Hi, I'm John—a creative & entrepreneur in an exploration phase.
I'm following my curiosity off the beaten path and seeing where the dice fall.
This is a growing archive of experiments, systems and reflections along the way.
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Notes, thoughts, and essays.
The Space Between Wanting and Doing
The Space Between Wanting and Doing
On the spectrum of the creative commitment.
Notes on Interior Translation
Notes on Interior Translation
The honest struggle of translating thoughts into words.
Lessons from Zinsser and King: On Writing
Lessons from Zinsser and King: On Writing
What do a brutalist nonfiction teacher and a horror novelist have in common? More than you’d expect.
The Myth of Focus: How to learn multiple skills in parallel
The Myth of Focus: How to learn multiple skills in parallel
The slow, deliberate way to grow many things at once
When Momentum Breaks
When Momentum Breaks
A fracture, and everything after
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A creative playground of the stuff I’ve made.
Skillbuild - Learning Newsletter
Skillbuild - Learning Newsletter
A weekly dispatch from my self-learning lab
Outlook Consulting Group
Outlook Consulting Group
Shifting perspectives to unlock human and organisational potential
All Day
All Day
Everyday essentials for pets who play hard
Hercules
Hercules
Pushing a traditional market, aesthetic and ideas to new edges
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Recent reads that changed the way I see the world.
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Get Better at Anything
Scott H. Young
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On Writing Well
William Zinsser
Notes
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Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
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On Writing
Stephen King
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Pathless Path
Paul Millerd