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Author Archives: Andrew Halfacre
Ira Glass on making beginnings
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Beginnings
A great start to the New Year is this beautiful essay by Danny Gregory: Beginning starts with a dream. A dream to draw. A dream to create. A dream to play the ukelele. Speak Portuguese. Ride a bike. Lose … Continue reading
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Writing and speaking to get what you want
Clear writing is one sign of clear thinking. I came across these writing tips from CS Lewis and they seem to apply just as well to thinking clearly as writing clearly. 1. Always try to use the language so as … Continue reading
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Essex Life – August 2014
A nice review from Jane. Published in Essex Life magazine – August 2014.
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How can I improve my focus?
There’s a great post on Quora right now by Stan Hayward on how to improve your focus. Stan was born in 1930 and his post is well worth your time. How can I improve my focus?
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Achieving Your Unlived Life
Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Ever resolved on a … Continue reading
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Glorious silence
“We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.” ? C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory Last Wednesday I realised two things. The first was I’d been sitting, absorbed in … Continue reading
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Plan 2014 with the Foolscap Method
Nathanael Boehm via Compfight Now all the New Year madness has passed it’s safe to come out and start thinking about how to make 2014 go your way. There’s an interesting article over on Steven Pressfield’s site which you might … Continue reading
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Three Ways To Find Your Core Personal Projects (for Introverts)
José Manuel Ríos Valiente via Compfight I’ve been reading Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain and she has some great advice for introverts who might be wondering how they fit in … Continue reading
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A couple of useful links
Desirae via Compfight You might like these: Sometimes you can tell yourself things by writing them down so you notice them. That’s one side effect of Keeping a ‘Commonplace Book’ and it could build into a unique artefact to share … Continue reading
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