Themes
Themes
Six recurring subjects, each one a thing people treat as a fixed trait when it is closer to a process.
Mechanics of Creativity
Where ideas come from, why the first version is meant to be rough, and how to tell an idea from a decision.
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Building What Matters
Why bother building anything, and what makes a thing worth the years it takes.
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Social Craft
Being good company is a set of techniques. Humour, conversation, and being easy to talk to.
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Environment Over Willpower
Your surroundings make most of your decisions before you get a say. Choose the room.
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Comfortable Lies
The stories we tell ourselves about confidence, busyness and working under pressure.
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Passion Is Built
Passion follows competence. What to do when you have several, or none at all.
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