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why we put ourselves through bleak art
why we put ourselves through bleak art

why do we do it? a quick exploration of the value of bleakness

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Storytelling, WritingBen MercerAugust 12, 2019
🎶 I guess that's just the Notion 🎶
🎶 I guess that's just the Notion 🎶

playing around with the ‘app du jour’

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ProductivityBen MercerAugust 11, 2019Notion
the potential power of high expectations
the potential power of high expectations
Ben MercerAugust 10, 2019
athletes and personal freedom
athletes and personal freedom

why top level sportspeople are less free than you’d think

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NBA, Football, Sports, CareersBen MercerAugust 9, 2019bale, neymar, football, NBA, mental health
crowdsourcing creation
crowdsourcing creation

how Makebook points to a new way of creating and selling books

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Ben MercerAugust 8, 2019
two quotes on thinking
two quotes on thinking

(vaguely) how memes promote groupthink

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Ben MercerAugust 7, 2019
late nights
late nights

and skylights

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Productivity, WritingBen MercerAugust 6, 2019
Range - the triumph of the generalist
Range - the triumph of the generalist

thoughts on David Epstein’s ‘Range’

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Ben MercerAugust 5, 2019
the endless ride of Arsenal fandom
the endless ride of Arsenal fandom

‘we’ve been hurt before’ - trying to cultivate indifference to my Arsenal fandom

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Football, SportsBen MercerAugust 4, 2019arsenal
less but better
less but better

musings on Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design

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Ben MercerAugust 3, 2019design, thought, simplicity
Andrew Fenby
EndgameBen MercerAugust 1, 2019rugby
the Antifragile individual
the Antifragile individual

what to do about setbacks

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CareersBen MercerJuly 31, 2019
Georgie Gulliver
EndgameBen MercerJuly 30, 2019rugby
learning like an athlete
learning like an athlete

how sports stars really learn

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Ben MercerJuly 29, 2019
rethinking storytelling
rethinking storytelling

how we deliver stories is ripe for revolution

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Storytelling, WritingBen MercerJuly 28, 2019
the second life of Marvin Sordell
the second life of Marvin Sordell

the war between who you are on the field and who you are away from it

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Football, Storytelling, Sports, Writing, Careers, Scholar athleteBen MercerJuly 27, 2019football, careers, writing, marvin sordell, transition, retirement, mental health
getting consistent
getting consistent

the challenges of publishing daily

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Ben MercerJuly 27, 2019
manifestations of creativity
manifestations of creativity

sport + art = the future

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Ben MercerJuly 24, 2019
cool people doing cool stuff
cool people doing cool stuff

kind of self-explanatory

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CareersBen MercerJuly 23, 2019writing, tech, environment, startups
I don't feel like it
I don't feel like it
Ben MercerJuly 22, 2019
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