Happy New Year Reader! π I hope things are going well for you. I feel like people are being crazier than usual with the January challenges and discipline obsession π€¨ (have you noticed this too? Don't let 'em get to ya.) If you asked me how I spent 2025, I'd probably say something like: "learning how to support myself" or "learning how to work in my own way" which both sound SO vague and wishy-washy. What do these things mean!!! I'm gonna tell you about what they mean for me. πΆ But before I do...
25 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
How's it going Reader? This week for me marks 3 years of daily meditation practice. It's the only "daily streak" I keep, and I'm very proud of this commitment. To me, it represents a commitment purely to myself and my own peace. I don't like to talk about meditation as some kind of "stress management hack" that will then help you "focus better at work". Though it does reduce stress, my own practice is a spiritual one. It doesn't exist to just be a productivity hack. It doesn't exist to solve...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hiiiii Reader! How are you doing? Everyone's saying 2025 has been hard/weird/unpredictable. And they're not wrong π« It's been chaotic. There's a lot going on. Though I'm feeling quietly pleased with myself because I've got more done lately than for a long time. (Sorry if you haven't. I'm bragging.) This year has pushed me to lock tf in and Systemise. Everything. I previously avoided productivity systems like this because I didn't understand how I worked. Planners, calendars, trackers, etc....
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi Reader! How are you doing? You know, I think I'm hoping that if I just keep making content on the internet... I'll eventually realise that I can just talk about whatever I want. Like... I'm the one in charge here! I could make a vlog or sing a song or become a beauty influencer π
π» It doesn't have to be clever or niche or useful. With that in mind, what I'm ACTUALLY thinking about right now is this: I hate feeling like life is an optimisation problem. Where you have to do everything as...
5 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader! How's your week going? I'm always adding to my collection of things from around the internet that made me feel touched and/or inspired. (The collection box being my photo gallery π
) I thought Iβd share a few recents in case you needed a bit of inspiration, distraction, or delight. πΆ This really beautiful animation hollywarbs afraid, but facing it . . . guitar is a track called βplusβ from the album βpas chassΓ©β by loyalty freak music. I combined it with audio recordings from my...
6 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi Reader! How are you doing? I'm back, I recovered from surgery, and I'm ready to get to work! π€ There was a part one to this email (you can read it here) and now I'd like to share part 2. Honestly, weβre about halfway through the year and itβs time to step things up. We all know how important it is to have confidence + good self-esteem. It includes beliefs about how skilled we are, how capable we are, plus whether we are likeable. It affects every area of your life. ESPECIALLY creative...
7 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hiiii Reader! I don't know about you, but whenever I hear someone saying "create more than you consume" I'm just like oouuughhhh Because they are very right to say that. But also sometimes I just cannot get off this thing π²π²π² I'm not here to get all negative about scrolling and make us all feel bad though. I actually wanted to talk about how I'm on a Big Mission to have more self-confidence. Obviously a big part of that for us is going to be creativity and creative work. (I'm also doing a...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hiiiii Reader ππ» Is it just me... or is everyone starting to sound the same π A lot of my favourite creators and favourite newsletters are melting into a generic-sounding "voice". And it's because of AI content π¬ AI can sound "like you", but it doesn't necessarily feel like you. It uses characteristic phrases and sentence structures that I'm getting really bored of reading. ChatGPT is great. As someone who is easily stressed and struggles with planning and decision-making, it's so useful for...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Goooood morning Reader! Lately I've been doing some new things to reconnect with my creativity (it felt extremely lost the past few years π
) I've been spending time outside, touching/smelling/looking at plants and stuff to feel more grounded. I've also been playing with paints, pencils, and oil pastels just for funsies. Being online or working on computers, a lot of us are rarely doing stuff that is... physical. We don't really use our body much. (And I don't mean just in terms of exercise,...
10 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
