Messages
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
9/3/2021
13 : 4
The definitive guide to newsletters
Your email sherpa takes you through a roundup of the best writing to grace our inboxes
8/20/2021
13 : 4
The productivity hack no one wants to talk about
The complicated relationship between efficiency and wealth
8/6/2021
13 : 14
How I write consistently
Or at least, try to
7/23/2021
13 : 14
Freelancing rules I've changed my mind about
It's been four years since I started working for myself and my thinking's shifted
7/10/2021
6 : 1
Your purpose as a writer comes from who you are
Not what you do
6/26/2021
4 : 54
Email roulette
The adrenaline rush of a yes and crush of a no