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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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Sun, Sand, and Creativity: 10 Ways to Stay Focused in Nice Weather
Sunny days are ahead. When we want to create, but we also want to play, how do we strike a balance between the two? Here are 10 ideas you can use today.
5 Ways to Overcome Survival Mode and Reclaim Your Creative Energy
Survival mode can help us get through tough situations. But we need ways to get back to who we are as creatives. This is how.
How Rubik's Cubes Can Help Creative Professionals Solve Their Work-Life Balance
Our lives are complex. It’s easy to overthink our problems. This is one fun way to simplify them.
How to Embrace Everyday Life: The Incalculable Importance of Garbage Time
Everyday life is boring. But is it such a bad thing? We may find the key to happiness in the “Garbage Time” we toss away.
Breaking the Cycle: Why Letting Go of Vices is Essential for Balanced Creative Life
Everyone has a vice. Something that shields them from stress. But letting go of our vices is one of the most important choices you can make for your creative future.
Are you balanced in your life or just getting by?
Life is hard. Responsibilities pile up, and you feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water. Here’s how to start swimming to something better.