Author: Nick

  • What I learned last week (#72)

    What I learned last week (#72)

    Learned last week: More inputs mean more outputs, shifting routines with the seasons, quarantine marriage tips, and more!

  • Shifting (rituals) with the season

    Shifting (rituals) with the season

    Daylight is in abundance now in the far northern reaches of Scotland. It’s light out really early now, and although I love the mornings regardless, it’s more pleasant than usual to wake up early. As a result I’ve started another seasonal shift in my morning routine, and even more that than that, a bigger thematic…

  • What I learned last week (#71)

    What I learned last week (#71)

    Learned last week: Noticing birds, isolation tips from sub commanders and astronauts, unsolicited advice, and more.

  • This week’s little fires

    This week’s little fires

    This weeks fires: coloring pages, morning brushes and more electric.

  • Noticing birds

    Noticing birds

    Birds are cool, and most only live for a year. Look out and look up, there is a lot to notice out there.

  • What I learned last week (#70)

    What I learned last week (#70)

    Learned last week: Make more art, how governments pay for debt (they don’t), pirates on the highways, and more!

  • What I learned last week (#69)

    What I learned last week (#69)

    Learned last week: You can be creative at (any) work, the equal odds rule, why kids write letters backwards, and more.

  • Make your work creative through practice

    Make your work creative through practice

    Creativity is not something you either have or don’t. Creativity is a skill that needs practice, everyone can be better, and it’s a simple matter of putting in the hours and looking for ways to make yourself more effective.