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Tiny Tennis: The Art of Idea Volleying
👋 Get a free personalized insight on your biggest roadblock with sharing your ideas.
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The Idea Melody Only You Can Play
👋 Get a free personalized insight on your biggest roadblock with distilling ideas.
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When Your Creative Engine Won’t Start
Three simple questions to keep your soul from running on empty.
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Trails #5: On writing goals, trees as companions and Van Gogh's wisdom on creativity
Ideas, thoughts & moments that made me go "woah".
How to Make an Idea Greenhouse
Books are seeds. Proximity is the soil. Here’s how to grow a rich thought life.
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Your Ideas Are Fruit—Not Files
I was out walking when I spotted it — a piece of fruit cracked open on the ground.
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Ideas are discovered on Trails, Not Feeds
I just renamed one of my collections in Sublime: Trails – Ideas I Want to Follow.
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Say Yes to What Mesmerizes You
How old ideas resurface when you start paying attention again.
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Why Your Digital Garden Feels Dim
On my walk this morning, I noticed the motion-detected lights along the path.
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Trails #4: On revisiting ideas, ribbon-like bark, spark files, and stretching your mind
Ideas, thoughts & moments that made me go "woah".
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Clarity in a Leaf
There are more—far more—ideas hidden in a single leaf than in the next NotionAI update or the latest Obsidian Bases walkthrough.
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🪜 My Walk Is My Watchtower
A handful of field notes on ideas, boredom, and why showing up every day might be the most creative thing you do.
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