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Ben Mercer
 
rugby and mental health
rugby and mental health

exploring the topic of athletic mental wellbeing

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Sports, RugbyBen MercerAugust 21, 2019mental health
on writing... shitloads
on writing... shitloads

busy busy busy

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Ben MercerAugust 19, 2019
the certainty had me
the certainty had me

Jungian thoughts on purpose

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Ben MercerAugust 18, 2019
getting back to great fiction
getting back to great fiction

getting back to getting back to fiction

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StorytellingBen MercerAugust 17, 2019
the scholar athlete
the scholar athlete

exploring what it means to be Plato’s ideal citizen

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Ben MercerAugust 15, 2019
the value of not explaining
the value of not explaining

why sometimes we’re better off without all the answers

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Ben MercerAugust 14, 2019
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
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