Why Constraints Make You More Creative, Not Less
Constraints do not limit the search. They make it small enough to finish.
Stuart writes Power Essence, on the mechanics behind creativity, social skill and self-direction. He has been publishing on these subjects since 2015.
The recurring move across everything here is the same one: take something people treat as a fixed trait, find the process underneath it, and write down the parts that can be practised.
By Stuart Dobson
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Why Helping One Person Properly Beats Helping a Thousand Badly
Reach is easy to count. Effect is the thing you were after.
Why Nobody Likes a Conversation That Feels Like an Interview
An interview has questions and no offers. So does a bad conversation.
You're Not Lazy, Your Environment Is Doing the Choosing For You
Discipline is expensive. Rearranging the room is cheap.
Busy Is Often Just Avoidance With Better PR
Avoidance looks like effort from the outside. That is what makes it work.
Passion Isn't Found, It's Built Through Competence
Nobody loves a thing they are bad at. Competence comes first.