Unlock your creativity, with Austin Kleon’s Steal like an artist. The title of the book perhaps was taken from paraphrased quotes from many artists over the years, including Paul McCartney Good artists borrow and great artists steal. As you probably know, I am a fan of Austin Kleon’s books. They are small, and simple to …
Who’s it for Artists, writers, musicians, and anyone wanting to live a more creative and productive life. What it’s about in a nutshell I have previously written a book review about an Austin Kleon book, Show Your Work. In that publication, the writer discusses the importance and necessity of showing your work to the work …
Life is unfair sometimes. You meet someone, hit it off and things seem to go smoothly. Then, one day the dreaded break-up happens. Break-ups are difficult. There isn’t a correct way to feel, which can drain your energy and motivation. So how to keep going after a breakup? For me, break-ups can be difficult for …
We’ve all been there at work. An endless to-do list, with meetings scheduled, deadlines to meet with evening plans booked so the chance of working overtime is out of the question on some days. Sometimes a heavy workload is an issue. Sometimes it is procrastination. And sometimes you just can’t seem to get things done, …
I first heard about Austin Kleon’s book, Show Your Work on Ali Abdaal’s YouTube channel. After a good review I decided to purchase my own copy, and here’s why you should too. From the author of Steal like an artist, this book is for anyone that considers themselves a creative, a business owner or with …
Being a web developer for approximately seven years has meant that I have some experience in managing technical projects to some degree. This includes working with clients of various sizes: big, small, startups and side hustles. Including my own side-hustle business too. What I learnt fairly quickly when dealing with clients on a more face-to-face …
I have a thing for listening to self-development books on Audible. I find that I am more engaged and I digest the information faster when reading; even though I still love to read. The Practicing Mind was a joy to listen to. At a runtime of 3 hours and 51 minutes, the writer manages to …
This blog is here to document my productivity journey. As well as giving people insights into how they can improve their productivity and wellbeing. I was a programmer for approximately nine years, developing websites and web-based systems. I studied at The Unversity of Central Lancashire doing Multimedia Development. At the beginning of my career, I …
So SASS is something that I have been aware of for a while now, but it is only recently that I have started to properly use it. This might seem a bit confusing, or perhaps embarrassing, but it is quite common within the tech world to ‘put off’ using new technology. I have been to …
This will be blog post #1 of a new series where I will showcase a new project that I have created either from a tutorial or a work project. To create a web app that shows the weather I used HTML, JavaScript and Bootstrap. I used JavaScript to connect a weather API, and AJAX to …
