What if you stopped shuffling all your creative pursuits around and focused on ONE at a time? Would be pretty…
My new project: Phantom Fevers Horror
In the time since I last did something with The Weekly Creative, I made a deal with myself. Rather than…
I wrote a short story – and it’s free
When I started The Weekly Creative a couple years ago, I had zero children. Now I have two. Being a…
Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America by Thomas Friedman This book sat…
They are silly by You R. Dumb
Searching the cupboards for a guitar pick at my parent’s house, I came across a coverless pocket notepad that formerly…
Living paycheck to paycheck, creatively speaking
Between ages 3 and 10, I lived in Mesa, Arizona. The winters in Mesa are beautiful, but the summers are…
Money is paper: The mystical power of stories
You probably already knew that it’s illegal to destroy paper or coin currency in the US, but have you ever…
33: Metaphors
The pros and cons of metaphors, etc. Featuring a slow jam simile session with my wife, Amanda.
My dumbed-down smartphone
My relationship with my iPhone is complicated. The iPhone, of course, makes life easier–I can check on my baby through Dropcam, I…
32: Imagination Rules All
This week we take a look at the stories that rule our society. A country’s border is merely an imaginary…
31: Rejection
Hello and welcome back to the second season of The Weekly Creative! This week I talk about the role of…
The time I got cut from the Jr. High basketball team
This is an excerpt from an upcoming episode about rejection airing Monday July 13th. Heart pounding, palms sweaty, I made…
Books I read in June 2015
Good news! The Weekly Creative is returning next monday (June 13th) with an earth shattering episode about REJECTION. Now is…
Books I read in May 2015
Happy summer! I’m still taking a small break from the podcast while I sort through some “big-picture” things with the…
30: Those In-between Moments
Thanks so much to all the Weekly Creatives out there. We truly have an awesome listener base. I’m calling this…
29: Art and the Human Touch
How polished is too polished? Computers make it awfully easy to perfect our art. But then what happens to the…
Books I read in April 2015
Hi everybody. It’s time for another “what I read last month.” If you have any book recommendations, please let me…
28: Silence
Attack of the ticking-clock, Hurricane Katrina and canoes, and the magic trick of the century. Based on that, this episode…
27: Life
“Put your desk in the corner, and every time you sit down there to write, remind yourself why it isn’t…
26: One
Throwing things at Steve Jobs, etc. In creating, communicating, and productivity, it’s all about the power of ONE. This week’s…
25: Delete and Start Over
The parable of the nachos, my phobia of not finishing books, and other adventures along the dumping-salvaging continuum. Sometimes it’s…
Books I Read In March 2015
Before jumping into the books, I wanted to let you know that this week’s episode will be a day delayed.…
24: Triggers
How I lost my wallet in a food court, how (the lack of) food trucks can promote world peace, and…
23: Finish Strong
My 7th grade track and field fail, my central park bridge sketching fail, and how creative projects are like giant…
22: Workspace
What does science say about the ideal workspace? What about other creative’s like Steve Jobs, EB White, and Chip Kidd?…
21: Overthinkers, Unite!
My personal war against overthinking aka how I managed to do a backflip on skis. This week’s Creative Genius is…
Books I read in February 2015
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe by Yumi Sakugawa Your illustrated guide is probably the most mesmerizing…
20: On Going Viral
My own short-lived viral fame, when “cash flow positive” isn’t necessarily a good thing, and my roast of Tai Lopez’s…
19: Patience
Just as not allowing freshly laid concrete to cure the right amount of time can lead to a building’s ultimate…
A Life Examined vs. A Life Lived
My mind was blown when I came across this article in the New York Times titled “A Curious Case of…
18: Time Management
Missing flights and pools of chaos. What good is creativity if there is no order? Come learn some time management…
Behind the Scenes: Don’t Do What You Love
If you haven’t already, take a listen to the full length episode on why “do what you love” might not…
17: Don’t Do What You Love
This week’s episode serves as the counter argument to last week’s episode about “doing what you love.” Is “follow your…
A Day in the Life of a Podcaster – VIDEO
Warning: This is my first ever video. I thought it would be fun to let you in on my podcast…
16: Do What You Love
What would you do with a billion dollars? This episode is about identifying your passions–discovering what makes you tick. Make…
Books I read in January 2015
Happy Februany (Subway-speak for ‘February’)! I am starting something new and fun. Every month, I am going to write a…
The creative person wants to be a know-it-all
The creative person wants to be a know -it -all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth -century mathematics, current manufacturing techniques, flower arranging, and hog futures. Because he never knows when these ideas might come together to form a new idea. It may happen six minutes later or six months, or six years down the road. But he has faith that it will happen.
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15: Will Distract for Food
Since elementary school, we have been taught to tame our wandering minds. But what if loosening the leash on our…
New Baby!
Announcing the arrival of the most precious, newest weekly creative on the block: Quinn Hallie Walker, born this past Monday,…
14: Opinions About Opinions
“If you are unwilling to contradict things you believed in the past, you cease to be a thinking person.” –…
What you know, what you know you don’t know, what you don’t know you don’t know
This week’s episode is all about opinions. Specifically it’s about my opinions about opinions. Here is the episode summed up…
13: Running Out of Ideas
Finding the beauty in those moments after giving but before receiving. Have you ever run out of ideas? What did…
I’m all out of ideas
When the TV show, Seinfeld got picked up, Larry David cried. Hard. Of course, a lot of those tears were…
12: Be Average
Bad long snaps, my proven golf advice, which door to go through to reach enlightenment, card games, and more! “When…
On being average
What would you do differenly in your life right now, if you were simply trying to be average? In western…
My Top Five Books of 2014 (that I read)
It’s that time of year! Note that these are books that I read in 2014, even though some of them…
Adventures in being bored: the wedding reception
I have the whole reception thing down to a science. Why let a wedding reception occupy an entire evening when…
The Dot on the Chalkboard
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Because of the aforementioned holiday season, I will not be doing…
11: Creative. Everyday.
Why washing your face is a waste of time (this statement is not FDA approved), some Japanese vocab, and the…
When is the last time you used creativity? Seriously, I’m looking for answers
Something I’m passionate about is dispelling the notion that creativity is only for artists. Next week’s episode is about everyday…
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