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second season syndrome
second season syndrome

thoughts on how to avoid the curse of the followup

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CreativityBen MercerAugust 7, 2020
collect, smash, reforge
collect, smash, reforge

how to think about creativity

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CreativityBen MercerAugust 6, 2020kinsugi, kanye
copy like an athlete
copy like an athlete

why creatives should copy like athletes

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CreativityBen MercerAugust 5, 2020Calvin and Hobbes
the art of finishing
the art of finishing

why finishing doesn’t mean it’s over

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Writing, CreativityBen MercerAugust 4, 2020finishing
a technique for producing ideas
a technique for producing ideas

notes and ideas on the book from James Webb Young

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Book reviews, CreativityBen MercerJuly 13, 2020
using constraint
using constraint

how artists and athletes turn constraint into creative advantage

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CreativityBen MercerJuly 3, 2020constraint
failing to scale a journalling habit
failing to scale a journalling habit
Habit, CreativityBen MercerJune 30, 2020journalling, apps
what I learned hosting 50 personal development sessions for pro athletes during lockdown
what I learned hosting 50 personal development sessions for pro athletes during lockdown

how to give everyone a better time and avoid some Zoom pitfalls

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Remote Work, CareersBen MercerJune 29, 2020
touching the void
touching the void

Touching the Void details Joe Simpson's ordeal in the Peruvian Andes. It's a harrowing tale of survival that is more powerful for being concise.

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Storytelling, Sports, Book reviewsBen MercerJune 19, 2020
fire from heaven
fire from heaven

a fun but baggy read that touches on some big ideas about purpose and destiny

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Book reviewsBen MercerJune 11, 2020
originality
originality
Ben MercerJune 2, 2020identity
different beats better
different beats better

be remarkable. encourage remarking

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Do lectures series, CreativityBen MercerApril 27, 2020
what is a big idea?
what is a big idea?
Do lectures seriesBen MercerApril 22, 2020ideas
what could you become in 66 Days?
what could you become in 66 Days?
66 DaysBen MercerApril 15, 2020
big ideas are cheap
big ideas are cheap
Do lectures series, CreativityBen MercerApril 14, 2020
don't be busy
don't be busy
Do lectures seriesBen MercerApril 13, 2020personal development, personal branding
creative direction? we should look to sports coaches
creative direction? we should look to sports coaches

how sports coaches embody the traits required for successful direction in creative industries

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CreativityBen MercerApril 9, 2020creativity, coaching, management, sports coaching
secular monkhood and me/us
secular monkhood and me/us

why we should optimise for joy rather than a mission

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Habit, Productivity, CareersBen MercerMarch 31, 2020jack dorsey, secular monk, optimisation, fasting, purpose
offsetting for earth
offsetting for earth

getting skin in the climate change game

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Ben MercerMarch 30, 2020
make it new - how Fringes displays its difference
make it new - how Fringes displays its difference

I knew that marketing Fringes would be the hardest part. Here’s how I’ve tried to make the book stand out from other rugby books by using difference as a virtue

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Fringes, RugbyBen MercerMarch 5, 2020standing out, marketing, books, rugby
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