How To Deal With FOMO
There are so many projects to be made, so many collaborators to meet, so many shiny objects. As creatives, we have tons of dreams wanting to be manifested and they drive us to get on with our work, but too often, they’re not actually dreams.
Writing Non-Fiction: In Conversation with Oliver Burkeman
“I’ve done two books from the ground up, and in both cases, it was a question of finding the right container for a whole lot of things that I was already really interested in. It needs to be the right washing line to hang the stuff off”
Telling Your Story: In Conversation with Musa Okwonga
“ I’ve always believed that the best artists are the bravest… so I would always say to myself “write in the direction of your fear” ”
Today, I’m speaking to Musa Okwonga - a writer, musician and broadcaster based in Berlin.
Finding Your Voice: In Conversation with Dr Trevor Weston
"The reality of what makes innovation is when people say “This is just how I do it and I’m doubling down on expressing myself in the way that I see the world”. And that’s where the risk and where the innovation always come from. […] But that’s the most difficult thing in life – being your true self. "
Home and Away: In Conversation with Jessica Mudditt
“The impulse I get to put pen to paper, is something that I think the readers may have not seen much of and that really tickled my fancy when I first saw it.”
Starting a New Creative Project
“I should have launched my channel by now and I should be working on my graphic novel,” my friend Sarah tells me in a panic. She’s a few days away from uploading the first batch of videos to her new YouTube channel. She’s behind schedule.