I Tried 4 Creative Businesses (Only One Solved a Real Problem)
I tried 4 passion-based creative businesses. Only one worked, because it solved a real problem. Here are the 3 questions that help you find yours.
The Case for a Boring Phone as a Creative Person
It was a rainy day in October. There was nothing to do outside, so I picked up my phone. I looked at my Instagram feed. Then I checked my friends’ messages on Snapchat. I watched YouTube Shorts until nothing really…
The Bridge Between Mental Health and Creativity
About six years ago, I suffered from a mental illness. I felt burned out a lot, and actually a bit depressed from time to time. Anxiety was constant, and interacting with other people felt hard. But instead of surrendering to…
How to take a Hard Reset on your Life
Every now and then, I get the feeling that I am in a rut. Maybe I am consuming too much content. Maybe I wake up too late, or I exercise too little. It often starts with one small bad habit.…
How to build a creative ecosystem online (when you have too many interests)
It can be very hard to focus on one thing in this day and age. There are so many opportunities and there is so much to discover, that it can be hard to stick to just one thing. Luckily, you…
I cut my screen time from 5 hours to 1. Here’s what changed
Ever since I’ve been taking my digital consumption more seriously, my life has gotten way better. Where I used to spend five hours a day scrolling on Instagram and watching YouTube videos, I tend to pick up a book more…
How taking notes saved my brain
Why Handwritten Notes Beat Everything Else There are many ways to study. You can study by reading, practicing, taking action or receiving feedback. But there is one thing that I’ve been doing over the last few weeks that has really…
The Surprising Way Meditation Transforms You
“Meditation is not about becoming a different person, but becoming the person you already are.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn The Inner Compass I have been meditating for a couple of years now. I can say that it has helped me a…
The Aligned Life Clarity and Conscious Creation
Breaking Free from the Extraordinary Myth Some of us think that we need to achieve something extraordinary in order to live the life of our dreams. We think that real success comes only from hard work or a massive breakthrough.…
