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Why Rituals Matter in Life and Work

The Accidental Creative with Todd Henry

Rituals provide necessary limitation on your focus, time, and energy so that you can delve deeply into the disorder of creative problem solving. What small ritual of meaning can you build into your life right now to remind you of what matters most?

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In The Entrepreneurial Artist: Lessons from Highly Successful Creatives, Aaron Dworkin offers an engaging, practical guide to achieving artistic fulfillment, both personally and professionally.

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Aaron P. Dworkin
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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9–5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich

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Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours.

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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle...

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Mason Currey
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Are You Addicted to Doing?

When work life is overwhelming, we can get stuck in a loop of "busyness"—keeping the mind occupied with tasks to avoid work, which increases our stress levels. Explore these mindfulness tips to slow down so you can get more done.

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