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I Went Out Looking for History, but I Found Something Else Entirely
This was supposed to be a post about signs, but that was a lie.
Jun 18
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I Wish I Knew This About Creativity When I Started 40 Years Ago
Some say that failure is the greatest teacher, but I disagree.
Jun 11
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How I'm Un-stucking My Creativity
The best way through a creative problem is to give myself a different creative problem to solve, and I'm doing it ALL MONTH LONG.
Jun 4
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Dave Conrey
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May 2026
"So, what do you do?"
Never panic again when someone asks the question you likely hate the most.
May 28
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Dave Conrey
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How to Turn Discomfort Into Creativity
I ran out of good ideas. This is how I'm getting more.
May 21
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Dave Conrey
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How to Stop Confusing People With All Your Creative Projects
This is connective tissue between my many creative projects, and what's going to make me rich.
May 15
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Dave Conrey
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Advice I Would Give My Mother (and you) to Enhance Her Creative Life
My mom is a struggling artist and recently asked me for help. This is everything I'm going to tell her this weekend when I see her next.
May 5
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Dave Conrey
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April 2026
You're a Creative Superhero. Now Act Like It.
The Creative Generalist's guide to building a mythology the normies can't ignore.
Apr 28
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Dave Conrey
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The Unspoken Rules of Writing About Personal Experiences
There's pitfalls to telling your stories, especially when others are involved. Here are lessons I've learned the hard way for sharing those stories…
Apr 20
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Dave Conrey
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How I Learned to Stop Fixing and Start Shipping
This design fought me the entire way, but also cleared the way for my Spring micro-collection. Want to see it?
Apr 13
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Dave Conrey
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How to Build a Substantial Online Presence
I really don't know the answer, but I'm guessing that it starts with good storytelling
Apr 8
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Dave Conrey
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They Said Pick a Lane. I Said No!
The moment I stopped apologizing for being "too much" and became a Creative Generalist
Apr 6
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Dave Conrey
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