Creative Content Guy
Yesterday I burned or shredded all of my old notebooks. They contained years-worth of morning pages, ideas, drafts, reminders, todos – all that notebook jazz. Within them I processed, expressed, created. I gained awareness and learned and yearned and explored. Sometimes I achieved. They mapped out a journey of self-discovery, a body of work. They … Continue reading Direction of Travel
🛍️I took a day off to go clothes shopping. Something nice for when I’m in the office… Shop 1: Too “fashion” — I tried on a green suit and looked like a leprechaun. Shop 2: tends to sell things in “skinny”, “slim”, and “muscle”, rather than “trying to look cool in middle age” so it’s … Continue reading Target Markets
A video can look great, but… I always start the video editing process with the audio. Why? Audio is the most important thing. It’s where the story is. In what people say and how they say it. And, as with YouTube, people often do other things while a video is playing – but they’ll listen. … Continue reading Great Video Starts with Great Audio
I hate the word “content”. Unless you mean content as in satisfied or happy. That would make a “content creator” a happy, satisfied creator. That sounds nice. But someone who creates satisfaction and happiness through the content they produce would be a “contentment creator”. You see the difference. I’m not splitting hairs or going all … Continue reading Content Creator? It’s all in the words.
As a fan of analogue tools, I was thrilled to get my hands on the Information Architects (iA) Notebook, a beautifully crafted product straight from Japan. Known primarily for their digital software such as the Writer and Presenter apps, Information Architects has entered the world of physical products with a notebook that radiates the same … Continue reading New video! Unboxing, review and giveaway of Notebook from Information Architects
New Morning Pages & More! video now live! A return to the talking-head style video…
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LinkedIn is a great place for two-dimensional advice trotted out with great confidence and authority, but backed up by nothing. Such gems as: “Optimise your processes for efficient creative output.” First, how? They don’t say. Second, no, don’t do that… Creativity cannot be optimised, systematised or templated. It is not a push-button or “cookie-cutter” process. … Continue reading Learn to let go…
Martin Sketchley 