Blog Posts
Deliberate Practice & Self-Reinvention, Open Sourced.
Flow, Autotelics, and The Paradox of Solitude
Growth is a result of having an autotelic self. Autotelics become who they are through solitude — which counterintuitively, leads to better integration in the world around them.
What Happens When You Fail
I failed pretty bad this week and published only 2/5 posts. Here’s a personal reflection on why it happened and what I’ll do about it moving forward.
On Rediscovering Magazines
On a whim, I bought and read a copy of The New Yorker from an airport newsstand. I had one thought as I read page after page on my flight back to Toronto: Gosh, I miss this so much.
Reflecting on the Past Month: Building My Content & Distribution Flywheels
This essay you’re reading is the 4th and final longform piece I’ll be publishing as part of cohort 3 of the Creator Cabins Residency. Here I break down my content creation and distribution flywheels and outline what’s next for my writing. This essay is kinda like an investor memo for you and I hope you enjoy it.
Making the Anne-Laure Challenge Harder with Investigative Essays
Each week, 1 out of my 5 weekday posts will be a longform investigative essay. These will dissect modern brands, ideas, products, and companies through the lens of classic business principles.
Working in Public as a Writer: Using Blog Posts as Reporting Memos
How do I maintain the momentum of daily publishing, while working on longform essays that challenge my brain and stretch my writing ability? Enter the reporting memo.
Becoming Autotelic: The Part About the Flow State that No One Talks About
Autotelic is defined as “a self that has self-contained goals, one that easily translates potential threats into enjoyable challenges, and therefore maintains its inner harmony.”
Cracking the Creative Code: 5 Surprising Lessons from Publishing 7 Blog Posts in 7 Days
Would it be possible to do creative work in such a way that it adds energy and excitement to my life, rather than take from it? After years of wrong turns and dead ends, I finally found the way to do this. Here’s what I’ve learned so far.
Breaking the Silence: Why I’ve Been AWOL for the Past 3 Months
I’m finally ready to talk about the past 3 months since I lost my job.
Why I’m in Texas for a Month: The Creator Cabins Residency
From now until mid-October, I’ve relocated from Toronto to the Texas Hill Country for CabinDAO’s Creator Cabins Residency.
Taking on The Anne-Laure Challenge: 100 Blog Posts in 100 Days
Beginning today, I’m doing The Anne-Laure Challenge: I’ll be publishing a total of 100 blog posts, or 5 posts a week over 20 weeks.