Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedWhere Do You Get Your Ideas From?It’s the question writers get asked the most. Well, here’s the answer…The Ideas Shop, of course. — This is it, The Ideas Shop, where writers get their ideas from. Of course, it’s not called The Ideas Shop, that would be too obvious. If it was, everyone would know about it and then everyone would be having great ideas and putting them down on paper. And writers don’t…Writing2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·May 25, 2021The A To Zzzzzzz Of SleepA good night’s sleep — the best way to return your brain to full power. — “Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.” Friedrich Nietzsche Sleep offers so many benefits. A lot of the time we think if we’re busy we can get by on less sleep and extra caffeine. …Productivity5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·May 7, 2021If You Want To Be Really Productive, Watch Cat VideosWhat you do in your breaks and how regular they are, is just as important as your working time. — “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron In a recent study by the Draugiem Group it was found that the 10% of employees with the highest productivity, surprisingly didn’t put in longer hours than anyone else. In fact, they didn’t even work full eight-hour days. What…Productivity2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 23, 2021Why You Find It Hard To Have Great IdeasWe’re hard-wired to solve problems quickly rather than cleverly. — Have you ever seen some new idea or innovation and thought, that’s so obvious, why didn’t I think of that? The fact is they feel obvious because they are. It’s just that you’re not looking in the right direction to see them. Thanks to evolution (yeah, thanks evolution), our brains…Creative Writing4 min read
Feb 21, 2021The Smell Of ColdMy favorite smell is the smell of cold. Can a temperature have a smell? Yes it can. Yes it does. It’s not just any old cold. It’s a very particular cold. I have no feeling towards the smell when you open the freezer. It’s the smell of cold people carry…Poetry1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 21, 2021Having Trouble Knowing What To Write About? Try A Cuckoo BlogUse this method to guarantee you’ve always got a starting point for your articles. — One of the most common problems I come across is people saying they don’t know what to write about. Well, here is a very simple idea that will mean you’ve always got a starting point for a blog or social media post. Borrow some material from somebody else. Now I…Blog2 min read
Jan 4, 2021Want To Make 2021 About Achievements And Not Goals? You Need A Done List.Focus less on what you need to do and cherish more what you’ve done. — “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar One of the dangers of to-do lists is we think we’re being productive because we’re ticking things off a list. But how many of those things you’re ticking off…New Year Resolution4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 11, 2020There Is A Process To Creativity, But That Doesn’t Mean You Can Follow It.The most important thing to learn about the creative process is its fluidity. I saw this on Austin Kleon’s blog and I think it’s the best description of the creative process I have seen. It’s based on Mitchel Resnick’s ‘Creative Learning Spiral’, but what I love are all the additions…Writing3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 8, 2020How To Write Headlines That Work.What can clickbait headlines teach us about writing better blog headlines? — What makes a great headline? It’s very simple really. One that gets the reader to keep on reading. It doesn’t need to be deep and meaningful, it just needs to hook the reader. …Blogging3 min read
Dec 1, 2020Medium Gives Us Something Money Can’t Buy.There’s something special about not being bombarded while… — Ｍedium1 min read
