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<p class="journal-intro">Thoughts on design, development, and the creative process.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-07-31-productivity-how-a-full-time-lawyer-wrote-58-novels/" class="blog-title">Productivity - How a full time lawyer wrote 58 novels</a>
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<time datetime="2026-07-31">July 31, 2026</time>
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<p>Productivity - How a full time lawyer wrote 58 novels
Originally published 2011</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-07-22-what-to-draw-during-a-heat-wave/" class="blog-title">What To Draw During a Heat Wave</a>
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<time datetime="2026-07-04">July 4, 2026</time>
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<a href="/journal/2026-03-28-unplug/" class="blog-title">Be Careful Of Your Metaphors</a>
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<time datetime="2026-03-28">March 28, 2026</time>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-10-what-i-am-reading-this-month/" class="blog-title">What I am reading this month</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-10">January 10, 2026</time>
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<p>A selection of my month's reading. </p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-09-the-importance-of-memorization-and-poetry/" class="blog-title">The Importance of Memorization and Poetry</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-09">January 9, 2026</time>
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<p>repost from the archives.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-04-the-favorite-pen-excuse/" class="blog-title">I lost my favorite pen and can't write without it!</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-04">January 4, 2026</time>
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<p>Why waiting for perfect tools is just another form of procrastination.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-04-drawing-from-memory/" class="blog-title">Drawing from Memory</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-04">January 4, 2026</time>
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<p>The lost art of memory drawing and why it matters for artists today.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-04-creative-productivity-theodore-roosevelt/" class="blog-title">Creative Productivity - Lessons From Theodore Roosevelt</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-04">January 4, 2026</time>
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<p>How one of history's most accomplished figures found time to write thirty books while leading an extraordinary life.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-04-creative-productivity-peter-paul-rubens/" class="blog-title">Creative Productivity: Peter Paul Rubens</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-04">January 4, 2026</time>
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<p>How the baroque master balanced diplomacy, business, and an extraordinary painting output.</p>
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<a href="/journal/2026-01-04-art-and-poetry/" class="blog-title">Art and Poetry</a>
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<time datetime="2026-01-04">January 4, 2026</time>
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<p>Exploring the deep connection between poetry and visual art, and what modern artists might be missing. reposted from the archives</p>
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