Isn’t there enough art in the world already? Why would I need to create yet more content? How can I stay motivated if there are thousands of people out there who make amazing art; who provide a brilliant service; who have outstanding products? I’ve seen so little ‘success,’ and I’ve lost motivation to make more. […]
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In a world in which everyone from the plumber to your grandma seems to be making ‘content,’ it can be easy to get lost in the crowd. It is massively important to keep up your drive; your love for the craft; your momentum. Now, more than ever. I’ve always said that motivational quotes are great
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A new Google Mail feature has caused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to raise concerns about users’ privacy and security. According to reports, Gmail’s new “Confidential Mode” can be used to instigate scams like phishing. In April, Google revamped Gmail’s look. Along with a sleek, new user interface, the company also introduced several new
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I’ve been taking a ‘writing blog posts hiatus’ as I explore shorter-form, hand-drawn motivational pieces, mainly as a means to promote the Red Lemon Club name on Instagram. I love how social media limits my creativity to a single square. It gets me to think hard about what makes an impact, how people can be helped without
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I’ve always been hypersensitive and can get overwhelmed by thinking. I can be wholly incapacitated physically, even though a party’s going on in my head. So I like to work in cafes and public spaces to avoid losing my mind by myself in my room. But in these places I can get fidgety and distracted,
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Listen, I know how hard it is. To get started. To make it work. To show up every day. To make money doing it. To be a ‘success.’ You haven’t got your shit sorted yet. I know. You need to fix yourself first. You need to love yourself before you can go out and be
Did you forget? How many pacts have you torn up and thrown away? It’s easy to think that being creative is — and should be — ALL fun. It should be about doing what you love; doing what you’re passionate about; doing what is fascinating, and beautiful and shiny, and from your soul. Yes, it
You may find it inconceivable that you would see real success ‘doing what you love.’ You may even find it difficult to stay with any one thing long enough to make something of it. There are many cool things out there after all, and it is difficult to make a decision. But you might not
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We’re drowning in distractions. If only that damn phone would stop beeping at me, then I’d get some work done. Can’t YouTube…you know…just not exist, so I can finally find my passion in peace? It would be so much easier to be productive if Instagram stopped spewing out so many glorious pictures. Techy stuff is
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You are hurting. Someone said a bad thing. Something hit a nerve. You feel like ignoring all social niceties and smashing the table with a fist. You feel depressed, and you might not even know why. . . . Negative emotions can have an immensely strong pull on all of us. They swirl and envelop, like black
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