Finding Momentum, Creative Insecurities, and the End of an Era

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💭 ONE THING WE’RE THINKING ABOUT

PROCRASTINATION GOT YOU IN A CHOKEHOLD? 🤪

It’s a vicious cycle: You have something to do and you don’t know where to start. You get overwhelmed, and you feel like you can’t start. This leads to more stress, frustration, and most likely a flavor of guilt and confusion about what the heck is even wrong with you.

On the blog this week, we dive into 5 simple methods to help you start anything when you don’t know how to begin.

🎧 ONE THING WE’RE LISTENING TO

THE BLOCKS PODCAST: Kumail Nanjiani (99 min)

It’s always a sweet kind of comfort to hear a creative inspiration pull back the curtain on their blocks and insecurities. Kumail Nanjiani gets personal about his creative hangups and shadows despite his massively successful career in an episode we loved.

👀 ONE THING WE’RE OBSESSED WITH

We’ve both completely ditched Google Chrome for Arc, a new Internet browser that helps us keep our work and play in separate areas, reduce clicks and clutter, and remove unnecessary stress from our digital lives. It’s finally out of beta and there’s no longer a waitlist, so give it a try and let us know what you think!

(Currently only for Mac OS 12.1 and later)

🤔 ONE QUESTION FOR YOU

If you have any favorite moral dilemmas you think we should highlight, reply and let us know!

⭐️ ONE LAST THING

The man who performed the iconic voices of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi is stepping down after 30 years. It’s a-the end of an era.

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