter is a long and detailed essay about developing my drawing process (with lots of pictures) based on progress I have made in the last f…
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Apr 12
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