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CJ Chilvers

I’m CJ. I make honest and useful books and essays at the intersection of creativity and sanity — an oasis in the creator economy.

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Recommended Reading

No one goes north this time of year, so I took a weekend off and headed up north with my son on a road trip to Door County. A whole bunch of new books were released, so the timing was perfect to catch up on some reading. Alex Van Halen’

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Make the time.

I hate that sentence. It assumes a lot about agency, not to mention the reader’s mental and physical abilities. The core of it is necessary to hear, though. It would be better stated as, “You must fight for enough time to devote to the things that matter.” No one

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A little ain’t enough

Well, that’s another horizontal line filled on the life calendar in my office – another trip around the sun. Unfortunately, I think this calendar has outlived its usefulness. It used to be a reminder of how far I’ve come. It’s turned into a weekly chore now. Thanks a