Is it better to spend time or money?
Author: Matt Shanks
On being everything to someone
We can either be something to everyone, or everything to someone. I choose the second.
Consistency over quality
Is it better to show up, day by day, even if you don’t clear your own bar sometimes? What’s the other option?
Does saying no mean we always miss out?
Saying no to something gives us a feeling of missing out. But, what if it meant not missing out, but getting more?
The past isn’t a great foreteller of the future
Just because I’ve done something before, doesn’t mean I can do it again, right?
Who else is looking for answers?
Art comes from artists seeking to answer the questions they have about the world. It helps if others are also have the same questions.
Happy accidents
What’s a mistake, anyway?
This before that: How to prioritise
Priority is a singular word. By telling ourselves we’ve got more than one thing that’s important, we’re saying that nothing is.
Adaptive planning and progress
How can we take small steps towards bigger goals whilst ensuring we still see progress and pleasure if we don’t ever make it?
Who dies at deadlines?
Is the anxiety invoked by using the word ‘deadline’ really more useful than calling it what it is – a commitment?