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Post covering the act of making a creative form- writing, acting, etc.
Watching What You Can’t Do

Watching What You Can’t Do

Knowing your limits gives you the space to focus on what you're good at, what interests you, and what you are driven to produce.
John McStravick Mar 20, 2025
15 Minutes

15 Minutes

I’ve written before about Not Breaking the Chain, which is making a daily habit out of any specific task, in my case writing, by marking off each day when completed. String those ‘x’s together and you’ve got a chain. The longer the chain the more satisfying the
John McStravick Aug 19, 2022
Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Revisiting, Actually is a Good Idea

Love Actually is not a great movie. That may not be a common or popular take, but that is the truth.
John McStravick Feb 2, 2022
More than a Rut

More than a Rut

More like a Perfect Storm I’ve recently been stuck in my most unproductive stretch over the past several years. I started 2021 with the theme of 'growth', with intentions of growing my projects and myself into a more self-sufficient creator in my career course. Instead, I’m
John McStravick Dec 21, 2021
Powering Through

Powering Through

Accepting The Suck I am tired. Very tired. Exhausted actually. I have felt this way more often lately, but I can really feel it at this moment. It is late at night as I write this, having gone long on a podcast recording. But I haven’t written anything yet
John McStravick Jun 10, 2021

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