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Actionable Essays to Help Creative Professionals
Build Balance in their Busy Lives
Written by a Nerdy Architect
with 15 Years of Experience Balancing His Own
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7 Life Lessons from Another Exciting Year Aboard a Giant Space Rock
Whether we like it or not, time passes for us all. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Where do you assign your unique skill points in the game of life?
Life is a game. It’s important how you play it.
An unusual (but effective) way to become whoever you've always dreamed to be
Sometimes becoming someone else is the path to becoming the best version of you. Here’s how.
Why accepting what we don’t know can make us wildly smarter
As much as we might think know, we don’t know everything. And that’s okay. It turns out admitting it more often can make us smarter.
When your personal goals run away from you, do this to catch them
When we try to make progress in our lives, we have the best intentions. But sometimes life derails us. Here’s what to do to get back on track.
When the world says you need money, power, and fame—seek this instead for a meaningful life.
There are forces in life that will tempt you. As a creative pro, we need to understand the difference between the shiny objects and what will give our lives meaning. This is how I learned it the hard way.