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Six days into my sixth Inktober, I've done more than I expected. The big difference is in my creative documentation and sharing the concept with friends even though it's rough. Seven questions in one evening showed me what self-isolated creativity was missing.

This Inktober, I'm changing how I work by prototyping before the final artwork instead of after. Two test runs, 300 GSM, and RM12 later, I learned something about playing cards, paper thickness, and how to make compromises with my local printer.

For the last five years of Inktober, I've never made any of it for anyone but myself. That's changing this year. With AI, economic uncertainty and the world feeling like armageddon, I've spent the last nine months conceptualising a thoughtful idea.

Most people wait until they're ready before they post. I don't want to be that person. Here's what the last few months of showing up before I was ready actually looked like, and why I'm about to do it all over again.

For over a year, word of mouth and referrals have kept me going as a solo creative. It wasn't until a good friend asked me one question that made me rethink my system. Here's what a shower thought revealed about a variable I can't control, and why I decided to refer myself.

The same people who asked me how I got fit eventually ask me why I post on social media. They sound like different questions, but I believe they're the same one. Here's how I answered it the first time and what I've learned about this process over the years.

There's a difference between getting into shape once and never getting out of shape again. Using the Pygmalion and Galatea Effects, I explore how the loop between your body, business, and sense of purpose is connected in daily rituals.

Spider-Man is defined by a spider bite, loss and daily struggle. All of which are usually framed as bad news, but what if that's the point? Thi is a breakdown of what Peter Parker actually teaches us about growing up with responsibilities.

Back then, I was a professional twig who knew more about WASD gaming than moving his own body. It took a heartbreak, a death and a flight to change that. This is the post I wish someone had written for me.