Messages
5/20/2022
13 : 4
A day in the life of a newsletter writer
What I actually do all day
5/6/2022
13 : 4
Embracing the chaos of creativity
In which I expose the inner workings of my organisational obsessions
4/29/2022
14 : 55
What I’ve learned from my first year as a published author
Writing and publishing are two different things
4/1/2022
13 : 14
Relevant To Your Interests #2
A round-up of internet and offline content to make you feel better about your career (or distract you from it)
3/29/2022
10 : 4
The medical vernacular of work problems
The clinical words and phrases we use to talk about our careers add up to a language of pain
3/18/2022
13 : 34
Thread: How does your career make you feel?
Last week, I announced that I'm introducing a subscription option for this newsletter. Part of what you pay for if you subscribe is access to a …
3/11/2022
10 : 24
An exciting update about this newsletter!
Introducing: A-Mail
2/18/2022
14 : 14
Writing something joyful
Reminder to self: creativity and productivity are not the same thing
2/4/2022
14 : 24
Relevant to your interests
Reading recommendations and a mini And Just Like That review
1/28/2022
15 : 44
Doing less work is a lot of work
The structural problems of work are undeniable, but am I just a workaholic?
1/21/2022
14 : 4
Birthday treat
Happy birthday to me and all my fellow Aquarians this season
1/14/2022
14 : 34
What I've learned growing a newsletter to 15,000 readers
Advice is cheap, so I'm giving you some reflections instead
1/7/2022
14 : 14
Let's get to know each other 👋
Hello and happy new year! Welcome to all the new subscribers who've found me thanks to an advice column I recently wrote for the Substack blog. …
12/10/2021
14 : 4
The money issue
Sharing feelings, not figures, in 2021
12/3/2021
14 : 14
How to not waste your time
A confronting examination of my compulsive need to get shit done
11/12/2021
14 : 34
What's become easier about freelancing – and what hasn't
From emails and lunch breaks to money and colleagues, what's changed in my freelance life since I started out
10/29/2021
13 : 14
How I pitch editors in 2021
Stories not topics, the occasional curveball and less worrying about unanswered emails
10/22/2021
13 : 4
On not being Rory Gilmore
You have to suck it up sometimes
10/1/2021
13 : 4
What happened when I just did the thing
Working in rather than on my business
9/17/2021
13 : 14
Why can't I see my own success?
Productivity dysmorphia sits at the intersection of burnout, imposter syndrome and anxiety