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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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How to Overcome the Fear of Regret in Pursuit of a Creative Life
Spooky season is here and fear is in the air. One of the most common fears of creative humans? Regret. Let’s get to know it better and how to get past it.
Trick or Treat? The Unusual Hack to Help You Banish Your Doom Scroll Distractions for Good and Rediscover Your Creative Focus
Ever feel like your creative free time gets stolen by doom scrolling social media? This one hack could help you get that time back guilt free.
My Big Mistake (When I Started Trying to Balance My Creative Life)
Working on our lives is hard. We all make mistakes. When I started working on my life, I made a big one. This is what I did to fix it.
Build Your Creative Confidence: How Start Public Speaking in 7 Simple Steps
For many, public speaking is one of the scariest experiences in the world. But for creatives who overcome their fear, public speaking can be the unlock to opportunity and improved confidence. This is how to get started.
Empowering Your Creative Genius: How to Break Free from 7 Limiting Habits
Habits have a high impact on the creative lives we choose to live. The bad habits can bring us down. The good ones can lift us up. Here are 7 bad creative habits you can change today to better your creative life.
Throw Me a Lifeline: The First 5 First Steps From Burnout as a Creative
Burnout can happen to anyone at any time. It can also repeat itself if you’re not careful. I burned out back in 2017. These are the first 5 steps I’d take if burnout came for me again.