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Too Many Good Ideas
Every creative life has one problem that success doesn’t solve. Sometimes it actually makes it worse.
Earlier this week, I found myself looking at my …
2 months, 1 week ago
For Four Days, the World Felt Different
For four days, I walked fifty kilometres a day. I came home with sore feet, very little sleep, and a renewed faith in people.
This Substack is reader-…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Camino Didn't End in Santiago
When I arrived in Santiago de Compostela two months ago, I assumed the journey was over. I’d recorded forty podcast episodes along the way, filled my…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Learning to Stop
On Monday evening, I finally uploaded the first chapter of my Camino book. By the time I’d published the accompanying newsletter and shared it online…
3 months ago
Time Traveling Through Ireland and Scotland
This morning, I found myself back in Ireland on top of a cliff at the end of the Pilgrim’s Path in County Donegal.
A little later I wandered through t…
3 months, 1 week ago
What the Camino Taught Me About Writing
In this episode I record during a historic Dutch heatwave, on a day officially marked as code red. I talk about waking up at five to cool the house, …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Walk - The Joy of Missing Out
This week I take an evening walk through the woods during a heatwave and reflect on a surprising decision: skipping one of my favorite events of the …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Walk - The Question That Changed My Week
This week I'm reflecting on something that many creative people struggle with: what happens when motivation disappears.
After several busy weeks fille…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Walk - Momentum Before Motivation
For a long time, I thought that progress depended on inspiration.
If only I felt more motivated. If only I had more energy. If only I could find a few…
4 months ago
The Walk - What Happens When You Challenge Your Own Beliefs?
For most of us, it happens without us noticing.
Our world slowly becomes smaller. The people we follow think like us. The news we read confirms what w…
4 months, 1 week ago